Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 500 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady. Slaughter cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.99/cwt on 251 head.

Average price

$149.99

251 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$897

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$183

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

$2.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.30

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	501	151.89	761	65
Medium and Large 1	632	149.33	944	186

One grade step is worth $2.56/cwt here — about −$183 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 sale251 hd

149.99

—

MO average18 barns · 12,013 hd

149.69

+0.30

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	—	High	1,850	79.20	1,465	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	51.95	642	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,420	49.51	703	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,054	37.69	397	32

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	427	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	628	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	5
Bulls	—	—	2,013	86.67/cwt	86.25–87.00	1,745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	502	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	653	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	548	3
Bulls	—	—	1,983	80.15/cwt	79.00–81.50	1,589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	727	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	113.07/cwt	110.00–115.00	701	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	131.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	437	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	124.83/cwt	124.50–127.00	1,074	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	159.56/cwt	157.75–160.00	779	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	779	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	974	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	160.95/cwt	151.00–172.00	692	13
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	4
Bulls	—	—	1,553	70.77/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,099	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	125.80/cwt	125.00–127.25	789	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	143.58/cwt	141.00–147.00	685	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	301	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	421	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	364	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	102.36/cwt	100.00–103.50	1,004	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	128.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	729	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	738	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,030	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	143.21/cwt	136.50–147.00	667	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	502	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	148.12/cwt	145.00–153.50	798	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	480	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	159.97/cwt	152.00–168.00	902	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	168.06/cwt	165.00–178.50	904	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,030	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	145.21/cwt	144.00–151.00	828	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	158.29/cwt	156.00–164.00	723	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	974	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	151.87/cwt	140.50–159.25	945	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	8,487	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	123.91/cwt	121.00–130.00	968	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	139.12/cwt	134.75–143.25	746	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	565	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	28.29/cwt	22.00–32.00	282	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	49.51/cwt	47.00–51.50	703	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	46.27/cwt	43.00–49.00	508	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	52.23/cwt	50.25–57.50	653	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	36.01/cwt	33.00–41.00	379	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	648	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	753	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	134.39/cwt	134.25–135.00	993	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	961	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	908	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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