Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and heifers steady based on limited comparisons with the sale two weeks ago. Slaughter cows steady compared to last week. Demand good. Supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.16/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$148.16

166 head · 608 lb average

Value per head Derived

$901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$3.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.11

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	149.24	794	63
Medium and Large 1	660	147.52	973	101
Medium and Large 2	422	146.00	616	2thin

One grade step is worth $3.24/cwt here — about $178 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 sale166 hd

148.16

—

MO average11 barns · 5,840 hd

150.27

−2.11

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	1,760	94.94	1,671	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,479	70.71	1,046	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	68.49	889	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	57.20	604	16

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	14,963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	534	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	855	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	772	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	953	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	362	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	557	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	941	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	70.01/cwt	67.50–71.50	1,070	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	189.48/cwt	184.00–194.00	701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	148.25/cwt	145.50–154.00	1,097	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	69.10/cwt	66.00–71.50	878	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	61.60/cwt	60.00–63.00	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	159.38/cwt	152.00–163.00	743	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	848	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	140.68/cwt	140.00–142.50	860	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,276	1,310.19/cwt	1,150.00–1,400.00	16,718	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	658	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,007	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	168.00/cwt	164.00–171.00	790	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	157.08/cwt	152.00–160.50	991	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	182.22/cwt	176.00–187.00	846	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	401	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,043	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	133.42/cwt	130.00–137.00	907	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	151.24/cwt	143.00–156.00	791	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	172.06/cwt	168.00–174.50	953	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	127.93/cwt	123.00–131.00	991	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,044	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	171.76/cwt	171.00–172.00	890	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,034	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	159.50/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,081	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	76.27/cwt	74.50–79.50	1,046	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	52.34/cwt	47.00–54.00	511	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	152.13/cwt	148.00–157.00	855	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	566	137.94/cwt	136.00–140.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	752	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	989	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	653	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	163.37/cwt	161.00–169.00	954	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,167	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,014	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	938	4
Bulls	—	—	1,655	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,473	1
Bulls	—	—	2,110	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	2,205	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	62.05/cwt	60.50–64.00	704	8
Bulls	—	—	1,711	94.22/cwt	90.00–98.50	1,612	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,556.25/cwt	1,525.00–1,650.00	17,119	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	154.32/cwt	151.00–159.00	650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	155.12/cwt	154.00–157.00	802	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	161.21/cwt	161.00–161.50	783	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	821	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,086	6

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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