Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Based on limited comparisons with the higher quality offering three weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers 20.00-30.00 lower. Slaughter cows 25.00-28.00 lower also compared to three weeks ago. Demand moderate. Supply light. The cattle market continues to lose ground with futures sharply lower so far this week. Fed cattle have lost nearly 38.00/cwt since topping in May with a further decline looking very likely this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $363.69/cwt on 67 head, down $13.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 22 comparable sales and sits −55.25 against this barn's trailing median of $418.94.

Average price

$363.69

▼ 13.65 vs prior sale

67 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,948

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$13.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.34

vs MO average

+25.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	372.59	1,999	23
Medium and Large 1-2	535	359.04	1,921	44

One grade step is worth $13.55/cwt here — about $78 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

22 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $453.15, low $360.82, median $418.94 across 22 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 sale67 hd

363.69

—

MO average13 barns · 1,094 hd

362.35

+1.34

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

+25.67

This barn, trailing median22 sales

418.94

−55.25

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	1,630	200.65	3,271	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	149.25	2,325	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	147.11	1,888	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	134.71	1,454	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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,182	$2,741	4thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1-2	450–500	498	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,743	6
Heifers	Medium 1Natural	400–450	417	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,668	3
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	493	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,997	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	148.60/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,910	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,160	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	125.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,301	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	424	377.76/cwt	370.00–384.00	1,602	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	619	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,043	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,581	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	579	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,027	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	384.53/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,026	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	315.31/cwt	307.50–320.00	2,084	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	363.56/cwt	342.50–375.00	2,090	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	2,740.69/head	2,550.00–3,100.00	2,741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	326.42/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,063	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	373.76/cwt	350.00–379.00	2,272	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	384.86/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	424.91/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,589	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	432.83/cwt	417.50–445.00	1,805	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	321.26/cwt	317.00–330.00	2,291	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	409.43/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,744	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	375.68/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,886	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	407.06/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,958	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	342.40/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,945	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	318.50/cwt	318.50–318.50	2,510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	360.33/cwt	357.00–367.50	1,769	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	324.90/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,222	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	423.04/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,591	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	356.22/cwt	330.00–367.50	1,909	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	314.10/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,973	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	335.25/cwt	333.00–341.00	2,451	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	635	302.51/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	615	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,122	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	434.80/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,852	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	696	343.59/cwt	337.50–346.00	2,391	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	380.56/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,021	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	440.17/cwt	432.50–452.50	2,051	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	326.66/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,169	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	402.16/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,983	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	138.68/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,761	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	155.77/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,025	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	137.07/cwt	131.50–143.00	1,511	11
Bulls	—	—	1,630	200.65/cwt	198.00–203.00	3,271	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,458	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	2,495	1

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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