Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 550 lbs steady, Over 550 lbs steady to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, Over 600 lbs steady. Demand moderate to good. Supply heavy. Slaughter cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.21/cwt on 737 head.

Average price

$144.21

737 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$14.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.93

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	145.86	938	444
Medium and Large 1-2	565	144.42	816	227
Medium and Large 2	530	133.21	706	39
Large 1	670	131.09	878	27

One grade step is worth $14.77/cwt here — about $60 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 sale737 hd

144.21

—

MO average19 barns · 17,545 hd

146.14

−1.93

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	—	Average	1,956	82.19	1,608	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,482	52.59	780	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	49.47	595	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	45.10	459	30

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	580	129.62/cwt	125.50–131.25	752	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	126.41/cwt	125.00–130.00	522	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	132.39/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,027	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	127.27/cwt	126.00–128.00	932	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	133.26/cwt	130.00–135.00	906	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	127.85/cwt	125.00–135.50	672	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	517	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	135.53/cwt	135.00–135.60	1,019	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	138.17/cwt	135.00–144.00	933	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	141.13/cwt	130.00–147.50	745	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	126.78/cwt	125.00–127.50	799	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	124.79/cwt	124.50–125.00	711	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	156.33/cwt	152.00–162.50	829	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	130.45/cwt	130.00–130.50	806	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	972	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	181.42/cwt	181.00–183.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	709	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	131.17/cwt	128.25–132.75	880	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	748	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	156.88/cwt	150.00–164.00	671	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	127.12/cwt	126.25–127.50	848	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	625	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	146.77/cwt	141.00–153.50	919	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	156.69/cwt	150.50–158.75	890	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	137.26/cwt	135.00–139.50	983	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	985	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	601	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	721	4
Steers	Large 1	—	620	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	825	10
Steers	Large 1	—	759	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	968	5
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	3
Steers	Large 1	—	669	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	890	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	730	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	887	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,148	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	37.52/cwt	35.00–40.00	368	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	45.62/cwt	43.50–47.00	556	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	47.06/cwt	46.50–47.50	726	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	491	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	56.01/cwt	55.00–57.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	126.39/cwt	122.50–130.00	607	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	44.33/cwt	40.00–47.50	469	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	49.96/cwt	47.50–53.50	601	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	53.70/cwt	50.00–55.00	789	10
Bulls	—	—	1,956	82.19/cwt	78.50–85.00	1,608	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	138.50/cwt	137.50–140.00	656	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	766.31/cwt	680.00–875.00	9,832	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	756.73/cwt	710.00–900.00	9,497	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	977	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	770	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	897	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	763	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	119.36/cwt	117.00–123.00	745	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	139.78/cwt	139.00–141.00	544	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	128.11/cwt	126.00–129.00	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	122.79/cwt	120.50–125.50	705	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	698	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	155.04/cwt	147.00–160.00	736	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	135.52/cwt	134.00–140.00	592	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	142.13/cwt	134.00–145.00	473	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	701	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	133.73/cwt	130.00–139.50	646	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	827	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	162.70/cwt	160.00–165.00	623	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	144.49/cwt	140.00–147.00	826	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	116.44/cwt	114.00–120.00	716	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,074	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	153.25/cwt	152.00–154.00	578	5

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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