Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers 500-650 lbs firm to 3.00 higher, other weights near steady except some lesser quality under 450 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs 2.00-5.00 lower, over 650 lbs 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Typical October auction with considerable price variation depending on quality and weaning status with lots of weather changes and doctoring likely in store over the next 45 days.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.98/cwt on 277 head.

Average price

$146.98

277 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$28.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.12

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	500	148.51	743	54
Medium and Large 1	612	147.72	904	208
Medium 1	606	140.00	848	6thin
Medium 1-2	575	130.00	748	5thin
Large 1	591	120.00	709	4thin

One grade step is worth $28.51/cwt here — about $34 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 sale277 hd

146.98

—

MO average17 barns · 10,750 hd

147.11

−0.12

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	1,818	80.55	1,464	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	55.78	788	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,346	55.56	748	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	42.53	466	43

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1	—	529	152.05/cwt	145.50–161.50	804	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	149.26/cwt	147.75–154.00	930	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,151	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	147.91/cwt	145.25–150.00	985	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	147.23/cwt	145.50–152.00	838	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	156.21/cwt	151.00–158.50	734	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	136.89/cwt	136.25–138.50	1,109	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,063	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	158.96/cwt	157.00–160.00	688	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,092	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	162.26/cwt	161.00–164.00	589	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	176.40/cwt	171.00–181.00	572	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	490	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	730	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	651	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	838	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	774	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,029	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	118.93/cwt	112.50–122.50	736	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	115.32/cwt	114.00–119.00	660	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	128.34/cwt	120.00–135.00	622	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	121.17/cwt	117.00–125.00	791	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	130.31/cwt	130.00–131.00	558	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	126.43/cwt	120.00–132.00	669	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	853	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	463	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	556	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	48.92/cwt	45.50–51.50	573	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	38.91/cwt	35.00–43.50	403	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	30.32/cwt	25.50–32.00	301	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	649	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	55.78/cwt	53.00–59.00	788	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	55.26/cwt	54.00–58.00	757	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	711	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	659	1
Bulls	—	—	1,852	81.93/cwt	79.50–87.50	1,517	6
Bulls	—	—	1,715	76.39/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,310	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	969.86/cwt	950.00–990.00	13,093	5
Steers	Large 1	—	591	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	112.75/cwt	110.00–114.50	755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	114.89/cwt	110.00–120.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	127.09/cwt	125.00–130.00	658	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	126.88/cwt	125.00–133.00	596	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	129.42/cwt	128.50–134.00	950	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	135.30/cwt	127.50–139.00	572	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	127.73/cwt	126.50–129.00	778	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	124.14/cwt	120.00–131.00	967	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	127.88/cwt	125.00–132.00	486	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	129.54/cwt	125.00–134.00	886	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	529	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	660	123.76/cwt	119.00–128.50	817	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	132.15/cwt	130.00–135.50	642	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	586	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.37/cwt	129.00–131.50	750	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	130.05/cwt	128.50–134.00	1,034	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	134.30/cwt	129.00–137.00	890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	571	127.02/cwt	122.00–130.50	725	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	619	144.16/cwt	140.50–147.00	892	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	606	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	848	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	970.00/cwt	940.00–1,000.00	10,554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	151.36/cwt	147.00–154.00	728	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	157.60/cwt	157.00–158.00	657	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	140.28/cwt	138.00–142.00	797	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	141.26/cwt	141.00–141.50	1,010	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	143.39/cwt	140.00–148.50	754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	161.04/cwt	156.00–166.00	539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	503	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	7

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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