Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, feeder cattle over 550 lbs sold with steady to higher undertones, and calves under 550 pounds sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $286.15/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −177.68 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$286.15

98 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$17.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.52

vs MO average

−19.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	291.07	1,630	70
Medium and Large 1-2	544	273.84	1,490	28

One grade step is worth $17.22/cwt here — about $140 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 sale98 hd

286.15

—

MO average18 barns · 2,939 hd

289.67

−3.52

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−19.29

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−177.68

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	1,846	161.53	2,983	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	122.51	1,781	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	117.42	1,508	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,071	99.16	1,062	25

Every lot, as filed

56 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	600–650	627	232.88/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,460	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	264.30/cwt	262.50–272.00	1,456	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	288.47/cwt	277.50–299.00	1,656	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,276	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	262.79/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,755	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	275.33/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,473	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	588	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	257.62/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,291	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,459	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	326.27/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,233	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	582	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,630	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	490	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,475	5
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,743	3
Steers	Medium 1	900–950	948	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	259.33/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,597	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	436	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,395	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	639	278.25/cwt	278.25–278.25	1,778	69
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	772	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	301.37/cwt	293.50–321.00	1,570	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	244.63/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,874	16
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	608	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	241.54/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,362	13
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	420	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	987	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	317.14/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,503	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,293	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	116.27/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,549	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	111.05/cwt	108.00–112.50	1,283	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	124.13/cwt	118.00–131.50	1,789	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	100.08/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,060	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	83.35/cwt	73.00–92.00	864	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	117.16/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,752	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,842	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	110.64/cwt	93.00–115.00	1,433	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	126.10/cwt	124.00–127.50	1,543	9
Bulls	—	—	1,859	162.14/cwt	150.00–169.00	3,014	5
Bulls	—	—	1,755	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,562	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,263	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	577	251.91/cwt	250.00–261.50	1,454	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	749	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,648	16
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	553	239.50/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,324	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	503	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,132	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	487	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,169	3
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	410	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,041	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	252.74/cwt	249.50–254.00	1,590	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	251.40/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,858	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,360	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	273.87/cwt	273.50–275.00	1,317	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	276.28/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,042	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	252.99/cwt	241.00–266.00	1,224	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	276.79/cwt	272.00–280.50	1,738	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	263.64/cwt	256.00–277.00	1,780	24

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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