Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeders sold with a lower undertone but with no recent price comparisons available. Slaughter cows 8.00-10.00 lower compared to three weeks ago. Demand moderate to good. Supply moderate. First test of the market in nearly a month due to weather, the holiday and a downward trending market with several nice packages of 600-700 lb steers on hand. Fed cattle might have a chance to hold the line at 181.00/cwt this week following recent steep declines that are producing lots of red ink in the cattle feeding industry.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $266.17/cwt on 110 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −197.65 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$266.17

110 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,431

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$37.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.15

vs MO average

−2.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	273.34	1,430	38
Medium and Large 1-2	545	268.05	1,461	58
Medium 1-2	500	247.00	1,235	4thin
Large 1	566	235.75	1,334	10thin

One grade step is worth $37.59/cwt here — about $95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale110 hd

266.17

—

MO average16 barns · 2,547 hd

279.32

−13.15

National average178 barns · 13,815 hd

268.20

−2.03

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−197.65

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	1,721	168.42	2,899	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,472	132.10	1,945	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,310	131.85	1,727	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	117.26	1,286	25

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)	1,352	$2,173	3thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1Replacement	700–750	737	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,695	25
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	550–600	558	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,261	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	270.66/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	264.80/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,123	19
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	385	241.79/cwt	230.00–250.00	931	5
Steers	Large 1	600–650	640	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,440	4
Steers	Large 1	550–600	578	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,358	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	268.46/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,675	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	280.65/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,378	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	579	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,390	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	489	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,320	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	273.84/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,405	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	297.03/cwt	289.00–305.00	1,417	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	500	247.00/cwt	243.00–251.00	1,235	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	315.64/cwt	302.50–322.50	1,174	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	347.59/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,171	4
Steers	Large 1	450–500	487	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,271	9
Steers	Large 1	300–350	316	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	869	4
Steers	Small 3	350–400	376	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	545	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	261.85/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,542	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	548	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,562	7
Steers	Large 1	500–550	538	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,278	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	323.56/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,395	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	238.61/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,818	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	269.15/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,432	39
Steers	Large 1	350–400	369	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	996	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	292.71/cwt	280.00–322.50	1,288	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	750–800	761	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,845	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,227	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	208.80/cwt	203.50–213.00	1,384	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	196.01/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	217.57/cwt	215.00–221.50	1,345	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	259.56/cwt	259.00–260.00	1,355	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,343	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	107.28/cwt	98.00–118.00	1,107	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	125.32/cwt	118.00–127.50	1,431	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	78.65/cwt	71.00–88.00	712	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	123.06/cwt	118.00–128.50	2,003	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	133.61/cwt	128.50–137.00	1,932	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	119.77/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,503	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	141.52/cwt	137.00–146.50	1,964	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	132.33/cwt	129.50–136.00	1,727	15
Bulls	—	—	1,762	171.13/cwt	160.00–178.00	3,015	13
Bulls	—	—	1,578	151.49/cwt	140.00–158.00	2,391	3
Bulls	—	—	1,620	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,981	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,420	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,352	2,173.31/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,173	3
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	493	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,134	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,427	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	230.16/cwt	230.00–230.50	1,540	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	604	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	241.39/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,243	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	202.01/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	229.80/cwt	229.50–230.00	1,406	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	258.99/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,241	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	512	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,280	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	699	220.22/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,539	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,273	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	224.66/cwt	220.00–225.50	1,591	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	237.89/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,368	15
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	711	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,479	4
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	325	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	787	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	224.99/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,312	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	322.59/cwt	315.00–328.00	1,194	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	238.41/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,516	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	252.99/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,791	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	447	277.79/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,242	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	571	221.36/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,264	16

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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