Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 lower. Demand good. Supply light. October is right around the corner bringing the usual large price spreads between bawling calves and longtime weaned cattle with the shorter weaned new crop calves somewhere in the middle. Fed cattle traded a little higher last week despite packer efforts to hide the fact while choice cutouts continue to search for a seasonal bottom. Friday's Cattle on Feed report is expected to show on feed numbers up slightly from a year ago.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $267.48/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −196.34 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$267.48

116 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,455

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$18.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.49

vs MO average

+0.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	271.52	1,464	68
Medium and Large 1	554	262.78	1,457	43
Medium and Large 2	521	253.00	1,318	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.52/cwt here — about $146 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 sale116 hd

267.48

—

MO average15 barns · 1,953 hd

270.97

−3.49

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

+0.84

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−196.34

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	1,716	164.21	2,818	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,545	130.93	2,022	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,263	127.63	1,612	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	107.84	1,213	13

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,875	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	902	$1,900	2thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	450–500	471	267.52/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,260	4
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	520	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,165	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	278.83/cwt	260.00–286.00	1,506	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	542	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,463	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	632	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	498	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,240	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	620	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,420	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	552	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,242	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	291.71/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,228	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	282.90/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	253.21/cwt	245.00–253.75	1,859	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	223.44/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,924	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	321.36/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,337	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	265.53/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,694	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	302.38/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,110	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,147	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	233.44/cwt	230.00–235.50	1,648	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	281.11/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,467	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,925	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	476	269.16/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,281	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	580	248.11/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,439	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,318	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	692	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	254.77/cwt	252.50–257.00	1,753	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	262.39/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,669	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	521	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,355	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	535	261.31/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,398	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,108	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	242.47/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,227	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	523	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,292	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	223.81/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,256	7
Bulls	Medium 1-2	250–300	282	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	733	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	217.49/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,344	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	119.04/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,338	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,570	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	134.17/cwt	133.50–135.00	1,732	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	127.00/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,582	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	73.16/cwt	70.00–77.00	690	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,248	101.09/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,262	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,789	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	130.58/cwt	128.00–132.00	2,061	6
Bulls	—	—	1,896	170.66/cwt	164.00–175.00	3,236	5
Bulls	—	—	1,478	146.28/cwt	137.00–155.00	2,162	6
Bulls	—	—	1,848	183.06/cwt	179.00–189.00	3,383	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,874.79/head	1,775.00–1,975.00	1,875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	253.80/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,312	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	368	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	522	222.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,162	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	229.45/cwt	210.00–240.00	968	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	528	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,294	6
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	403	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	987	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	649	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,488	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	234.37/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,655	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	288.70/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,057	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,181	3
Heifers	Large 1	850–900	881	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	299.08/cwt	295.00–303.00	1,116	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	691	204.97/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,416	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	597	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	237.34/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,334	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	244.12/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,243	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	250.57/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,170	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	955	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	406	230.10/cwt	220.00–240.00	934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	380	262.70/cwt	257.50–265.00	998	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	379	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	515	245.61/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,265	7

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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