Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, steers and heifers fully 5.00-15.00 higher based on a limited market test. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good. The feeder market looks good so far this week with feeder futures sharply higher Tuesday, oil prices falling and the choice cutout also making solid gains.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $458.20/cwt on 53 head, up $0.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 24 comparable sales and sits −5.62 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$458.20

▲ 0.44 vs prior sale

53 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$24.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.76

vs MO average

−0.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	473.02	2,583	21
Medium and Large 1-2	561	448.48	2,514	32

One grade step is worth $24.53/cwt here — about $69 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 sale53 hd

458.20

—

MO average15 barns · 3,245 hd

468.96

−10.76

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

−0.85

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−5.62

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	1,651	215.28	3,554	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	177.40	2,240	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,672	176.45	2,950	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	956	156.06	1,492	4thin

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)	1,216	$3,488	7

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,774	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	175.13/cwt	167.00–182.00	2,249	7
Bulls	—	—	1,657	213.71/cwt	205.00–225.00	3,541	10
Bulls	—	—	1,590	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	3,673	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	182.69/cwt	182.00–183.00	2,216	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,672	176.45/cwt	173.00–182.00	2,950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	535	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,274	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	417.00/cwt	413.00–419.00	2,744	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	298	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	646	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,536	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	529.55/cwt	522.50–545.00	2,468	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	464.40/cwt	450.00–476.00	2,638	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	406.85/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,327	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,361	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	440.07/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,258	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	412.01/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,278	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	479.85/cwt	455.00–490.00	2,222	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	532.95/cwt	515.00–560.00	2,190	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	505.04/cwt	492.50–517.50	2,596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	451.17/cwt	440.00–467.50	2,292	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	471.21/cwt	470.00–472.50	2,483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	571.61/cwt	565.00–585.00	2,144	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	482.49/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,234	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	3,487.52/head	3,000.00–3,850.00	3,488	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	615	366.26/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,252	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	482	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,169	3
Steers	Medium 1-2Full	600–650	634	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,378	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	147.75/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,401	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	463.83/cwt	457.50–472.50	2,611	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	454.83/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,156	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	406.24/cwt	395.00–440.00	2,177	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,794	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	527	467.47/cwt	462.50–472.50	2,464	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	338.18/cwt	307.50–370.00	2,310	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	525.59/cwt	505.00–550.00	2,181	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	700–750	709	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,382	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	432.50/cwt	428.00–440.00	2,651	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	511.69/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,390	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	392.64/cwt	380.00–406.00	2,639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	596	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,491	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	530	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	2,449	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	397.95/cwt	385.00–432.50	2,292	7

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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