Sale reports / Missouri / Interstate Regional Stockyards / 2026-04-07

Interstate Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cuba, Missouri · Tue, Apr 7
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1814
Feeder Cattle receipts
785 head
330 vs last sale 455 339 vs year ago 446 · +76.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
19 vs last sale 89 4 vs year ago 66 · +6.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
10 vs last sale 50 20 vs year ago 20 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Demand very good. Supply moderate. New crop fall calves are becoming prominent with several consignments this week of good to outstanding unweaned calves with shots. Cattle futures were finally lower on Tuesday although traders have been bullish lately apparently feeling a need to further ration cattle in anticipation of spring grilling demand with the sharply higher board pulling the fed cattle trade a whopping 10.00/cwt higher last week. Cutout values still tell a different story though with prices moving lower and the choice cutout currently an unheard of 3.59 discount to select. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $509.97/cwt on 45 head, up $28.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 24 comparable sales and sits +46.15 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.
Average price
$509.97
28.76 vs prior sale
45 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,752
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$50
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$1.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.66
vs MO average
+19.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541510.282,76137
Medium and Large 1-2533508.532,7108thin
One grade step is worth $1.75/cwt here — about $50 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
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 sale45 hd
509.97
MO average19 barns · 2,625 hd
497.31
+12.66
National average167 barns · 10,529 hd
490.83
+19.14
This barn, trailing median24 sales
463.82
+46.15
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,829203.873,7289thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,578185.182,9238thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,277174.282,22519
CowsLean 85-90%Average981148.201,45417

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)1,157$3,2319

Every lot, as filed

66 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350335549.09/cwt525.00–580.001,83916
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700657381.67/cwt380.00–382.502,5086
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350338654.80/cwt635.00–670.002,2137
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750711405.22/cwt402.50–407.002,8815
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500470578.65/cwt530.00–597.002,72080
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450424510.30/cwt485.00–535.002,16413
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800754355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,6774
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750718370.04/cwt367.50–372.502,6574
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement800–850849367.00/cwt367.00–367.003,11655
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522449.20/cwt435.00–456.002,34512
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900883319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,8173
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600573428.13/cwt420.00–440.002,4536
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500473516.68/cwt500.00–530.002,4446
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400363500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8153
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550532469.72/cwt450.00–500.002,49917
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450441514.65/cwt500.00–535.002,27016
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400368570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,0986
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450418545.22/cwt540.00–550.002,2798
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400379581.33/cwt570.00–590.002,2038
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650645397.67/cwt395.00–420.002,56528
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450420481.47/cwt460.00–495.002,02211
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1573,230.71/head2,850.00–3,500.003,2319
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700651397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,58811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350342525.97/cwt520.00–535.001,7995
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600577407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,3489
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500479477.31/cwt470.00–480.002,2867
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650633376.27/cwt370.00–382.502,3824
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500494513.91/cwt510.00–530.002,53910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550533508.53/cwt472.50–527.502,7108
Bulls1,756191.15/cwt184.50–197.003,3575
Bulls1,888214.03/cwt206.00–218.004,0413
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650614446.25/cwt435.00–455.002,74021
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450408602.40/cwt550.00–617.002,45832
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300263715.71/cwt700.00–730.001,8824
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950919336.00/cwt336.00–336.003,0884
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400368536.79/cwt520.00–560.001,97523
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500468465.94/cwt430.00–505.002,18141
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850812355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,88312
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600568491.02/cwt470.00–500.002,78914
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400363628.37/cwt605.00–635.002,28130
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1911340.32/cwt305.00–356.003,1007
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700683420.39/cwt410.00–432.502,87111
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550525524.04/cwt510.00–550.002,75118
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600572385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2023
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500483435.06/cwt420.00–465.002,1016
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550523514.70/cwt490.00–532.502,6925
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full350–400398500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9904
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575409.82/cwt397.50–439.002,35613
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650640380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4326
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250219730.00/cwt730.00–730.001,5995
HeifersLarge 1400–450420480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,0164
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550512442.69/cwt425.00–455.002,2675
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350310635.00/cwt610.00–660.001,9694
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350345440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5183
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350308490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,5093
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400374479.14/cwt460.00–500.001,7926
CowsLean 85-90%1,028160.63/cwt148.50–167.001,6519
CowsLean 85-90%1,118169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,8892
Bulls2,015237.00/cwt237.00–237.004,7761
CowsBoner 80-85%1,455189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,7501
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,457179.69/cwt174.00–183.502,6183
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,651188.48/cwt184.50–197.503,1125
CowsLean 85-90%805109.62/cwt109.00–110.008823
CowsLean 85-90%925135.65/cwt135.00–137.001,2553
CowsBoner 80-85%1,271174.96/cwt168.00–182.502,22415
CowsBoner 80-85%1,247165.99/cwt164.00–167.002,0703

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.