Sale reports / Missouri / Interstate Regional Stockyards / 2026-06-09

Interstate Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cuba, Missouri · Tue, Jun 9
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1814
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,308 head
▲ 211 vs last sale 1,097▲ 649 vs year ago 659 · +98.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 130 vs last sale 190▼ 35 vs year ago 95 · −36.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 50▲ 0 vs year ago 30 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers under 450 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 450 lbs steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Supply moderate. Cattle futures bounced back Tuesday after Mondays lower close. The stick out sale of the day came on 81 head of 635 lb steers @ 448.00.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $457.77/cwt on 215 head, up $0.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 24 comparable sales and sits −0.22 against this barn's trailing median of $457.99.
Average price
$457.77
▲ 0.76 vs prior sale
215 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,497
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$208
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$40.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.32
vs MO average
+4.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546463.522,530164
Medium and Large 1-2541446.892,41835
Medium and Large 2550422.582,32216thin
One grade step is worth $40.94/cwt here — about $208 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 sale215 hd
457.77
—
MO average20 barns · 4,482 hd
469.09
−11.32
National average163 barns · 9,671 hd
453.72
+4.05
This barn, trailing median24 sales
457.99
−0.22
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
533476418361median 457.9903/0304/2106/0909/2911/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,859216.744,0307thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,569179.772,8216thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,268173.842,20516
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,059157.221,66416

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,078$3,3204thin

Every lot

81 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,9433
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1369560.92/cwt555.00–572.502,07014
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy400540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,1605
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1412529.37/cwt525.00–545.002,1819
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added416560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,33012
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429529.37/cwt500.00–535.002,27113
Steers400–450Large 1447450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0123
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1464527.09/cwt515.00–535.002,44626
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464499.61/cwt467.50–515.002,31820
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added478522.50/cwt522.50–522.502,49833
Steers450–500Large 1482425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,0495
Steers450–500Medium 1-2494430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,12418
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2517430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2233
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522468.79/cwt455.00–472.002,44772
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523460.92/cwt440.00–465.002,41123
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added556469.22/cwt460.00–478.002,60959
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2557420.87/cwt400.00–425.002,34413
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,41912
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580441.85/cwt434.00–450.002,56333
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,5353
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added601420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,52491
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2631384.00/cwt384.00–384.002,4236
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1634445.31/cwt405.00–448.002,82388
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666388.58/cwt383.00–393.002,58824
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy666373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,4844
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672381.20/cwt378.00–400.002,56220
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,6866
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727370.29/cwt359.00–375.002,69229
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy739344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,5424
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Full759346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,6265
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778349.21/cwt346.50–354.002,71713
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added781346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,70242
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1867330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,8613
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1296535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,5844
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1317526.02/cwt517.50–540.001,6675
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325522.18/cwt505.00–530.001,6976
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380475.39/cwt465.00–485.001,8064
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385502.93/cwt485.00–515.001,93630
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2406445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8077
Heifers400–450Large 1428430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8403
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438458.05/cwt455.00–460.002,0065
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1439450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,97615
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2462423.83/cwt412.50–430.001,9589
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474424.83/cwt412.50–430.002,0147
Heifers450–500Large 1492392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,9313
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added495439.07/cwt432.50–445.002,17370
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added500432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,16313
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512399.25/cwt375.00–405.002,04411
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added553420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,32311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,3153
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571383.39/cwt380.00–390.002,18941
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580356.28/cwt348.00–367.502,0667
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2582360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0952
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy584355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0734
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624371.62/cwt355.00–387.002,31931
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2651359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,33726
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy693326.65/cwt324.00–330.002,2649
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1708338.01/cwt329.00–341.002,39330
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2767308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,3623
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2806310.02/cwt306.00–314.002,4994
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy843309.50/cwt309.50–309.502,60919
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2935294.50/cwt294.50–294.502,7544
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2390500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9502
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2484455.55/cwt445.00–470.002,2057
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523434.76/cwt425.00–445.002,2744
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2605
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,2402
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,790199.00/cwt199.00–199.003,5621
Bulls——1,801212.80/cwt201.00–219.003,8334
Bulls——2,010233.50/cwt229.00–238.004,6932
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%820128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0501
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,039162.73/cwt158.00–173.001,6916
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080144.67/cwt138.00–152.001,5626
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,135181.04/cwt175.00–187.002,0553
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,192184.87/cwt181.50–187.002,2043
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274173.07/cwt170.00–180.002,20512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,430150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,1451
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,533186.79/cwt183.00–190.002,8632
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,587176.26/cwt169.00–179.502,7974
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0783,320.45/head3,250.00–3,375.003,3204
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2887295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,6173

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.