Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers steady to 4.00 higher with advance mostly over 600 lbs. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate. Feeder offering included a large consignment of backgrounded yearlings weighing 685-890 lbs along with several good quality fall calves weighing 550 lbs and down. The cattle market appears to be taking on a more positive tone this week with feeder futures and beef cutout values both possibly carving out a bottom following the recent downturn. Fed cattle are expected to be steady at best with the slaughter pace likely reduced.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $291.63/cwt on 130 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −172.19 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$291.63

130 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$57.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.78

vs MO average

−13.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	302.17	1,659	79
Medium and Large 1-2	557	294.77	1,642	25
Medium 1-2	554	271.00	1,501	11thin
Large 1	568	250.00	1,420	3thin
Medium 2	568	245.00	1,392	12thin

One grade step is worth $57.17/cwt here — about $268 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 sale130 hd

291.63

—

MO average17 barns · 2,998 hd

306.41

−14.78

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

−13.84

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−172.19

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	1,724	157.92	2,723	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	133.17	1,991	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,306	130.63	1,706	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,042	115.52	1,204	42

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)	1,229	$2,062	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,114	$1,560	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$2,125	3thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	—	1,428	144.03/cwt	136.00–148.50	2,057	6
Bulls	—	—	1,825	171.83/cwt	168.00–175.00	3,136	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,065	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	758	78.35/cwt	77.00–80.00	594	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	119.72/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,313	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	132.12/cwt	128.00–134.50	1,328	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	131.71/cwt	125.00–136.50	1,980	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	139.03/cwt	137.50–140.00	2,034	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	109.50/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,104	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,047	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,921	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	259.23/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,644	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	311.66/cwt	305.00–318.00	1,328	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	265.76/cwt	261.00–275.00	1,810	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	282.83/cwt	279.00–286.00	1,790	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	545	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	478	283.32/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,354	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	363.07/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,071	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	351.64/cwt	347.50–352.50	1,182	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	553	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	441	330.32/cwt	315.00–338.00	1,457	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,093	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	890	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,967	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	223.94/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,637	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	357.25/cwt	347.50–366.00	1,379	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	345.25/cwt	332.50–351.00	1,429	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	823	224.75/cwt	224.75–224.75	1,850	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	766	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,789	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,355	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	314.39/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,487	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	291.56/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	300.57/cwt	299.00–303.00	1,602	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	274.01/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,767	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	292.62/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,241	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	247.46/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	298.98/cwt	286.00–318.00	1,704	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,114	1,560.00/head	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,560	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	2,062.38/head	1,900.00–2,375.00	2,062	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	280.27/cwt	270.00–294.00	1,463	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	270.93/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,555	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	294	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	984	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	307	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	273.94/cwt	267.00–292.50	1,326	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	291.34/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,244	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	277.41/cwt	245.00–295.00	1,301	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	268.81/cwt	259.00–276.00	1,398	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	421	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,053	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,676	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,873	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	484	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,467	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	313.88/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,350	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,234	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	252.54/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,177	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	549	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,362	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	816	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,379	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	513	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,539	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	760	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	649	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	1,762	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	523	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,360	3
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	618	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,406	4
Steers	Large 1	550–600	568	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,420	3
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	492	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,328	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	559	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,537	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	545	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,439	4
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	568	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,392	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	140.78/cwt	136.50–148.00	1,884	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	120.04/cwt	117.50–121.50	1,598	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	129.65/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,663	18
Bulls	—	—	1,899	164.09/cwt	158.00–170.00	3,116	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	408	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	236.05/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,584	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	687	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,827	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	225.77/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,869	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	247	356.19/cwt	350.00–375.00	880	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	526	307.35/cwt	304.00–309.00	1,617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	314.36/cwt	304.00–327.00	1,644	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,087	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	258.28/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,844	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	317.50/cwt	312.50–321.00	1,187	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,712	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	261.69/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,494	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	302.01/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,435	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	288.27/cwt	277.50–291.00	1,516	23

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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