Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Based on limited comparisons with last week, feeder steers 3.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 2.00-8.00 higher, over 500 lbs 4.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Demand uneven. Feeder futures were sharply lower again Tuesday due partly to concerns over the economy and beef demand. Lighter run with some consignors opting to wait for next weeks cooler weather. Light heifers found lots of interest after being the weakest spot in the market last week. Uneven demand for non-weaned offerings as some higher quality calves still sold toward the top of the market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $253.04/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$253.04

231 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,277

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$41.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.11

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	265.58	1,336	123
Large 1	505	242.50	1,225	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	520	240.87	1,253	81
Medium 1-2	399	235.38	939	15thin
Medium and Large 2	562	224.17	1,261	9thin

One grade step is worth $41.41/cwt here — about $76 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 sale231 hd

253.04

—

MO average15 barns · 5,801 hd

243.93

+9.11

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	1,782	124.56	2,219	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,542	100.90	1,556	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,295	94.10	1,219	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	82.04	878	22

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,224	$1,663	9

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1Fleshy	—	579	249.23/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,443	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,267	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	475	217.48/cwt	208.00–227.50	1,033	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	450	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	252.58/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,442	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,124	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	307.97/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,186	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	248.11/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,556	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	313.23/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,316	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	721	237.91/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,715	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	266.97/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,271	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	234.56/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,543	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	283.61/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,052	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	248.73/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,152	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,853	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	351	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	258.02/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,306	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	298.74/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,383	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	425	250.42/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,064	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	545	231.40/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,261	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	513	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,452	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	249.35/cwt	225.00–263.50	1,573	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	440	302.01/cwt	290.00–303.00	1,329	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,445	7
Steers	Large 1	—	582	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,397	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	715	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,637	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	358	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	239.10/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,234	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	291.57/cwt	270.00–307.00	1,204	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	209.10/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,202	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	263.36/cwt	238.00–285.00	1,267	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	72.66/cwt	65.00–78.50	737	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	84.12/cwt	80.00–90.00	911	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	105.23/cwt	105.00–105.50	1,652	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	98.74/cwt	95.00–103.50	1,509	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	104.25/cwt	104.00–104.50	1,364	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	86.63/cwt	81.00–91.50	1,136	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	96.56/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,241	13
Bulls	—	—	1,895	133.64/cwt	131.00–136.00	2,532	2
Bulls	—	—	1,777	127.12/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,259	3
Bulls	—	—	1,675	111.63/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,870	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	1,662.51/head	1,400.00–1,910.00	1,663	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	244.96/cwt	244.50–246.00	1,431	13
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	363	242.59/cwt	240.00–250.00	881	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	259.81/cwt	230.00–277.50	1,252	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	280.45/cwt	277.50–282.50	909	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	232.35/cwt	228.50–238.00	1,557	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	236.91/cwt	233.00–243.00	1,362	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	230.80/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,033	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,433	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	235.24/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,376	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	238.40/cwt	227.50–252.50	1,225	15
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	400	225.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	293.94/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,123	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	294.89/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,221	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	505	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	286.90/cwt	272.50–305.00	1,348	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	275.25/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,170	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	493	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	525	219.42/cwt	208.00–225.00	1,152	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	239.94/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,248	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	227.59/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,404	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	563	240.81/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,356	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	441	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,319	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	256.31/cwt	247.00–264.00	1,299	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	624	246.61/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,539	12

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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