Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400-550 lbs 5.00-10.00 lower following last weeks sharply higher trade with other weights steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Demand good. Supply light. This week's offering was highlighted by a nice load of weaned 646 steers @ 272.25/cwt with the remainder of the feeders selling in small packages. Cattle futures were lower Tuesday with beef cutout values also losing some ground while the fed cattle trade moved above 190.00 last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $289.91/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −173.91 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$289.91

62 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$19.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.69

vs MO average

−10.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	296.46	1,574	41
Medium and Large 1-2	541	277.11	1,499	21

One grade step is worth $19.35/cwt here — about $76 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 sale62 hd

289.91

—

MO average16 barns · 2,198 hd

279.22

+10.69

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−10.78

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−173.91

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	1,665	153.66	2,559	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	125.62	1,585	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,567	124.47	1,950	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	106.07	1,119	36

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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,221	$2,214	4thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1-2	650–700	655	217.50/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,034	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,939	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	266.97/cwt	261.00–273.00	1,754	6
Steers	Large 1	450–500	468	278.50/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,303	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	477	237.84/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,134	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	883	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	256.58/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,221	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	309.74/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,487	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	280.90/cwt	277.50–291.00	1,466	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,742	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	514	250.54/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,288	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	464	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,160	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	604	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,389	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	252.57/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,811	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	300.96/cwt	285.00–306.00	1,589	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	605	256.72/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,553	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	272.17/cwt	270.00–272.25	1,758	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	533	273.57/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	273.67/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,527	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	282.25/cwt	282.00–282.50	1,564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	305.50/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,136	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	227.81/cwt	218.00–241.00	1,437	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	927	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,724	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	207.11/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	231.69/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,534	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	267.01/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,244	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	112.01/cwt	109.00–114.50	1,815	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	111.66/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,209	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	90.88/cwt	67.50–99.00	950	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	124.80/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,303	10
Bulls	—	—	1,498	134.15/cwt	118.00–144.00	2,010	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	133.36/cwt	129.50–138.00	2,066	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	122.30/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,914	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	128.75/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,569	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	123.26/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,594	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,624	5
Bulls	—	—	1,600	174.01/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,784	2
Bulls	—	—	1,823	158.12/cwt	156.00–162.00	2,883	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	152.63/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,331	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	2,213.60/head	1,825.00–2,585.00	2,214	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,851	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	251.38/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,315	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,352	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	238.41/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,593	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	246.28/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,406	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	240.36/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,389	21
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	558	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,283	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	234.50/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,278	5
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	375	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	233.64/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,491	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	776	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	274.58/cwt	273.00–279.00	1,200	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	3

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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