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Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cuba, Missouri · Tue, Feb 24

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1814

← Feb 17Feb 24Mar 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

758 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 824▼ 9 vs year ago 767 · −1.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 53▲ 15 vs year ago 47 · +31.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 40▲ 40 vs year ago 10 · +400.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers under 550 lbs firm to 10.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady, Slaughter cows steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $425.43/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 19 of 24 comparable sales and sits +16.52 against this barn's trailing median of $408.91.

Average price

$425.43

103 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,310

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$378

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

$65.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.37

vs MO average

−4.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	445.18	2,396	61
Medium and Large 1-2	553	399.01	2,206	37
Medium 1-2	531	380.00	2,018	5thin

One grade step is worth $65.18/cwt here — about $378 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale103 hd

425.43

—

MO average21 barns · 3,282 hd

430.80

−5.37

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−4.98

This barn, trailing median24 sales

408.91

+16.52

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $453.15, low $349.60, median $408.91 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,887	185.48	3,500	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,381	167.66	2,315	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	162.97	2,608	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	146.66	1,547	21

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)	1,270	$3,329	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,211	$2,754	11

Every lot

63 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	635.92/cwt	630.00–640.00	1,978	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	637.43/cwt	635.00–640.00	2,295	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	568.23/cwt	500.00–600.00	2,137	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	402	562.50/cwt	555.00–570.00	2,261	4
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	428	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,247	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	548.62/cwt	500.00–551.00	2,365	44
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	530.26/cwt	522.50–537.50	2,566	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,642	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	449.88/cwt	430.00–500.00	2,587	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	590	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	2,779	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	592	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,250	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,478	5
Steers	600–650	Medium 2	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	434.65/cwt	430.00–438.00	2,730	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,641	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	423.95/cwt	419.00–430.00	2,819	42
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	665	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,594	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	382.44/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,562	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	404.08/cwt	397.50–407.50	2,873	12
Steers	700–750	Medium 1-2	745	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,514	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,665	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	552.38/cwt	520.00–610.00	1,751	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	556.41/cwt	540.00–595.00	2,087	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	530.39/cwt	515.00–555.00	2,074	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	514.46/cwt	490.00–555.00	2,176	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	463.60/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,003	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	478.10/cwt	422.50–491.00	2,204	33
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	487.95/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,284	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	421.61/cwt	370.00–480.00	2,192	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	531	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,018	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	451.44/cwt	400.00–505.00	2,402	53
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	538	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,977	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	403.70/cwt	400.00–406.00	2,337	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	582	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,241	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,246	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	604	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,129	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	384.85/cwt	380.00–392.00	2,405	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	372.39/cwt	370.00–378.00	2,368	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	652	374.50/cwt	374.50–374.50	2,442	84
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,466	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	733	348.50/cwt	348.50–348.50	2,555	10
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,651	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	583.49/cwt	560.00–595.00	2,246	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	547.17/cwt	525.00–570.00	2,265	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	454.91/cwt	425.00–490.00	2,402	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	411.33/cwt	380.00–437.50	2,382	21
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	423.54/cwt	417.50–427.50	2,579	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,688	179.88/cwt	177.00–185.00	3,036	3
Bulls	—	—	2,185	193.87/cwt	191.50–196.00	4,236	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	834	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	162.41/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,640	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	131.45/cwt	121.00–139.00	1,397	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	150.91/cwt	143.00–159.00	1,618	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,934	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,394	175.86/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,451	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	164.25/cwt	161.00–171.00	2,300	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,417	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	165.46/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,705	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,211	2,754.45/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,754	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	3,329.45/head	2,925.00–3,775.00	3,329	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	841	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,002	6

This sale against other markets

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba, MO

Tue Feb 24, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 758Last week 824Year ago 767

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 53Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 40Year ago 10

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers under 550 lbs firm to 10.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady, Slaughter cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,394	171.00–180.00	175.86
2	—	1,240	156.00	156.00
10	—	1,400	161.00–171.00	164.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,072	143.00–159.00	150.91
2	—	1,010	161.00–164.00	162.41
3	—	1,063	121.00–139.00	131.45
1	—	860	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	165.00–166.00	165.46
1	—	1,530	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,688	177.00–185.00	179.88
2	—	2,185	191.50–196.00	193.87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	317	520.00–610.00	552.38
13	350–400	375	540.00–595.00	556.41
10	400–450	423	490.00–555.00	514.46
5	450–500	468	485.00–490.00	487.95
53	500–550	532	400.00–505.00	451.44
8	550–600	579	400.00–406.00	403.70
6	600–650	625	380.00–392.00	384.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
84	650–700	652	374.50	374.50
10	700–750	733	348.50	348.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	582	385.00	385.00
5	600–650	604	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	605	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	555.00	555.00
9	350–400	391	515.00–555.00	530.39
8	400–450	432	460.00–475.00	463.60
33	450–500	461	422.50–491.00	478.10
16	500–550	520	370.00–480.00	421.61
15	550–600	585	384.00	384.00
11	600–650	636	370.00–378.00	372.39
7	700–750	717	344.00	344.00
3	1000–1050	1,008	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	531	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	538	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	311	630.00–640.00	635.92
4	350–400	360	635.00–640.00	637.43
4	400–450	402	555.00–570.00	562.50
9	450–500	484	522.50–537.50	530.26
5	500–550	513	515.00	515.00
29	550–600	575	430.00–500.00	449.88
12	600–650	628	430.00–438.00	434.65
42	650–700	665	419.00–430.00	423.95
12	700–750	711	397.50–407.50	404.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	610	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	745	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	376	500.00–600.00	568.23
44	400–450	431	500.00–551.00	548.62
5	550–600	597	415.00	415.00
3	600–650	648	407.50	407.50
4	650–700	670	375.00–390.00	382.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	590	471.00	471.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	592	380.00	380.00
3	650–700	665	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	385	560.00–595.00	583.49
4	400–450	414	525.00–570.00	547.17
16	500–550	528	425.00–490.00	454.91
21	550–600	579	380.00–437.50	411.33
5	600–650	609	417.50–427.50	423.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	—	1,211	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,754.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,270	2,925.00–3,775.00	3,329.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	841	238.00	238.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.