Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers under 700 lbs 5.00-15.00 higher, few over 700 lbs steady. Feeder heifers 400-650 lbs 10.00-15.00 higher with a few under 400 lbs 10.00-15.00 lower and weights over 650 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows steady. Demand very good. Light feeder offering to close out the year but with some high quality consignments in the mix. Special cow sale following the feeders featured a couple of packages of nice two year old pairs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $424.50/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 5 of 24 comparable sales and sits −39.32 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$424.50

78 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,289

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$27.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.67

vs MO average

−19.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	428.68	2,314	66
Medium and Large 1-2	535	401.54	2,149	12thin

One grade step is worth $27.14/cwt here — about $165 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $519.42, low $389.14, median $463.82 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale78 hd

424.50

—

MO average19 barns · 4,066 hd

429.18

−4.67

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

−19.60

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−39.32

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,719	174.34	2,998	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,603	160.72	2,576	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,296	154.06	1,997	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,040	129.18	1,344	17

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,359	$3,211	10
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,246	$3,683	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,145	$2,900	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$4,589	9

Every lot, as filed

57 lots · USDA AMS · Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	350.02/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,985	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,956	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	431.57/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,899	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	844	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	432.00/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,987	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	293.68/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,006	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	431.15/cwt	400.00–442.50	2,074	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	407.71/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,083	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	373.79/cwt	362.50–380.00	2,471	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	643	364.20/cwt	358.00–370.00	2,342	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	569	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,162	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	448.11/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,137	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	486.81/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,035	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	701	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,313	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	508.30/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	494.23/cwt	472.50–522.50	2,016	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	336.58/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,444	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	404.68/cwt	374.00–415.00	2,513	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	392.90/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,236	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	468.37/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,766	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	605	328.35/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,987	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	397.82/cwt	393.00–415.00	2,104	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	748	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	440.93/cwt	437.50–447.50	2,319	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	386.60/cwt	365.00–393.00	2,575	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	844	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	359.65/cwt	357.50–360.00	2,208	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	381.10/cwt	369.00–395.00	2,138	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	111.98/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,053	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	116.97/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,163	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	141.70/cwt	131.00–149.00	1,557	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	148.10/cwt	147.50–149.00	1,928	5
Bulls	—	—	1,617	165.40/cwt	151.00–178.00	2,675	3
Bulls	—	—	1,873	187.75/cwt	185.00–190.00	3,517	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	164.02/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,140	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,642	166.60/cwt	164.50–167.50	2,736	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	158.20/cwt	152.00–162.00	2,509	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	154.05/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,990	14
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,246	3,683.46/head	3,675.00–3,700.00	3,683	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,359	3,211.37/head	2,900.00–3,525.00	3,211	10
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	970	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	925	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	449.35/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,708	14
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	588	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,970	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	415.23/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,981	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	359.91/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,998	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	413.63/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,358	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	309.40/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,191	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	396.62/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,674	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	297.63/cwt	295.00–302.00	2,304	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	404.12/cwt	395.00–412.50	1,907	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	425.12/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,352	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	515.63/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,702	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	568	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,002	5

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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