Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady on a light test. Slaughter cows steady. Demand moderate to good. Supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.20/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$144.20

156 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$28.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.54

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	493	157.28	775	50
Medium and Large 2	475	147.00	698	6thin
Medium and Large 1	685	139.40	955	73
Large 1	573	136.83	784	12thin
Medium 1-2	464	128.73	598	15thin

One grade step is worth $28.55/cwt here — about $178 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 sale156 hd

144.20

—

MO average16 barns · 7,139 hd

148.74

−4.54

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	1,681	83.46	1,403	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	66.20	816	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	63.39	892	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,131	46.02	520	27

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	127.53/cwt	125.50–128.50	791	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	431	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2Full	—	407	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	519	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2Full	—	327	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	435	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	719	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	838	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	126.93/cwt	125.00–129.50	834	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	146.56/cwt	140.00–153.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	712	4
Steers	Medium 1-2Full	—	529	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	645	4
Steers	Medium 1-2Full	—	409	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	552	5
Steers	Medium 1-2Full	—	467	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	598	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	142.50/cwt	141.25–143.00	956	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	729	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,021	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	756	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	983	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	660	138.53/cwt	138.25–139.50	914	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	184.50/cwt	184.00–185.00	559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	180.04/cwt	177.00–183.00	670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	167.14/cwt	162.00–185.00	715	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	707	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	129.56/cwt	125.00–130.50	750	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	136.07/cwt	135.00–139.00	631	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	127.73/cwt	124.50–132.50	779	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	743	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	918	9
Steers	Large 1	—	589	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	819	8
Steers	Large 1	—	540	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	129.59/cwt	127.50–132.00	597	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	697	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	151.50/cwt	150.00–152.00	711	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	153.11/cwt	149.00–156.50	801	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	147.16/cwt	142.50–153.00	845	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	664	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	147.00/cwt	145.00–149.00	698	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,045.36/cwt	1,020.00–1,080.00	13,203	3
Bulls	—	—	1,460	87.06/cwt	84.00–91.50	1,271	4
Bulls	—	—	1,858	80.58/cwt	80.00–81.50	1,497	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	70.91/cwt	68.00–74.00	896	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	62.91/cwt	58.00–66.00	762	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	948	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	62.88/cwt	61.50–64.00	885	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	315	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	53.04/cwt	50.00–58.00	630	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	45.70/cwt	40.00–48.50	532	16

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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