Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers steady. Feeder heifers firm to 5.00 higher, spots 10.00-15.00 higher near 450 lbs and 700 lbs. Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 higher. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. Overall quality was not as attractive in the packages of calves under 600 lbs. The cattle market continues to be very strong on all fronts with fed cattle trending higher, the feeder index nearly 3.00/cwt higher than a week ago and slaughter cows sizzling.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $281.48/cwt on 159 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −133.80 against this barn's trailing median of $415.28.

Average price

$281.48

159 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$411

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$80.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.65

vs MO average

+4.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	292.51	1,571	116
Medium and Large 1-2	531	269.79	1,432	27
Medium and Large 2	549	230.00	1,263	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	546	212.50	1,161	8thin

One grade step is worth $80.01/cwt here — about $411 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $453.15, low $369.35, median $415.28 across 23 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 sale159 hd

281.48

—

MO average13 barns · 2,609 hd

277.83

+3.65

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

+4.26

This barn, trailing median23 sales

415.28

−133.80

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	1,748	151.51	2,649	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	133.21	2,072	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	126.33	1,593	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	111.12	1,165	19

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,181	$1,755	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,212	$1,450	7

Every lot, as filed

92 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 1	700–750	720	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,764	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	115.71/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,245	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	124.20/cwt	122.50–126.50	1,345	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	98.40/cwt	80.00–106.00	982	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	114.55/cwt	107.00–121.00	1,498	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	127.06/cwt	122.00–132.50	1,565	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	139.20/cwt	134.50–144.00	1,867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	486	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,361	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	261.14/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	251.72/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,692	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	338.53/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,087	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	817	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,022	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,250	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	313.46/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,486	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	324.37/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,573	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,851	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	327.84/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,383	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,021	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,935	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	290.20/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	349.14/cwt	347.00–357.50	1,351	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	562	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,456	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	128.21/cwt	124.50–131.00	1,973	4
Bulls	—	—	1,824	161.88/cwt	158.50–169.00	2,953	6
Bulls	—	—	1,675	145.39/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,435	4
Bulls	—	—	1,668	132.61/cwt	131.00–134.00	2,212	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,825	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	137.74/cwt	134.50–141.00	2,153	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	300–350	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	420	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,124	3
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	564	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,551	12
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	482	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,362	3
Steers	Large 1	950–1000	968	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	2,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	248.83/cwt	240.00–256.50	1,779	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	218.74/cwt	218.50–219.00	1,706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	479	286.60/cwt	282.50–297.50	1,373	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	585	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,477	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	484	253.80/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,228	9
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	580	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	549	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,263	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	819	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	364	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	503	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	561	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	279.99/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,725	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	260.49/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,735	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	539	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,170	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	649	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,545	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	255.57/cwt	254.00–257.50	1,544	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	892	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,686	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,203	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	279.49/cwt	269.00–291.00	1,585	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	320.16/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,690	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	370.55/cwt	340.00–387.50	1,604	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,479	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	296.08/cwt	282.50–311.00	1,427	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	293.83/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,152	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	419	339.86/cwt	339.00–342.50	1,424	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	489	323.15/cwt	302.50–330.00	1,580	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	652	258.20/cwt	258.20–258.20	1,683	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	287.46/cwt	277.50–298.00	1,805	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	313.96/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,231	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	337.85/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,314	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	637	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,618	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	790	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,793	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	527	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,581	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	266.97/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,516	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	241.57/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	617	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	444	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,354	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	666	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	249.55/cwt	240.00–251.50	1,572	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	275.95/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,347	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	1,755.25/head	1,625.00–1,925.00	1,755	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	232.95/cwt	208.00–237.50	1,642	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	271.31/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,414	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	265.45/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,484	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	317.33/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,637	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	282.97/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	299.18/cwt	282.50–322.50	1,257	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	322.78/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,514	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,225	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	330.70/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,405	14

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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