Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 higher with some steers near 550 lbs and heifers near 425 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. to 1.00 lower. Demand moderate to good. Supply moderate. The feeder market got a little help from spring feeder contracts which were up 180-240 points on Tuesday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.66/cwt on 526 head.

Average price

$130.66

526 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$22.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.53

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	628	132.93	834	276
Medium and Large 1-2	551	131.47	725	187
Medium and Large 2	581	119.35	693	41
Large 1	633	118.93	753	14thin
Medium 2	584	113.00	660	4thin
Medium 2-3	512	110.00	563	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.93/cwt here — about $271 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 sale526 hd

130.66

—

MO average18 barns · 14,148 hd

136.18

−5.53

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	—	Low	1,643	75.11	1,234	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,568	58.13	912	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	56.59	721	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,121	36.58	410	19

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1-2	—	419	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	129.80/cwt	124.00–134.50	735	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	160.68/cwt	151.00–170.00	850	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	125.23/cwt	120.00–127.75	833	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	635	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	957	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	169.39/cwt	166.00–176.00	794	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	134.61/cwt	131.00–138.50	897	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	124.12/cwt	123.50–126.00	768	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	134.51/cwt	131.00–136.00	638	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	142.09/cwt	140.00–145.50	672	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	118.27/cwt	113.00–123.00	859	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	140.86/cwt	133.50–151.00	742	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	105.87/cwt	105.50–107.00	864	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	686	116.18/cwt	116.00–116.50	797	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	137.24/cwt	131.00–140.75	796	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	144.33/cwt	140.00–151.00	818	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	169.50/cwt	168.00–170.00	625	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	984	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	135.18/cwt	134.00–138.50	727	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	140.97/cwt	140.00–144.00	661	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	143.86/cwt	143.75–145.00	948	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	152.31/cwt	141.00–161.00	670	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	114.75/cwt	114.75–114.75	939	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	149.59/cwt	143.00–156.50	561	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	904	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	753	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	949	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	172.22/cwt	157.50–182.75	973	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	1,086	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	152.31/cwt	148.50–163.00	953	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	175.74/cwt	174.00–181.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	183.90/cwt	181.00–187.00	798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	638	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	171.18/cwt	157.50–181.00	926	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	125.22/cwt	124.50–126.50	789	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	587	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	904	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,326	41.91/cwt	41.50–43.50	556	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	644	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	22.70/cwt	20.00–27.00	205	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	60.50/cwt	60.00–61.50	809	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,667	57.11/cwt	56.00–60.00	952	7
Bulls	—	—	1,634	66.60/cwt	60.00–70.00	1,088	5
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	512	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	563	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	793	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	900	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	559	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	671	4
Bulls	—	—	1,840	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,693	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	81.52/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,308	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,014	114.29/cwt	113.00–115.25	1,159	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	130.17/cwt	124.50–132.25	880	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	47.80/cwt	47.00–48.50	518	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	56.59/cwt	55.00–59.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	393	163.52/cwt	161.00–166.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	584	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	123.45/cwt	120.50–125.00	639	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	878	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	585	131.72/cwt	131.50–132.00	771	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	533	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	160.12/cwt	145.00–169.00	679	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,121	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	135.00/cwt	125.00–142.00	776	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	130.50/cwt	125.00–135.50	688	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	1,033.20/cwt	875.00–1,275.00	13,721	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	669	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	903	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	597	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	119.86/cwt	110.00–126.00	868	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	143.42/cwt	141.00–146.00	473	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	146.20/cwt	138.00–151.50	901	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	751	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	929	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	140.76/cwt	140.50–141.00	532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	183.81/cwt	175.00–185.00	577	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	945	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	166.59/cwt	161.00–175.00	713	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	118.73/cwt	117.50–120.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	783	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	122.70/cwt	117.00–127.00	823	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	239	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	394	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	126.45/cwt	121.50–128.50	995	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	143.35/cwt	137.00–150.00	605	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	128.23/cwt	124.00–132.00	791	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	448	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	130.84/cwt	127.50–133.50	967	30

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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