Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale three weeks ago, feeder steers 7.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs 20.00-40.00 higher, over 450 lbs 7.00-15,00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand very good. Supply moderate. Feeder cattle prices are continuing the resurgence seen last month to start the new year although some improvement in beef cutout values may be needed before long to keep the momentum going.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $422.82/cwt on 84 head, down $1.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 24 comparable sales and sits −41.01 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$422.82

▼ 1.69 vs prior sale

84 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,331

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$21.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.35

vs MO average

−43.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	428.76	2,380	61
Medium and Large 1-2	541	407.06	2,204	23

One grade step is worth $21.70/cwt here — about $176 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.

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 sale84 hd

422.82

—

MO average14 barns · 5,226 hd

457.17

−34.35

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−43.51

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−41.01

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	—	Average	1,993	182.28	3,632	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	156.85	2,359	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,395	154.22	2,152	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,138	132.80	1,511	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)	1,268	$3,116	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,161	$2,738	11

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	812	341.74/cwt	324.00–342.75	2,775	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,426	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	495.69/cwt	450.00–520.00	1,839	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,266	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	632	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,402	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	498.38/cwt	470.00–535.00	1,914	23
Steers	Medium 2-3	400–450	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	363.34/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,423	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	969	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,907	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	438.98/cwt	425.00–472.50	2,287	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	494.62/cwt	475.00–522.50	2,048	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	793	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	412.36/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,136	16
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	721	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,451	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	344.40/cwt	340.00–349.00	2,697	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	453.07/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,903	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	2,697	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	499.73/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	389.17/cwt	380.00–406.00	2,670	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	380.13/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,383	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	455.34/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,085	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	394.94/cwt	390.00–407.50	2,350	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	341.62/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,484	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	588.16/cwt	540.00–615.00	1,629	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	415.00/cwt	402.50–425.00	2,598	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	423.39/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,426	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	480.69/cwt	465.00–512.50	2,312	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,807	15
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	443.91/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,051	6
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	518	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,211	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	369.91/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,127	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	477.46/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,048	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	353.09/cwt	342.00–380.00	2,408	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	435.56/cwt	405.00–460.00	2,099	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	503.06/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	537.56/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	371.14/cwt	357.50–387.00	1,971	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	390.72/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,043	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	474.87/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,524	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	452.65/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,693	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	799	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,709	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	385.64/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,156	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	366.84/cwt	361.00–371.00	2,271	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	388.98/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,898	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	575	403.42/cwt	401.00–405.00	2,320	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	361.13/cwt	356.00–363.00	2,232	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	329.14/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,383	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	408.96/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,123	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,415	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,514	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	628	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,135	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	441.36/cwt	425.00–490.00	1,867	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	3,115.51/head	2,925.00–3,700.00	3,116	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	197.76/cwt	195.00–200.00	2,098	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	2,738.35/head	2,725.00–2,750.00	2,738	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,411	154.17/cwt	148.00–160.00	2,175	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,887	1
Bulls	—	—	2,180	196.42/cwt	192.00–202.00	4,282	3
Bulls	—	—	2,090	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	4,431	1
Bulls	—	—	1,773	158.23/cwt	130.00–173.00	2,805	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	156.85/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,359	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	898	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	142.68/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,684	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	127.36/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,387	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,865	1

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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