Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

corrected weights on avg dress breaker cows

Special Note: No sale Thanksgiving week.

Special Cow sale: Saturday, December 11th at 1:00 PM.

Compared to last Tuesday, Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Over 550 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lowerr.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.27/cwt on 393 head.

Average price

$162.27

393 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$24.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.93

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	597	168.71	1,007	242
Medium and Large 1-2	574	152.58	875	139
Medium and Large 2	564	144.52	815	12thin

One grade step is worth $24.19/cwt here — about $193 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 sale393 hd

162.27

—

MO average16 barns · 12,014 hd

160.34

+1.93

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	1,704	81.06	1,381	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,280	55.91	716	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	51.24	626	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,109	42.28	469	35

Every lot, as filed

73 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 and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	587	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	125.24/cwt	124.00–126.00	899	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	594	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	374	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	512	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	737	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	429	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	706	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	146.76/cwt	142.00–150.00	854	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	136.88/cwt	130.00–144.00	717	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	186.45/cwt	181.00–189.00	768	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	136.78/cwt	135.00–138.50	862	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	148.84/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,073	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	174.15/cwt	169.00–179.50	925	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	709	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,010	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	166.39/cwt	162.50–168.50	960	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	148.71/cwt	141.00–150.50	931	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	154.76/cwt	148.50–162.50	819	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	167.73/cwt	153.00–176.00	800	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	570	183.26/cwt	181.25–188.50	1,045	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	187.24/cwt	184.00–191.00	745	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	161.76/cwt	161.50–165.50	1,008	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	179.53/cwt	177.00–188.00	851	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	154.10/cwt	152.00–155.50	1,006	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	1,178	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	150.22/cwt	146.50–151.75	1,184	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	141.56/cwt	130.50–145.00	957	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	361	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	433	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	529	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	462	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	929	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	152.06/cwt	145.00–161.00	789	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	606	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	138.50/cwt	135.00–142.00	765	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	349	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	698	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	59.87/cwt	58.00–65.00	813	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,249	53.93/cwt	52.50–55.00	674	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	48.13/cwt	41.50–52.50	578	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	47.90/cwt	45.00–51.50	542	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	41.25/cwt	38.50–44.50	441	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,065	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	533	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	708	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	54.65/cwt	53.00–58.00	683	14
Bulls	—	—	1,707	85.25/cwt	83.50–87.50	1,455	3
Bulls	—	—	1,607	72.88/cwt	65.00–77.00	1,171	3
Bulls	—	—	1,985	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,846	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	30.80/cwt	23.00–33.00	339	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,217.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,600.00	12,699	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,320	771.33/cwt	650.00–880.00	10,182	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,041.70/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	11,980	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	150.48/cwt	150.00–151.00	576	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	154.72/cwt	148.75–158.00	738	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	839	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	162.52/cwt	150.00–172.00	746	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	142.81/cwt	139.50–148.00	608	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	291	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	393	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	148.36/cwt	146.00–151.00	773	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	138.02/cwt	130.00–139.00	777	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	141.49/cwt	137.00–144.00	805	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	681	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	156.70/cwt	152.00–159.50	680	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	140.59/cwt	136.50–141.50	931	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	124.74/cwt	120.00–127.00	846	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	130.98/cwt	125.00–137.00	821	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	159.80/cwt	157.00–161.00	614	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	301	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	452	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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