Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate. Nice feeder offering with several good grazing cattle still moving.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.98/cwt on 353 head.

Average price

$146.98

353 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$20

per head · Large 1 over Medium 2

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.42

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	481	153.50	738	11thin
Medium and Large 1	516	150.09	774	171
Medium and Large 1-2	512	145.10	742	128
Medium 1-2	478	140.56	672	19thin
Medium and Large 2	406	140.48	571	19thin
Medium 2	614	123.50	758	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about −$20 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale353 hd

146.98

—

MO average19 barns · 10,993 hd

147.40

−0.42

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,826	82.13	1,500	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	55.30	672	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,484	53.69	797	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	38.52	397	26

Every lot, as filed

90 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	618	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	890	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	35.43/cwt	32.00–40.00	376	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	549	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	53.31/cwt	52.00–55.50	784	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	929	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	57.59/cwt	55.00–59.50	693	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	404	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	664	6
Steers	Large 1	—	502	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	728	7
Steers	Large 1	—	587	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	851	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	539	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	806	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	338	182.99/cwt	182.00–184.00	619	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	383	165.56/cwt	160.00–168.00	634	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	476	157.29/cwt	151.00–168.00	749	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	377	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	562	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	498	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	482	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	858	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	43.29/cwt	40.00–48.00	452	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	27.54/cwt	26.50–28.50	269	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	692	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	907	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	338	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	195.29/cwt	192.50–198.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	186.41/cwt	186.00–190.00	712	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	181.93/cwt	175.50–195.00	879	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	165.13/cwt	165.00–166.00	954	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	185.17/cwt	171.00–191.00	950	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	503	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	458	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	560	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	818	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	619	146.98/cwt	145.00–149.00	910	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	252	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	190.50/cwt	190.00–191.00	577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	173.25/cwt	173.00–173.50	844	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	175.68/cwt	170.00–185.00	720	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	178.34/cwt	173.00–184.00	690	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	159.43/cwt	152.00–162.50	931	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	747	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,001	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	620.62/cwt	535.00–675.00	6,454	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	836.04/cwt	700.00–1,075.00	9,773	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	53.66/cwt	51.00–55.00	656	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	44.10/cwt	42.50–48.00	564	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	81.23/cwt	76.50–85.00	1,450	10
Bulls	—	—	2,030	86.65/cwt	85.50–88.00	1,759	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	56.42/cwt	56.00–56.50	594	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	949	73.07/cwt	70.00–74.00	693	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,052	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	177.46/cwt	171.00–184.00	745	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	140.88/cwt	138.00–141.50	902	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	135.58/cwt	132.00–145.50	926	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	145.35/cwt	136.00–153.00	821	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	157.80/cwt	147.00–180.00	822	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	172.99/cwt	152.00–190.00	825	36
Heifers	Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	481	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	738	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	523	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	703	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	615	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	398	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	434	145.58/cwt	145.00–146.00	632	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	614	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	758	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	582	136.02/cwt	132.50–139.50	792	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	591	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	810	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	164.16/cwt	155.00–167.50	622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	160.29/cwt	156.00–163.50	704	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	507	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	139.22/cwt	135.00–143.50	885	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	152.72/cwt	152.00–155.00	724	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	150.43/cwt	145.00–152.50	842	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	151.57/cwt	148.50–154.50	791	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	574	135.07/cwt	133.00–138.50	775	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	123.25/cwt	123.00–123.50	896	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	855	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	136.24/cwt	136.00–137.00	838	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	149.43/cwt	147.00–152.50	710	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	151.53/cwt	146.00–156.00	583	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	146.80/cwt	144.00–150.50	768	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	542	4

How this sale compares

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.

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