Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers under 650 lbs 5.00-15.00 higher with instances 20.00 higher near 500 lbs. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs 2.00-10.00 higher, feeder steers and heifers over 650 lbs near steady though very lightly tested. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand good. Supply moderate. Stronger feeder trade, especially in the lighter cattle with with several larger consignments of good quality cattle and a higher percentage of weaned cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.81/cwt on 650 head.

Average price

$218.81

650 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,231

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$35.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.61

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	220.65	1,309	355
Medium and Large 1-2	528	218.05	1,152	271
Medium and Large 2	487	203.25	990	20
Medium 1-2	556	185.00	1,029	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.65/cwt here — about $280 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 sale650 hd

218.81

—

MO average18 barns · 11,899 hd

216.20

+2.61

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	1,748	107.48	1,878	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,541	89.66	1,382	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,349	85.79	1,157	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,050	77.00	809	27

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)	1,404	$1,525	5

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1-2	—	376	274.14/cwt	258.00–290.00	1,031	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	255.55/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,227	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	236.39/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,459	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	268.72/cwt	251.00–282.50	1,411	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	235.11/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,364	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	259.31/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,089	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	248.68/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,281	11
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	343	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	823	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	551	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	959	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	606	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,139	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	220.80/cwt	217.50–228.00	1,601	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	582	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,339	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	500	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	214.89/cwt	214.00–215.50	1,543	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	200.66/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	669	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,418	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	239.56/cwt	226.00–253.00	1,507	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	800	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,360	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	556	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	973	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	524	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,106	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	658	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,217	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	239.81/cwt	225.00–260.00	624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	554	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,454	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,517	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,701	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	246.02/cwt	239.00–254.50	1,405	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	275.21/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,293	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	291.47/cwt	287.50–292.00	1,256	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	691	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,244	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	508	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,459	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	535	244.41/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,308	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	611	250.76/cwt	250.00–251.50	1,532	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	225.93/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,516	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	235.27/cwt	222.00–252.00	1,139	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	179.36/cwt	172.00–181.00	1,212	16
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	588	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	823	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	227.72/cwt	215.00–237.00	1,182	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,010	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,268	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	82.82/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,097	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	67.08/cwt	65.00–68.00	592	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	82.82/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,281	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	86.23/cwt	84.50–90.00	1,176	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	80.27/cwt	77.50–85.00	863	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,075	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	74.19/cwt	70.00–77.00	789	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	96.61/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,483	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	90.22/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,390	24
Bulls	—	—	1,622	93.26/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,513	3
Bulls	—	—	1,955	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,346	1
Bulls	—	—	1,776	112.50/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,998	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,404	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	637	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,325	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	707	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,273	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	517	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,148	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	781	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	226.87/cwt	221.00–233.00	1,082	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,358	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	232.28/cwt	215.00–252.00	985	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	184.84/cwt	184.00–186.00	1,436	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	592	190.11/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,125	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	220.50/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,160	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,284	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	214.92/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,238	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	240.77/cwt	237.00–242.50	893	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	218.55/cwt	207.00–221.25	1,329	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	236.92/cwt	232.00–240.00	791	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	251.81/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,100	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	209.69/cwt	202.00–212.50	1,420	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	239.56/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,124	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	228.55/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,198	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	433	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,061	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	556	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,029	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	171.97/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	195.97/cwt	194.50–197.00	1,395	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	567	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,191	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	764	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	224.34/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,301	50

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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