Sale reports / Missouri / Interstate Regional Stockyards / 2025-11-11

Interstate Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cuba, Missouri · Tue, Nov 11
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1814
Feeder Cattle receipts
595 head
▼ 401 vs last sale 996▼ 492 vs year ago 1,087 · −45.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
151 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 147▼ 6 vs year ago 157 · −3.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 90▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle traded mostly steady. The offering consisted of mostly small groups and lots. Slaughter cows and bulls trading 3.00-5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $381.37/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −76.61 against this barn's trailing median of $457.99.
Average price
$381.37
92 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,092
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$22.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.08
vs MO average
−43.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550383.052,10585
Medium and Large 1-2535361.001,9317thin
One grade step is worth $22.05/cwt here — about $174 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale92 hd
381.37
—
MO average20 barns · 3,288 hd
392.45
−11.08
National average177 barns · 31,012 hd
424.87
−43.50
This barn, trailing median24 sales
457.99
−76.61
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales
533476418361median 457.9903/0304/2106/0909/2911/03
Steers 500–600 lb: high $519.42, low $374.69, median $457.99 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,829178.453,2649thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,606147.902,3768thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,302143.911,87441
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,106128.611,42343

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$2,4751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,227$2,37222
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,122$2,0003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$3,4504thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,160$2,8003thin

Every lot

67 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned423430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8193
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435432.95/cwt430.00–435.001,88310
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added455467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,1273
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1486409.00/cwt400.00–420.001,98818
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2496350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7364
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517388.66/cwt380.00–400.002,00923
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added534401.50/cwt401.50–401.502,14419
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,9317
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned562360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0235
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563370.53/cwt360.00–390.002,08622
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added593377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,23916
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added615375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,30611
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615364.21/cwt352.00–373.002,24037
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,1714
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723349.51/cwt349.25–350.002,52718
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy733340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4923
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy738342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,5244
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3312
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,5423
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4412
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1808320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5862
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy832305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,5382
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1856335.25/cwt335.25–335.252,87024
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1908316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,8692
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1703
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2398400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5923
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned405405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6402
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5612
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9055
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2456370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6875
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,8364
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2502355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7824
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515367.88/cwt360.00–370.001,89514
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535352.40/cwt344.00–357.001,88512
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566360.58/cwt355.00–363.002,04126
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy571339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,9364
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned580350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0303
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621332.84/cwt330.00–334.002,0677
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1639335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1416
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1657335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2013
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy701268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,8794
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2706270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9064
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2442390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7242
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2527362.34/cwt355.00–370.001,9104
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2652295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9234
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,725154.75/cwt147.00–165.002,6692
Bulls——1,814178.87/cwt178.00–180.003,2454
Bulls——1,918193.70/cwt188.00–198.003,7153
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95496.43/cwt85.00–119.009207
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070122.78/cwt119.00–129.501,3148
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,122136.27/cwt129.00–140.001,52921
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,254144.49/cwt141.00–160.001,8127
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,281146.83/cwt141.00–153.501,88128
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,325164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,1731
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,350135.41/cwt129.00–138.001,82812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,567145.81/cwt145.00–147.002,2855
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,595150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,3931
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,710152.08/cwt151.00–153.002,6012
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0352,443.19/head2,400.00–2,475.002,4434
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1222,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0003
Bred Cows—Medium 11,1652,732.19/head2,600.00–2,800.002,7323
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2892,255.81/head2,000.00–2,335.002,25614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3202,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,1603,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1602,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2003,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4504

This sale against other markets

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.