Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Demand good. Supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.94/cwt on 430 head.

Average price

$124.94

430 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$8.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.55

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	638	125.60	801	172
Medium and Large 1-2	556	125.45	697	221
Medium 1-2	472	121.67	574	9thin
Large 1	535	118.31	633	17thin
Medium and Large 2	513	117.31	601	11thin

One grade step is worth $8.29/cwt here — about $200 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 sale430 hd

124.94

—

MO average17 barns · 10,076 hd

132.49

−7.55

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	—	High	1,706	75.69	1,291	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,474	53.34	786	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	47.68	644	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,118	39.62	443	26

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	48.13/cwt	45.00–50.00	648	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	550	3
Bulls	—	—	1,963	88.19/cwt	85.50–90.50	1,731	2
Bulls	—	—	1,673	63.34/cwt	60.00–67.00	1,060	2
Bulls	—	—	1,616	75.63/cwt	72.50–80.00	1,222	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	33.68/cwt	30.00–36.00	365	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	834	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,005	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	645	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	726	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	148.54/cwt	143.00–152.50	857	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	502	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	571	122.05/cwt	120.00–123.50	697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	141.69/cwt	134.50–144.00	942	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	140.35/cwt	134.00–145.00	650	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	133.29/cwt	128.50–135.00	690	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	153.25/cwt	149.00–157.00	823	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	773	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	128.30/cwt	127.50–129.50	780	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	129.13/cwt	125.00–131.25	1,005	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	596	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	685	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	577	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	127.07/cwt	125.00–128.10	1,036	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	133.89/cwt	132.00–136.00	953	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	110.87/cwt	110.00–111.00	894	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	132.15/cwt	130.00–135.50	629	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	725	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	120.58/cwt	120.00–120.75	936	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	984	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	126.98/cwt	125.00–129.50	739	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	155.29/cwt	150.00–160.00	685	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	160.67/cwt	160.00–161.00	615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	168.63/cwt	162.00–177.00	553	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	504	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	580	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	612	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	679	3
Steers	Large 1	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	41.41/cwt	38.00–45.00	465	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,617	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,003	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	50.82/cwt	50.00–52.00	730	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	790	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	881.13/cwt	610.00–1,050.00	10,045	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	592	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	44.53/cwt	43.50–45.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	431	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	560	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	463	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	694	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	126.43/cwt	123.50–128.00	802	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	519	119.88/cwt	110.00–122.50	622	14
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	552	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	751	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	119.23/cwt	115.00–128.00	576	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,346	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	18,508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	747	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	926	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	120.38/cwt	119.00–120.75	820	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	141.03/cwt	140.00–143.00	742	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	144.82/cwt	134.50–146.50	694	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	147.96/cwt	145.00–152.00	703	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	145.77/cwt	137.00–149.00	853	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	129.84/cwt	123.50–136.00	675	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	132.10/cwt	130.00–138.50	906	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	140.31/cwt	135.00–143.00	516	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	125.82/cwt	122.00–133.00	645	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	121.85/cwt	115.00–124.00	749	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	111.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	794	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	137.97/cwt	132.00–140.00	588	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	128.37/cwt	116.50–134.50	742	16

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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