Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers under 600 lbs 2.00-6.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady to firm. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Demand moderate. Supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.99/cwt on 451 head.

Average price

$153.99

451 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$30.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.40

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	609	156.09	950	288
Medium and Large 1-2	559	153.51	858	125
Medium 1-2	488	153.00	747	7thin
Medium and Large 2	617	141.50	873	22
Medium and Large 2-3	551	125.11	689	9thin

One grade step is worth $30.98/cwt here — about $261 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 sale451 hd

153.99

—

MO average18 barns · 8,547 hd

151.59

+2.40

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	—	Low	1,582	76.74	1,214	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,348	60.69	818	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	57.60	723	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,092	47.46	518	41
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,222	107.50	1,314	34

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	159.18/cwt	155.00–162.50	689	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	131.77/cwt	127.50–138.00	770	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	144.72/cwt	138.00–157.00	670	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	139.90/cwt	139.00–141.50	726	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	176.42/cwt	166.00–180.00	693	23
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	444	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	622	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	574	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	775	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	465	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	426	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	598	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	155.72/cwt	155.00–156.50	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	154.97/cwt	153.00–159.50	685	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	937	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	151.78/cwt	151.00–152.75	722	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	149.26/cwt	147.00–153.00	778	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	136.74/cwt	132.75–139.75	856	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	144.87/cwt	140.00–147.75	834	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	666	115.30/cwt	111.00–117.50	768	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	159.88/cwt	157.00–163.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	146.27/cwt	144.00–147.00	623	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	144.17/cwt	139.00–146.50	766	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	146.39/cwt	144.00–152.00	701	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	132.63/cwt	124.50–135.50	834	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	151.02/cwt	144.00–154.00	577	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	139.88/cwt	134.00–141.50	790	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	141.02/cwt	130.00–145.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	136.36/cwt	133.00–139.50	706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	749	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	488	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	747	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	671	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	963	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	720	135.30/cwt	134.50–136.50	974	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	651	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	42.98/cwt	38.00–47.00	449	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,219	52.55/cwt	47.50–55.00	641	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	57.67/cwt	56.50–58.00	619	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	59.58/cwt	55.50–63.00	816	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	819	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	57.26/cwt	55.00–63.00	698	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	51.12/cwt	51.00–51.50	715	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	68.04/cwt	64.50–69.50	859	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,222	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,314	34
Bulls	—	—	1,322	72.60/cwt	66.50–79.50	960	3
Bulls	—	—	1,973	82.96/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,637	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	1,011.45/cwt	785.00–1,125.00	12,299	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,414	765.59/cwt	685.00–850.00	10,825	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,212.50/cwt	1,075.00–1,350.00	12,222	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	1,020.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,035.00	13,199	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	909	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	823	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	139.46/cwt	134.50–145.50	940	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	159.02/cwt	156.50–161.00	822	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	169.41/cwt	162.50–173.00	700	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	156.48/cwt	151.50–162.00	892	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	161.49/cwt	157.50–165.00	767	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	145.68/cwt	143.50–149.50	892	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	137.79/cwt	137.00–138.50	989	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	123.26/cwt	116.75–129.50	1,011	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	172.87/cwt	170.00–177.00	633	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	179.72/cwt	176.00–184.00	580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	158.46/cwt	148.50–167.25	1,000	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	139.63/cwt	136.50–145.00	1,010	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	159.53/cwt	155.00–166.00	906	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	151.56/cwt	146.75–157.00	1,008	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	162.74/cwt	160.00–166.00	841	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	168.64/cwt	164.50–171.50	798	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	190.30/cwt	187.50–192.00	582	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	172.14/cwt	170.00–180.00	751	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	129.68/cwt	129.00–132.50	1,000	6

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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