Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale two weeks ago, feeder steers steady. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand good. Supply moderate. Nice feeder offering this week as producers took advantage of the mild late July weather to move some cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $309.93/cwt on 186 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −153.89 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$309.93

186 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$39.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.70

vs MO average

+12.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	316.69	1,780	103
Medium and Large 1-2	548	308.96	1,693	61
Medium 1-2	547	287.00	1,570	9thin
Medium and Large 2	580	276.82	1,606	13thin

One grade step is worth $39.87/cwt here — about $174 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 sale186 hd

309.93

—

MO average13 barns · 1,579 hd

313.64

−3.70

National average149 barns · 6,483 hd

297.82

+12.11

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−153.89

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	—	Average	1,674	173.69	2,908	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	141.28	2,106	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	141.06	1,858	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	125.84	1,343	26

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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,110	14

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	323.99/cwt	310.00–337.00	1,383	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	267.80/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,390	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	315.43/cwt	307.00–323.00	1,205	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	301.05/cwt	293.00–306.00	1,328	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,109.93/head	1,925.00–2,300.00	2,110	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	290.14/cwt	282.00–296.00	1,393	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	268.51/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,536	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	314.18/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,693	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	298.27/cwt	295.50–300.00	1,688	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	249.40/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,541	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	239.51/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	282.82/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,462	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	326.44/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,557	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	283.63/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,608	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	262.72/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,907	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	324.85/cwt	315.00–338.00	1,696	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	284.77/cwt	273.50–296.50	1,934	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	313.94/cwt	311.00–317.50	1,818	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	359.03/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,677	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	320.46/cwt	297.50–324.25	1,481	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,002	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	376.19/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	276.45/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,753	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	300.17/cwt	296.00–305.00	1,879	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	295.97/cwt	284.00–310.00	1,595	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	239.25/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,732	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	255.35/cwt	253.50–259.00	1,716	29
Bulls	—	—	2,230	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	3,546	1
Bulls	—	—	1,728	173.50/cwt	164.00–186.00	2,998	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	152.95/cwt	146.50–159.50	1,932	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	130.26/cwt	125.00–134.50	1,689	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	142.87/cwt	137.50–147.50	1,896	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	119.09/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,268	10
Bulls	—	—	1,345	189.99/cwt	187.00–193.00	2,555	2
Bulls	—	—	1,290	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,032	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	130.06/cwt	126.00–137.50	1,390	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	141.16/cwt	136.50–147.50	2,154	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,932	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	148.86/cwt	148.50–149.50	2,151	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	526	313.80/cwt	313.00–315.00	1,651	5
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	381	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	953	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	547	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,570	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	574	252.65/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,450	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	490	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,529	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	535	256.58/cwt	243.00–258.00	1,373	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	255.59/cwt	252.50–258.00	1,999	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	259.84/cwt	256.50–261.60	2,133	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	601	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	631	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,704	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	359	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,194	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,217	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	236.46/cwt	230.00–274.00	1,092	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	276.82/cwt	272.00–284.00	1,606	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,750	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	290.77/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,855	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	252.25/cwt	252.25–252.25	2,104	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	502	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	1,483	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	363.96/cwt	360.00–367.00	1,379	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	344.12/cwt	325.00–349.00	1,597	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	267.27/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,767	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	252.33/cwt	246.00–261.00	1,686	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,064	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,128	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	262.38/cwt	255.50–263.10	1,952	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	268.13/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,561	14

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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