Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Based on limited comparisons with last Tuesday, feeder steers under 550 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady. Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good. Supply moderate. The offering this week included a 305 head consignment of backgrounded medium flesh program cattle along with a strong load of green yearling steers weighing 770 lbs @ 253.00/cwt. Feeder contracts were over 300 points lower Tuesday with talk of the market being overbought although beef cutout values closed higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $287.71/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −176.11 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$287.71

44 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$24.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.36

vs MO average

−11.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	299.50	1,634	23
Medium and Large 1-2	549	274.80	1,509	21

One grade step is worth $24.71/cwt here — about $125 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 sale44 hd

287.71

—

MO average14 barns · 1,997 hd

287.35

+0.36

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−11.62

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−176.11

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	1,753	161.78	2,836	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,472	127.88	1,882	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,296	126.55	1,641	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	111.79	1,229	20

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)	1,375	$2,548	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,059	$1,686	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,138	$2,425	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,832	7

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1-2	550–600	576	270.57/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,558	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	302.57/cwt	289.00–317.50	1,431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	242.55/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,002	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	257.88/cwt	252.50–264.00	1,823	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	310.92/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,489	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	237.02/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	265.57/cwt	250.00–270.00	977	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	260.25/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,124	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	223.25/cwt	223.25–223.25	2,056	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	264.88/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,616	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	339.91/cwt	327.50–365.00	1,438	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	759	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	729	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,720	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	564	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	258.69/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,767	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,948	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	357.38/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,337	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	531	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	338.81/cwt	337.50–347.50	1,260	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	643	273.75/cwt	273.75–273.75	1,760	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	836	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,057	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	306.42/cwt	294.00–317.50	1,658	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	359.71/cwt	352.50–367.50	1,180	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	245.84/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,780	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,388	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	735	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,882	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	874	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,010	8
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	453	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,001	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	273.70/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,738	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	285.06/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	282.48/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,494	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	258.49/cwt	245.00–295.00	1,254	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	231.12/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,421	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	323.76/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,373	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	216.54/cwt	206.00–231.50	1,453	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	242.18/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,388	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,868	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,970	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	116.44/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,461	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	133.71/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,736	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	127.25/cwt	122.00–131.50	1,689	9
Bulls	—	—	2,013	181.61/cwt	179.00–184.00	3,656	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	165.86/cwt	158.00–173.00	3,010	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	128.84/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,867	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	103.96/cwt	97.50–106.00	1,117	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	114.40/cwt	109.00–120.50	1,268	15
Bulls	—	—	1,546	146.77/cwt	145.50–149.00	2,269	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	1,685.69/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,686	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	2,547.60/head	2,100.00–2,775.00	2,548	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,832.14/head	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,832	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	592	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	643	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	517	242.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,254	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	261.27/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,364	7
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	472	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,133	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	217.28/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,606	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	242.70/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,425	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	568	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,306	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	561	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,332	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	481	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,251	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	516	252.13/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,301	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	453	251.49/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,139	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	254.52/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,336	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	579	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,390	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	252.95/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,245	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,047	6
Steers	Medium 2	700–750	728	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	256.48/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,339	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	230.82/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,577	11

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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