Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 6.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. About all classes of feeders were represented this week with some very nice consignments on the top end. A big move in beef cutout values last week helped create a higher fed trade which is spilling over into this feeder market so far this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $306.24/cwt on 170 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −157.58 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$306.24

170 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$37.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.55

vs MO average

−7.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	310.28	1,737	80
Medium and Large 1-2	540	305.80	1,652	79
Large 1	538	298.00	1,603	3thin
Medium and Large 2	554	273.25	1,514	8thin

One grade step is worth $37.03/cwt here — about $222 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 sale170 hd

306.24

—

MO average17 barns · 4,481 hd

319.79

−13.55

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−7.86

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−157.58

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	1,613	172.07	2,776	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	137.52	2,006	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	136.35	1,684	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	121.89	1,251	45

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)	1,220	$1,994	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$2,400	5

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1-2	400–450	428	344.78/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,476	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	278.61/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,750	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	326.11/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	263.30/cwt	257.00–271.00	1,622	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	366.82/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,416	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	273.19/cwt	269.00–281.00	1,549	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	271.75/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,451	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	256.84/cwt	256.50–260.00	1,651	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	248.11/cwt	239.00–255.50	1,620	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	311.25/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	588	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,646	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	314.20/cwt	306.00–327.00	1,615	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	343.38/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,119	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	271.95/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,817	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	548	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,134	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,463	3
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	498	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,394	8
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	442	262.01/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,158	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	496	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,567	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,349	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	582	297.65/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,732	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	282.29/cwt	276.00–293.00	1,440	8
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	578	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,431	3
Heifers	Large 1	900–950	932	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,841	4
Steers	Large 1	500–550	538	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,603	3
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	478	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,377	3
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	682	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,603	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	422	304.72/cwt	284.00–320.00	1,286	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	110.12/cwt	105.00–116.50	1,053	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	145.51/cwt	139.50–151.00	1,804	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	121.82/cwt	112.00–126.00	1,514	6
Bulls	—	—	1,903	192.87/cwt	187.50–197.00	3,670	3
Bulls	—	—	1,255	146.49/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,838	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	125.67/cwt	118.00–131.00	1,330	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	2,400.00/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,400	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	133.26/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,639	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	2,120	2
Bulls	—	—	1,594	170.66/cwt	162.00–178.00	2,720	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	134.86/cwt	131.50–139.00	1,931	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	512	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	134.86/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,454	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	577	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	350.15/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,320	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	244.25/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,763	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	218.60/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	343.35/cwt	330.00–356.00	1,078	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	265.15/cwt	255.00–269.00	1,745	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	334.65/cwt	320.00–349.00	1,459	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	309.60/cwt	307.00–312.00	1,762	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	260.08/cwt	259.00–262.00	1,891	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	320.57/cwt	318.00–330.00	1,696	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	268.69/cwt	263.00–277.00	1,671	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	211.33/cwt	211.00–212.00	1,777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	308.55/cwt	303.00–315.00	1,490	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	279.69/cwt	274.00–291.00	1,617	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	241.62/cwt	239.50–242.50	2,027	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	281.97/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,906	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	293.17/cwt	284.50–300.00	1,542	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	235.50/cwt	235.00–236.00	2,009	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	251.61/cwt	248.00–257.00	1,895	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	719	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	340.46/cwt	325.00–362.00	1,590	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	642	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,708	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	289.24/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,388	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	316.98/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,309	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	572	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,653	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	335.02/cwt	305.00–343.00	1,424	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	276.91/cwt	260.00–286.00	1,581	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	249.26/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,772	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,993.63/head	1,800.00–2,250.00	1,994	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	305.41/cwt	269.00–325.00	1,445	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	249.20/cwt	246.00–252.50	1,657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	369.83/cwt	367.50–372.00	1,365	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	303.40/cwt	290.00–317.00	1,711	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	837	204.74/cwt	203.00–206.00	1,714	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,860	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	479	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,245	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	580	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	329.97/cwt	317.50–344.00	1,247	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	656	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,814	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	748	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,825	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	627	275.28/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,726	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	549	289.25/cwt	289.25–289.25	1,588	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	671	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,671	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	293.18/cwt	280.00–304.50	1,829	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	363.31/cwt	350.00–369.00	1,530	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	641	297.25/cwt	297.25–297.25	1,905	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	624	260.83/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,628	10

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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