Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate. Feeder contracts gave back their Monday gains on Tuesday. Feedlots will look to continue last weeks modest price advance which is much needed with feeders continuing to trend higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $171.42/cwt on 488 head.

Average price

$171.42

488 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$32.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.82

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	608	173.85	1,057	193
Medium and Large 1-2	579	171.72	995	272
Medium 1-2	464	152.56	708	9thin
Medium and Large 2	678	146.19	991	8thin
Medium 2	589	141.50	833	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.35/cwt here — about $224 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 sale488 hd

171.42

—

MO average16 barns · 5,525 hd

169.60

+1.82

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	1,805	116.81	2,108	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,569	91.41	1,434	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,212	88.00	1,066	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,041	75.66	788	20

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 2	—	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	579	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,019	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	659	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,120	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	642	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,130	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	852	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	293	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	192.47/cwt	189.00–198.00	1,197	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	212.35/cwt	207.00–214.50	1,049	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	348	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	824	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,125	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,291	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,118	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	192.28/cwt	188.50–204.00	1,009	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	195.34/cwt	194.00–199.00	967	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	178.14/cwt	176.00–179.00	1,268	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,168	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	797	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,339	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	171.82/cwt	171.00–174.50	1,156	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	209.50/cwt	208.00–210.00	878	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	180.53/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,208	30
Steers	Medium 1Value Added	—	516	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	975	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,151	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	187.55/cwt	186.00–189.00	1,258	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,323	36
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	458	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	986	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	648	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,270	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	183.72/cwt	166.00–200.00	696	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,036	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	172.35/cwt	165.00–183.00	708	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	162.87/cwt	160.00–165.00	832	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	445	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	69.80/cwt	62.50–71.50	718	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	77.54/cwt	73.50–83.00	844	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	84.70/cwt	83.50–86.50	827	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	87.94/cwt	87.50–89.00	1,336	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,092	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	92.54/cwt	89.50–95.00	1,155	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	84.80/cwt	82.00–88.50	975	6
Bulls	—	—	1,805	116.81/cwt	113.50–119.00	2,108	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,619	94.89/cwt	89.50–98.50	1,536	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	172.47/cwt	170.00–180.00	955	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,216	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	159.72/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,070	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	414	169.84/cwt	164.00–178.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,260	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	168.99/cwt	166.00–175.00	1,054	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	161.71/cwt	155.00–171.00	927	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	179.18/cwt	176.00–182.00	942	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	187.27/cwt	186.00–191.00	897	20
Heifers	Medium 2	—	589	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	941	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	580	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,067	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,255	24
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	423	160.61/cwt	157.50–165.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	516	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	176.35/cwt	162.00–180.00	938	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	683	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,188	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	172.63/cwt	169.00–174.00	967	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	188.32/cwt	186.00–189.00	1,151	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	167.14/cwt	166.00–168.00	1,147	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	165.77/cwt	157.00–174.00	1,028	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	173.98/cwt	171.00–180.00	806	6
Steers	Large 1	—	702	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,057	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	649	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,136	33

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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