Sale reports / Missouri / Interstate Regional Stockyards / 2023-11-28

Interstate Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cuba, Missouri · Tue, Nov 28
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1814
Feeder Cattle receipts
870 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 836▼ 1,291 vs year ago 2,161 · −59.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
203 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 248▼ 237 vs year ago 440 · −53.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 30▼ 25 vs year ago 50 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 450 lbs steady to firm, over 450 lbs 4.00-12.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Demand moderate. Supply moderate. Feeder futures finally found some buying interest Tuesday advancing 7.20-8.25/cwt after spiraling downward in recent trading days.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $233.88/cwt on 394 head.
Average price
$233.88
394 head · 603 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,411
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$32
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$32.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.66
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539235.781,27076
Medium and Large 1618234.571,451306
Medium 1594207.001,2304thin
Large 1641203.131,3028thin
One grade step is worth $32.66/cwt here — about −$32 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 sale394 hd
233.88
—
MO average7 barns · 8,177 hd
230.22
+3.66
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—Low1,684116.811,96817
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,55994.351,47114
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34890.321,21839
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13680.7891833

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,180$1,5065

Every lot

71 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365262.63/cwt247.50–270.009599
Steers—Medium and Large 1376289.03/cwt284.00–295.001,08714
Steers—Medium and Large 1422269.09/cwt254.00–278.001,1367
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned426268.50/cwt268.50–268.501,1449
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2441255.67/cwt250.00–261.001,12811
Steers—Medium and Large 1475252.82/cwt239.00–265.001,20112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483248.85/cwt245.00–252.501,2029
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned514239.50/cwt236.00–245.001,23110
Steers—Medium and Large 1527243.73/cwt239.00–248.001,28414
Steers—Large 1528200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535232.52/cwt230.00–235.001,2444
Steers—Medium and Large 1568239.21/cwt233.00–244.001,35934
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned571231.31/cwt225.00–236.001,32139
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571227.97/cwt220.00–239.001,30225
Steers—Medium 1Unweaned594207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2304
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned620222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,3803
Steers—Medium and Large 1627233.67/cwt229.00–236.001,46519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2644226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,4554
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added658234.77/cwt233.00–235.501,54548
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2659213.38/cwt210.00–217.501,4069
Steers—Medium and Large 1676223.37/cwt219.00–230.001,51023
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned679207.15/cwt204.00–215.001,4077
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2706210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4835
Steers—Large 1709205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4535
Steers—Medium and Large 1735217.05/cwt215.00–222.001,59521
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added759217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,65111
Steers—Medium and Large 1780216.82/cwt212.00–220.001,69129
Steers—Medium and Large 1887205.50/cwt205.50–205.501,8236
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380224.09/cwt210.00–237.5085213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1412239.03/cwt237.00–240.009859
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned419243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,0188
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420225.00/cwt225.00–225.009453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464210.50/cwt210.00–212.5097710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477237.94/cwt231.00–240.001,13515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added516236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,21819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520230.31/cwt224.00–236.001,19816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534213.55/cwt210.00–222.501,14010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned543219.72/cwt217.00–222.501,1934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned561194.12/cwt188.00–200.001,0894
Heifers—Medium 1-2573190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1587215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy615200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added616210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2949
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned622181.94/cwt180.00–183.501,1327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626213.67/cwt213.00–215.001,33815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned636180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy703191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,3433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1731196.50/cwt196.50–196.501,43610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1787188.59/cwt187.50–190.001,4847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1812183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,4863
Heifers—Large 1833173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,4413
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2437225.00/cwt225.00–225.009833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531208.42/cwt200.00–217.501,10711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565205.98/cwt201.00–212.001,1648
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624181.73/cwt180.00–183.501,1344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2698181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2633
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,548105.52/cwt104.00–108.001,6333
Bulls——1,613125.48/cwt124.00–127.002,0243
Bulls——1,741117.53/cwt109.00–124.002,04611
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91089.50/cwt89.50–89.508141
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12676.46/cwt70.00–79.5086110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15182.34/cwt80.00–86.5094822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34490.75/cwt86.50–95.501,22030
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34782.11/cwt77.50–84.501,1065
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38097.36/cwt96.00–98.501,3444
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,3401
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54693.91/cwt89.50–95.001,45212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,740107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,8621
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2953114.50/cwt114.50–114.501,0919
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,505.51/head1,350.00–1,625.001,5065

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.