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Interstate Regional Stockyards

Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cuba, Missouri · Tue, Apr 28

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1814

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

273 head

▼ 517 vs last sale 790▼ 1,728 vs year ago 2,001 · −86.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 80▼ 110 vs year ago 180 · −61.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 80▼ 10 vs year ago 50 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Steers and heifers sold with a higher undertone but with no price trend established. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good. Light offering this week with heavy rain and storms over the past 36 hours. The bull market for the ages is alive and well following the latest pullback with futures soaring higher over the past few sessions. Packers appear to be badly in need of product buying fed cattle at a new record price of 255.00 on Tuesday.

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 $447.30/cwt on 29 head, up $32.03 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 24 comparable sales and sits +38.39 against this barn's trailing median of $408.91.

Average price

$447.30

▲ 32.03 vs prior sale

29 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,436

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$9.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.06

vs MO average

+23.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	453.35	2,465	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	545	443.61	2,418	18thin

One grade step is worth $9.74/cwt here — about $47 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale29 hd

447.30

—

MO average18 barns · 2,208 hd

428.24

+19.06

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

+23.23

This barn, trailing median24 sales

408.91

+38.39

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	—	Average	1,830	212.69	3,892	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	176.23	2,677	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,358	172.28	2,340	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	151.19	1,597	28

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,222	$2,900	7

Every lot

39 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	316	610.67/cwt	590.00–635.00	1,930	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	590.14/cwt	580.00–600.00	2,154	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Full	375	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,063	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	543.71/cwt	535.00–555.00	2,294	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	550.48/cwt	540.00–565.00	2,543	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	555.00/cwt	547.50–560.00	2,570	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	506	516.33/cwt	505.00–530.00	2,613	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	532.55/cwt	525.00–537.50	2,732	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	470.12/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,661	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	489.84/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,856	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	588	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,778	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	436.05/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,708	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	696	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,784	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	313	564.61/cwt	550.00–575.00	1,767	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	592.68/cwt	570.00–615.00	1,885	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	522.85/cwt	480.00–545.00	1,992	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	472.18/cwt	450.00–487.50	2,021	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	513.82/cwt	485.00–532.50	2,230	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	489.19/cwt	470.00–507.50	2,338	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	461.96/cwt	457.50–465.00	2,374	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	464.09/cwt	460.00–472.50	2,446	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	440.46/cwt	437.50–442.50	2,484	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	420.67/cwt	415.00–422.50	2,457	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	389.91/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,414	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	380.98/cwt	380.00–382.50	2,545	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	336.50/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,490	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	543.58/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,006	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	550.07/cwt	545.00–555.00	2,343	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	468.46/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,450	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,830	212.69/cwt	212.00–213.00	3,892	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,085	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,002	138.44/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,387	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	156.73/cwt	148.00–163.00	1,693	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,790	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,076	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	171.98/cwt	167.50–179.00	2,299	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	176.23/cwt	169.50–178.00	2,677	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,553	180.88/cwt	179.50–182.50	2,809	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,222	2,899.91/head	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,900	7

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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 273Last week 790Year ago 2,001

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 80Year ago 180

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 80Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	369	535.00–550.00	543.58
4	400–450	426	545.00–555.00	550.07
8	500–550	523	445.00–485.00	468.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	570.00–615.00	592.68
7	400–450	434	485.00–532.50	513.82
6	450–500	478	470.00–507.50	489.19
6	500–550	527	460.00–472.50	464.09
5	550–600	564	437.50–442.50	440.46
4	600–650	619	385.00–395.00	389.91
10	650–700	668	380.00–382.50	380.98
10	700–750	740	335.00–340.00	336.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	313	550.00–575.00	564.61
17	350–400	381	480.00–545.00	522.85
7	400–450	428	450.00–487.50	472.18
10	500–550	514	457.50–465.00	461.96
8	550–600	584	415.00–422.50	420.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	316	590.00–635.00	610.67
4	350–400	365	580.00–600.00	590.14
17	400–450	422	535.00–555.00	543.71
7	450–500	462	540.00–565.00	550.48
11	500–550	506	505.00–530.00	516.33
6	550–600	566	460.00–475.00	470.12
9	600–650	621	425.00–445.00	436.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	463	547.50–560.00	555.00
8	500–550	513	525.00–537.50	532.55
6	550–600	583	470.00–500.00	489.84
4	650–700	696	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	588	472.50	472.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	550.00	550.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,222	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,899.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,830	212.00–213.00	212.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,337	167.50–179.00	171.98
2	—	1,553	179.50–182.50	180.88
2	—	1,258	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,080	148.00–163.00	156.73
2	—	1,085	165.00	165.00
7	—	1,002	130.00–142.00	138.44
1	—	960	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,519	169.50–178.00	176.23

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.