Sale reports / Missouri / Interstate Regional Stockyards / 2024-06-04

Interstate Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cuba, Missouri · Tue, Jun 4
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1814
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,010 head
▼ 331 vs last sale 1,341▼ 1,754 vs year ago 2,764 · −63.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
210 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 139▼ 296 vs year ago 506 · −58.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 40▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers mostly steady. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. Feeder offering was highlighted by two larger drafts of front end 600 lb steers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $305.09/cwt on 143 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −153.11 against this barn's trailing median of $458.20.
Average price
$305.09
143 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,669
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$135
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$21.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.97
vs MO average
−4.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550307.541,692110
Medium and Large 1-2534299.941,60126
Medium 1-2545285.711,5587thin
One grade step is worth $21.83/cwt here — about $135 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale143 hd
305.09
—
MO average14 barns · 4,177 hd
314.06
−8.97
National average164 barns · 13,053 hd
309.16
−4.07
This barn, trailing median23 sales
458.20
−153.11
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales
533476418361median 458.2003/0304/1406/0209/2210/27
Steers 500–600 lb: high $519.42, low $374.69, median $458.20 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—High1,684164.362,76821
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,259137.791,73544
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,504136.632,05516
CowsLean 85-90%High1,054124.831,31569

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 CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,094$1,86323

Every lot

79 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
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375366.25/cwt357.50–375.001,3734
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415380.82/cwt367.50–392.001,5808
Steers400–450Medium 1-2444306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,3594
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1461330.17/cwt325.00–340.001,52217
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added476338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,60910
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed477325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5503
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516317.07/cwt310.00–321.001,63631
Steers500–550Medium 1-2520300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5603
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524302.93/cwt294.00–310.001,58722
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added528323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,70516
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned529300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5875
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy552285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5736
Steers550–600Medium 1-2564275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5514
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569307.54/cwt300.00–319.001,75028
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588283.49/cwt283.00–284.001,6674
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned590282.45/cwt278.00–288.001,66616
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added594311.50/cwt311.50–311.501,8508
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added600315.50/cwt315.50–315.501,89344
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1608308.85/cwt275.00–314.501,87890
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned625272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,7037
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673264.32/cwt260.00–270.001,77923
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675259.33/cwt258.00–260.001,7506
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added677267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,80811
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned680251.80/cwt248.00–254.001,71214
Steers700–750Medium 1-2709234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,6594
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715255.67/cwt255.00–256.001,8286
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy717240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7213
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8056
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added729259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,88811
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1781240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8744
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2781238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,8594
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2826223.25/cwt219.50–230.001,84411
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1838233.50/cwt233.50–233.501,9573
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1926212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,9634
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2357275.00/cwt275.00–275.009823
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,3282
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378318.68/cwt315.00–322.501,2054
Heifers400–450Large 1400257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,0304
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2412310.63/cwt300.00–332.501,2807
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428342.24/cwt335.00–352.501,46513
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2450250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1254
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466304.14/cwt285.00–314.001,41714
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added467315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,47115
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475309.13/cwt297.50–323.001,46836
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy497280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3923
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520276.30/cwt265.00–285.001,43725
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned524265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3898
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1532284.71/cwt275.00–300.001,51522
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564280.09/cwt270.00–291.001,58031
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567264.59/cwt255.00–270.001,50010
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned618256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,5824
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621260.32/cwt255.00–270.501,61718
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627250.71/cwt233.00–259.001,57217
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added634267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,69312
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675242.78/cwt240.00–250.001,63914
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy712230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6385
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy787214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,6843
Heifers750–800Large 1799215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7184
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2414331.78/cwt312.50–350.001,3748
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2463321.58/cwt315.00–326.001,4895
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2501303.99/cwt300.00–314.001,5237
Bulls500–550Medium 1-2518265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3733
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2580272.61/cwt260.00–285.001,5814
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2636243.50/cwt243.50–243.501,5494
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2673234.14/cwt225.00–240.001,5769
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,541149.87/cwt140.00–162.002,3098
Bulls——1,709168.90/cwt163.00–178.002,88710
Bulls——1,983187.90/cwt183.00–192.003,7263
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83581.50/cwt81.50–81.506811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035117.19/cwt107.00–123.501,21321
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060127.28/cwt122.00–135.001,34939
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098138.37/cwt136.50–139.501,5198
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240135.68/cwt129.00–140.001,68231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,282127.30/cwt125.00–130.001,6323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,312147.46/cwt140.00–151.001,93510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,451143.01/cwt140.00–150.002,0754
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,508135.99/cwt131.00–140.002,05110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,588127.06/cwt125.00–129.002,0182
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0941,863.13/head1,600.00–2,075.001,86323

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.