Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers under 600 lbs firm to 4.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand good. Supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.05/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$149.05

159 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$32.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.45

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	158.00	863	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	569	150.88	858	111
Medium 1	601	145.00	871	7thin
Medium and Large 2	710	137.00	973	11thin
Medium 1-2	638	135.16	862	8thin
Small and Medium 1-2	553	126.00	697	4thin

One grade step is worth $32.00/cwt here — about $166 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 sale159 hd

149.05

—

MO average17 barns · 7,907 hd

150.50

−1.45

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	1,278	86.84	1,110	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	68.84	830	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,481	65.09	964	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	56.38	605	9thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1-2	—	690	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	942	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	601	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	871	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	629	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	134.11/cwt	131.50–136.00	764	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	138.34/cwt	131.00–145.50	714	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	140.42/cwt	139.00–143.00	597	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	982	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	836	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	668	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	823	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	555	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	856	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2Full	—	617	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	135.45/cwt	125.00–142.00	844	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	118.97/cwt	114.50–121.00	972	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	161.07/cwt	150.00–164.00	685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	137.94/cwt	134.00–142.00	915	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	141.53/cwt	140.00–146.00	744	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	62.66/cwt	60.50–64.00	684	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	555	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	605	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	243	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,037	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	63.47/cwt	61.50–65.00	983	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	790	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	65.02/cwt	60.50–67.50	767	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	73.70/cwt	69.50–75.50	914	11
Bulls	—	—	1,278	86.84/cwt	85.00–88.50	1,110	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	920.95/cwt	810.00–990.00	11,908	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	553	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	973	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	152.79/cwt	145.50–155.00	865	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	144.91/cwt	140.75–148.50	911	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	158.61/cwt	150.00–162.50	755	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	167.82/cwt	163.00–176.00	624	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,073	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,114	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	163.03/cwt	159.00–172.00	701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	170.68/cwt	165.00–182.00	579	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	141.99/cwt	140.50–143.50	968	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	154.02/cwt	152.00–156.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	656	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	918	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	492	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	162.11/cwt	160.50–163.50	830	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	607	134.35/cwt	130.00–141.00	816	5

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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