Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale three weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers 2.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. Active feeder trade on a cool, rainy day with fed cattle at record highs and corn prices currently trending lower. Cattle futures are a different story so far this week, selling off partly due to concerns about post-holiday beef demand. Cow sale following the feeders featured a nice consignment of bred heifers due to start calving in mid September.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $313.40/cwt on 291 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −150.42 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$313.40

291 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$60.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.83

vs MO average

+10.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	320.67	1,836	184
Medium and Large 1-2	547	305.24	1,671	91
Large 1	555	280.00	1,554	4thin
Medium and Large 2	578	280.00	1,618	9thin
Medium 2	593	260.00	1,542	3thin

One grade step is worth $60.67/cwt here — about $294 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale291 hd

313.40

—

MO average8 barns · 1,913 hd

325.23

−11.83

National average160 barns · 9,699 hd

302.91

+10.49

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−150.42

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	1,719	180.27	3,098	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,628	163.00	2,654	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,489	147.93	2,202	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,268	145.99	1,851	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,116	130.48	1,456	34

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,286	$1,914	11
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,160	$2,976	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	965	$2,863	4thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	305.13/cwt	300.00–314.00	1,278	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	278.23/cwt	274.00–286.00	1,859	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	353.14/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,300	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,483	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	312.18/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,486	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	313.48/cwt	302.50–337.50	1,163	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	378.10/cwt	371.00–384.00	1,448	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	247.24/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,644	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	369.26/cwt	362.50–372.50	1,599	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	286.85/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,529	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	340.39/cwt	336.00–345.00	1,634	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	253.24/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,583	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	303.30/cwt	296.00–309.00	1,874	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	271.26/cwt	265.00–284.00	1,931	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	323.18/cwt	319.00–325.00	1,732	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	237.16/cwt	233.00–239.00	1,829	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,971	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	296.06/cwt	281.00–300.10	1,998	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	319.87/cwt	307.00–325.50	1,846	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	562	288.50/cwt	288.50–288.50	1,621	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	643	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,852	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	3,017.66/head	3,000.00–3,025.00	3,018	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	304.37/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,427	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	266.34/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,651	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	238.75/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,719	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	255.69/cwt	253.00–258.00	1,941	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	319.21/cwt	307.50–332.50	1,353	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	338.93/cwt	332.00–342.50	1,244	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	136.05/cwt	133.00–137.50	1,775	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	157.49/cwt	153.00–164.50	2,006	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	145.03/cwt	140.00–149.50	1,832	29
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,628	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,654	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,301	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	132.36/cwt	127.00–139.00	1,514	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	2,862.50/head	2,850.00–2,875.00	2,863	4
Bulls	—	—	1,821	193.54/cwt	190.00–196.00	3,524	4
Bulls	—	—	1,752	180.71/cwt	174.00–186.00	3,166	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	119.94/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,228	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	153.67/cwt	152.00–158.50	2,285	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	146.14/cwt	142.50–149.00	2,176	16
Bulls	—	—	1,483	161.23/cwt	147.00–169.00	2,391	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	442	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,269	4
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	392	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,392	4
Steers	Medium 1Value Added	450–500	476	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,642	6
Steers	Large 1	650–700	688	268.97/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,851	15
Steers	Large 1	550–600	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	4
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	528	265.53/cwt	264.00–267.50	1,402	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	280.78/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,595	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	536	335.50/cwt	335.50–335.50	1,798	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	588	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,829	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	481	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,383	4
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	593	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,542	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	474	316.02/cwt	313.00–322.50	1,498	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	325.69/cwt	317.00–340.00	1,547	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	255.34/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,698	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	416	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,446	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	502	325.05/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,632	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,286	1,914.21/head	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,914	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	259.02/cwt	246.00–264.00	1,702	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	601	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	1,656	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	269.91/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,557	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,618	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	305.32/cwt	290.00–313.00	1,478	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	313.66/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,653	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	261.07/cwt	247.50–270.00	1,637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	276.30/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,431	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	346.69/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,428	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	293.43/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,687	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	286.65/cwt	270.00–294.00	1,826	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	288.27/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,369	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	232.41/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,704	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	2

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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