Sale reports / Missouri / Interstate Regional Stockyards / 2024-02-06

Interstate Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cuba, Missouri · Tue, Feb 6
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1814
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,374 head
▼ 1,058 vs last sale 2,432▼ 414 vs year ago 1,788 · −23.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
169 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 141▲ 19 vs year ago 150 · +12.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 25▲ 10 vs year ago 15 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs steady, over 650 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. Cattle futures posted large gains on Tuesday after starting the week lower. Fed cattle are expected to trade higher again this week, potentially getting back to the 180.00/cwt mark.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $272.48/cwt on 494 head.
Average price
$272.48
494 head · 614 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,673
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$332
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$42.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.52
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1629273.451,720348
Medium and Large 1-2582273.411,591130
Medium 1-2403272.501,0985thin
Medium and Large 2602230.641,38811thin
One grade step is worth $42.81/cwt here — about $332 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 sale494 hd
272.48
—
MO average18 barns · 22,369 hd
267.96
+4.52
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—High1,858136.662,54015
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,281109.401,40222
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,581108.451,7159thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08789.6897552

Every lot

86 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 and Large 1-2338320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0823
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned339325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1025
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned381320.54/cwt300.00–327.501,2218
Steers—Medium 1-2403272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,0985
Steers—Medium and Large 1413329.09/cwt320.00–337.501,3599
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417318.10/cwt307.50–332.501,3267
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned437300.00/cwt287.50–312.501,3116
Steers—Medium and Large 1466327.85/cwt310.00–340.001,52820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472304.39/cwt290.00–315.001,43714
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned482298.91/cwt287.50–310.001,4418
Steers—Medium and Large 1523315.60/cwt300.00–324.001,65128
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned529277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,4654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,6079
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533292.75/cwt281.00–300.001,56023
Steers—Medium and Large 2541250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3535
Steers—Medium and Large 1579278.40/cwt266.00–290.001,61244
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622252.70/cwt235.00–267.001,57219
Steers—Medium and Large 1630268.86/cwt264.00–273.001,69450
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full631260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6414
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added633268.50/cwt268.50–268.501,70018
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned635250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5883
Steers—Medium and Large 2643220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added648260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,68519
Steers—Medium and Large 2662209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674244.72/cwt240.00–253.001,64927
Steers—Medium and Large 1677248.21/cwt246.00–255.001,68030
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full699246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,7205
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722237.30/cwt233.00–244.001,7135
Steers—Medium and Large 1734254.03/cwt245.00–257.501,86550
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added747253.25/cwt253.25–253.251,8928
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added764253.50/cwt253.50–253.501,93727
Steers—Medium and Large 1774237.54/cwt237.00–240.001,83911
Steers—Medium and Large 1829234.77/cwt228.00–237.001,94610
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full834225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8774
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned350272.50/cwt272.50–272.509543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned353240.00/cwt240.00–240.008473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419285.63/cwt272.50–300.001,1974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned434268.30/cwt265.00–270.001,1649
Heifers—Large 1435249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,0833
Heifers—Medium 1-2441239.35/cwt235.00–242.501,0567
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned458270.69/cwt260.00–275.001,24013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474285.19/cwt267.50–292.501,35221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479274.35/cwt263.00–280.001,3146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,31617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518251.31/cwt240.00–259.001,30231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned526251.03/cwt240.00–259.001,32011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2539227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,2264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy542235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full550242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,3344
Heifers—Medium 1-2551220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576241.34/cwt239.00–246.001,39016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582244.74/cwt238.00–257.001,42456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned587217.46/cwt215.00–222.501,2766
Heifers—Medium and Large 2607217.70/cwt215.00–220.001,32110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615229.74/cwt222.00–239.001,41335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628232.52/cwt229.00–243.001,46044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned643219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,4083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668222.29/cwt219.00–228.001,4856
Heifers—Medium and Large 2669207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,3884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671234.12/cwt227.00–237.001,57121
Heifers—Medium 1-2Full672200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724210.18/cwt200.00–224.001,52217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728226.62/cwt224.00–228.001,65022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1759220.68/cwt200.00–226.751,67527
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427284.57/cwt282.50–287.501,2155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466286.11/cwt260.00–315.001,33311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519271.04/cwt250.00–292.501,40726
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578243.27/cwt239.00–270.001,40641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630234.17/cwt225.00–247.001,47515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2693218.84/cwt210.00–222.001,51711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2727202.88/cwt190.00–206.001,47510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2754187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4104
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,805146.33/cwt140.00–155.002,6415
Bulls——1,885131.82/cwt122.00–139.002,48510
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%990109.30/cwt104.00–114.001,0822
Cows—Lean 85-90%99467.93/cwt65.00–70.006754
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06285.93/cwt77.00–94.0091325
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14396.41/cwt89.00–102.501,10221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,246117.46/cwt115.00–122.001,4645
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283108.72/cwt105.00–114.001,39514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33399.15/cwt96.00–102.501,3223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,400103.50/cwt103.50–103.501,4491
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,601107.86/cwt104.50–111.501,7277
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,625117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,9091
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010137.18/cwt125.00–143.001,38614

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.