Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Based on limited comparisons with last week, feeder steers firm to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs 2.00.4.00 lower, over 550 lbs steady. Slaughter cows steady. Demand moderate to good. Supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.43/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −170.85 against this barn's trailing median of $415.28.

Average price

$244.43

62 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,333

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$16.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.25

vs MO average

−2.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	246.88	1,379	25
Medium and Large 1-2	538	244.24	1,314	33
Medium and Large 2	524	230.61	1,208	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.27/cwt here — about $171 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

23 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $453.15, low $369.35, median $415.28 across 23 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 sale62 hd

244.43

—

MO average15 barns · 1,718 hd

256.68

−12.25

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−2.35

This barn, trailing median23 sales

415.28

−170.85

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	—	Low	1,651	151.40	2,499	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	122.05	1,496	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,628	117.93	1,920	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	107.14	1,171	8thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	524	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,415	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	592	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	261.60/cwt	253.00–263.50	1,894	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	700–750	738	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	578	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,532	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	619	263.23/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,629	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	317.73/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,624	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	2,018	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	257.75/cwt	257.50–258.00	1,784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	249.90/cwt	239.00–267.50	1,312	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	236.58/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,822	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	262.56/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	297.13/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,397	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	241.12/cwt	231.00–246.00	2,004	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	289.73/cwt	282.50–297.00	1,272	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	358.84/cwt	355.00–362.50	1,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	536	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,436	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	284.56/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,335	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	249.62/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,830	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	327.44/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,192	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	276.44/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,432	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	603	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	499	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,360	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	692	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	569	266.01/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,514	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	568	231.95/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,317	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	237.38/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,353	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,370	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	254.02/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,219	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	250.80/cwt	231.50–265.00	1,337	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,636	116.82/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,911	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	128.79/cwt	124.00–133.50	1,536	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	115.98/cwt	113.00–121.50	1,456	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	107.14/cwt	104.50–110.00	1,171	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,964	1
Bulls	—	—	1,435	140.60/cwt	134.00–154.00	2,018	5
Bulls	—	—	2,038	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,465	2
Bulls	—	—	1,803	159.79/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	222.24/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,718	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	266.23/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	242.51/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,033	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	230.61/cwt	228.00–233.00	1,208	4
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	332	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	703	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	263.06/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,015	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	225.82/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	267.47/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,089	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	243.82/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,551	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	250.73/cwt	249.00–253.00	1,392	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	239.60/cwt	233.00–240.75	1,694	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,362	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	248.96/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,300	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	265.98/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,295	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	567	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,361	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	234.96/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,485	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	359	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	951	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	537	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,283	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	470	249.80/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,174	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	579	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,419	4

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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