Sale reports / Missouri / Interstate Regional Stockyards / 2024-05-07

Interstate Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cuba, Missouri · Tue, May 7
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1814
Feeder Cattle receipts
898 head
115 vs last sale 1,013 772 vs year ago 1,670 · 46.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
80 vs last sale 186 100 vs year ago 206 · 48.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
40 vs last sale 50 5 vs year ago 15 · 33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers under 700 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, few over 700 lbs near steady on a light test. Feeder heifers under 575 lbs steady to 4.00 lower, over 575 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows firm to 2.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate. Some feeder consignments opted out following rain and storms overnight. Cattle news is mixed at the moment with futures higher Tuesday and beef cutouts finally seeing a seasonal bounce while grains are also trending higher and the feeder index has been losing ground.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $304.52/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits 159.30 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.
Average price
$304.52
104 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,687
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$135
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$26.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
10.28
vs MO average
5.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562308.861,73770
Medium and Large 1-2527299.781,58026
Large 1568282.001,6028thin
One grade step is worth $26.86/cwt here — about $135 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
533481428375median 463.8212/1602/1704/0705/1908/04
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 sale104 hd
304.52
MO average16 barns · 3,261 hd
314.80
−10.28
National average167 barns · 10,730 hd
309.71
−5.19
This barn, trailing median24 sales
463.82
−159.30
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,711157.662,6979thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,680131.422,2088thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,305126.341,64935
CowsLean 85-90%High1,064106.961,13820

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$1,9012thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%1,080125.82/cwt124.50–126.501,3593
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450430315.57/cwt306.00–321.001,35714
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600584262.85/cwt259.00–272.001,53525
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500477298.38/cwt290.00–307.501,42313
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650618259.20/cwt252.50–261.001,60213
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521285.30/cwt278.00–300.001,48640
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750708237.40/cwt237.00–238.001,6815
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned650–700660267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,76215
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550517317.24/cwt310.00–320.001,64013
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700678246.05/cwt244.00–249.001,66817
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600580305.97/cwt300.00–310.001,77527
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500477337.09/cwt320.00–364.001,60847
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750713251.61/cwt250.00–253.001,79413
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550534326.90/cwt326.00–329.001,74613
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450426361.58/cwt360.00–365.001,5406
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400371369.48/cwt365.00–376.001,37110
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700662275.36/cwt270.00–285.001,82313
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650606309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,87310
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650627291.64/cwt279.00–302.001,82958
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500472319.14/cwt311.00–330.001,50610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350330306.22/cwt301.00–312.501,0116
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650635275.52/cwt270.00–285.001,75023
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550525274.87/cwt270.00–279.001,44313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700681251.50/cwt251.50–251.501,7138
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450415333.05/cwt330.00–340.001,38210
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350341355.63/cwt335.00–366.001,2136
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550516299.39/cwt290.00–310.001,5458
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0701,901.17/head1,875.00–1,925.001,9012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000975185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8043
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800785235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,84513
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650620263.42/cwt254.00–273.001,6334
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700673242.47/cwt240.00–245.001,6324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500477283.43/cwt277.00–293.001,35227
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450435340.88/cwt330.00–348.001,4835
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450428297.15/cwt287.50–305.001,27212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600577258.58/cwt250.00–270.001,49225
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550527299.78/cwt284.00–310.001,58026
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600578274.98/cwt265.00–289.001,58913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650634240.25/cwt235.00–242.001,52311
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500472300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4164
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500481271.16/cwt268.00–277.501,3046
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450441260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1474
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400355280.00/cwt280.00–280.009944
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650613277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,6983
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750701250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7534
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600592292.45/cwt289.00–295.001,73114
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500489281.50/cwt280.00–282.001,3778
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600561270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5159
SteersMedium and Large 1Full550–600587297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,7433
Bulls1,530137.45/cwt134.00–141.002,1032
SteersLarge 1550–600568282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,6028
HeifersMedium 1-2450–500468250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1704
SteersMedium 2400–450433287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,2453
SteersMedium 2600–650636252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,6035
HeifersMedium 2350–400388230.00/cwt230.00–230.008924
Bulls1,707159.60/cwt150.00–167.002,7245
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,555119.50/cwt119.50–119.501,8581
CowsLean 85-90%84375.17/cwt62.00–91.006342
CowsLean 85-90%1,10698.59/cwt94.00–109.001,0907
CowsLean 85-90%1,077115.16/cwt111.50–118.501,2408
CowsBoner 80-85%1,262116.71/cwt115.00–117.501,4733
CowsBoner 80-85%1,281125.06/cwt119.50–130.001,60223
CowsBoner 80-85%1,382132.83/cwt131.50–141.001,8369
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,560127.96/cwt125.00–130.501,9962
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,753135.19/cwt131.50–143.502,3705
Bulls1,900173.04/cwt168.00–179.003,2882

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.