Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder supply not sufficient to establish a market trend. Slaughter cows steady compared to three weeks ago. Light run due to the winter weather and current difficulty shipping cattle west or north. Most consignments were moved to next week with bitterly cold but improving conditions expected.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $236.26/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$236.26

130 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$302

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

$4.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.05

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	499	239.61	1,195	39
Medium and Large 1	637	234.82	1,497	91

One grade step is worth $4.79/cwt here — about −$302 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 sale130 hd

236.26

—

MO average17 barns · 19,060 hd

247.31

−11.05

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	—	Average	1,699	111.35	1,892	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,543	92.60	1,429	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,310	91.92	1,204	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	83.26	909	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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,548	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,282	$1,375	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,725	3thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1-2Unweaned	—	517	236.66/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,224	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	227.49/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,447	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	270.28/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,200	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	256.11/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,237	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,755	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	252.50/cwt	247.50–258.00	942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	240.76/cwt	232.50–252.50	1,392	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	254.29/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,322	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	255.08/cwt	250.00–260.00	778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	205.62/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,191	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	562	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	227.89/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,051	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	204.33/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,101	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	177.53/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,177	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	232.98/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,298	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	972	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,716	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	235.50/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,283	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,043	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	448	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	221.83/cwt	220.00–227.50	934	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	223.62/cwt	220.00–232.50	830	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,256	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	228.56/cwt	227.00–231.00	1,447	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,452	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,108	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	219.84/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,154	14
Heifers	Medium 1	—	631	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,262	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,065	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	235.01/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,196	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,547.62/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,548	4
Bulls	—	—	1,505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,656	1
Bulls	—	—	1,980	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,594	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	102.21/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,692	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,351	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	87.05/cwt	82.00–91.00	957	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,076	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	77.93/cwt	71.00–81.50	840	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,371	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	86.24/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,152	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	93.26/cwt	90.50–99.50	1,440	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	93.63/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,214	34

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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