Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last Tuesday, feeder steers under 750 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher, few over 750 lbs near steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 15.00-30.00 higher, 500-600 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher and over 600 lbs steady. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand very good. Supply moderate. Lots of nice consignments this week with the offering dominated by fall calves weighing from 300-700 lbs depending on genetics and groceries. Most broke down into two categories of light, unweaned calves from 300-500 lbs and weaned medium to medium plus flesh program calves weighing 500-675 lbs. Cattle futures were higher again Tuesday with April lives at 252.55 making another record fed cattle trade quite possible.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $519.42/cwt on 296 head, up $9.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 24 comparable sales and sits +55.60 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$519.42

▲ 9.45 vs prior sale

296 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$41.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.33

vs MO average

+31.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	522.11	2,840	277
Medium and Large 1-2	551	480.19	2,648	19thin

One grade step is worth $41.92/cwt here — about $192 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale296 hd

519.42

—

MO average17 barns · 3,536 hd

499.08

+20.33

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

+31.07

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

+55.60

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	1,728	205.93	3,558	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	177.47	2,552	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	171.62	2,111	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	147.72	1,524	44

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$3,493	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,289	$2,519	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,140	$4,575	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,324	$4,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1	350–400	380	612.68/cwt	580.00–640.00	2,328	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	500.51/cwt	490.00–525.00	2,377	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	403.19/cwt	400.00–407.50	2,318	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	545.36/cwt	522.00–556.00	2,803	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	657.67/cwt	620.00–720.00	2,512	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	451.65/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,597	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	579	446.23/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,584	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	642.39/cwt	605.00–655.00	1,702	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	579.86/cwt	570.00–590.00	2,412	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	643	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,829	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	587	497.77/cwt	492.50–505.00	2,922	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	708.78/cwt	660.00–725.00	2,282	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	558.16/cwt	540.00–600.00	2,724	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	432.67/cwt	420.00–458.00	2,942	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	613.59/cwt	590.00–645.00	2,663	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	620	434.90/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	411.42/cwt	404.00–428.00	2,938	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	519.44/cwt	517.50–522.50	2,696	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	616.19/cwt	595.00–630.00	2,298	6
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	494	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	513	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	3,001	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	443.21/cwt	440.00–452.50	2,801	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	487.74/cwt	450.00–525.00	2,780	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	715.66/cwt	690.00–720.00	1,911	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	355.01/cwt	345.00–363.00	2,776	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	281	652.30/cwt	620.00–675.00	1,833	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	567.76/cwt	550.00–620.00	2,345	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	603	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	457.67/cwt	425.00–475.00	2,595	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	662.44/cwt	610.00–690.00	2,113	6
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	519	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,946	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	532.42/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,502	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	172.35/cwt	165.50–179.00	2,077	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	139.00/cwt	126.00–146.50	1,364	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	169.67/cwt	167.00–174.00	1,909	3
Bulls	—	—	1,678	189.36/cwt	180.00–200.00	3,177	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	152.88/cwt	146.50–163.00	1,631	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	183.44/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,748	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	183.71/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,504	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	175.76/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,498	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	159.16/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,058	3
Bulls	—	—	1,788	210.22/cwt	200.00–216.00	3,759	6
Bulls	—	—	1,648	226.20/cwt	222.00–230.00	3,728	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,289	2,518.66/head	2,275.00–2,700.00	2,519	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	3,493.18/head	2,800.00–3,850.00	3,493	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,324	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	4,575.00/head	4,400.00–4,750.00	4,575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	334.77/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	633.41/cwt	605.00–642.50	2,097	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	388.57/cwt	370.00–397.50	2,366	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	474.97/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,223	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	372.39/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,469	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,075	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	528	469.64/cwt	435.50–485.00	2,480	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	460.60/cwt	445.00–480.00	2,372	21
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	498	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,017	3
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	480	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	612	389.79/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,386	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	405.57/cwt	399.00–422.50	2,194	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	525	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	472	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	429.96/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,416	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	538.31/cwt	500.00–590.00	2,299	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	357.81/cwt	347.50–360.00	2,455	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	449	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,447	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	671.99/cwt	650.00–695.00	2,238	4

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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