Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers mostly steady. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Demand moderate to good. Supply heavy. Large run on a nice day for moving cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.93/cwt on 882 head.

Average price

$142.93

882 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$13.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.45

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	658	144.36	950	585
Medium and Large 2	466	141.73	660	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	599	140.27	840	274
Medium 1	641	131.00	839	8thin

One grade step is worth $13.36/cwt here — about $111 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 sale882 hd

142.93

—

MO average10 barns · 11,858 hd

144.37

−1.45

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	1,687	66.70	1,125	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	48.63	647	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,490	48.56	724	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	39.99	431	24

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	145.98/cwt	140.00–155.00	695	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	130.60/cwt	125.50–133.00	880	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	193.37/cwt	192.00–194.00	632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	125.02/cwt	124.75–125.50	714	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	140.62/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,019	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	134.75/cwt	130.00–137.50	810	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	127.57/cwt	126.00–128.50	995	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	788	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	139.45/cwt	135.00–142.50	654	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	132.72/cwt	125.00–133.20	1,116	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	945	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	248	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	409	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	118.54/cwt	115.50–120.00	791	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	133.13/cwt	132.00–133.50	1,032	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	152.81/cwt	144.00–159.00	897	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	594	140.42/cwt	134.00–143.25	834	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	138.71/cwt	133.00–148.50	929	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	167.80/cwt	163.00–173.00	713	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	152.91/cwt	149.50–164.00	739	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	129.08/cwt	127.00–130.00	794	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	609	137.55/cwt	137.25–138.00	838	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	148.98/cwt	140.00–151.80	925	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	155.58/cwt	144.00–163.50	804	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	172.74/cwt	172.00–174.00	629	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	898	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	717	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	131.61/cwt	126.00–135.50	690	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	128.35/cwt	125.00–133.50	726	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	126.34/cwt	122.00–127.50	841	24
Bulls	—	—	1,610	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,248	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	36.18/cwt	30.00–40.50	363	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	43.21/cwt	40.00–45.00	493	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	649	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	49.51/cwt	47.50–52.50	744	15
Bulls	—	—	1,596	63.17/cwt	60.00–70.00	1,008	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	681	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	892	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,061	711.21/cwt	580.00–890.00	7,546	7
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	645	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	471	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	48.27/cwt	45.00–51.50	639	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	52.98/cwt	52.50–53.50	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	690	133.92/cwt	123.00–135.00	924	22
Bulls	—	—	2,130	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,491	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	902.43/cwt	800.00–990.00	10,775	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	729	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	312	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	415	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	120.80/cwt	120.00–121.00	709	10
Heifers	Medium 1	—	606	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	133.66/cwt	123.50–139.00	575	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	497	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	572	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	603	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	158.11/cwt	153.00–169.00	596	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,103	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	137.65/cwt	125.00–139.75	998	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	123.78/cwt	120.00–126.00	764	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	299	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	481	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	140.17/cwt	135.00–146.00	741	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	128.75/cwt	121.50–135.50	615	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	169.44/cwt	154.00–177.50	547	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	138.41/cwt	135.00–145.00	785	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	128.34/cwt	123.00–131.60	678	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	123.94/cwt	120.00–125.50	1,023	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	128.97/cwt	124.00–136.00	672	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	609	122.61/cwt	122.00–124.00	747	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	116.99/cwt	113.50–122.50	777	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	141.71/cwt	140.50–145.00	526	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	122.06/cwt	120.50–123.25	935	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	152.44/cwt	148.00–167.00	654	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	612	7

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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