Sale reports / Missouri / Interstate Regional Stockyards / 2023-10-17

Interstate Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cuba, Missouri · Tue, Oct 17
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1814
Feeder Cattle receipts
735 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 754▼ 229 vs year ago 964 · −23.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 136▼ 60 vs year ago 215 · −27.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 20▼ 10 vs year ago 30 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to firm. Slaughter cows steady to firm. Demand moderate. Supply moderate. Not enough consignments of any class of feeders for buyers to really build around this week. Beef cutout values are moving a little higher with fed cattle expected to trade steady to higher this week while the feeder index continues to trend lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $256.62/cwt on 273 head.
Average price
$256.62
273 head · 576 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,479
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$459
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$32.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.39
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1623260.651,624153
Medium and Large 1-2541260.531,40871
Medium 1-2470243.271,14430
Large 1486233.221,1329thin
Medium and Large 2511228.101,16610thin
One grade step is worth $32.55/cwt here — about $459 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale273 hd
256.62
—
MO average15 barns · 6,938 hd
261.01
−4.39
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,603110.841,77713
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,573102.671,6153thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27995.671,22425
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05683.6188330

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,250$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)855$1,0855

Every lot

74 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 1-2361252.50/cwt252.50–252.509125
Steers—Medium and Large 1387323.51/cwt317.50–336.001,2527
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned408260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0614
Steers—Medium and Large 2410229.00/cwt229.00–229.009397
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,2134
Steers—Medium and Large 1424324.21/cwt320.00–330.001,3757
Steers—Medium 1-2433262.21/cwt260.00–265.001,1357
Steers—Large 1450235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0585
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned463261.96/cwt260.00–262.501,2139
Steers—Medium 1-2477235.25/cwt230.00–242.501,1227
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned479273.51/cwt270.00–280.001,31011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481281.57/cwt270.00–302.501,3548
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned517254.40/cwt253.00–260.001,31511
Steers—Medium 1-2521234.81/cwt230.00–244.001,2238
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523255.05/cwt250.00–260.001,3346
Steers—Medium and Large 1527273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,4396
Steers—Large 1530231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2244
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned564240.44/cwt240.00–241.001,3567
Steers—Medium and Large 1571266.75/cwt264.50–275.001,52319
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned572257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,4734
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy575255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579262.37/cwt259.50–268.001,51921
Steers—Medium 1-2Full590225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3283
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612261.51/cwt260.00–262.501,6005
Steers—Medium and Large 1632263.41/cwt261.50–267.501,66530
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned660251.50/cwt251.50–251.501,66010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677238.13/cwt237.50–239.001,6127
Steers—Medium and Large 1691251.66/cwt246.00–253.001,73910
Steers—Medium and Large 1724247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,7888
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy733235.65/cwt227.00–240.001,7276
Steers—Medium and Large 2747226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,6883
Steers—Medium and Large 1787228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,7943
Steers—Medium and Large 1810231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,87110
Steers—Medium and Large 1946215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0348
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371232.51/cwt230.00–235.008634
Heifers—Medium 1-2390227.50/cwt227.50–227.508874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2406246.80/cwt235.00–257.501,0026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1441259.16/cwt251.00–265.001,14319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1932
Heifers—Medium 1-2470227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,0694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472245.08/cwt240.00–253.001,15715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned493242.19/cwt231.00–244.001,19420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516245.84/cwt232.50–253.001,26921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522237.51/cwt225.00–244.001,24019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full533222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,1863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555233.74/cwt232.50–235.001,2974
Heifers—Medium and Large 2593227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,3463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned613210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned625229.25/cwt222.50–231.001,43314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671234.25/cwt224.00–239.001,57213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680201.33/cwt197.50–205.001,3698
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned693225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1762221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,6843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2781193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,5074
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318260.00/cwt260.00–260.008273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0635
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565219.29/cwt210.00–227.001,23913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2612213.18/cwt199.00–220.001,30521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713181.95/cwt179.00–185.001,2974
Bulls—Medium and Large 2727178.12/cwt177.00–179.001,2957
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2792192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5215
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,525103.44/cwt102.00–105.001,5775
Bulls——1,652115.47/cwt113.00–119.501,9088
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03877.93/cwt71.50–83.5080913
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04595.50/cwt95.50–95.509981
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07187.49/cwt83.50–91.5093716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23496.91/cwt92.50–102.001,19610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30186.94/cwt85.50–92.001,1319
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323106.70/cwt104.00–110.501,4126
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46294.50/cwt94.50–94.501,3822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,795119.00/cwt119.00–119.002,1361
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28551,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0855
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

This sale against other markets

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.