Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeders sold with a lower undertone but with no recent price comparisons available. Demand moderate to good. Nice feeder offering with several medium sized consignments of green yearling cattle weighing 550-750 lbs. The cattle market has seen a sizable correction since the last reported auction with fed cattle off around 30.00/cwt from their highs. While the tippy tops may be in for this cycle, the feeder market remains strong with the current calf crop once again estimated to be smaller. Mexican imports are set to resume later this month although lots of questions remain about how many cattle will actually cross the border by years end.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $440.69/cwt on 95 head, down $35.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 24 comparable sales and sits −23.13 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$440.69

▼ 35.24 vs prior sale

95 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,417

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$7.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.22

vs MO average

+26.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	442.00	2,436	79
Medium and Large 1-2	535	434.21	2,324	16thin

One grade step is worth $7.79/cwt here — about $112 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 sale95 hd

440.69

—

MO average11 barns · 972 hd

436.46

+4.22

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

+26.45

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−23.13

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	—	High	1,881	212.15	3,991	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,677	178.39	2,992	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,362	175.86	2,395	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,112	153.00	1,702	7thin

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)	1,317	$3,430	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,405	$5,075	4thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1-2	950–1000	999	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	3,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,194	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	374.02/cwt	367.00–390.00	1,926	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,772	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	175.86/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,395	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	187.44/cwt	187.00–188.00	3,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	322.98/cwt	322.00–325.00	2,816	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	782	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	417.85/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,939	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	400.43/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,914	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	344.95/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,518	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	371.40/cwt	360.00–393.00	2,321	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	432.59/cwt	406.00–450.00	2,453	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	531.00/cwt	531.00–531.00	2,278	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	685	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,507	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	609	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,132	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,621	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	931	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,979	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	547.99/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	380.44/cwt	360.00–383.00	2,751	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	665	367.86/cwt	367.50–368.00	2,446	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,257	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	844	323.50/cwt	323.50–323.50	2,730	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	482.02/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,265	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	635	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,311	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	448.66/cwt	442.50–455.00	1,615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	426.37/cwt	412.50–437.00	2,622	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	383.21/cwt	372.00–390.00	2,613	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	315.12/cwt	307.50–329.00	2,628	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	388.11/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,084	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	345.81/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,006	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	381.02/cwt	360.00–414.00	2,416	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	329.80/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,348	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	463.56/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,387	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	377.52/cwt	363.00–385.00	2,201	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	489.78/cwt	475.00–515.00	1,856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	364.19/cwt	362.50–365.00	2,440	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,317	3,429.75/head	2,750.00–4,000.00	3,430	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	373.32/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,195	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	347.68/cwt	328.00–360.00	2,323	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	465.31/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,992	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	329.24/cwt	323.00–332.50	2,683	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	446.41/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,326	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	349.26/cwt	348.00–352.50	2,375	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	499.36/cwt	480.00–507.50	2,097	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	455.68/cwt	432.50–472.50	2,210	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	424.21/cwt	410.00–437.50	1,773	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	425.57/cwt	422.50–435.00	2,187	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	397.60/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,298	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,729	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,738	174.53/cwt	174.00–175.00	3,033	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	146.21/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,614	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	162.06/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,820	3
Bulls	—	—	2,160	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	5,162	1
Bulls	—	—	2,020	218.63/cwt	213.00–227.00	4,416	3
Bulls	—	—	1,533	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,897	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	5,075.00/head	4,400.00–5,300.00	5,075	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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