Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers under 700 lbs 5.00-15.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs unevenly steady, 400-600 lbs 5.00-15.00 higher and over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00-7.00 higher. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. Several medium sized consignments of good quality calves this week. Buyers pushed much of the feeder trade up another notch with recent rainfall improving the pasture outlook and beef cutout values/fed cattle prices also seeing advances.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $318.99/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −144.84 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$318.99

111 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$31.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.27

vs MO average

+2.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	323.92	1,752	81
Large 1	504	310.00	1,562	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	534	307.28	1,640	22
Medium 1	539	292.37	1,576	4thin

One grade step is worth $31.55/cwt here — about $176 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale111 hd

318.99

—

MO average16 barns · 2,795 hd

315.71

+3.27

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

+2.92

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−144.84

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	1,681	140.58	2,363	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	126.56	1,968	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	120.36	1,522	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	988	97.76	966	15

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)	1,204	$1,973	4thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	290.43/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,653	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	251.81/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,662	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,849	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	297.38/cwt	282.50–322.50	1,585	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	399	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,436	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	205.25/cwt	205.00–205.50	1,691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	263.76/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	700–750	742	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	323	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,187	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	255.47/cwt	254.00–257.00	1,980	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	389	287.59/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,119	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	321	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	960	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	569	299.29/cwt	299.00–300.00	1,703	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	288.30/cwt	276.00–312.50	1,787	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	523	313.62/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,640	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	362.34/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,576	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	473	334.71/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,583	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	379.86/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,360	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	339.62/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,790	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	348.82/cwt	337.50–375.00	1,674	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	275.73/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,858	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	257.25/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,901	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	277.73/cwt	267.50–297.50	1,589	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	262.30/cwt	259.00–264.50	1,634	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	297.91/cwt	291.00–312.50	1,379	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	303.30/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,095	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	304.82/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,299	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	310.82/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,784	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	295.87/cwt	292.00–304.00	1,533	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	236.28/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,609	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	124.20/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,938	4
Bulls	—	—	1,520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,794	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,088	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	119.17/cwt	112.50–126.00	1,503	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	109.46/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,402	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	129.36/cwt	126.50–136.00	1,638	8
Bulls	—	—	1,505	144.65/cwt	137.00–151.00	2,177	2
Bulls	—	—	2,195	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	3,402	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	775	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	93.98/cwt	87.00–101.00	927	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,219	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	104.77/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,041	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	421	273.34/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,151	6
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	539	292.37/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,576	4
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	396	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,307	4
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	3
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	500–550	504	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,562	4
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	500–550	524	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,331	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	226.34/cwt	216.00–232.00	1,655	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	611	277.56/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,696	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	433	334.60/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,449	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	461	287.26/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,324	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	517	285.68/cwt	285.00–286.00	1,477	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	476	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,509	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	288.34/cwt	280.00–296.50	1,779	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	243.88/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,853	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	230.96/cwt	229.00–233.00	2,000	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	351.98/cwt	337.50–365.00	1,154	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	335.79/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,283	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	343.13/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,441	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	315.53/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,622	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	283.74/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,484	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	288.49/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,206	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	338.84/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,626	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	282.51/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,333	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	242.99/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,524	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	302.67/cwt	277.50–325.00	1,435	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	326.87/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,412	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	225.34/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,602	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	292.85/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,663	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	290.49/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,081	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	1,973.34/head	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,973	4

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →