Sale reports / Missouri / Interstate Regional Stockyards / 2026-03-03

Interstate Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cuba, Missouri · Tue, Mar 3
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1814
Feeder Cattle receipts
374 head
384 vs last sale 758 63 vs year ago 437 · 14.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
2 vs last sale 62 33 vs year ago 93 · 35.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
20 vs last sale 50 0 vs year ago 30 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Based on limited comparisons with last week, feeder steers and heifers mostly steady to 5..00 lower with instances 10.00 lower on heifers under 525 lbs. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good. Supply light. The feeder market was probably stronger than expected as live cattle futures found some support and cutout values again saw a sharp advance in response to the reduced slaughter pace.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $471.23/cwt on 49 head, up $17.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 24 comparable sales and sits +7.41 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.
Average price
$471.23
17.74 vs prior sale
49 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,567
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$335
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$88.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.48
vs MO average
4.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551483.672,66430
Medium and Large 1-2521466.742,43115thin
Medium and Large 2590394.762,3294thin
One grade step is worth $88.91/cwt here — about $335 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
533481428375median 463.8212/1602/1704/0705/1908/04
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 sale49 hd
471.23
MO average15 barns · 2,353 hd
473.70
−2.48
National average177 barns · 11,580 hd
475.56
−4.33
This barn, trailing median24 sales
463.82
+7.41
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,474199.152,9365thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,550168.652,61512
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,273163.982,0877thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,077143.581,54616

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,315$3,50210
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,395$2,4542thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%1,030132.34/cwt121.00–140.001,3635
Bulls1,338188.47/cwt187.00–190.002,5222
Bulls1,565206.27/cwt200.00–209.003,2283
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700666329.85/cwt320.00–350.002,1978
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550530455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,4123
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600567381.36/cwt360.00–400.002,1627
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450425494.00/cwt490.00–500.002,1005
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800778295.11/cwt275.00–310.002,2966
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500477467.15/cwt450.00–500.002,2288
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600590394.76/cwt377.50–412.502,3294
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650609412.32/cwt400.00–425.002,5114
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425537.21/cwt525.00–550.002,2834
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350309584.83/cwt570.00–600.001,8074
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500452555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,50910
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600570475.24/cwt472.50–485.002,70918
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700677403.39/cwt391.00–420.002,7317
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450413525.37/cwt500.00–550.002,17016
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy500–550528405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,1383
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy450–500496437.55/cwt425.00–445.002,1708
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850800348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,7846
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650624453.07/cwt430.00–465.002,8277
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500465500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,3255
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400364597.38/cwt590.00–605.002,1744
HeifersMedium 1550–600559400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2365
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450409487.17/cwt470.00–500.001,9937
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000950300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,8503
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950910310.08/cwt305.00–317.502,8225
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550519482.17/cwt440.00–515.002,50212
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550532450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3944
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350331527.57/cwt505.00–550.001,7464
HeifersMedium 1-2350–400383440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6853
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750733370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,7123
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550517519.47/cwt510.00–522.502,6868
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300265634.06/cwt605.00–665.001,6806
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400368478.88/cwt450.00–495.001,7626
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750717340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4387
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450400500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0004
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400374558.02/cwt510.00–588.002,0878
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550512432.10/cwt417.50–490.002,21211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500471437.04/cwt430.00–447.502,0587
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700671349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,3425
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550516397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,0515
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550510390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9893
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500479463.31/cwt457.50–490.002,21914
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350324557.60/cwt540.00–570.001,8075
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650633351.58/cwt347.50–360.002,2266
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3153,502.00/head3,000.00–3,975.003,50210
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3952,454.44/head2,175.00–2,700.002,4542
CowsBoner 80-85%1,273163.98/cwt158.00–168.502,0877
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,505175.18/cwt173.50–179.502,6364
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,573165.38/cwt163.00–168.502,6018
CowsLean 85-90%1,098148.69/cwt145.00–152.001,63311

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.