Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Note: No sale Thanksgiving week.

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers under 500 lbs mostly steady, Over 500 lbs steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady, Over 500 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Demand good. Supply heavy. Slaughter cows Steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.23/cwt on 775 head.

Average price

$162.23

775 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$11.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.53

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	166.40	971	484
Medium and Large 2	422	164.00	692	4thin
Large 1	530	158.75	842	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	574	155.07	890	279

One grade step is worth $11.33/cwt here — about $80 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 sale775 hd

162.23

—

MO average14 barns · 11,056 hd

159.70

+2.53

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	—	High	1,656	80.65	1,336	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,395	57.46	802	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	53.94	641	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,047	39.62	415	72

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	517	130.24/cwt	122.00–135.00	673	24
Heifers	Medium 1	—	314	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	427	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	518	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	545	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	600	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	165.69/cwt	165.00–170.00	724	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	148.41/cwt	144.00–152.00	715	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	692	4
Steers	Large 1	—	587	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	161.43/cwt	149.00–166.00	849	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	153.51/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,030	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	145.04/cwt	140.00–148.00	966	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	149.81/cwt	140.00–155.50	939	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	151.24/cwt	146.00–157.50	886	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	185.37/cwt	179.00–187.00	888	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	167.45/cwt	163.00–170.00	822	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	161.60/cwt	155.00–166.50	1,005	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	173.35/cwt	167.00–178.50	920	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	164.70/cwt	157.00–167.00	940	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	509	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	937	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,103	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,265	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	182.60/cwt	172.00–185.00	802	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	498	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	147.03/cwt	146.25–148.50	1,066	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,148	8
Steers	Large 1	—	496	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	799	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	868	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	135.16/cwt	120.00–140.00	706	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	128.67/cwt	125.00–131.50	802	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	804	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	61.44/cwt	59.50–66.00	687	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	28.62/cwt	19.50–35.00	274	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	41.91/cwt	35.00–45.00	453	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	64.96/cwt	59.50–66.00	956	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	54.86/cwt	52.50–57.00	747	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	816	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	49.11/cwt	45.00–51.50	592	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	54.71/cwt	52.00–60.50	653	30
Bulls	—	—	2,350	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	2,162	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	88.36/cwt	80.00–90.50	1,394	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	47.33/cwt	46.00–53.00	518	26
Bulls	—	—	1,632	69.77/cwt	62.00–76.00	1,139	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,363.33/cwt	1,140.00–1,650.00	17,083	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	825.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	8,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	800	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	10,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,114	706.30/cwt	620.00–800.00	7,868	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	1,075.20/cwt	950.00–1,180.00	11,902	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	152.77/cwt	150.00–155.00	677	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	131.16/cwt	123.00–137.50	761	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	141.06/cwt	139.00–145.50	671	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	121.49/cwt	120.00–123.00	830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	136.14/cwt	134.00–138.00	852	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,113	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	617	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	756	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	133.03/cwt	130.00–138.00	846	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	142.71/cwt	137.50–143.50	811	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	977	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	144.32/cwt	141.50–146.00	701	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	143.09/cwt	139.00–146.00	766	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	132.11/cwt	123.00–139.00	762	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	137.00/cwt	135.00–139.00	933	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	149.78/cwt	145.50–155.00	577	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	148.38/cwt	135.00–156.00	632	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	636	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	859	9

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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