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Interstate Regional Stockyards

Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cuba, Missouri · Tue, Apr 21

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1814

← Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

790 head

▼ 590 vs last sale 1,380▲ 175 vs year ago 615 · +28.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 145▼ 8 vs year ago 88 · −9.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 80▲ 35 vs year ago 45 · +77.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers mostly 5.00-15.00 lower, except some light heifers under 400 lbs fully 20.00-30.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Demand moderate. Supply moderate. Cattle futures have lost a lot of ground since last week with overall feeder quality also down from last weeks sale. Cow sale following the feeders featured 18 head of nice SimAngus open heifers sold in two packages weighing 733-798 lbs @ 3150-3200/head.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $498.35/cwt on 127 head, down $21.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 24 comparable sales and sits +40.37 against this barn's trailing median of $457.99.

Average price

$498.35

▼ 21.07 vs prior sale

127 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$27.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.23

vs MO average

+19.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	505.05	2,743	96
Medium and Large 1-2	542	477.61	2,589	31

One grade step is worth $27.44/cwt here — about $154 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale127 hd

498.35

—

MO average18 barns · 4,071 hd

488.13

+10.23

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

+19.32

This barn, trailing median24 sales

457.99

+40.37

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $519.42, low $374.69, median $457.99 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	1,719	208.65	3,587	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,364	171.70	2,342	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,584	166.31	2,634	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,030	153.46	1,581	27

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)	1,243	$3,682	14
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,233	$2,745	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	975	$3,515	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,243	$4,100	4thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,779	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	306	603.40/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,846	26
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	650.61/cwt	630.00–665.00	2,088	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	584.80/cwt	570.00–600.00	2,193	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	567.45/cwt	550.00–594.00	2,389	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	529.24/cwt	520.00–547.50	2,270	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	520.03/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,377	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	561.64/cwt	530.00–581.00	2,662	33
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	487	478.09/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,328	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	502.95/cwt	485.00–522.50	2,580	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	524	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,620	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	528.01/cwt	505.00–550.00	2,777	46
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	530	513.00/cwt	513.00–513.00	2,719	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	456.74/cwt	430.00–475.00	2,585	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	477.36/cwt	440.00–487.50	2,730	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	591	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,683	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	413.36/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,542	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	437.52/cwt	415.00–460.00	2,695	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	416.00/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,746	30
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	396.43/cwt	393.00–400.00	2,640	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,690	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	559.88/cwt	510.00–595.00	1,842	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	469.17/cwt	445.00–505.00	1,708	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	506.54/cwt	470.00–555.00	1,894	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	472.32/cwt	440.00–500.00	2,012	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	537.55/cwt	525.00–557.50	2,349	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	454.39/cwt	445.00–482.50	2,104	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	489.86/cwt	460.00–518.00	2,297	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	496	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,096	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	450.54/cwt	442.50–460.00	2,266	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2Fleshy	512	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,792	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	431.81/cwt	422.50–442.50	2,409	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	393.54/cwt	384.00–417.50	2,283	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	592	379.37/cwt	377.50–385.00	2,246	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,374	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	370.42/cwt	360.00–376.00	2,345	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,399	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,506	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	888	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,824	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	541.13/cwt	450.00–580.00	2,083	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	547.18/cwt	517.50–575.00	2,342	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	510.80/cwt	470.00–535.00	2,350	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	485.72/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,463	29
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	410.04/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,350	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	407.35/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,497	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	375.68/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,491	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,675	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,724	209.94/cwt	202.00–219.00	3,619	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	142.10/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,401	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	157.80/cwt	148.00–165.00	1,651	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	167.77/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,829	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,141	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,390	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,372	172.12/cwt	165.50–178.00	2,361	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	168.96/cwt	168.00–170.00	2,590	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,713	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	3,515.32/head	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,515	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	2,745.11/head	2,625.00–3,000.00	2,745	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	3,682.05/head	3,000.00–4,200.00	3,682	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	4,100.00/head	4,050.00–4,200.00	4,100	4

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 Apr 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 790Last week 1,380Year ago 615

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 145Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 80Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	321	630.00–665.00	650.61
19	400–450	421	550.00–594.00	567.45
33	450–500	474	530.00–581.00	561.64
46	500–550	526	505.00–550.00	528.01
18	550–600	572	440.00–487.50	477.36
23	600–650	616	415.00–460.00	437.52
30	650–700	660	410.00–425.00	416.00
3	700–750	708	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	640.00	640.00
26	300–350	306	600.00–640.00	603.40
4	350–400	375	570.00–600.00	584.80
7	400–450	429	520.00–547.50	529.24
4	450–500	457	510.00–530.00	520.03
14	500–550	513	485.00–522.50	502.95
17	550–600	566	430.00–475.00	456.74
6	600–650	615	410.00–420.00	413.36
4	650–700	666	393.00–400.00	396.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	530	513.00	513.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	524	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	487	470.00–490.00	478.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	591	454.00	454.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	364	445.00–505.00	469.17
13	400–450	426	440.00–500.00	472.32
17	450–500	463	445.00–482.50	454.39
16	550–600	580	384.00–417.50	393.54
8	600–650	633	360.00–376.00	370.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	510.00–595.00	559.88
9	350–400	374	470.00–555.00	506.54
19	400–450	437	525.00–557.50	537.55
29	450–500	469	460.00–518.00	489.86
17	500–550	503	442.50–460.00	450.54
14	550–600	558	422.50–442.50	431.81
4	600–650	628	378.00	378.00
6	700–750	727	330.00	330.00
3	750–800	783	320.00	320.00
3	850–900	888	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	592	377.50–385.00	379.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	512	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	496	422.50	422.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	385	450.00–580.00	541.13
10	400–450	428	517.50–575.00	547.18
12	450–500	460	470.00–535.00	510.80
29	500–550	507	475.00–500.00	485.72
4	550–600	573	400.00–420.00	410.04
4	600–650	613	395.00–420.00	407.35
12	650–700	663	350.00–390.00	375.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	179.00	179.00
1	—	1,330	161.00	161.00
8	—	1,372	165.50–178.00	172.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,090	167.00–169.00	167.77
13	—	1,046	148.00–165.00	157.80
10	—	986	135.00–148.00	142.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	161.00	161.00
2	—	1,533	168.00–170.00	168.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	197.00	197.00
9	—	1,724	202.00–219.00	209.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	975	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,515.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	14	—	1,243	3,000.00–4,200.00	3,682.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,233	2,625.00–3,000.00	2,745.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,243	4,050.00–4,200.00	4,100.00

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.