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Interstate Regional Stockyards

Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cuba, Missouri · Tue, May 12

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1814

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,017 head

▲ 305 vs last sale 712▲ 55 vs year ago 962 · +5.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 75▼ 44 vs year ago 131 · −33.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 40▼ 60 vs year ago 100 · −60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers 5.00-15.00 lower with best demand on high quality weaned steers near 475 lbs. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 450 lbs 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Demand moderate. Supply moderate. Several consignments of very good quality, mostly weaned calves this week. Administration talk of increasing beef imports spooked the market sending feeder futures sharply lower with a reaction similar to what we saw last fall and making buyers more cautious than we've seen for a while. Meanwhile very tight numbers have helped push fed cattle to all-time highs although there is some concern that gas prices may be holding back beef cutout values.

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 $472.05/cwt on 229 head, down $32.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 24 comparable sales and sits +14.07 against this barn's trailing median of $457.99.

Average price

$472.05

▼ 32.71 vs prior sale

229 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$10.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.61

vs MO average

−1.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	473.66	2,621	195
Medium and Large 1-2	535	462.85	2,475	34

One grade step is worth $10.81/cwt here — about $146 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 sale229 hd

472.05

—

MO average19 barns · 5,671 hd

490.66

−18.61

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

−1.65

This barn, trailing median24 sales

457.99

+14.07

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	—	High	1,784	216.10	3,855	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	175.60	2,352	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,501	173.67	2,606	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	149.27	1,596	13

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,167	$2,802	9
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	940	$3,500	2thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	614.40/cwt	610.00–617.50	1,905	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	602.56/cwt	575.00–620.00	1,910	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,232	4
Steers	350–400	Medium 1-2	375	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,931	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	550.07/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,107	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	565.30/cwt	535.00–585.00	2,386	34
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	457	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,171	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	503.63/cwt	487.50–522.50	2,362	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	540.60/cwt	512.50–563.00	2,557	87
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	488	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,391	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	509	490.50/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,497	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	474.63/cwt	450.00–505.00	2,473	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	499.32/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,641	58
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	443.81/cwt	410.00–470.00	2,472	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	459.13/cwt	427.50–500.00	2,622	121
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	611	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,383	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	434.15/cwt	417.50–444.00	2,679	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	625	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,531	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	410.23/cwt	406.00–413.00	2,572	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	407.48/cwt	395.00–422.00	2,730	39
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	674	401.40/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,705	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	755	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,718	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	907	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,975	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	540.09/cwt	500.00–585.00	1,766	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	501.40/cwt	480.00–540.00	1,850	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	532.62/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,997	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	514.73/cwt	500.00–545.00	2,167	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	483.22/cwt	480.00–487.50	2,102	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	452	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,944	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	442.17/cwt	415.00–465.00	2,052	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	468.10/cwt	450.00–477.50	2,195	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	439.35/cwt	417.50–462.50	2,241	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	412.94/cwt	400.00–423.00	2,193	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	410.90/cwt	400.00–416.00	2,301	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	574	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,612	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	372.34/cwt	357.50–390.00	2,290	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	620	424.24/cwt	417.50–430.00	2,630	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	361.25/cwt	359.00–366.00	2,384	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	670	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,211	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	731	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,434	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	330.19/cwt	326.00–335.00	2,556	22
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	814	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,605	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	827	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,597	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1-2	310	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,845	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	533.02/cwt	500.00–547.50	1,999	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	512.36/cwt	502.50–532.50	2,188	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	472.77/cwt	455.00–490.00	2,283	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	469.47/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,427	8
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,056	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,730	214.79/cwt	205.00–220.00	3,716	5
Bulls	—	—	1,780	200.93/cwt	199.00–203.00	3,577	2
Bulls	—	—	2,060	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	5,212	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	140.93/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,397	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,136	156.42/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,777	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,125	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	176.65/cwt	172.00–182.00	2,360	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	186.98/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,552	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	175.60/cwt	174.50–177.00	2,564	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,705	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,796	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	846	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,690	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	2,802.19/head	2,550.00–3,000.00	2,802	9

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 May 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,017Last week 712Year ago 962

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 75Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 40Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	310	610.00–617.50	614.40
4	350–400	383	540.00–560.00	550.07
7	450–500	469	487.50–522.50	503.63
21	500–550	521	450.00–505.00	474.63
13	550–600	557	410.00–470.00	443.81
10	600–650	627	406.00–413.00	410.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	317	575.00–620.00	602.56
4	350–400	372	600.00	600.00
34	400–450	422	535.00–585.00	565.30
87	450–500	473	512.50–563.00	540.60
58	500–550	529	470.00–520.00	499.32
121	550–600	571	427.50–500.00	459.13
18	600–650	617	417.50–444.00	434.15
39	650–700	670	395.00–422.00	407.48
7	900–950	907	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	488	490.00	490.00
16	500–550	509	475.00–495.00	490.50
3	600–650	625	405.00	405.00
7	650–700	674	400.00–405.00	401.40
5	750–800	755	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	457	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	611	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	515.00	515.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	574	455.00	455.00
11	600–650	620	417.50–430.00	424.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	327	500.00–585.00	540.09
8	350–400	369	480.00–540.00	501.40
10	400–450	435	480.00–487.50	483.22
14	450–500	464	415.00–465.00	442.17
8	500–550	531	400.00–423.00	412.94
8	600–650	615	357.50–390.00	372.34
3	800–850	827	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	375	500.00–550.00	532.62
25	400–450	421	500.00–545.00	514.73
24	450–500	469	450.00–477.50	468.10
29	500–550	510	417.50–462.50	439.35
17	550–600	560	400.00–416.00	410.90
15	650–700	660	359.00–366.00	361.25
22	750–800	774	326.00–335.00	330.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	670	330.00	330.00
5	700–750	731	333.00	333.00
5	800–850	814	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	595.00	595.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	375	500.00–547.50	533.02
15	400–450	427	502.50–532.50	512.36
4	450–500	483	455.00–490.00	472.77
8	500–550	517	445.00–485.00	469.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	875	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	991	130.00–148.00	140.93
7	—	1,136	150.00–166.00	156.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	164.00	164.00
5	—	1,460	174.50–177.00	175.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,336	172.00–182.00	176.65
2	—	1,328	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,365	185.00–189.00	186.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,060	253.00	253.00
5	—	1,730	205.00–220.00	214.79
2	—	1,780	199.00–203.00	200.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	846	318.00	318.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	940	3,500.00	3,500.00

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)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	—	1,167	2,550.00–3,000.00	2,802.19

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.