Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder supply not sufficient to establish a market trend. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand good. Light run with rain in the area Tuesday morning and much less need to move cattle with improving pasture conditions. The cattle market looks strong so far this week with beef cutout values seeming to put in a summer low and feeder contracts making strong gains on Tuesday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $273.52/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$273.52

101 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,472

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$488

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$49.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.50

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	281.01	1,565	70
Medium and Large 1-2	531	273.27	1,451	14thin
Large 1	438	257.50	1,128	5thin
Medium and Large 2	504	248.00	1,250	4thin
Medium 2	466	231.25	1,077	8thin

One grade step is worth $49.76/cwt here — about $488 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 sale101 hd

273.52

—

MO average13 barns · 4,697 hd

258.02

+15.50

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	1,631	130.22	2,124	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,529	122.93	1,880	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	115.78	1,403	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,076	101.67	1,094	12

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,412	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$1,675	4thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	236.53/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,365	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	298.46/cwt	295.00–301.00	1,260	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	618	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,502	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	624	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,374	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,641	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	257.18/cwt	252.50–259.00	1,628	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	289.35/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,241	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	250.85/cwt	244.00–253.00	946	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	276.47/cwt	276.00–277.50	1,725	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	504	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,250	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	290.17/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,474	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,575	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	403	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	907	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	318.71/cwt	317.50–320.00	988	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	300.50/cwt	295.00–306.00	1,337	4
Steers	Large 1	—	438	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,128	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	407	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,018	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	501	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,102	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	360	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	426	240.40/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,024	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	233.61/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,628	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	677	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,726	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	514	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,131	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,099	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	440	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,074	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	244.25/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,290	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	245.14/cwt	239.00–247.00	1,520	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,183	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	890	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,412.36/head	1,350.00–1,460.00	1,412	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,422	1
Bulls	—	—	1,940	146.15/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,835	2
Bulls	—	—	1,357	119.00/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,615	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	119.30/cwt	117.50–129.00	1,440	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	115.81/cwt	113.50–117.50	1,285	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	87.97/cwt	85.00–92.00	878	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	111.08/cwt	107.00–114.50	1,354	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	128.79/cwt	123.50–134.00	1,959	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	104.15/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,164	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	111.21/cwt	109.50–113.00	1,718	2

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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