Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers steady. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower with decline in the lighter weights following last weeks strong advance. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. Several consignments of good quality fall calves again this week. Feeder futures were sharply lower Tuesday with the announcement that USDA was doing bird flu testing on some ground beef.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $312.49/cwt on 178 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −151.33 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$312.49

178 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$18.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.62

vs MO average

+3.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	314.61	1,714	155
Medium and Large 1-2	559	300.92	1,683	9thin
Large 1	549	296.38	1,627	14thin

One grade step is worth $18.23/cwt here — about $87 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 sale178 hd

312.49

—

MO average17 barns · 2,592 hd

316.11

−3.62

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

+3.88

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−151.33

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	1,562	154.77	2,417	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	128.56	1,905	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	123.55	1,520	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	111.30	1,124	60

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)	1,179	$1,864	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$2,650	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,223	$2,321	7

Every lot, as filed

68 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 and Large 1	550–600	577	311.47/cwt	307.00–332.50	1,797	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,789	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	2,321.43/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,321	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	133.24/cwt	130.50–139.50	1,685	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	126.66/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,804	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	219.32/cwt	213.00–223.00	1,603	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	324.46/cwt	317.50–327.00	1,223	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	240.57/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,609	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	322.29/cwt	310.00–339.00	1,357	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	354.28/cwt	334.00–374.00	1,516	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	280.74/cwt	265.00–293.00	1,889	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	243.73/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,523	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	283.09/cwt	275.00–298.00	1,478	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	290.47/cwt	283.00–303.00	1,801	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	210.41/cwt	207.50–217.00	1,660	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	299.25/cwt	287.50–321.00	1,460	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	362.68/cwt	350.00–369.00	1,400	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	223.50/cwt	223.00–224.00	1,788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,062	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	260.04/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,885	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	628	276.89/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,739	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	287.41/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	310.42/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	461	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,272	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	339.70/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,267	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	255.88/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,448	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	261.02/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	310.37/cwt	307.00–317.50	1,471	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	1,863.86/head	1,575.00–2,050.00	1,864	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	315.15/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,494	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,655	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	123.25/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,504	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	113.85/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,390	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	132.84/cwt	132.50–134.00	2,143	4
Bulls	—	—	1,850	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,219	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	114.90/cwt	111.50–119.00	1,188	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	78.63/cwt	70.00–86.00	671	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	96.58/cwt	88.50–106.50	921	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	124.57/cwt	119.50–128.00	1,244	6
Bulls	—	—	1,320	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,756	1
Bulls	—	—	1,538	156.04/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,400	2
Steers	Large 1	450–500	462	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,400	8
Steers	Large 1	600–650	617	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,635	9
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	490	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,335	21
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	396	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,148	9
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	580	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,444	15
Steers	Large 1	500–550	524	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	527	273.78/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,443	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	563	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	265.54/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,524	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	333.00/cwt	320.00–356.00	1,578	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	317.59/cwt	308.00–325.00	1,661	91
Steers	Large 1	550–600	574	282.76/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,623	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	273.70/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,697	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	297.86/cwt	287.50–306.00	1,451	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	304.53/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,340	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	483	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	610	242.63/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,480	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	221.39/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,525	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	298.88/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	303.47/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	247.64/cwt	220.00–259.00	1,530	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	344.24/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,294	9

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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