Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers 6.00-12.00 lower based on a limited market test. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Demand light to moderate. Supply light. Volatility is the word in the feeder market as futures contracts have blown through previous lows with the return of the coronavirus to the front of the news cycle. On the bright side, domestic demand remains strong with fed harvest rates running well above a year ago.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.19/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$141.19

153 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$10.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.50

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	653	145.39	949	71
Medium and Large 1-2	642	137.78	884	73
Large 1	490	137.00	671	3thin
Medium and Large 2	637	135.00	860	6thin

One grade step is worth $10.39/cwt here — about $89 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 sale153 hd

141.19

—

MO average20 barns · 15,234 hd

154.68

−13.50

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	1,726	84.38	1,456	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	64.62	941	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,325	53.62	710	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,012	45.05	456	26

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	159.17/cwt	158.00–161.50	592	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	141.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	806	7
Bulls	—	—	1,533	81.06/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,243	2
Bulls	—	—	1,803	85.71/cwt	82.50–88.50	1,545	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	48.77/cwt	47.00–52.50	652	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	55.82/cwt	52.50–59.00	737	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	68.18/cwt	67.50–69.00	989	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	63.20/cwt	62.50–64.50	921	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	129.16/cwt	127.50–130.00	913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	144.41/cwt	142.50–151.00	916	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	156.41/cwt	146.50–164.00	896	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	132.56/cwt	131.75–134.50	1,015	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	160.43/cwt	157.50–166.50	825	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,041	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	894	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,095	5
Steers	Large 1	—	490	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	398	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	130.71/cwt	125.00–135.00	664	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	131.31/cwt	130.00–134.50	639	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.50	762	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	130.80/cwt	126.00–132.50	742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	143.04/cwt	140.50–145.00	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	146.40/cwt	144.00–148.00	631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	409	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	999.99/cwt	800.00–1,130.00	12,150	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	130.37/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,003	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	141.46/cwt	140.00–143.00	881	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	135.32/cwt	132.00–137.50	901	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	117.33/cwt	113.00–119.75	910	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	125.66/cwt	122.00–126.75	765	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	847	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	125.51/cwt	120.50–130.00	730	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	137.90/cwt	125.50–150.50	645	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	614	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	48.32/cwt	47.00–50.00	518	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	40.74/cwt	35.50–47.00	370	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	684	1

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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