Interstate Regional Stockyards market report — October 20, 2026

Cuba, MO · Tuesday sale · USDA report published 10/20/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

507

Last week 446 (+61)
Last year 615

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$410.11 /cwt

$2,207 per head · 44 hd
vs last week +10.86

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

— /cwt

None sold in this weight at the latest sale

Compared to last Tuesday, steers and heifers steady on a limited test. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good. Light run with mostly smaller packages of calves, some weaned 30-45 days and several still bulls. You never know what's around the corner but market action in the cattle is pretty good at the moment with fed cattle showing some strength last week, feeder futures trending higher and beef cutouts higher Tuesday despite last weeks increased slaughter pace. Cow sale following the feeders featured 14 nice 2nd period A. I. bred heifers.
USDA Market News reporter, October 20, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 20

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 13. Last year = sale of Oct 21. Unweaned = calves sold straight off the cow. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Unweaned $/cwt
300–399 lb	12	353 lb	$494.09	$1,744	+51.63	+53.17	—
400–499 lb	19	451 lb	$458.52	$2,066	+11.24	−24.88	—
500–599 lb	44	538 lb	$410.11	$2,207	+10.86	−27.15	—
600–699 lb	24	639 lb	$373.34	$2,386	−2.52	−41.23	$372.50 (4 hd)†
900–999 lb	17	998 lb	$294.70	$2,941	—	—	—

Feeder heifers — Oct 20

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 13. Last year = sale of Oct 21.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year
300–399 lb	15	358 lb	$434.34	$1,554	+17.44	+13.17
400–499 lb	23	466 lb	$395.49	$1,843	+3.94	−24.22
500–599 lb	17	548 lb	$349.48	$1,917	−6.96	−41.03
600–699 lb	8	680 lb	$321.00	$2,184	+3.50	−48.52
800–899 lb	6	874 lb	$270.00	$2,360	—	−59.00

Slaughter cows — Oct 20

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	High	1	1,190 lb	$136.00	$136.00–$136.00
Boner 80-85%	Average	15	1,354 lb	$128.10	$123.00–$133.50
Boner 80-85%	Low	2	1,265 lb	$116.49	$111.00–$121.00
Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1	1,475 lb	$105.00	$105.00–$105.00
Breaker 75-80%	High	2	1,513 lb	$135.48	$134.00–$137.00
Breaker 75-80%	Average	3	1,423 lb	$131.16	$129.00–$133.50
Lean 85-90%	High	1	1,215 lb	$124.00	$124.00–$124.00
Lean 85-90%	Average	9	1,109 lb	$121.12	$112.00–$123.50
Lean 85-90%	Low	5	980 lb	$93.14	$86.00–$108.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $410.11/cwt
4-week average: $407.03
13-week average: $409.25
4-week vs 13-week: −0.5%

52-wk low $377.04high $518.53

Sales in 7 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 5, 2026): $327.57/cwt
4-week average: $330.92
13-week average: $337.67
4-week vs 13-week: −2.0%

52-wk low $322.00high $421.00

Sales in 5 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $349.48/cwt
4-week average: $360.92
13-week average: $366.51
4-week vs 13-week: −1.5%

52-wk low $349.48high $451.98

Sales in 7 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Apr and Mar and lowest in Nov and Dec.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−2.8%	29%	7
Feb	+3.6%	71%	7
Mar	+5.1%	86%	7
Apr	+6.0%	86%	7
May	+4.3%	86%	7
Jun	+2.6%	71%	7
Jul	+2.7%	71%	7
Aug	+2.7%	86%	7
Sep	−1.1%	57%	7
Oct	−4.0%	14%	7
Nov	−6.6%	0%	7
Dec	−5.7%	0%	7

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Aug and Jul and lowest in Dec and Nov.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−1.5%	29%	7
Feb	−0.1%	57%	7
Mar	−2.3%	29%	7
Apr	−1.4%	43%	7
May	−1.7%	43%	7
Jun	+2.5%	86%	7
Jul	+6.0%	100%	7
Aug	+6.3%	86%	7
Sep	+5.4%	86%	7
Oct	−1.1%	43%	7
Nov	−2.5%	29%	7
Dec	−2.6%	29%	7

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Tue Oct 20	507	$410.11	—	$349.48
Tue Oct 13	446	$399.25	—	$356.44
Tue Oct 6	649	$421.34	$327.57	$365.67
Tue Sep 29	665	$397.39	$326.67	$372.10
Tue Sep 22	1,280	$418.89	$338.51	$379.25
Tue Aug 25	610	$377.04	$326.37	$365.27
Tue Aug 4	976	$440.69	$369.24	$377.34

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Missouri sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Farmington Regional Stockyards, Farmington	57 mi	Oct 21	$392.45	$345.00†
Callaway Livestock Center, Kingdom City	67 mi	Oct 19	$416.61	$347.13
Mid Missouri Stockyards,	83 mi	Oct 22	$396.95	$338.65
Eastern MO Commission Company, Bowling Green	89 mi	Oct 23	$431.16	$367.71
Ozarks Regional Stockyards, West Plains	95 mi	Oct 20	$406.42	$338.76
SEMO Livestock Sales, Jackson	107 mi	Oct 20	$400.26	$331.26†

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Tuesday	October 20, 2026	507	36	AMS_1814

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba, MO” (AMS_1814). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.