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Interstate Regional Stockyards

Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cuba, Missouri · Tue, Dec 17

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1814

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

880 head

▼ 1,048 vs last sale 1,928▼ 56 vs year ago 936 · −6.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

135 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 159▼ 60 vs year ago 195 · −30.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

160 head

▲ 160 vs last sale 0▲ 40 vs year ago 120 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Based on limited comparisons with last week, feeder steers under 650 lbs steady to 4.00 lower, over 650 lbs firm to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs unevenly steady, few over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate. The best test of the market came on some packages of high quality steers weighing 650-700 lbs. A special cow sale followed the feeders with several bred females and pairs drawing a good crowd and a very active trade.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.81/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −152.10 against this barn's trailing median of $408.91.

Average price

$256.81

102 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,427

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2

$19.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.49

vs MO average

−28.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	264.23	1,493	35
Medium and Large 1-2	550	254.23	1,399	56
Large 1	555	250.00	1,388	3thin
Medium 1-2	549	245.00	1,345	8thin

One grade step is worth $19.23/cwt here — about $148 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 sale102 hd

256.81

—

MO average15 barns · 2,654 hd

276.30

−19.49

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−28.14

This barn, trailing median24 sales

408.91

−152.10

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $453.15, low $349.60, median $408.91 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,727	138.65	2,394	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,571	118.11	1,855	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,359	115.96	1,576	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,084	96.13	1,042	17

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,249	$2,141	26
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$1,750	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	945	$3,075	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,224	$3,414	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$3,242	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,099	$3,209	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,172	$2,606	12
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$178	5

Every lot

70 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,093	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	362.53/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,320	4
Steers	400–450	Large 1Unweaned	417	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,314	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	341.95/cwt	328.00–372.50	1,491	17
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2	448	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,344	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	329.60/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,556	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	487	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,485	3
Steers	500–550	Medium 1-2	504	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,492	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,644	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	305.87/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,627	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	286.19/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,640	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	300.25/cwt	300.00–300.50	1,723	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	281.25/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,749	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	288.29/cwt	270.00–295.50	1,934	56
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	267.14/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,801	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	704	254.03/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,788	6
Steers	700–750	Large 1Unweaned	704	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,676	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,873	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	258.81/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,988	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	797	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,913	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	244.48/cwt	240.00–250.00	2,037	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	314.50/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,000	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	344	355.99/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,225	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	306.77/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,163	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	259.89/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,081	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	287.42/cwt	270.00–308.00	1,236	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	315.49/cwt	312.00–318.00	1,366	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	445	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,268	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	277.17/cwt	260.00–286.00	1,305	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	292.31/cwt	285.50–310.00	1,386	10
Heifers	450–500	Large 1Unweaned	485	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,237	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,408	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	264.75/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,369	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	549	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,345	8
Heifers	550–600	Large 1Unweaned	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	250.41/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,430	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	262.43/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,506	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	580	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,305	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	247.65/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,535	11
Heifers	600–650	Large 1Unweaned	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	237.80/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,619	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,645	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,643	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	219.43/cwt	213.50–222.50	1,670	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,640	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	309.01/cwt	304.00–315.00	1,301	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	423	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,438	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	280.24/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,435	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	260.34/cwt	257.00–261.00	1,588	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	250.69/cwt	249.00–252.00	1,662	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	217.97/cwt	206.00–229.00	1,578	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,576	131.41/cwt	120.00–139.00	2,071	7
Bulls	—	—	2,035	147.04/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,992	2
Bulls	—	—	2,165	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	3,735	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	87.54/cwt	78.00–94.00	945	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	103.77/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,129	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	123.01/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,597	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,377	113.82/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,567	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,490	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,550	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,553	116.47/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,809	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,633	123.83/cwt	120.00–127.00	2,022	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,099	3,208.93/head	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,209	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	3,625.00/head	3,625.00–3,625.00	3,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,172	2,606.25/head	2,425.00–2,900.00	2,606	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,224	3,413.97/head	3,100.00–3,900.00	3,414	34
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	177.50/head	177.50–177.50	178	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,249	2,141.09/head	1,900.00–2,525.00	2,141	26

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba, MO

Tue Dec 17, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 880Last week 1,928Year ago 936

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 159Year ago 195

Replacement CattleReceipts 160Last week 0Year ago 120

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	423	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	421	304.00–315.00	309.01
14	500–550	512	270.00–289.00	280.24
12	600–650	610	257.00–261.00	260.34
7	650–700	663	249.00–252.00	250.69
7	700–750	724	206.00–229.00	217.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	580	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	318	280.00–335.00	314.50
12	350–400	379	280.00–330.00	306.77
17	400–450	430	270.00–308.00	287.42
27	450–500	471	260.00–286.00	277.17
22	500–550	517	257.50–275.00	264.75
30	550–600	571	250.00–254.00	250.41
11	600–650	620	245.00–250.00	247.65
2	700–750	730	225.00	225.00
4	750–800	781	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	485	255.00	255.00
3	550–600	555	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	625	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	344	350.00–360.00	355.99
7	400–450	433	312.00–318.00	315.49
10	450–500	474	285.50–310.00	292.31
5	500–550	512	275.00	275.00
30	550–600	574	260.00–268.00	262.43
11	650–700	681	230.00–241.00	237.80
2	700–750	712	231.00	231.00
6	750–800	761	213.50–222.50	219.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	416	250.00–265.00	259.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	549	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	512	321.00	321.00
18	550–600	574	300.00–300.50	300.25
8	600–650	622	275.00–285.00	281.25
56	650–700	671	270.00–295.50	288.29
4	700–750	712	263.00	263.00
15	750–800	768	245.00–261.00	258.81
8	800–850	833	240.00–250.00	244.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	352.50	352.50
4	350–400	364	360.00–365.00	362.53
17	400–450	436	328.00–372.50	341.95
14	450–500	472	315.00–350.00	329.60
16	500–550	532	297.00–310.00	305.87
5	550–600	573	285.00–287.00	286.19
18	650–700	674	250.00–280.00	267.14
6	700–750	704	250.00–262.00	254.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	487	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	417	315.00	315.00
4	700–750	704	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	448	300.00	300.00
6	500–550	504	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	797	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,298	121.00–124.00	123.01
24	—	1,377	107.00–119.00	113.82
1	—	1,490	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,633	120.00–127.00	123.83
14	—	1,553	110.00–120.00	116.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,080	78.00–94.00	87.54
9	—	1,088	99.00–108.00	103.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,035	145.00–149.00	147.04
7	—	1,576	120.00–139.00	131.41
1	—	2,165	172.50	172.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,224	3,100.00–3,900.00	3,413.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	3,625.00	3,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,172	2,425.00–2,900.00	2,606.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	800	3,050.00	3,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,099	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,208.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,010	177.50	177.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	945	3,075.00	3,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	26	—	1,249	1,900.00–2,525.00	2,141.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,105	1,750.00	1,750.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.