Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers under 650 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher, over 650 lbs steady on a light test. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 5.00-15.00 higher, over 600 lbs 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 5.00-7.00 lower. Demand very good. Supply moderate. Strong feeder offering this week with several consignments of high quality calves weighing 400-600 lbs with some weaned but many not weaned. The feeder market is off to a hot start this week following a slightly bullish Cattle on Feed report and a sharply higher futures trade on Monday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $266.78/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −148.50 against this barn's trailing median of $415.28.

Average price

$266.78

96 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,457

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$31.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.64

vs MO average

−3.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	278.44	1,515	40
Medium and Large 1-2	550	261.31	1,437	39
Large 1	579	261.00	1,511	5thin
Medium 1-2	523	251.00	1,313	4thin
Medium and Large 2	532	246.69	1,312	8thin

One grade step is worth $31.75/cwt here — about $202 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 sale96 hd

266.78

—

MO average17 barns · 2,296 hd

269.42

−2.64

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−3.41

This barn, trailing median23 sales

415.28

−148.50

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	1,714	155.40	2,663	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	128.87	1,893	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	120.33	1,497	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	109.36	1,178	17

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,924	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,167	$2,342	3thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	2,341.67/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,342	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	126.19/cwt	117.50–128.50	1,885	11
Bulls	—	—	1,672	172.89/cwt	169.00–177.00	2,891	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	113.65/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,208	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	101.50/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,121	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	112.58/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,423	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	120.65/cwt	115.50–127.50	1,495	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	284.01/cwt	272.50–295.00	1,465	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	696	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,608	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	629	272.78/cwt	255.00–297.00	1,716	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	338.87/cwt	320.00–346.00	1,264	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	682	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,685	4
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	579	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,511	5
Bulls	—	—	1,718	132.53/cwt	132.00–133.00	2,277	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	131.14/cwt	128.00–133.50	1,898	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	131.21/cwt	129.00–132.50	1,615	7
Bulls	—	—	2,710	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	3,713	1
Bulls	—	—	1,420	159.29/cwt	157.50–161.50	2,262	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	493	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,321	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	641	249.75/cwt	249.75–249.75	1,601	11
Steers	Large 1	600–650	632	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,700	4
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	469	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,205	8
Steers	Large 1	450–500	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	4
Steers	Large 1	550–600	572	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	675	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	588	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	646	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,712	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	340	332.54/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,131	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	560	266.42/cwt	254.00–275.00	1,492	15
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	523	251.00/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,313	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	447	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,229	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	334.66/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,228	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	310.54/cwt	297.50–316.00	1,342	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	238.12/cwt	237.75–240.00	1,486	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	236.53/cwt	207.00–240.00	1,781	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	349.40/cwt	330.00–366.00	1,481	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	283.87/cwt	276.00–295.00	1,360	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	230.57/cwt	218.00–250.00	1,510	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	257.85/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,467	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	250.10/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,263	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	336.36/cwt	320.00–347.00	1,278	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	214.22/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,523	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	266.85/cwt	260.00–284.50	1,385	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,657	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	242.44/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	311.48/cwt	306.00–320.00	1,480	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	283.06/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,489	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	261.14/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	291.47/cwt	281.00–307.50	1,676	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	304.85/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,466	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	626	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,565	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	322.17/cwt	310.00–341.00	1,669	67
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,924.00/head	1,725.00–2,100.00	1,924	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	644	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	303.23/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,589	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	609	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	279.95/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,688	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	319.22/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,379	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	318.85/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,352	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	275.55/cwt	255.00–287.50	1,587	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	641	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,846	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	320.78/cwt	319.00–321.00	1,819	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	226.99/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,634	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	271.54/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,518	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	306.34/cwt	280.00–322.50	1,140	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	346.38/cwt	338.00–360.00	1,289	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	516	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,527	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	805	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,852	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	335.11/cwt	310.00–348.00	1,434	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	583	297.42/cwt	290.00–304.00	1,734	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	701	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	695	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	249.59/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,587	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	325.28/cwt	297.50–341.00	1,542	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	336.66/cwt	322.50–345.00	1,128	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	267.12/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,800	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	341.82/cwt	325.00–350.50	1,607	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	357.57/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,144	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	597	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	782	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,799	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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