Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Demand good. Supply light. Winter weather slowed receipts with light snow and cold temps Monday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.68/cwt on 385 head.

Average price

$145.68

385 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$13.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.93

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	607	148.05	899	72
Medium 1-2	497	146.00	726	3thin
Medium and Large 1	693	145.46	1,008	295
Medium 1	701	140.00	981	11thin
Medium and Large 2	564	135.00	761	4thin

One grade step is worth $13.05/cwt here — about $138 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 sale385 hd

145.68

—

MO average19 barns · 12,475 hd

154.61

−8.93

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	2,060	68.00	1,401	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	58.00	888	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	49.83	583	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	39.77	424	10

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1-2	—	606	145.01/cwt	140.00–146.50	879	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	132.74/cwt	130.00–133.50	1,087	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,423	1,153.60/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	16,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	136.83/cwt	135.00–141.00	992	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	723.14/cwt	570.00–1,070.00	8,786	10
Steers	Medium 1	—	701	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	981	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	9
Bulls	—	—	1,770	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,133	1
Bulls	—	—	2,350	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	165.99/cwt	158.00–170.00	732	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	33.22/cwt	30.00–38.00	342	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	152.37/cwt	146.00–159.00	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	944	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	170.23/cwt	156.00–174.00	720	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	153.82/cwt	152.75–159.00	757	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,056	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,114	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	497	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	154.95/cwt	151.00–159.00	882	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	127.74/cwt	127.00–129.00	786	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	693	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	42.58/cwt	42.00–46.00	461	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,013	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	656	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	48.90/cwt	47.00–51.50	568	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	145.74/cwt	145.00–147.00	682	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	154.75/cwt	154.75–154.75	614	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	127.12/cwt	125.00–130.25	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	967	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	134.72/cwt	132.00–136.50	718	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	131.72/cwt	129.00–135.00	884	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	985	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,017	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	142.56/cwt	139.25–143.75	959	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	139.92/cwt	136.00–141.90	1,180	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	142.67/cwt	142.00–143.25	1,041	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	147.53/cwt	144.00–149.50	907	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	162.61/cwt	158.00–168.00	865	25
Heifers	Medium 1	—	624	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	814	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	170.48/cwt	159.50–176.00	776	9

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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