Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers under 550 lbs 2.00-5.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to 2.00 higher except several fleshy/unweaned calves 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady 1.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Supply heavy. Large runs around the circuit the past couple of weeks which usually results in resilient demand for the higher quality cattle and more picking and choosing among the rest. The fed trade is likely to be lower this week with cutout values rapidly dropping seasonally, carcass weights still troublesome and more manageable numbers still a ways down the road.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.60/cwt on 799 head.

Average price

$143.60

799 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$26.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.17

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	646	146.13	944	525
Medium and Large 1-2	632	141.08	891	230
Large 1	604	128.56	776	30
Medium and Large 2	626	125.65	787	6thin
Medium 2	623	120.00	748	8thin

One grade step is worth $26.13/cwt here — about $197 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 sale799 hd

143.60

—

MO average20 barns · 26,521 hd

145.77

−2.17

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	1,665	71.58	1,192	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	52.72	765	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,395	49.89	696	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,123	36.68	412	35

Every lot, as filed

95 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	—	532	138.83/cwt	131.00–144.50	739	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	801	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	997	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	162.97/cwt	162.00–164.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	136.69/cwt	129.50–140.00	780	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	678	125.78/cwt	122.00–130.00	853	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	119.97/cwt	110.00–125.00	745	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	115.56/cwt	112.50–118.00	881	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	129.27/cwt	124.00–131.50	817	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	127.01/cwt	122.00–128.00	899	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	128.89/cwt	123.00–140.50	677	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	153.62/cwt	144.00–161.00	584	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	125.57/cwt	125.50–126.50	830	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	666	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	149.48/cwt	144.00–153.00	643	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	165.20/cwt	160.00–170.00	791	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	631	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	493	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	592	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	140.76/cwt	130.00–142.00	974	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	977	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	138.85/cwt	136.00–143.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	144.15/cwt	140.00–148.00	665	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	148.97/cwt	140.50–152.80	922	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	142.44/cwt	129.00–145.75	1,021	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	131.74/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,025	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	156.63/cwt	151.00–161.00	832	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	120.19/cwt	117.50–123.00	763	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	143.76/cwt	136.50–150.50	953	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	686	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	789	4
Bulls	—	—	1,744	75.23/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,312	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	194.35/cwt	188.00–202.00	636	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	614	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	176.92/cwt	172.00–182.00	686	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	156.10/cwt	148.00–162.00	896	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	664	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	579	122.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	709	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	132.38/cwt	129.50–133.75	1,087	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	769	5
Bulls	—	—	1,506	64.29/cwt	60.00–67.50	968	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	28.03/cwt	26.50–29.50	281	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	33.97/cwt	31.00–37.00	353	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	41.39/cwt	39.00–45.00	497	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	52.50/cwt	50.00–53.50	760	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	15,238	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	3
Steers	Large 1	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	509	122.64/cwt	120.00–124.00	624	9
Steers	Large 1	—	537	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	703	9
Steers	Large 1	—	591	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	730	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	654	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	687	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	49.89/cwt	46.50–52.50	696	24
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	877	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	789	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	494	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	593	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	479	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	604	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	606	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	170.68/cwt	170.00–172.00	725	6
Steers	Large 1	—	677	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	880	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	638	121.02/cwt	120.50–122.50	772	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	678	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	915	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	623	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	748	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	133.57/cwt	130.00–141.00	638	14
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	824	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	840	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	563	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	116.66/cwt	114.50–120.00	595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	138.90/cwt	137.00–140.00	870	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	129.17/cwt	126.50–132.50	927	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	144.06/cwt	130.00–154.50	529	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	103.90/cwt	100.50–106.25	905	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	122.81/cwt	121.00–124.00	754	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	138.54/cwt	133.00–147.00	589	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	148.52/cwt	146.00–151.00	778	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	609	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	731	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	179.28/cwt	170.00–195.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	113.28/cwt	110.00–115.50	834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	144.25/cwt	130.00–151.00	475	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	155.61/cwt	149.00–172.00	734	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	142.83/cwt	136.00–154.50	828	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	126.02/cwt	122.00–128.00	712	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	159.08/cwt	154.00–169.00	678	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	125.65/cwt	121.00–130.00	787	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	129.67/cwt	124.50–137.00	669	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	123.87/cwt	123.00–125.00	953	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	129.09/cwt	120.00–135.50	745	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	883.82/cwt	730.00–960.00	9,925	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	115.88/cwt	111.00–124.00	785	11

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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