Sale reports / Missouri / Interstate Regional Stockyards / 2023-11-28

Interstate Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cuba, Missouri · Tue, Nov 28
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1814
Feeder Cattle receipts
870 head
34 vs last sale 836 1,291 vs year ago 2,161 · 59.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
203 head
45 vs last sale 248 237 vs year ago 440 · 53.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
5 vs last sale 30 25 vs year ago 50 · 50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 450 lbs steady to firm, over 450 lbs 4.00-12.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Demand moderate. Supply moderate. Feeder futures finally found some buying interest Tuesday advancing 7.20-8.25/cwt after spiraling downward in recent trading days.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $233.88/cwt on 394 head.
Average price
$233.88
394 head · 603 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,411
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$32
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$32.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.66
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539235.781,27076
Medium and Large 1618234.571,451306
Medium 1594207.001,2304thin
Large 1641203.131,3028thin
One grade step is worth $32.66/cwt here — about −$32 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 sale394 hd
233.88
MO average7 barns · 8,177 hd
230.22
+3.66
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,684116.811,96817
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,55994.351,47114
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34890.321,21839
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13680.7891833

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,180$1,5065

Every lot, as filed

71 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned622181.94/cwt180.00–183.501,1327
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned561194.12/cwt188.00–200.001,0894
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added516236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,21819
SteersMedium and Large 1376289.03/cwt284.00–295.001,08714
SteersLarge 1528200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0563
SteersMedium and Large 1475252.82/cwt239.00–265.001,20112
SteersMedium and Large 1735217.05/cwt215.00–222.001,59521
SteersMedium and Large 1887205.50/cwt205.50–205.501,8236
SteersMedium and Large 1-2441255.67/cwt250.00–261.001,12811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2644226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,4554
SteersLarge 1709205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4535
SteersMedium and Large 1422269.09/cwt254.00–278.001,1367
SteersMedium and Large 1627233.67/cwt229.00–236.001,46519
SteersMedium and Large 1568239.21/cwt233.00–244.001,35934
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added658234.77/cwt233.00–235.501,54548
SteersMedium and Large 1780216.82/cwt212.00–220.001,69129
SteersMedium and Large 1-2571227.97/cwt220.00–239.001,30225
SteersMedium and Large 1-2483248.85/cwt245.00–252.501,2029
SteersMedium and Large 1-2365262.63/cwt247.50–270.009599
SteersMedium and Large 1527243.73/cwt239.00–248.001,28414
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned571231.31/cwt225.00–236.001,32139
SteersMedium and Large 1-2706210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4835
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned426268.50/cwt268.50–268.501,1449
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added759217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,65111
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned679207.15/cwt204.00–215.001,4077
SteersMedium and Large 1676223.37/cwt219.00–230.001,51023
SteersMedium and Large 1-2659213.38/cwt210.00–217.501,4069
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned514239.50/cwt236.00–245.001,23110
SteersMedium 1Unweaned594207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2304
BullsMedium and Large 1-2531208.42/cwt200.00–217.501,10711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy615200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2304
BullsMedium and Large 1-2437225.00/cwt225.00–225.009833
BullsMedium and Large 1-2565205.98/cwt201.00–212.001,1648
BullsMedium and Large 1-2624181.73/cwt180.00–183.501,1344
BullsMedium and Large 1-2698181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2633
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34490.75/cwt86.50–95.501,22030
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,3401
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,740107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,8621
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54693.91/cwt89.50–95.001,45212
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38097.36/cwt96.00–98.501,3444
CowsLean 85-90%1,12676.46/cwt70.00–79.5086110
CowsLean 85-90%91089.50/cwt89.50–89.508141
CowsLean 85-90%1,15182.34/cwt80.00–86.5094822
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34782.11/cwt77.50–84.501,1065
Bulls1,548105.52/cwt104.00–108.001,6333
Bulls1,613125.48/cwt124.00–127.002,0243
Bulls1,741117.53/cwt109.00–124.002,04611
Stock CowsMedium 1-2953114.50/cwt114.50–114.501,0919
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,505.51/head1,350.00–1,625.001,5065
HeifersMedium and Large 1520230.31/cwt224.00–236.001,19816
HeifersMedium and Large 1663215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4253
HeifersMedium and Large 1731196.50/cwt196.50–196.501,43610
HeifersMedium and Large 1787188.59/cwt187.50–190.001,4847
HeifersMedium and Large 1812183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,4863
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2534213.55/cwt210.00–222.501,14010
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added616210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2949
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy703191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,3433
HeifersMedium and Large 1626213.67/cwt213.00–215.001,33815
HeifersMedium and Large 1412239.03/cwt237.00–240.009859
HeifersMedium and Large 1587215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2629
HeifersLarge 1833173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,4413
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned543219.72/cwt217.00–222.501,1934
HeifersMedium and Large 1477237.94/cwt231.00–240.001,13515
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned419243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,0188
HeifersMedium 1-2573190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0893
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2464210.50/cwt210.00–212.5097710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2420225.00/cwt225.00–225.009453
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned620222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,3803
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2380224.09/cwt210.00–237.5085213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2535232.52/cwt230.00–235.001,2444
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned636180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1455

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.