Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Demand moderate. Supply moderate. Best demand seen on the higher quality calves and longer weaned/yearling type cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.47/cwt on 303 head.

Average price

$127.47

303 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$11.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.24

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	131.12	760	123
Medium and Large 1-2	536	125.60	674	160
Medium and Large 2	459	119.90	550	20

One grade step is worth $11.22/cwt here — about $210 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 sale303 hd

127.47

—

MO average17 barns · 6,596 hd

130.71

−3.24

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	1,663	77.58	1,290	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	54.13	801	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	52.68	656	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,093	38.92	426	17

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	288	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	435	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	133.31/cwt	130.00–135.00	564	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	753	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	119.50/cwt	115.00–133.00	578	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	139.33/cwt	135.50–145.00	658	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	131.20/cwt	131.00–131.50	930	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	534	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	142.67/cwt	140.00–149.00	596	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	122.61/cwt	122.00–125.00	948	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	687	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	831	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	121.74/cwt	120.00–126.00	639	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	531	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	637	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	136.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	796	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	143.26/cwt	137.50–146.00	819	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	144.90/cwt	140.00–146.00	781	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	155.04/cwt	149.00–157.00	595	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	912	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	824	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	122.14/cwt	121.00–124.00	716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	144.11/cwt	140.00–148.50	674	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	161.01/cwt	156.00–163.00	799	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	169.40/cwt	148.00–184.00	730	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	721	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	125.44/cwt	122.00–128.25	780	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	127.87/cwt	127.00–130.00	689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	827	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,038	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	478	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	598	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	452	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	542	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	708	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	913	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	347	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	507	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	580	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	476	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	54.13/cwt	52.50–55.50	801	5
Bulls	—	—	2,195	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	1,635	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	236	1
Bulls	—	—	1,499	70.41/cwt	61.00–77.00	1,055	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	529	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	34.30/cwt	30.00–40.00	371	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	832.33/cwt	640.00–970.00	10,038	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	15,125	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	56.05/cwt	55.00–57.00	756	2
Bulls	—	—	1,691	81.48/cwt	78.50–85.00	1,378	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	52.68/cwt	50.00–55.00	650	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	43.29/cwt	41.00–47.50	479	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	102.06/cwt	98.00–106.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	671	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	852	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	135.92/cwt	135.00–137.00	843	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	143.30/cwt	139.00–145.00	602	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	126.41/cwt	120.00–128.50	669	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	617	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	128.40/cwt	120.00–136.00	602	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	122.09/cwt	121.75–123.00	835	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	138.33/cwt	135.00–140.00	737	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	108.93/cwt	104.00–120.00	676	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	474	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	120.93/cwt	117.00–125.00	862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	119.69/cwt	115.00–124.50	754	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	118.80/cwt	110.00–128.00	688	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	229	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	360	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	117.45/cwt	115.50–122.50	664	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	113.54/cwt	110.00–117.00	758	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	528	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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