Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent price comparisons available on feeders. Slaughter cows 3.00-6.00 higher compared to two weeks ago.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $469.44/cwt on 50 head, up $13.63 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 24 comparable sales and sits +5.62 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$469.44

▲ 13.63 vs prior sale

50 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$30.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.57

vs MO average

−8.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	478.11	2,590	36
Medium and Large 1-2	549	447.13	2,455	14thin

One grade step is worth $30.98/cwt here — about $135 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale50 hd

469.44

—

MO average20 barns · 2,707 hd

480.01

−10.57

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

−8.65

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

+5.62

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	1,626	201.88	3,282	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	174.99	2,703	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,300	169.71	2,206	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,040	149.89	1,558	27

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)	1,318	$3,949	24
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,144	21
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,382	$3,009	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,259	$5,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$4,100	3thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,630	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	390.46/cwt	383.00–400.00	2,846	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	391.30/cwt	385.00–397.50	2,375	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	434.49/cwt	420.00–446.00	2,272	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	659	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	363.86/cwt	351.00–374.00	2,416	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	332.50/cwt	330.00–334.00	2,550	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	496.08/cwt	480.00–530.00	2,098	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	611.27/cwt	600.00–635.00	2,292	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	548	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	381	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	341.67/cwt	341.50–343.00	2,788	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	679.02/cwt	650.00–705.00	2,159	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	435.40/cwt	410.00–447.00	2,734	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	417	483.39/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,016	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	509.05/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,393	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	366.66/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,284	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	451.26/cwt	440.00–490.00	2,198	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,547	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	405.55/cwt	387.00–410.00	2,514	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	465.99/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,470	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	168.78/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,853	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	158.83/cwt	155.00–164.50	2,003	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	171.22/cwt	165.00–178.50	2,245	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	184.21/cwt	176.50–187.00	2,457	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	175.43/cwt	174.00–177.50	2,693	8
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	379	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,724	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	460.13/cwt	430.00–485.00	2,186	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	325.76/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,710	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	705	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	562.56/cwt	540.00–575.00	1,851	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,259	5,500.00/head	5,500.00–5,500.00	5,500	2
Bulls	—	—	1,590	188.05/cwt	186.00–190.00	2,990	3
Bulls	—	—	1,641	207.81/cwt	199.00–216.00	3,410	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	3,259	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,269	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	138.23/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,352	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	154.17/cwt	148.00–163.00	1,651	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,228	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	617.17/cwt	570.00–640.00	1,963	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	556.41/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,109	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	528.85/cwt	505.00–550.00	2,189	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,696	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,427	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	484.26/cwt	475.00–507.50	2,450	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,144.29/head	2,800.00–3,550.00	3,144	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	3,948.58/head	3,300.00–4,300.00	3,949	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,382	3,009.08/head	2,950.00–3,075.00	3,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	535.48/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,308	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	402.73/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,300	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	424.97/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,388	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	496.80/cwt	460.00–540.00	1,888	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,946	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	416.42/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,120	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	421.05/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,088	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	514.62/cwt	502.50–522.50	2,758	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	472	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	978	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,032	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	619	389.11/cwt	388.00–390.00	2,409	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	477	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	2,204	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	548.04/cwt	520.00–570.00	2,094	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	535.33/cwt	500.00–565.00	2,580	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	351.58/cwt	345.00–358.00	2,493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	567.74/cwt	545.00–580.00	2,430	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,033	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,099	4
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	530	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,067	7
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	3
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	402	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,729	4
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	495	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,104	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,270	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	3

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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