Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to firm. Slaughter cows steady to firm. Demand moderate. Supply moderate. Not enough consignments of any class of feeders for buyers to really build around this week. Beef cutout values are moving a little higher with fed cattle expected to trade steady to higher this week while the feeder index continues to trend lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $256.62/cwt on 273 head.

Average price

$256.62

273 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$459

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

$32.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.39

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	623	260.65	1,624	153
Medium and Large 1-2	541	260.53	1,408	71
Medium 1-2	470	243.27	1,144	30
Large 1	486	233.22	1,132	9thin
Medium and Large 2	511	228.10	1,166	10thin

One grade step is worth $32.55/cwt here — about $459 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 sale273 hd

256.62

—

MO average15 barns · 6,938 hd

261.01

−4.39

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	—	Low	1,603	110.84	1,777	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	102.67	1,615	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	95.67	1,224	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	83.61	883	30

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)	1,250	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	855	$1,085	5

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1Unweaned	—	517	254.40/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,315	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	479	273.51/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,310	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	255.05/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,334	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,871	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	263.41/cwt	261.50–267.50	1,665	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	251.66/cwt	246.00–253.00	1,739	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	564	240.44/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,356	7
Steers	Medium 1-2Full	—	590	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,328	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	408	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,061	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	262.37/cwt	259.50–268.00	1,519	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	939	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	747	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,688	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	521	234.81/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,223	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	361	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	912	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	733	235.65/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	693	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	493	242.19/cwt	231.00–244.00	1,194	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	572	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,473	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	463	261.96/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,213	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	433	262.21/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,135	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,439	6
Steers	Large 1	—	530	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,224	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,788	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	266.75/cwt	264.50–275.00	1,523	19
Steers	Large 1	—	450	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,058	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	324.21/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,375	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,213	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	281.57/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,354	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	238.13/cwt	237.50–239.00	1,612	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	660	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,660	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	727	178.12/cwt	177.00–179.00	1,295	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,063	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	213.18/cwt	199.00–220.00	1,305	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	219.29/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,239	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,521	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	827	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,382	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	87.49/cwt	83.50–91.50	937	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	77.93/cwt	71.50–83.50	809	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	998	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	96.91/cwt	92.50–102.00	1,196	10
Bulls	—	—	1,525	103.44/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,577	5
Bulls	—	—	1,652	115.47/cwt	113.00–119.50	1,908	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,795	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,136	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	86.94/cwt	85.50–92.00	1,131	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	106.70/cwt	104.00–110.50	1,412	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	470	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,069	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,346	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	181.95/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,297	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	533	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,186	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	229.25/cwt	222.50–231.00	1,433	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	613	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,287	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	237.51/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,240	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	233.74/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,297	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	946	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,034	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	245.08/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,157	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	201.33/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,369	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	246.80/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,002	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	323.51/cwt	317.50–336.00	1,252	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	477	235.25/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,122	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	234.25/cwt	224.00–239.00	1,572	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	259.16/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,143	19
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	390	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	245.84/cwt	232.50–253.00	1,269	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	261.51/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,600	5

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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