Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Based on limited comparisons with last week, feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs unevenly steady, over 450 lbs 5.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to firm. Demand very good. Supply light. The feeder market continues to be very strong aided by bullish futures action in recent days.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $424.38/cwt on 41 head, up $18.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 23 comparable sales and sits +9.10 against this barn's trailing median of $415.28.

Average price

$424.38

▲ 18.09 vs prior sale

41 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,356

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$32.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.42

vs MO average

+1.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	432.28	2,403	31
Medium and Large 1-2	553	399.89	2,211	10thin

One grade step is worth $32.39/cwt here — about $192 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

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 sale41 hd

424.38

—

MO average17 barns · 1,927 hd

425.79

−1.42

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

+1.19

This barn, trailing median23 sales

415.28

+9.10

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	1,783	205.07	3,656	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	174.51	2,563	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,304	171.19	2,232	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	998	148.16	1,479	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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,206	$3,130	11

Every lot, as filed

61 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	174.82/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,839	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	155.58/cwt	148.00–163.00	1,601	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	111.69/cwt	101.00–118.00	1,078	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,889	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	177.52/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,521	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	160.33/cwt	152.00–165.00	2,096	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	184.92/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,463	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	171.47/cwt	167.00–178.00	2,215	8
Bulls	—	—	1,668	189.44/cwt	180.00–195.00	3,160	3
Bulls	—	—	1,818	204.27/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,714	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,329	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	230.11/cwt	227.00–233.00	4,338	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	3,129.80/head	2,800.00–3,550.00	3,130	11
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	378	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	430.37/cwt	405.00–450.00	2,044	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	392.42/cwt	377.50–397.50	2,645	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	448.43/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,305	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,333	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	559.18/cwt	515.00–585.00	2,114	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	416.03/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,513	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	421.35/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,385	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	515.10/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	850	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	531	414.82/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,203	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	396.58/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,280	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	139.83/cwt	126.00–148.00	1,337	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	465.48/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,964	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	489.79/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,788	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	604.02/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,752	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	543.81/cwt	510.00–590.00	2,262	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	572.83/cwt	550.00–610.00	1,896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	516	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	387.21/cwt	377.50–397.50	2,401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	404.86/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,105	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	524.04/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,729	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	569.47/cwt	545.00–600.00	2,403	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	513.35/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,397	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	588	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	438.23/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,134	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	503.01/cwt	496.00–515.00	2,430	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	460.91/cwt	435.00–472.50	2,586	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	566.75/cwt	560.00–570.00	2,182	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	531.45/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,259	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	490.33/cwt	460.00–515.00	2,579	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	397.75/cwt	397.50–398.00	2,816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	649.74/cwt	640.00–660.00	2,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	625.91/cwt	607.50–645.00	2,266	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	508.92/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,651	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	428.46/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,704	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	517.22/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,446	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	465.24/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,712	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	492.19/cwt	450.00–520.00	2,333	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	315.44/cwt	300.00–323.00	2,612	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	417.34/cwt	370.00–435.00	2,412	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	657.97/cwt	640.00–665.00	2,073	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	498.61/cwt	432.50–530.00	2,164	13
Bulls	Large 1	450–500	458	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,061	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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