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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher except some near 500 lbs 5.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 3.00-6.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 lower. Nice feeder offering again this week with several good sized consignments of weaned, vaccinated cattle. There is more good news in the cattle market so far this week than we've seen for a while with higher futures the past few trading days, good beef movement and firming cutout values.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $235.89/cwt on 644 head.

Average price

$235.89

644 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,447

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$148

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

$73.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.50

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	446	238.17	1,063	48
Medium and Large 1	639	237.16	1,515	483
Medium and Large 1-2	571	232.45	1,326	108
Medium and Large 2	734	165.00	1,211	5thin

One grade step is worth $73.17/cwt here — about −$148 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 sale644 hd

235.89

—

MO average18 barns · 18,067 hd

237.39

−1.50

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	1,872	105.10	1,967	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	85.49	1,306	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,291	82.40	1,064	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	76.08	846	12

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,330	$1,604	7

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 1-2	—	659	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,466	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	233.42/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,429	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,107	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	266.10/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,009	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,170	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	648	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	238.02/cwt	225.00–238.50	1,566	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	231.67/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,293	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,145	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	220.91/cwt	212.00–221.50	1,666	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,740	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	247.15/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,406	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	220.31/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,582	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	588	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,382	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	235.28/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,492	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	266.83/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,129	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	575	212.78/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,223	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	211.72/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,520	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	263.05/cwt	260.00–265.50	1,381	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	278.71/cwt	274.00–290.00	1,196	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,248	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	241.98/cwt	239.50–251.00	1,520	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	662	235.76/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,561	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	557	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,404	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,654	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	236.34/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,241	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	498	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	215.41/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,342	10
Steers	Medium 1-2Value Added	—	506	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,149	10
Steers	Medium 1-2Value Added	—	398	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	985	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	622	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,244	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	569	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,212	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	734	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,211	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	483	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,328	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	572	220.12/cwt	210.00–226.50	1,259	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	617	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,228	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	173.57/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,165	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	262.83/cwt	254.00–275.00	988	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	218.96/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,136	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	208.48/cwt	197.50–216.00	1,207	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	76.57/cwt	73.00–80.00	982	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	89.04/cwt	88.50–89.50	1,153	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	85.49/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,306	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	84.45/cwt	81.00–86.50	1,094	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	79.78/cwt	77.00–83.00	910	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	469	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	70.97/cwt	70.00–72.00	779	2
Bulls	—	—	1,744	93.89/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,637	4
Bulls	—	—	1,925	121.54/cwt	120.00–123.00	2,340	2
Bulls	—	—	2,075	111.08/cwt	108.00–114.00	2,305	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,604.49/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,604	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	194.63/cwt	188.00–202.50	1,510	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	202.39/cwt	199.00–208.00	1,376	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	587	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	234.53/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,241	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,194	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	368	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	205.26/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,283	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	708	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,345	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	241.10/cwt	227.50–256.00	1,020	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	216.40/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,331	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	241.44/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,111	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	244.17/cwt	237.50–247.00	955	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	247.94/cwt	242.50–258.00	942	12
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	488	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,049	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	213.18/cwt	205.00–223.00	1,207	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	228.89/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,305	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	228.82/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,192	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,540	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	254.52/cwt	251.00–256.00	1,089	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	552	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	727	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	526	237.13/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,247	19
Heifers	Medium 2	—	435	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,355	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	450	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	688	212.16/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,460	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	804	195.48/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,572	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	660	211.55/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,293	3

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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