Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last trended sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers 5.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher compared to last week. Demand very good. Supply light. Feeders are generally stronger so far this week following last weeks record fed cattle trade with beef cutout values also seeing some seasonal improvement.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $504.76/cwt on 70 head, up $1.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 24 comparable sales and sits +40.94 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$504.76

▲ 1.31 vs prior sale

70 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$93.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.11

vs MO average

+17.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	509	523.52	2,665	17thin
Medium and Large 1	550	505.96	2,784	45
Large 1	559	475.00	2,655	5thin
Medium 1	582	430.00	2,503	3thin

One grade step is worth $93.52/cwt here — about $162 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 sale70 hd

504.76

—

MO average19 barns · 3,545 hd

494.65

+10.11

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

+17.21

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

+40.94

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	—	Average	1,759	213.62	3,759	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,302	179.43	2,337	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,546	177.45	2,743	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	157.17	1,705	15

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)	1,340	$3,391	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,183	$2,617	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	700–750	722	348.50/cwt	348.00–350.00	2,516	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	750–800	755	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,416	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	429.29/cwt	416.00–443.00	2,915	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	530.06/cwt	527.00–537.50	2,793	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	446.59/cwt	425.00–475.00	2,559	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,978	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	421.23/cwt	417.50–425.00	2,586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	482.27/cwt	467.50–492.50	2,310	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	608.07/cwt	600.00–620.00	2,171	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,509	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	465.53/cwt	460.00–482.50	2,472	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	3,390.67/head	3,150.00–3,525.00	3,391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,317	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	567.99/cwt	550.00–590.00	2,454	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	495.68/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,399	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,793	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	329.20/cwt	318.00–342.00	3,088	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	2,617.34/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	573.34/cwt	560.00–595.00	2,156	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	434.90/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,292	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,430	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	388.38/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,556	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	348.75/cwt	337.50–360.00	2,563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	417.96/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,349	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	160.73/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,832	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	177.45/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,743	4
Bulls	—	—	2,250	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	4,635	1
Bulls	—	—	1,965	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	4,598	1
Bulls	—	—	1,413	178.82/cwt	170.00–188.00	2,527	2
Bulls	—	—	1,759	220.73/cwt	212.00–232.00	3,883	8
Steers	Large 1	450–500	474	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,228	4
Steers	Large 1	550–600	559	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,655	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	141.11/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,424	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	171.92/cwt	168.00–177.00	1,884	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	187.61/cwt	183.50–194.50	2,497	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	174.23/cwt	168.50–183.00	2,237	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	488.80/cwt	455.00–510.00	2,087	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	489.59/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,870	8
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	390	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,223	3
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	582	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,503	3
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	445	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,581	3
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	308	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	798	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	554.25/cwt	525.00–575.00	2,633	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	471.07/cwt	465.00–477.50	2,233	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	429.66/cwt	420.00–432.50	2,651	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	523.52/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,665	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	532.50/cwt	525.00–540.00	2,077	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	514	436.10/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,242	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	486.68/cwt	447.50–510.00	2,769	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	606	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	830	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	513.66/cwt	510.00–527.50	2,116	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	483	453.33/cwt	430.00–477.50	2,190	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	464.47/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,452	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	452.04/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,803	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,947	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	638	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,616	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	425.91/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,487	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	552.01/cwt	540.00–577.50	2,661	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	584.42/cwt	577.50–600.00	2,466	11

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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