Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers under 550 lbs firm to 10.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady, Slaughter cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $425.43/cwt on 103 head, up $1.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 23 comparable sales and sits +10.15 against this barn's trailing median of $415.28.

Average price

$425.43

▲ 1.87 vs prior sale

103 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,310

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$378

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

$65.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.37

vs MO average

−4.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	445.18	2,396	61
Medium and Large 1-2	553	399.01	2,206	37
Medium 1-2	531	380.00	2,018	5thin

One grade step is worth $65.18/cwt here — about $378 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

23 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $453.15, low $369.35, median $415.28 across 23 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 sale103 hd

425.43

—

MO average21 barns · 3,282 hd

430.80

−5.37

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−4.98

This barn, trailing median23 sales

415.28

+10.15

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	1,887	185.48	3,500	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,381	167.66	2,315	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	162.97	2,608	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	146.66	1,547	21

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)	1,270	$3,329	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,211	$2,754	11

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	175.86/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,451	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	514.46/cwt	490.00–555.00	2,176	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	637.43/cwt	635.00–640.00	2,295	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	403.70/cwt	400.00–406.00	2,337	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	451.44/cwt	400.00–505.00	2,402	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	562.50/cwt	555.00–570.00	2,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	487.95/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,284	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	404.08/cwt	397.50–407.50	2,873	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	733	348.50/cwt	348.50–348.50	2,555	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	652	374.50/cwt	374.50–374.50	2,442	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	434.65/cwt	430.00–438.00	2,730	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	635.92/cwt	630.00–640.00	1,978	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	552.38/cwt	520.00–610.00	1,751	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	423.95/cwt	419.00–430.00	2,819	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	556.41/cwt	540.00–595.00	2,087	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	582	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,241	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	547.17/cwt	525.00–570.00	2,265	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	583.49/cwt	560.00–595.00	2,246	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	384.85/cwt	380.00–392.00	2,405	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	449.88/cwt	430.00–500.00	2,587	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,008	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	530.39/cwt	515.00–555.00	2,074	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	411.33/cwt	380.00–437.50	2,382	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	530.26/cwt	522.50–537.50	2,566	9
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	428	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,247	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	150.91/cwt	143.00–159.00	1,618	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	165.46/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,705	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,417	1
Bulls	—	—	1,688	179.88/cwt	177.00–185.00	3,036	3
Bulls	—	—	2,185	193.87/cwt	191.50–196.00	4,236	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	2,754.45/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,754	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	3,329.45/head	2,925.00–3,775.00	3,329	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	841	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,002	6
Steers	Medium 2	600–650	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	531	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,018	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	745	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	538	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	548.62/cwt	500.00–551.00	2,365	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	590	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	2,779	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	592	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,250	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	454.91/cwt	425.00–490.00	2,402	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	423.54/cwt	417.50–427.50	2,579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	372.39/cwt	370.00–378.00	2,368	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	568.23/cwt	500.00–600.00	2,137	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	382.44/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	421.61/cwt	370.00–480.00	2,192	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,466	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	478.10/cwt	422.50–491.00	2,204	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	463.60/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,003	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,246	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	604	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,129	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	162.41/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,640	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	131.45/cwt	121.00–139.00	1,397	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	834	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	164.25/cwt	161.00–171.00	2,300	10

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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