Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers under 550 lbs steady, over 550 lbs 3.00-6.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady on a light test. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower. Demand moderate to good. Supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $360.82/cwt on 59 head, down $15.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −58.12 against this barn's trailing median of $418.94.

Average price

$360.82

▼ 15.98 vs prior sale

59 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$365

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

$47.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.86

vs MO average

+15.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	377.19	2,015	27
Medium 1	506	357.50	1,809	4thin
Medium and Large 1	566	350.69	1,986	21
Medium 2	500	330.00	1,650	7thin

One grade step is worth $47.19/cwt here — about $365 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale59 hd

360.82

—

MO average19 barns · 2,004 hd

355.97

+4.86

National average160 barns · 10,255 hd

345.62

+15.20

This barn, trailing median22 sales

418.94

−58.12

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	1,754	176.21	3,091	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	137.10	1,759	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,702	134.94	2,297	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	116.54	1,243	19

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,102	$2,664	9

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1-2	500–550	509	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,871	4
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	500	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,650	7
Bulls	—	—	1,684	179.40/cwt	168.00–188.00	3,021	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	124.85/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,341	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	85.36/cwt	83.00–94.00	887	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,815	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	390.05/cwt	367.50–412.50	1,837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	413.69/cwt	407.50–420.00	2,089	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	425.98/cwt	407.50–442.50	2,062	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,177	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,050	3
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	506	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	483	402.47/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,944	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	445.96/cwt	420.00–467.50	2,100	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	823	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	575	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	692	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,249	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	549	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,152	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	389.07/cwt	370.00–394.00	2,369	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	512.89/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,626	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	644	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,363	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	462.32/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,942	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	579	334.38/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,936	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	354.93/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,012	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	411.74/cwt	407.50–429.00	1,869	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,304	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	739	334.62/cwt	325.00–344.00	2,473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	545	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,017	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	750	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,325	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	436.52/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	855	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	333.18/cwt	333.00–335.00	2,249	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,871	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	412.71/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,515	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	334.54/cwt	320.00–362.50	2,248	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	343.38/cwt	325.00–362.50	2,163	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	394.99/cwt	365.00–399.00	2,010	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	419.81/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,961	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	555	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,159	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,960	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,355	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	2,663.81/head	2,450.00–3,410.00	2,664	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	286.23/cwt	285.00–287.50	2,098	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,403	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	642	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,215	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	385.08/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,237	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	401.57/cwt	380.00–417.50	2,104	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,450	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	451.36/cwt	427.50–465.00	1,923	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	341.58/cwt	340.00–344.00	1,998	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	442.51/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,943	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,686	133.64/cwt	131.00–134.00	2,253	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,651	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	139.74/cwt	139.50–141.50	1,768	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	135.97/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,758	21
Bulls	—	—	2,345	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	3,951	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,545	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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