Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers firm to 4.00 higher except some steers near 775 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Demand good to very good. Supply heavy. Strong feeder offering this week with several front end consignments in the mix. There were some packages of 625-700 lb heifers that sold as replacements which we haven't seen much of yet in this current cycle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $309.96/cwt on 254 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −153.86 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$309.96

254 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$35.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.00

vs MO average

−14.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	313.37	1,751	192
Medium and Large 1-2	550	301.76	1,660	55
Large 1	562	285.00	1,602	3thin
Medium and Large 2	550	278.00	1,529	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.37/cwt here — about $222 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 sale254 hd

309.96

—

MO average19 barns · 5,760 hd

317.96

−8.00

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

−14.39

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−153.86

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	1,757	147.05	2,583	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	117.43	1,838	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	113.18	1,395	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,039	93.45	971	23

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1Value Added	450–500	467	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	300.57/cwt	292.00–315.00	1,295	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	307.36/cwt	305.00–309.00	1,568	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	244.58/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,893	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	244.23/cwt	238.50–246.00	2,003	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	478	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,515	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	673	262.13/cwt	251.00–274.00	1,764	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	640	250.82/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,605	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	515	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	223.57/cwt	219.50–230.00	2,075	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	473	325.29/cwt	321.00–330.00	1,539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	468	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	417	294.79/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,229	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	313.11/cwt	292.00–327.50	1,647	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	289.11/cwt	278.00–303.00	1,668	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	269.93/cwt	257.00–275.50	1,935	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	278.27/cwt	270.50–292.00	1,895	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	293.34/cwt	283.00–299.50	1,854	136
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	648	295.75/cwt	295.75–295.75	1,916	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	338.99/cwt	332.50–355.00	1,583	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	305.89/cwt	296.50–318.00	1,759	115
Steers	Large 1	600–650	602	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,716	3
Steers	Large 1	750–800	777	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	327.37/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,372	8
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	550–600	562	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,401	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	350.51/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,661	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	363.14/cwt	350.00–379.00	1,558	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	326.46/cwt	319.00–344.00	1,740	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	679	286.21/cwt	285.50–288.00	1,943	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	258.73/cwt	253.00–261.00	1,868	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	276.89/cwt	273.00–290.00	1,736	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	580	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	595	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	1,574	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	580	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	542	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,409	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	253.88/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,597	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	289.00/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,555	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	314.85/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,467	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,402	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	115.92/cwt	107.00–117.50	1,803	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	89.84/cwt	76.00–97.00	925	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	112.81/cwt	108.50–116.00	1,393	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	579	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	104.72/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,091	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	120.76/cwt	119.50–121.50	1,916	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,416	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	127.12/cwt	125.00–129.00	2,155	2
Bulls	—	—	1,875	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,075	1
Bulls	—	—	1,758	154.68/cwt	148.00–162.00	2,719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	264.55/cwt	259.00–268.50	1,635	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	289.75/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,507	61
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	699	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	313.15/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,033	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	240.28/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,619	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	271.08/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,266	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	251.64/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,689	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	311.93/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,185	8
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	522	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,227	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	433	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,325	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	640	270.69/cwt	266.00–278.00	1,732	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	647	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	745	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	559	258.10/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,443	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	267.15/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,413	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,331	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	372	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	576	275.97/cwt	269.50–283.50	1,590	23
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	650–700	680	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,283	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	262.11/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,497	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	303.11/cwt	293.00–318.00	1,434	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	259.87/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,008	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	538	263.31/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,417	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	254.19/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,584	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	223.00/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,759	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	246.25/cwt	244.00–249.00	1,763	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	315.49/cwt	315.00–316.00	1,366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	281.23/cwt	273.00–307.50	1,325	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	247.51/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	275.81/cwt	265.50–284.50	1,569	87

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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