Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers 3.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 higher. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. It was a pretty good time to have cattle in the yards this week with nice weather, an attractive offering and a stronger futures trade. Other than getting dinged a bit by a higher US dollar, the cattle have had a good couple of weeks with fall feeder futures now well above 160.00/cwt and the feeder index at a 52 week high. Packers are indicating some apparent shift in leverage again paying higher prices (126.50/cwt in NE) for a few cattle early in the week. A special cow sale following the feeders was highlighted by some nice young fall calving cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.38/cwt on 705 head.

Average price

$163.38

705 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$958

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$25.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.01

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	587	165.04	969	568
Medium and Large 1-2	586	157.73	924	121
Large 1	554	149.54	828	12thin
Medium and Large 2	564	140.00	790	4thin

One grade step is worth $25.04/cwt here — about $180 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 sale705 hd

163.38

—

MO average14 barns · 10,336 hd

154.37

+9.01

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	1,607	95.33	1,532	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,326	71.61	950	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	71.46	903	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,045	62.96	658	33

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	438	157.64/cwt	156.00–162.00	690	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	150.38/cwt	145.00–153.50	857	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	422	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	164.86/cwt	160.50–169.50	631	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	169.97/cwt	161.00–175.00	880	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	159.23/cwt	155.00–166.00	911	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	160.26/cwt	160.00–161.00	598	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	174.14/cwt	172.25–178.00	838	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	137.05/cwt	135.00–139.00	924	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	154.32/cwt	150.00–160.00	733	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	177.51/cwt	177.00–178.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,036	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	710	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	987	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	152.52/cwt	149.00–155.50	795	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	158.35/cwt	152.00–159.75	991	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	170.57/cwt	158.00–178.00	982	150
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	148.24/cwt	142.00–154.00	839	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	150.38/cwt	140.00–156.00	708	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	180.33/cwt	179.00–181.00	766	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	173.24/cwt	167.00–181.50	925	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	145.29/cwt	140.00–148.50	889	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	155.91/cwt	150.00–160.50	1,049	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	151.75/cwt	147.50–154.00	1,090	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	648	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	868	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	479	146.68/cwt	146.00–147.00	703	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	662	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	598	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	825	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,955	1
Bulls	—	—	1,688	100.09/cwt	92.50–106.00	1,690	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	827	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	65.55/cwt	55.00–70.50	694	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	70.00/cwt	67.00–73.00	804	24
Bulls	—	—	1,273	73.98/cwt	70.00–78.00	942	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,258	1,315.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,325.00	16,543	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	19,063	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	65.07/cwt	64.50–65.50	878	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	76.60/cwt	74.00–82.50	1,053	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	364	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	50.99/cwt	45.00–55.00	493	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	75.51/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,038	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,314	70.64/cwt	67.50–71.50	928	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,188.03/cwt	900.00–1,275.00	15,147	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,256	1,563.75/cwt	1,500.00–1,575.00	19,641	19
Steers	Large 1	—	680	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	955	5
Steers	Large 1	—	464	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	724	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	569	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	743	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	497	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	671	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	135.85/cwt	135.00–136.50	912	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	139.26/cwt	138.50–140.00	861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	708	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,034	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	528	166.05/cwt	165.50–167.00	877	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	150.59/cwt	147.00–156.00	654	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	147.96/cwt	145.00–152.00	772	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	119.35/cwt	119.00–120.00	795	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	730	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,210	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	143.65/cwt	139.00–146.50	983	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	181.54/cwt	170.00–189.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	140.52/cwt	138.00–142.00	812	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	169.13/cwt	167.00–176.50	827	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	151.77/cwt	149.00–155.00	961	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	882	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	655	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	169.80/cwt	169.00–170.00	706	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,093	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	135.48/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,116	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	149.57/cwt	147.00–151.00	716	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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