Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers under 650 lbs steady to 4.00 higher, over 650 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Demand good. Supply light.. The feeder index (800 lb steer) has lost 4.50/cwt in the last week thanks to lower fed cattle and late week losses on the board although feeder futures have rebounded nicely with large gains to start this week. Friday's Cattle on Feed report is expected to show lower placements but also a very slow marketing pace.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $266.33/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −148.94 against this barn's trailing median of $415.28.

Average price

$266.33

50 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,464

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$25.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.51

vs MO average

+1.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	532	275.00	1,463	10thin
Medium and Large 1	557	272.92	1,520	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	559	259.53	1,451	21
Medium and Large 2	502	250.00	1,255	3thin

One grade step is worth $25.00/cwt here — about $208 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

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 sale50 hd

266.33

—

MO average16 barns · 2,218 hd

263.83

+2.51

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

+1.81

This barn, trailing median23 sales

415.28

−148.94

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	—	Average	1,656	161.69	2,678	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,553	135.43	2,104	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	127.02	1,593	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,048	113.12	1,186	26

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)	1,300	$2,114	5

Every lot, as filed

59 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	Large 1	550–600	589	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,561	4
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	532	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,463	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	323.88/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,079	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	131.75/cwt	130.00–133.50	2,011	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	141.57/cwt	134.00–148.50	2,264	6
Bulls	—	—	1,677	156.13/cwt	148.50–159.00	2,618	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	129.24/cwt	126.50–131.50	1,342	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	119.76/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,308	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	127.70/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,583	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	682	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	294.14/cwt	281.00–306.00	1,812	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	253.88/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,493	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,548	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	300.34/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,550	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	225.43/cwt	222.00–232.50	1,544	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	303.57/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,746	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	337.66/cwt	332.50–347.50	1,432	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	322.61/cwt	310.00–329.00	1,368	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,453	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	266.06/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,397	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	517	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,618	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	308.82/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,455	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	232.97/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	211.85/cwt	205.00–214.50	1,631	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	252.73/cwt	249.00–257.50	1,441	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,114.35/head	2,025.00–2,300.00	2,114	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	326.14/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,249	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	297.46/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,386	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	256.65/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,430	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	136.02/cwt	133.50–139.50	1,734	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	86.44/cwt	80.00–94.50	847	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	107.54/cwt	99.00–113.50	1,101	11
Bulls	—	—	1,478	138.13/cwt	132.00–144.50	2,042	2
Bulls	—	—	1,698	174.17/cwt	169.00–182.00	2,957	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	115.65/cwt	108.00–125.00	1,510	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	464	293.77/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,363	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	495	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,349	3
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	630	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,418	3
Steers	Large 1	450–500	451	300.92/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,357	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	319.64/cwt	315.00–323.00	1,179	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	300.97/cwt	285.00–317.50	1,390	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	346.27/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,295	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	314.60/cwt	304.00–325.00	1,630	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	491	310.58/cwt	309.00–311.00	1,525	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	296.35/cwt	292.50–302.00	1,200	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	299.70/cwt	299.00–300.00	1,555	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	502	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,255	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	796	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	273.12/cwt	258.00–285.00	1,467	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	306.00/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,135	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	245.48/cwt	235.00–256.00	1,569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	285.01/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,314	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	343.45/cwt	330.00–351.00	1,260	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,317	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	285.36/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,184	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.

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