Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers steady to 6.00 lower with most decline on non-weaned calves over 500 lbs. Feeder heifers 400-550 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher, other weights near steady. Slaughter cows steady. Demand uneven. Supply light. Good demand for the lighter heifers while the steer calves were more of a usual October trade with dry, dusty conditions and big temperature swings not helping interest in bawling calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $267.84/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −195.98 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$267.84

93 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,490

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$27.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.13

vs MO average

−31.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	275.38	1,524	30
Medium and Large 1-2	560	265.66	1,489	58
Medium and Large 2	523	247.92	1,297	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.46/cwt here — about $227 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale93 hd

267.84

—

MO average19 barns · 2,548 hd

280.98

−13.13

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−31.20

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−195.98

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	1,817	160.01	2,908	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,472	125.79	1,852	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	123.21	1,570	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	105.39	1,100	27

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,189	$2,008	5

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1Unweaned	450–500	472	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,263	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	492	242.57/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,193	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	247.92/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,297	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	661	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	730	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,716	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	244.68/cwt	232.00–252.00	1,402	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	566	249.77/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,414	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	270.66/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,516	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	249.70/cwt	249.50–250.00	1,513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	262.96/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,665	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	535	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	1,426	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	304.24/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,284	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,134	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	1,518	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	321.60/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,524	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	258.51/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,471	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	652	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	303.02/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,570	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	248.86/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,779	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	473	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	667	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,581	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	1,661	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	734	251.42/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,845	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	252.56/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	588	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,532	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	647	248.98/cwt	248.25–250.00	1,611	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	532	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,423	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	284.90/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,433	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	574	247.47/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,420	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	652	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,702	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	662	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	251.33/cwt	239.00–265.00	1,325	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	264.31/cwt	240.00–289.00	1,221	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	293.50/cwt	275.00–312.00	1,262	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	216.20/cwt	206.00–220.00	1,438	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	241.98/cwt	230.00–267.50	1,370	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	140.02/cwt	136.50–146.00	1,845	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	112.87/cwt	107.00–122.00	1,217	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,766	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	133.73/cwt	133.50–134.00	2,010	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	124.46/cwt	119.50–132.00	1,569	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	655	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	124.84/cwt	120.50–126.00	1,826	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	111.11/cwt	104.00–119.50	1,411	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	98.10/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,015	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	125.85/cwt	125.00–126.50	1,271	2
Bulls	—	—	2,295	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,993	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	532	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,250	3
Bulls	—	—	1,701	162.44/cwt	153.00–169.00	2,763	7
Bulls	—	—	2,355	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	3,744	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	189.99/cwt	184.00–196.00	1,909	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	2,008.14/head	1,675.00–2,250.00	2,008	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	278.63/cwt	267.50–286.50	1,340	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	406	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,129	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	628	228.24/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,433	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	800–850	808	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,535	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	272.56/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,251	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	272.14/cwt	257.00–278.00	1,399	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	227.38/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,403	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	225.21/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,491	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	254.82/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,340	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	282.20/cwt	272.50–287.00	1,191	9
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	650	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	229.25/cwt	229.25–229.25	1,586	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	728	208.51/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	219.09/cwt	210.00–226.50	1,577	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	266.19/cwt	265.00–267.50	993	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	615	215.12/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	672	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	619	226.55/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,402	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	232.19/cwt	230.00–234.50	1,656	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	546	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,278	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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