Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2020

751 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.90/cwt -1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $706/hd at 584 lb · 50 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $131.89/cwt ≈ $882/hd at 669 lb · 30 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $134.64/cwt -1.28 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 629 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 751 1,028 1,223
Feeder cattle 655 905 1,073
Slaughter cattle 76 103 135
Replacement cattle 20 20 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers 2.00-6.00 lower except several better quality 475-550 lbs steady to firm. Slaughter cows steady. Demand uneven. Supply light. Turbulent times in the feeder market at the moment with the board moving sharply lower in recent days. Seasonally large price spreads seen depending on quality and weaning status.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 370 4 156.00–166.00 $161.07 $596 +6.03
430–440 435 5 156.00–167.00 $161.82 $704 -7.58
450–496 472 19 154.00–165.00 $157.82 $745 -3.19
512–548 533 26 150.00–154.00 $150.89 $804 +5.99
553–585 574 17 131.00–143.00 $136.79 $785 -6.47
618–640 629 29 131.00–136.00 $134.64 $847 -1.28
650–666 660 23 128.00–135.50 $134.14 $885 —
699 699 7 124.50 $124.50 $870 —
722–735 729 8 129.00–133.00 $131.02 $955 —
752–784 772 8 122.50–125.00 $123.41 $953 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–440 425 9 145.00–166.00 $158.32 $673 +15.65
450–488 461 8 136.00–156.00 $142.00 $655 +2.67
523–540 531 9 133.00–140.00 $137.46 $730 -0.87
560–568 566 10 130.00–136.50 $135.21 $765 -1.14
617 617 3 130.00 $130.00 $802 -7.00
650–690 669 6 123.00–125.50 $124.51 $833 -5.49
750–756 755 8 120.00 $120.00 $906 -2.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–588 572 4 120.00–125.00 $122.43 $700 —
625 625 3 110.00 $110.00 $688 -10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 7 143.00 $143.00 $565 —
410–440 424 8 139.00–142.00 $140.25 $595 -3.05
465–495 476 9 132.00–134.00 $132.91 $633 +7.91
500–528 512 18 130.00–142.00 $136.66 $700 +16.66
555–597 584 50 115.00–133.00 $120.90 $706 -1.24
605–608 606 15 117.50–120.25 $119.15 $722 -6.29
659 659 7 113.50 $113.50 $748 -9.50
725 725 3 105.00 $105.00 $761 -20.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–368 357 8 121.00–139.00 $131.88 $471 -7.12
400–415 408 4 125.00–137.00 $130.89 $534 +3.40
457–485 472 13 121.00–135.00 $127.88 $604 -0.52
500–502 501 4 115.50–117.00 $116.25 $582 -10.16
558–598 574 16 110.00–117.00 $115.12 $661 -2.33
606 606 4 110.50 $110.50 $670 -9.50
612–642 627 4 113.50–120.00 $116.67 $732 -3.02
717 717 3 110.50 $110.50 $792 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404–432 417 9 110.50–121.00 $117.37 $489 —
465–495 483 6 110.00–115.00 $111.71 $540 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 5 141.00 $141.00 $471 —
420–438 432 3 125.00–136.50 $132.77 $574 -0.54
470–492 479 5 128.00–134.00 $131.53 $630 +12.03
505–548 531 5 111.50–125.00 $116.64 $619 -5.10
573 573 3 103.00 $103.00 $590 -15.80
632–635 634 4 104.00 $104.00 $659 -4.93
660 660 3 103.00 $103.00 $680 -10.54
745–748 747 4 99.00–104.00 $101.49 $758 -0.57

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1330 1193 80-85% 23 50.50–55.50 $53.82 $642 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1600 1494 75-80% 11 50.00–55.00 $53.72 $803 -0.41
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 85-90% 1 25.00 $25.00 $229 —
1077 1077 85-90% 3 53.00 $53.00 $571 +18.70
1040–1205 1120 85-90% 4 45.00–50.00 $47.86 $536 +4.57

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515 1515 1 60.00 $60.00 $909 —
1385–2335 1773 11 76.50–82.75 $80.53 $1,428 —
1835–1860 1848 2 86.50 $86.50 $1,599 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005–1597 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 13 700.00–1,050.00 $888.34

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.