Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers steady to firm. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs 5.00-10.00 lower, over 550 lbs steady. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good. Supply light. Futures action was higher Tuesday but disappointing with feeder contracts making a modest rebound following Friday's sell-off. A special cow sale followed the feeders with several nice bred heifers and cows finding strong demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $389.14/cwt on 28 head, down $31.92 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −74.68 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$389.14

▼ 31.92 vs prior sale

28 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,236

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$857

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$128.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−70.21

vs MO average

−76.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	594	428.55	2,546	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	582	388.73	2,263	11thin
Medium and Large 2	549	388.57	2,132	7thin
Large 1	563	300.00	1,689	3thin

One grade step is worth $128.55/cwt here — about $857 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 sale28 hd

389.14

—

MO average20 barns · 4,768 hd

459.35

−70.21

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

−76.19

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−74.68

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	1,742	187.82	3,271	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	157.18	2,428	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,303	153.89	2,005	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,068	133.81	1,429	26

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,282	$3,150	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$3,094	22
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,299	$3,050	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,129	$2,995	20
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	997	$4,208	35

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1	650–700	676	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	406.16/cwt	395.00–417.50	1,933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	628	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,418	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,561	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	963	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	463.39/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,164	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,189	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	469.53/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,751	4
Steers	Large 1	550–600	563	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	464.15/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,205	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	594	428.55/cwt	426.00–435.00	2,546	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,526	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	410.36/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,573	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	393.80/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,422	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	591	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,210	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	372.86/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,629	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	537.45/cwt	512.50–550.00	1,983	6
Steers	Large 1	600–650	615	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,276	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	397.14/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,291	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	476.27/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,977	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	479.60/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,822	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	448.54/cwt	447.50–450.00	1,897	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	548	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,973	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	433.23/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,093	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	383.00/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,321	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	434.36/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	417.53/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,205	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	145.93/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,821	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	156.16/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,060	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,090	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	130.25/cwt	118.00–135.00	1,351	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	140.64/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,554	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	157.18/cwt	154.50–162.50	2,428	3
Bulls	—	—	1,754	181.39/cwt	177.00–185.00	3,182	5
Bulls	—	—	2,180	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	4,425	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	190.65/cwt	184.50–195.50	3,161	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	997	4,208.12/head	3,850.00–4,400.00	4,208	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,282	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,299	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,298	3,111.47/head	3,075.00–3,150.00	3,111	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	3,094.24/head	2,850.00–3,400.00	3,094	22
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	545	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	326.03/cwt	318.00–333.00	2,354	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	377.83/cwt	377.50–378.00	2,195	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	387.72/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,194	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,312	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	463.71/cwt	440.00–482.50	1,739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	440.46/cwt	430.00–456.00	1,903	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	622	385.65/cwt	382.00–388.00	2,399	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	373.22/cwt	370.00–374.00	2,310	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	499	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,981	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	499.80/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	378.17/cwt	370.00–392.00	1,985	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	537.78/cwt	520.00–555.00	1,807	6
Steers	Large 1	650–700	670	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	582.41/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,864	6

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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