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Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cuba, Missouri · Tue, Nov 18

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1814

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Feeder Cattle receipts

740 head

▲ 145 vs last sale 595▲ 194 vs year ago 546 · +35.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 151▼ 67 vs year ago 153 · −43.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

89 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 31▲ 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded 5.00-10.00 higher and the feeder heifers trading steady. Slaughter cows and bulls trading 3.00-5.00 higher. A stick out sale included 62 nice bred heifers topping out at 4300.00 per head.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $360.28/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 4 of 23 comparable sales and sits −51.26 against this barn's trailing median of $411.53.

Average price

$360.28

62 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$18.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.04

vs MO average

+3.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	360.87	1,991	60
Medium and Large 1-2	542	342.50	1,856	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.37/cwt here — about $135 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale62 hd

360.28

—

MO average18 barns · 2,585 hd

352.24

+8.04

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

+3.39

This barn, trailing median23 sales

411.53

−51.26

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

23 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $453.15, low $349.60, median $411.53 across 23 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,600	181.15	2,898	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	165.25	2,400	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	151.61	1,906	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,071	132.82	1,422	35

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,122	$2,878	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,327	$2,624	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,182	$4,300	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,026	$3,923	63
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,023	$3,425	10
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,270	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,670	$3,375	1thin

Every lot

63 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	285	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,325	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,529	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,774	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	425.91/cwt	423.00–430.00	1,985	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	389.31/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,830	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,851	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	398.63/cwt	397.00–400.00	2,089	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	381.39/cwt	380.00–387.50	2,021	31
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	386.29/cwt	385.00–388.00	2,163	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	371.47/cwt	360.00–379.00	2,117	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	606	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,260	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	367.81/cwt	362.00–380.00	2,262	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,438	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	331.10/cwt	324.00–336.00	2,228	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,315	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	414	371.28/cwt	370.00–372.50	1,537	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,567	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,883	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	352.16/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,673	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	361.31/cwt	350.00–379.00	1,933	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,856	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	568	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,158	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	580	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,900	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	350.55/cwt	350.00–351.00	2,054	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	333.68/cwt	329.00–342.00	2,092	59
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,104	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	704	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,239	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	329.49/cwt	326.00–330.00	2,323	81
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,527	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	346	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,401	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	392	403.77/cwt	402.50–407.50	1,583	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,681	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	441	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,918	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,895	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	472	380.17/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,794	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	528	359.23/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,897	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	677	306.71/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,076	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,017	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,072	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	195.64/cwt	194.00–197.00	3,179	2
Bulls	—	—	1,651	179.59/cwt	170.00–188.00	2,965	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	837	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	123.13/cwt	114.00–129.00	1,215	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	144.52/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,593	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	137.35/cwt	127.00–140.00	1,556	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	149.49/cwt	146.50–155.00	1,822	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	143.05/cwt	139.00–144.50	1,821	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	158.80/cwt	155.00–164.50	2,066	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	159.26/cwt	158.00–160.50	2,226	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	171.89/cwt	164.00–179.00	2,516	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,167	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	921	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	6
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	929	3,015.20/head	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,015	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,023	3,425.00/head	3,425.00–3,425.00	3,425	10
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,052	4,136.33/head	4,000.00–4,275.00	4,136	50
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,182	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	912	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,248	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,327	2,623.95/head	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,624	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,670	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	1

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba, MO

Tue Nov 18, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 740Last week 595Year ago 546

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 151Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,270	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	921	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	929	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,015.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,182	4,300.00	4,300.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,023	3,425.00	3,425.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	50	—	1,052	4,000.00–4,275.00	4,136.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,327	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,623.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	912	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,248	3,225.00	3,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,670	3,375.00	3,375.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	465	405.00	405.00
36	500–550	535	350.00–379.00	361.31
9	550–600	586	350.00–351.00	350.55
59	600–650	627	329.00–342.00	333.68
81	700–750	705	326.00–330.00	329.49
19	800–850	823	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	414	370.00–372.50	371.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	377.50	377.50
7	450–500	475	350.00–355.00	352.16
2	500–550	542	342.50	342.50
3	650–700	670	314.00	314.00
10	700–750	704	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	568	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	580	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	466	423.00–430.00	425.91
9	500–550	524	397.00–400.00	398.63
7	550–600	560	385.00–388.00	386.29
18	600–650	615	362.00–380.00	367.81
6	650–700	668	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	438	405.00	405.00
14	450–500	470	370.00–405.00	389.31
31	500–550	530	380.00–387.50	381.39
23	550–600	570	360.00–379.00	371.47
11	650–700	673	324.00–336.00	331.10
4	700–750	719	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	700	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	507	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	445	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	606	373.00	373.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	468	405.00	405.00
2	750–800	770	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	346	405.00	405.00
8	350–400	392	402.50–407.50	403.77
4	400–450	441	435.00	435.00
4	450–500	472	375.00–385.00	380.17
10	500–550	528	340.00–372.50	359.23
6	650–700	677	300.00–310.00	306.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,464	164.00–179.00	171.89
2	—	1,398	158.00–160.50	159.26
1	—	1,505	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,219	146.50–155.00	149.49
8	—	1,301	155.00–164.50	158.80
4	—	1,273	139.00–144.50	143.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	85.00	85.00
13	—	1,133	127.00–140.00	137.35
12	—	987	114.00–129.00	123.13
9	—	1,102	140.00–155.00	144.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	160.00	160.00
5	—	1,651	170.00–188.00	179.59
2	—	1,625	194.00–197.00	195.64

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.