Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers under 450 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 450 lbs steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Supply moderate. Cattle futures bounced back Tuesday after Mondays lower close. The stick out sale of the day came on 81 head of 635 lb steers @ 448.00.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $457.77/cwt on 215 head, up $0.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 24 comparable sales and sits −6.05 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$457.77

▲ 0.76 vs prior sale

215 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,497

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$40.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.32

vs MO average

+4.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	463.52	2,530	164
Medium and Large 1-2	541	446.89	2,418	35
Medium and Large 2	550	422.58	2,322	16thin

One grade step is worth $40.94/cwt here — about $208 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 sale215 hd

457.77

—

MO average20 barns · 4,482 hd

469.09

−11.32

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

+4.05

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−6.05

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	1,859	216.74	4,030	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,569	179.77	2,821	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,268	173.84	2,205	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	157.22	1,664	16

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)	1,078	$3,320	4thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1-2	500–550	512	399.25/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,044	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	526.02/cwt	517.50–540.00	1,667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	527.09/cwt	515.00–535.00	2,446	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	495	439.07/cwt	432.50–445.00	2,173	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	383.39/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,189	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	434.76/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,274	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	502.93/cwt	485.00–515.00	1,936	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	529.37/cwt	525.00–545.00	2,181	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	584	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,073	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	458.05/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,006	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	693	326.65/cwt	324.00–330.00	2,264	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	666	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	388.58/cwt	383.00–393.00	2,588	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	371.62/cwt	355.00–387.00	2,319	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	455.55/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,205	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	553	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,323	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	560.92/cwt	555.00–572.50	2,070	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,315	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	445.31/cwt	405.00–448.00	2,823	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	556	469.22/cwt	460.00–478.00	2,609	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	478	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,498	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	424.83/cwt	412.50–430.00	2,014	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	416	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,330	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,163	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	843	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	2,609	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	441.85/cwt	434.00–450.00	2,563	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	370.29/cwt	359.00–375.00	2,692	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	296	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,976	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	338.01/cwt	329.00–341.00	2,393	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	349.21/cwt	346.50–354.00	2,717	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	144.67/cwt	138.00–152.00	1,562	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	181.04/cwt	175.00–187.00	2,055	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	162.73/cwt	158.00–173.00	1,691	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,145	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	176.26/cwt	169.00–179.50	2,797	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	173.07/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,205	12
Bulls	—	—	1,790	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	3,562	1
Bulls	—	—	2,010	233.50/cwt	229.00–238.00	4,693	2
Bulls	—	—	1,801	212.80/cwt	201.00–219.00	3,833	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	184.87/cwt	181.50–187.00	2,204	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,050	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	186.79/cwt	183.00–190.00	2,863	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	582	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,095	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	494	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,124	18
Steers	Large 1	450–500	482	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,049	5
Steers	Large 1	400–450	447	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,012	3
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	492	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,931	3
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	428	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	400	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,160	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	739	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	759	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	468.79/cwt	455.00–472.00	2,447	72
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	3,320.45/head	3,250.00–3,375.00	3,320	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	529.37/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,271	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	601	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,524	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	781	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,702	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	420.87/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,344	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,423	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,223	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	310.02/cwt	306.00–314.00	2,499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,337	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	499.61/cwt	467.50–515.00	2,318	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,807	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	522.18/cwt	505.00–530.00	1,697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	460.92/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,411	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	356.28/cwt	348.00–367.50	2,066	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,419	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	423.83/cwt	412.50–430.00	1,958	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	2,754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	381.20/cwt	378.00–400.00	2,562	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,260	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	475.39/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,806	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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