Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers mostly 5.00-15.00 lower, except some light heifers under 400 lbs fully 20.00-30.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Demand moderate. Supply moderate. Cattle futures have lost a lot of ground since last week with overall feeder quality also down from last weeks sale. Cow sale following the feeders featured 18 head of nice SimAngus open heifers sold in two packages weighing 733-798 lbs @ 3150-3200/head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $498.35/cwt on 127 head, down $21.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 24 comparable sales and sits +34.53 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$498.35

▼ 21.07 vs prior sale

127 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$27.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.23

vs MO average

+19.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	505.05	2,743	96
Medium and Large 1-2	542	477.61	2,589	31

One grade step is worth $27.44/cwt here — about $154 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 sale127 hd

498.35

—

MO average18 barns · 4,071 hd

488.13

+10.23

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

+19.32

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

+34.53

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	1,719	208.65	3,587	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,364	171.70	2,342	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,584	166.31	2,634	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,030	153.46	1,581	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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,243	$3,682	14
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,233	$2,745	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	975	$3,515	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,243	$4,100	4thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	561.64/cwt	530.00–581.00	2,662	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	454.39/cwt	445.00–482.50	2,104	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	506.54/cwt	470.00–555.00	1,894	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	520.03/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,377	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	437.52/cwt	415.00–460.00	2,695	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	567.45/cwt	550.00–594.00	2,389	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	530	513.00/cwt	513.00–513.00	2,719	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	524	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,620	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,374	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	529.24/cwt	520.00–547.50	2,270	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	477.36/cwt	440.00–487.50	2,730	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	584.80/cwt	570.00–600.00	2,193	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	487	478.09/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,328	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	396.43/cwt	393.00–400.00	2,640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	416.00/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,746	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	528.01/cwt	505.00–550.00	2,777	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	306	603.40/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,846	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	456.74/cwt	430.00–475.00	2,585	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	413.36/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,542	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	502.95/cwt	485.00–522.50	2,580	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	591	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,683	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	650.61/cwt	630.00–665.00	2,088	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	510.80/cwt	470.00–535.00	2,350	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	547.18/cwt	517.50–575.00	2,342	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	485.72/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,463	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	375.68/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,491	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	407.35/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,497	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	541.13/cwt	450.00–580.00	2,083	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,390	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	167.77/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,829	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	157.80/cwt	148.00–165.00	1,651	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	142.10/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,401	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,713	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	168.96/cwt	168.00–170.00	2,590	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,141	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	172.12/cwt	165.50–178.00	2,361	8
Bulls	—	—	1,675	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,724	209.94/cwt	202.00–219.00	3,619	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	3,515.32/head	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,515	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	3,682.05/head	3,000.00–4,200.00	3,682	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,745.11/head	2,625.00–3,000.00	2,745	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	4,100.00/head	4,050.00–4,200.00	4,100	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	537.55/cwt	525.00–557.50	2,349	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	592	379.37/cwt	377.50–385.00	2,246	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	500–550	512	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	410.04/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,350	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	450.54/cwt	442.50–460.00	2,266	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	393.54/cwt	384.00–417.50	2,283	16
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	496	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,096	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	469.17/cwt	445.00–505.00	1,708	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	472.32/cwt	440.00–500.00	2,012	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,399	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	431.81/cwt	422.50–442.50	2,409	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	489.86/cwt	460.00–518.00	2,297	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	559.88/cwt	510.00–595.00	1,842	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	370.42/cwt	360.00–376.00	2,345	8

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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