Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 6.00 higher, while slaughter bulls and replacement cows were mostly steady. Supply and demand were good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.61/cwt on 506 head.

Average price

$142.61

506 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$19.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.22

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	594	147.01	873	149
Medium and Large 1-2	570	143.53	818	293
Large 1	660	130.00	858	3thin
Large 1-2	597	128.38	767	23
Medium and Large 2	607	128.11	778	31
Medium 1-2	586	127.21	745	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.80/cwt here — about $128 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 sale506 hd

142.61

—

MO average18 barns · 10,609 hd

148.83

−6.22

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	1,621	70.98	1,150	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	51.61	717	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	46.33	579	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	36.30	348	72

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1-2	—	435	121.66/cwt	115.00–126.00	529	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	161.21/cwt	160.00–167.00	692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	168.65/cwt	161.00–179.00	611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	127.33/cwt	120.00–132.75	609	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	126.77/cwt	120.00–136.00	663	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	130.76/cwt	121.00–136.00	799	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	125.27/cwt	123.00–126.00	887	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	126.65/cwt	120.00–134.50	727	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	128.65/cwt	124.00–129.75	865	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	124.12/cwt	114.00–128.00	1,008	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	126.59/cwt	125.00–128.00	479	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	959	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	539	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	685	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	648	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	826	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	550	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	682	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	456	131.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	597	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	708	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	949	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	681	130.44/cwt	120.00–134.00	888	4
Steers	Large 1	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	948	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	127.92/cwt	118.50–132.50	737	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	141.61/cwt	132.00–146.25	885	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	150.31/cwt	143.50–155.50	795	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	141.20/cwt	135.00–155.00	665	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	148.87/cwt	145.00–156.00	642	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	140.75/cwt	139.00–142.75	1,023	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	154.49/cwt	151.00–161.00	746	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	148.48/cwt	145.50–150.00	846	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,139	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	37.82/cwt	31.00–42.50	377	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	29.09/cwt	20.00–35.00	277	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	797	53.63/cwt	48.00–55.00	427	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	48.93/cwt	43.50–56.00	693	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	55.63/cwt	51.50–57.00	750	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	43.06/cwt	34.50–47.50	524	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	51.24/cwt	48.00–54.50	666	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	102.68/cwt	101.00–103.00	981	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,035	2
Bulls	—	—	1,691	65.50/cwt	64.00–70.00	1,108	6
Bulls	—	—	1,536	77.56/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,191	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	118.72/cwt	110.00–124.00	658	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	119.50/cwt	112.00–124.50	863	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	109.60/cwt	100.00–119.00	570	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	116.03/cwt	114.00–118.00	791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,362	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,390	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	943	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	128.78/cwt	124.50–129.50	941	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	726	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	143.45/cwt	136.00–146.00	400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	776	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	526	112.03/cwt	110.00–115.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	744	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	781	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	813	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,037	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,500	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,349	980.50/cwt	900.00–1,120.00	13,227	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	140.41/cwt	134.50–148.00	799	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	150.06/cwt	140.00–161.00	537	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	139.81/cwt	138.00–143.50	956	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,173	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	149.83/cwt	142.00–156.00	763	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	140.20/cwt	137.50–142.50	871	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	139.22/cwt	138.50–139.50	1,058	22
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	915	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,194	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	668	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	477	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	113.47/cwt	110.00–117.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	653	3

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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