Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers 450-600 lbs 10.00-15.00 higher with other weights steady to firm on a light test. Feeder heifers 500-600 lbs 4.00-8.00 higher with other weights steady to firm on a light test. Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 higher. Demand very good. Supply moderate. Very active trade on the lighter steers again this week with even some high quality unweaned calves finding lots of demand. Most feeder contracts made strong advances Tuesday although the feeder index has actually lost around 4.00/cwt over the past week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $305.49/cwt on 261 head.

Average price

$305.49

261 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$59.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+31.61

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	314.33	1,676	182
Medium and Large 1-2	591	286.32	1,691	76
Medium 1-2	613	255.00	1,563	3thin

One grade step is worth $59.33/cwt here — about $113 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 sale261 hd

305.49

—

MO average15 barns · 18,383 hd

273.88

+31.61

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	1,892	133.60	2,528	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,474	114.02	1,681	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	112.80	1,455	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	99.82	1,064	24

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,403	$1,777	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$3,000	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,276	$2,350	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,306	$2,045	5

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1	—	581	258.74/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,503	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	295.01/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,392	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	287.05/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,335	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	377	325.69/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,228	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	314.38/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,619	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	269.25/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,400	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	428	291.87/cwt	275.00–298.00	1,249	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	465	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,244	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	522	274.81/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,435	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	263.81/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,746	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	937	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	237.90/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,863	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	337.82/cwt	317.50–347.50	1,777	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	309.41/cwt	280.00–332.50	1,761	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	682	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	270.60/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,670	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	346.72/cwt	337.50–352.50	1,654	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	331.76/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,370	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	325.59/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,254	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	342.95/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,269	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,673	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	321.68/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,686	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,808	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	613	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	331.69/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	275.84/cwt	271.50–290.00	1,738	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	261.26/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,612	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	421	318.29/cwt	307.50–322.50	1,340	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	304.78/cwt	277.00–317.50	1,582	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	482	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,326	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	232.82/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,534	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	324.42/cwt	307.50–335.00	1,356	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,591	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,518	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	119.75/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,704	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	111.89/cwt	108.50–115.50	1,392	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	100.46/cwt	95.50–106.50	1,437	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	120.22/cwt	117.00–125.50	1,584	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	100.03/cwt	96.50–106.00	1,105	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	91.78/cwt	84.00–95.50	957	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	77.28/cwt	77.00–77.50	690	2
Bulls	—	—	1,703	123.49/cwt	121.00–127.00	2,103	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	111.43/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,692	5
Bulls	—	—	2,004	147.51/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,956	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	110.54/cwt	109.50–116.00	1,178	7
Bulls	—	—	1,969	129.81/cwt	126.00–134.00	2,556	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,306	2,045.00/head	2,025.00–2,050.00	2,045	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,403	1,777.22/head	1,575.00–2,075.00	1,777	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,276	2,350.00/head	2,225.00–2,525.00	2,350	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	252.41/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,477	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	238.23/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,501	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	325.35/cwt	307.50–342.50	1,230	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	582	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	307.10/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,330	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	486	280.61/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,364	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	377	307.62/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,160	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	711	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,564	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	246.55/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	286.23/cwt	270.00–304.00	1,497	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,092	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	321.71/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,084	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	562	231.00/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,298	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	311.06/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,170	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	300.27/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,279	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	254.08/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,471	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	241.14/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,495	25

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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