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Interstate Regional Stockyards

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cuba, Missouri · Tue, Dec 16

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1814

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

718 head

▼ 902 vs last sale 1,620▼ 162 vs year ago 880 · −18.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 163▼ 45 vs year ago 135 · −33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 30▼ 100 vs year ago 160 · −62.5%

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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 — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $424.50/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 8 of 23 comparable sales and sits −33.70 against this barn's trailing median of $458.20.

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

Price by quality 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.

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 median23 sales

458.20

−33.70

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $519.42, low $374.69, median $458.20 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	1,719	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

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. 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	515.63/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,702	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	508.30/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,845	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	468.37/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,766	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	494.23/cwt	472.50–522.50	2,016	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	486.81/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,035	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	448.11/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,137	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	431.15/cwt	400.00–442.50	2,074	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	407.71/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,083	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	440.93/cwt	437.50–447.50	2,319	45
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	392.90/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,236	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	569	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,162	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	413.63/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,358	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	404.68/cwt	374.00–415.00	2,513	52
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	643	364.20/cwt	358.00–370.00	2,342	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	373.79/cwt	362.50–380.00	2,471	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	386.60/cwt	365.00–393.00	2,575	35
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	701	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,313	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	336.58/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,444	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	748	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,525	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	844	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,667	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	273	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,256	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	425.12/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,352	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	357	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,669	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	449.35/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,708	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	396.62/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,674	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	404.12/cwt	395.00–412.50	1,907	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	415.23/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,981	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	397.82/cwt	393.00–415.00	2,104	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	359.91/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,998	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	381.10/cwt	369.00–395.00	2,138	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	568	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,002	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	588	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,970	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	328.35/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,987	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	359.65/cwt	357.50–360.00	2,208	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	309.40/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,191	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	297.63/cwt	295.00–302.00	2,304	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	431.57/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,899	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	432.00/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,987	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	350.02/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,985	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	293.68/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,006	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,956	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	844	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,772	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
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
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
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%	1,292	154.05/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,990	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,302	148.10/cwt	147.50–149.00	1,928	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	164.02/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,140	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,586	158.20/cwt	152.00–162.00	2,509	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,642	166.60/cwt	164.50–167.50	2,736	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,145	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,246	3,683.46/head	3,675.00–3,700.00	3,683	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,359	3,211.37/head	2,900.00–3,525.00	3,211	10
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	925	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	4
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	970	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	5

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 Dec 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 718Last week 1,620Year ago 880

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 163Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 30Year ago 160

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	440	425.00–440.00	431.57
5	450–500	460	405.00–450.00	432.00
6	550–600	567	330.00–375.00	350.02
7	650–700	683	285.00–300.00	293.68
3	750–800	795	246.00	246.00
5	800–850	844	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	330	500.00–520.00	515.63
6	350–400	377	465.00–475.00	468.37
16	400–450	418	475.00–500.00	486.81
7	450–500	481	400.00–442.50	431.15
7	500–550	511	395.00–415.00	407.71
5	550–600	569	390.00–395.00	392.90
12	650–700	661	362.50–380.00	373.79
8	700–750	726	335.00–337.50	336.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	569	380.00	380.00
13	600–650	643	358.00–370.00	364.20
8	700–750	701	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	363	505.00–515.00	508.30
7	400–450	408	472.50–522.50	494.23
12	450–500	477	435.00–460.00	448.11
45	500–550	526	437.50–447.50	440.93
14	550–600	570	395.00–420.00	413.63
52	600–650	621	374.00–415.00	404.68
35	650–700	666	365.00–393.00	386.60
4	800–850	844	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	748	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	568	352.50	352.50
6	600–650	605	325.00–330.00	328.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	380	430.00–460.00	449.35
19	450–500	477	400.00–445.00	415.23
9	500–550	529	393.00–415.00	397.82
23	550–600	561	369.00–395.00	381.10
14	600–650	614	357.50–360.00	359.65
6	750–800	774	295.00–302.00	297.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	460.00	460.00
4	300–350	318	420.00–430.00	425.12
5	350–400	357	467.50	467.50
10	400–450	422	385.00–405.00	396.62
4	450–500	472	395.00–412.50	404.12
4	550–600	555	350.00–370.00	359.91
8	700–750	708	300.00–315.00	309.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	588	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	940	110.00–113.00	111.98
5	—	994	116.00–120.00	116.97
9	—	1,099	131.00–149.00	141.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,302	147.50–149.00	148.10
3	—	1,305	162.00–165.00	164.02
14	—	1,292	150.00–160.00	154.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,642	164.50–167.50	166.60
7	—	1,586	152.00–162.00	158.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,617	151.00–178.00	165.40
2	—	1,873	185.00–190.00	187.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,246	3,675.00–3,700.00	3,683.46
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,145	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,359	2,900.00–3,525.00	3,211.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	970	4,500.00	4,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	4,700.00	4,700.00

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.