Sale reports / Missouri / Interstate Regional Stockyards / 2024-10-22

Interstate Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cuba, Missouri · Tue, Oct 22
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1814
Feeder Cattle receipts
767 head
▼ 339 vs last sale 1,106▲ 210 vs year ago 557 · +37.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 116▼ 56 vs year ago 138 · −40.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 40▼ 10 vs year ago 50 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers steady to 6.00 lower with most decline on non-weaned calves over 500 lbs. Feeder heifers 400-550 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher, other weights near steady. Slaughter cows steady. Demand uneven. Supply light. Good demand for the lighter heifers while the steer calves were more of a usual October trade with dry, dusty conditions and big temperature swings not helping interest in bawling calves.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $267.84/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −190.15 against this barn's trailing median of $457.99.
Average price
$267.84
93 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,490
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$227
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$27.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.13
vs MO average
−31.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553275.381,52430
Medium and Large 1-2560265.661,48958
Medium and Large 2523247.921,2975thin
One grade step is worth $27.46/cwt here — about $227 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale93 hd
267.84
—
MO average19 barns · 2,548 hd
280.98
−13.13
National average191 barns · 36,605 hd
299.04
−31.20
This barn, trailing median24 sales
457.99
−190.15
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

24 sales
533476418361median 457.9903/0304/2106/0909/2911/03
Steers 500–600 lb: high $519.42, low $374.69, median $457.99 across 24 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—High1,817160.012,90810
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,472125.791,85212
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,275123.211,57016
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,044105.391,10027

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,189$2,0085

Every lot

77 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1344
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422304.24/cwt297.50–310.001,2849
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned473303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,4333
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474321.60/cwt320.00–325.001,5246
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2503284.90/cwt265.00–305.001,4334
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518303.02/cwt300.00–312.501,5708
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523247.92/cwt245.00–250.001,2975
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned532267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,4235
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560270.66/cwt265.00–275.001,5167
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561270.50/cwt270.50–270.501,51835
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569258.51/cwt250.00–270.001,4719
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned574247.47/cwt240.00–252.501,42010
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned588260.50/cwt260.50–260.501,53210
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added605274.50/cwt274.50–274.501,66111
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2606249.70/cwt249.50–250.001,5135
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1633262.96/cwt260.00–267.001,66516
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned647248.98/cwt248.25–250.001,61112
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added652261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,70242
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy652240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5654
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy661250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6534
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned662233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,5424
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665252.56/cwt250.00–255.001,6804
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned667237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,5816
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,8323
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715248.86/cwt240.00–255.001,77913
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy730235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,71621
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added734251.42/cwt250.00–252.501,84521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373266.19/cwt265.00–267.509934
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy406278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,1294
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422282.20/cwt272.50–287.001,1919
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2459272.56/cwt260.00–277.001,2518
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned472267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,26313
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481278.63/cwt267.50–286.501,34014
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned492242.57/cwt235.00–254.001,1935
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514272.14/cwt257.00–278.001,39913
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526254.82/cwt250.00–261.001,34014
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned535266.50/cwt266.50–266.501,42613
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned546234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,2784
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1551259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,4274
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned566249.77/cwt245.00–257.001,41410
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573244.68/cwt232.00–252.001,40215
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned615215.12/cwt210.00–220.001,3234
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617227.38/cwt224.00–240.001,40321
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned619226.55/cwt220.00–230.001,4026
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy628228.24/cwt220.00–230.001,43311
Heifers650–700Medium 2650209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3593
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662225.21/cwt222.00–230.001,49110
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned672226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5196
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1692229.25/cwt229.25–229.251,5866
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713232.19/cwt230.00–234.501,6567
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720219.09/cwt210.00–226.501,5779
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy728208.51/cwt205.00–212.001,5184
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430293.50/cwt275.00–312.001,2624
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2462264.31/cwt240.00–289.001,2214
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2527251.33/cwt239.00–265.001,32513
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full532235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2503
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2566241.98/cwt230.00–267.501,37010
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Full590210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2393
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665216.20/cwt206.00–220.001,43810
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4209
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2Full808190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,53510
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,615130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,1001
Bulls——1,701162.44/cwt153.00–169.002,7637
Bulls——2,295174.00/cwt174.00–174.003,9931
Bulls——2,355159.00/cwt159.00–159.003,7441
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85077.00/cwt77.00–77.006551
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010125.85/cwt125.00–126.501,2712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03598.10/cwt90.00–108.001,01513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078112.87/cwt107.00–122.001,21711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261124.46/cwt119.50–132.001,5698
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,270111.11/cwt104.00–119.501,4115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,318140.02/cwt136.50–146.001,8453
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,463124.84/cwt120.50–126.001,8269
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490118.50/cwt118.50–118.501,7661
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,503133.73/cwt133.50–134.002,0102
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,005189.99/cwt184.00–196.001,90921
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1892,008.14/head1,675.00–2,250.002,0085

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.