Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers under 700 lbs steady, over 700 lbs firm to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady, over 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand very good. Supply moderate. Fairly similar offering to last week with a few larger consignments of nice steers and heifers weighing 625-850 lbs along with lots of smaller groups of calves weighing 400-550 lbs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $300.12/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −163.70 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$300.12

105 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$18.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.88

vs MO average

−12.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	302.56	1,684	69
Medium and Large 1-2	546	297.21	1,623	31
Medium and Large 2	505	284.40	1,436	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.16/cwt here — about $248 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $519.42, low $389.14, median $463.82 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale105 hd

300.12

—

MO average9 barns · 2,467 hd

311.00

−10.88

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−12.88

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−163.70

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	1,747	136.31	2,381	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	116.66	1,762	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,290	114.77	1,481	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,036	97.48	1,010	51

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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,228	$1,850	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$1,900	3thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	450–500	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	260.88/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,510	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	319.78/cwt	313.00–325.00	1,177	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,293	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	613	257.01/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,575	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	425	323.83/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,376	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	252.59/cwt	242.00–264.00	1,604	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	326.72/cwt	300.00–342.50	1,062	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	537	298.80/cwt	285.00–327.50	1,605	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	436	296.03/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,291	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	302.09/cwt	294.00–320.00	1,332	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	313.92/cwt	304.00–319.00	1,786	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	355.50/cwt	355.50–355.50	1,671	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	253.17/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,706	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	483	315.05/cwt	298.00–336.00	1,522	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	260.33/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,632	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	345.96/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,093	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	526	270.25/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,422	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	228.67/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,781	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	270.48/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,406	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	242.96/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,992	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	288.37/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,785	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	264.77/cwt	262.50–268.00	1,803	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	266.51/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,503	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	241.12/cwt	241.00–242.00	1,770	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,988	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,014	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,821	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	822	82.28/cwt	80.00–86.00	676	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,840	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	115.55/cwt	109.50–119.50	1,754	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	102.68/cwt	99.50–111.50	1,074	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	93.95/cwt	86.00–99.50	985	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	112.73/cwt	111.00–113.50	1,212	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,320	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	104.39/cwt	99.50–108.50	1,353	6
Bulls	—	—	1,756	148.05/cwt	143.00–154.00	2,600	7
Bulls	—	—	1,472	110.62/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,628	3
Bulls	—	—	1,938	135.02/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,617	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	122.88/cwt	119.50–128.50	1,615	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	114.45/cwt	111.50–119.00	1,468	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	256.83/cwt	246.00–263.00	1,996	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	347.12/cwt	330.00–372.50	1,510	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	258.30/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	578	275.99/cwt	266.00–300.00	1,595	13
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	474	276.50/cwt	276.50–276.50	1,311	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	319.69/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,355	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	269.53/cwt	264.00–277.50	1,278	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	284.40/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	264.62/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,418	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,030	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,849.60/head	1,575.00–2,025.00	1,850	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	256.61/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	314.33/cwt	309.00–325.00	1,446	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	289.60/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,657	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	538	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	398	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,194	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	289.69/cwt	267.50–302.50	1,538	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	328.25/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,385	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,671	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	241.91/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	313.23/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,635	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	248.14/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,551	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	605	248.67/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,504	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	341.85/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,268	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	246.03/cwt	243.00–249.00	1,439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	559	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,398	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	284.65/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,255	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	318.85/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,530	19

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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