Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers steady with instances 2.00-3.00 higher near 575 lbs. Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to firm. Demand moderate to good. Supply moderate. Best demand seen on the better quality steer calves under 600 lbs. Feeder futures are headed the wrong way so far this week while the fed trade is expected to be at least steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.44/cwt on 392 head.

Average price

$160.44

392 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$929

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$37

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$35.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.71

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	165.19	971	248
Medium and Large 1-2	544	158.41	862	107
Medium 1-2	485	146.50	711	4thin
Medium and Large 2	653	138.00	901	3thin
Medium 2	573	133.63	765	21
Large 1	777	129.83	1,008	9thin

One grade step is worth $35.36/cwt here — about −$37 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 sale392 hd

160.44

—

MO average15 barns · 6,483 hd

158.73

+1.71

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	1,825	86.23	1,574	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	61.82	874	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,276	57.59	735	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,130	45.67	516	14

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1-2	—	383	150.33/cwt	141.00–155.00	576	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	956	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	140.96/cwt	135.50–144.00	881	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	157.10/cwt	153.00–159.00	578	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	142.99/cwt	137.50–147.50	694	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	189.82/cwt	175.00–195.00	596	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	613	128.51/cwt	127.50–130.00	788	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	171.07/cwt	154.50–180.00	963	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,094	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	183.75/cwt	183.00–185.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	152.52/cwt	145.00–157.50	883	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	165.51/cwt	160.00–172.50	723	17
Steers	Medium 2	—	536	138.28/cwt	130.00–143.00	741	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	1,100	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	176.33/cwt	170.00–185.00	645	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	160.88/cwt	157.00–163.50	999	51
Steers	Large 1	—	682	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	175.51/cwt	167.00–181.00	841	29
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	485	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	143.88/cwt	140.00–148.50	1,036	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,136	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	190.47/cwt	187.00–194.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	178.94/cwt	175.00–181.00	771	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	147.82/cwt	146.00–151.50	973	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	152.03/cwt	151.00–152.75	1,029	14
Steers	Large 1	—	824	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,071	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	165.90/cwt	160.00–169.00	800	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	152.88/cwt	144.00–155.50	952	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	171.66/cwt	165.00–180.00	901	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	899	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,259	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	115.98/cwt	113.00–119.00	951	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	109.53/cwt	108.00–111.00	843	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	853	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	41.73/cwt	40.00–45.50	424	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	61.99/cwt	60.50–65.50	714	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	32.73/cwt	29.00–35.50	336	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	49.86/cwt	47.00–52.50	594	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	59.30/cwt	59.00–60.00	793	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	64.75/cwt	64.00–68.00	973	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	717	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	57.22/cwt	53.50–60.00	739	20
Bulls	—	—	2,007	89.09/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,788	6
Bulls	—	—	1,627	76.79/cwt	63.50–83.50	1,249	6
Bulls	—	—	1,857	99.40/cwt	95.50–103.50	1,846	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,577	1,197.98/cwt	1,025.00–1,325.00	18,892	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,271.43/cwt	1,250.00–1,300.00	14,939	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,457	1,376.11/cwt	1,185.00–1,500.00	20,050	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	479	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	616	124.63/cwt	110.00–130.00	768	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	746	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	962	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	157.00/cwt	155.00–160.00	655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	143.79/cwt	136.00–152.00	752	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	155.41/cwt	146.50–159.50	662	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	123.55/cwt	119.50–135.00	600	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	140.06/cwt	137.00–143.50	726	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	509	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	658	111.19/cwt	110.00–112.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	802	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	702	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	510	114.34/cwt	110.00–117.00	583	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	150.06/cwt	144.00–157.00	614	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	132.18/cwt	131.00–135.00	829	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	621	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	755	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	128.76/cwt	125.00–132.50	860	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	140.18/cwt	137.00–140.75	809	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	137.33/cwt	135.00–140.00	628	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	475	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	629	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	442	130.91/cwt	130.00–131.50	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	133.13/cwt	131.50–137.50	715	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	133.45/cwt	130.00–136.50	771	14

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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