Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Demand very good. Supply moderate. 'Nice feeder offering with some high quality weaned calves in the mix. The cattle market remains very bullish with the average fed steer price reaching 180.00/cwt last week while the latest feeder index shows an advance of 13.00/cwt over the past week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $252.29/cwt on 623 head.

Average price

$252.29

623 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,348

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$53.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.54

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	257.51	1,383	478
Medium and Large 1-2	498	246.44	1,227	106
Medium and Large 2	599	204.19	1,222	39

One grade step is worth $53.32/cwt here — about $161 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 sale623 hd

252.29

—

MO average17 barns · 12,285 hd

236.75

+15.54

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	1,780	113.06	2,013	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,421	99.02	1,407	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,263	92.86	1,173	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,021	80.62	824	49

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,062	$1,286	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	825	$1,475	4thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1Value Added	—	500	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,208	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	562	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,298	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	251.18/cwt	245.00–255.00	944	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	217.66/cwt	200.00–233.00	1,151	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	678	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,173	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	248.39/cwt	235.00–256.00	812	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	240.45/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,152	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	250.12/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,066	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,067	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	696	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,295	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	254.96/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,448	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	781	188.37/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,471	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	681	195.70/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,333	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	588	229.66/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,350	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	261.22/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,142	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	235.36/cwt	235.00–235.50	1,033	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	244.50/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,264	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	220.78/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,380	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	707	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,375	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	240.18/cwt	220.00–248.00	1,499	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	267.59/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,244	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	255.14/cwt	246.00–258.50	1,230	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	272.05/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,148	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	225.99/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,331	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,500	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	275.49/cwt	266.00–290.00	1,017	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	255.14/cwt	245.00–265.00	939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	267.70/cwt	260.00–275.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	263.64/cwt	252.00–273.00	1,379	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	225.51/cwt	221.50–226.00	1,477	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	408	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,061	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	472	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,218	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	699	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,279	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	466	276.36/cwt	273.00–279.00	1,288	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	524	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,441	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,503	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	206.45/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,183	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	247.22/cwt	225.00–273.00	1,078	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	282.73/cwt	280.00–285.00	941	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	234.92/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,109	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	266.98/cwt	252.50–272.50	958	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	469	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,255	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	88.74/cwt	88.50–89.50	965	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	84.68/cwt	80.00–87.50	916	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	63.18/cwt	60.00–66.00	514	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,507	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	98.03/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,359	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	101.26/cwt	99.00–103.50	1,243	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	75.12/cwt	68.00–79.50	711	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	87.79/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,109	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	92.36/cwt	90.00–96.50	1,177	10
Bulls	—	—	2,090	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,717	1
Bulls	—	—	1,753	114.72/cwt	110.00–118.00	2,011	6
Bulls	—	—	1,883	103.13/cwt	100.00–106.50	1,942	2
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	1,430	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,516	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	942	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	1,285.67/head	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,286	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	825	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	730	183.98/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,343	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	492	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,107	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	206.89/cwt	191.00–220.00	1,076	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	175.50/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,181	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	242	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	194.44/cwt	194.00–195.00	1,303	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	233.62/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,219	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	219.74/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,369	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	226.52/cwt	225.00–228.00	630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	223.70/cwt	220.00–230.00	810	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	186.36/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,200	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	213.69/cwt	208.00–217.00	1,203	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	232.46/cwt	215.00–242.00	765	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	229.60/cwt	217.50–240.00	990	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	680	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,244	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	556	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,134	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	225.04/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,080	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	189.52/cwt	185.00–200.00	982	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,018	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	161.35/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,160	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	476	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,119	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	547	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,231	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	202.55/cwt	200.00–208.00	873	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	156.22/cwt	153.50–160.00	1,295	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	225.19/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,290	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	732	3

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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