Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs steady, over 650 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. Cattle futures posted large gains on Tuesday after starting the week lower. Fed cattle are expected to trade higher again this week, potentially getting back to the 180.00/cwt mark.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $272.48/cwt on 494 head.

Average price

$272.48

494 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

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

$42.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.52

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	629	273.45	1,720	348
Medium and Large 1-2	582	273.41	1,591	130
Medium 1-2	403	272.50	1,098	5thin
Medium and Large 2	602	230.64	1,388	11thin

One grade step is worth $42.81/cwt here — about $332 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 sale494 hd

272.48

—

MO average18 barns · 22,369 hd

267.96

+4.52

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	—	High	1,858	136.66	2,540	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	109.40	1,402	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,581	108.45	1,715	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,087	89.68	975	52

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	643	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,408	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,353	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,384	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	329.09/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,359	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	434	268.30/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,164	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	252.70/cwt	235.00–267.00	1,572	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	834	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	251.03/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,320	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	304.39/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,437	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	587	217.46/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,276	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	458	270.69/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,240	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	268.86/cwt	264.00–273.00	1,694	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	248.21/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,680	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	254.03/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,865	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	318.10/cwt	307.50–332.50	1,326	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	237.54/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,839	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	234.77/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,946	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	292.75/cwt	281.00–300.00	1,560	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	327.85/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,528	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	764	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,937	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	747	253.25/cwt	253.25–253.25	1,892	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	403	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,098	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	278.40/cwt	266.00–290.00	1,612	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	237.30/cwt	233.00–244.00	1,713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	244.72/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,649	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	381	320.54/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,221	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	482	298.91/cwt	287.50–310.00	1,441	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	315.60/cwt	300.00–324.00	1,651	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	529	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,465	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	633	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,700	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	339	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,102	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,685	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,607	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	437	300.00/cwt	287.50–312.50	1,311	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	202.88/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,475	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	284.57/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,215	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	243.27/cwt	239.00–270.00	1,406	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	271.04/cwt	250.00–292.50	1,407	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	218.84/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,517	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	286.11/cwt	260.00–315.00	1,333	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	108.72/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,395	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	109.30/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,082	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	117.46/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,464	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	67.93/cwt	65.00–70.00	675	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	85.93/cwt	77.00–94.00	913	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	99.15/cwt	96.00–102.50	1,322	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	96.41/cwt	89.00–102.50	1,102	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	107.86/cwt	104.50–111.50	1,727	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,449	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,909	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	146.33/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,641	5
Bulls	—	—	1,885	131.82/cwt	122.00–139.00	2,485	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	137.18/cwt	125.00–143.00	1,386	14
Heifers	Large 1	—	435	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	226.62/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,650	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	244.74/cwt	238.00–257.00	1,424	56
Heifers	Medium 1-2Full	—	672	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,344	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	754	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,410	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	234.17/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,475	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	274.35/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,314	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,226	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,224	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	441	239.35/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,056	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	550	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,334	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	542	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,274	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	222.29/cwt	219.00–228.00	1,485	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	232.52/cwt	229.00–243.00	1,460	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	251.31/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,302	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	234.12/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,571	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,316	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	285.63/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,197	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	220.68/cwt	200.00–226.75	1,675	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	353	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	350	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	285.19/cwt	267.50–292.50	1,352	21
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	551	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,212	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	241.34/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,390	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	229.74/cwt	222.00–239.00	1,413	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	699	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	631	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	210.18/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,522	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	217.70/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,321	10

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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