Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Based on limited comparisons with the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good. Supply moderate. Definitely felt like the beginning of the fall sale season with cooler temps, lots of bawling calves and increasing price spreads. Several yearling on hand as well including two loads of good mixed colored steers weighing 754-763 lbs

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $275.27/cwt on 678 head.

Average price

$275.27

678 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$42.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.90

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	645	277.54	1,791	509
Medium 1-2	431	275.13	1,186	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	578	269.52	1,557	150
Large 1	355	257.50	914	3thin
Medium and Large 2	700	235.50	1,649	6thin

One grade step is worth $42.04/cwt here — about $142 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 sale678 hd

275.27

—

MO average16 barns · 10,786 hd

271.37

+3.90

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	1,617	120.70	1,952	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,520	114.41	1,739	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,284	111.18	1,427	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	93.94	976	18

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,450	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	999	$1,334	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,758	3thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	436	327.68/cwt	301.00–330.00	1,429	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	807	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	376	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	902	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	532	264.15/cwt	253.00–266.00	1,405	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	516	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,275	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	431	275.13/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,186	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	327.58/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,183	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	262.78/cwt	256.00–265.75	1,997	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	285.29/cwt	272.50–288.50	1,809	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	752	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	247.66/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,778	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	318.46/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,283	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	283.31/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,354	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	238.25/cwt	238.25–238.25	2,123	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	277.23/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,480	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	259.69/cwt	259.50–260.00	1,849	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	892	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	275.51/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,843	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	260.85/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,638	38
Steers	Large 1	—	355	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	268.51/cwt	260.00–275.50	1,544	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	257.77/cwt	244.00–260.50	1,758	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	306.28/cwt	287.50–315.00	1,492	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	251.99/cwt	249.00–252.50	2,061	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	283.79/cwt	276.00–287.00	1,654	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	588	268.92/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,581	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	641	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	466	285.06/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,328	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	560	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,417	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	695	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	279.71/cwt	278.00–281.00	1,477	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	476	279.15/cwt	279.00–280.00	1,329	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	268.02/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,407	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	212.95/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,540	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	221.37/cwt	210.00–239.00	1,468	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	250.60/cwt	247.00–253.00	1,531	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	286.13/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,182	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	271.27/cwt	258.00–304.00	1,318	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	118.29/cwt	115.00–120.50	1,764	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	110.52/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,712	7
Bulls	—	—	1,810	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,444	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	83.72/cwt	77.00–85.00	875	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	105.81/cwt	104.50–108.00	1,134	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	96.79/cwt	92.00–103.00	992	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	114.96/cwt	113.00–118.50	1,509	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	108.66/cwt	103.50–113.00	1,373	12
Bulls	—	—	1,528	123.25/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,883	9
Bulls	—	—	1,740	113.24/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,970	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	999	1,333.59/head	1,085.00–1,625.00	1,334	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,758.33/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	248.69/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,413	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	262.03/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,255	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	254.27/cwt	248.00–254.50	1,579	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	905	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,179	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	387	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	277.18/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,300	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	193.29/cwt	191.50–195.00	1,801	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	238.28/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,625	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	195.67/cwt	193.50–196.50	1,888	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	252.46/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,290	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	275.36/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,198	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	497	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,180	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	273.99/cwt	271.00–278.50	1,452	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	218.98/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,868	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,018	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	381	246.29/cwt	229.00–260.00	938	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	280.24/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,211	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	210.38/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,628	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	256.25/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,579	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	238.66/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,687	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	436	270.87/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,181	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	485	272.27/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,321	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	550	251.10/cwt	249.00–252.50	1,381	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	262.58/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,541	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	571	234.13/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,337	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	455	239.31/cwt	233.00–245.00	1,089	11

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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