Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 3, 2020

647 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $149.24/cwt -4.03 vs last sale · ≈ $863/hd at 578 lb · 27 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.73/cwt +8.72 vs last sale · ≈ $774/hd at 583 lb · 24 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $140.43/cwt -2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $872/hd at 621 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	647	483	1,585
Feeder cattle	536	402	1,397
Slaughter cattle	89	61	162
Replacement cattle	22	20	26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady compared to last week. Demand good. Supply light. Conditions have improved greatly since last week with feeder futures advancing considerably and with the weather much improved. Beef cutout values are also seeing some strength with fed cattle expected to trade higher this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445–448	446	11	166.50–168.50	$167.32	$746	—
450–495	477	14	160.00–171.00	$164.48	$785	—
519–540	534	18	155.00–162.00	$159.19	$850	-0.40
569–596	578	27	139.00–155.00	$149.24	$863	-4.03
610–638	621	24	138.00–142.00	$140.43	$872	-2.57
662–696	678	20	135.00–141.75	$138.47	$939	+9.48
718–748	733	4	134.50–135.00	$134.76	$988	+5.43
767	767	3	131.50	$131.50	$1,009	—
820	820	2	135.50	$135.50	$1,111	—
825	825	3	120.00	$120.00	$990	—
1000	1000	3	120.00	$120.00	$1,200	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
487–490	489	10	150.00–154.00	$152.50	$746	+12.38
569	569	6	149.00	$149.00	$848	+19.00
612	612	10	142.50	$142.50	$872	+7.44
650	650	3	135.00	$135.00	$878	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–341	336	9	151.00–157.00	$155.73	$523	—
463–488	473	17	138.00–146.00	$142.67	$675	+6.35
527–545	535	17	131.00–145.00	$140.46	$751	+16.13
565–596	583	24	125.00–140.50	$132.73	$774	+8.72
604–629	613	20	123.00–128.00	$126.15	$773	+9.15
654–682	663	15	124.00–130.50	$128.27	$850	+20.27
700–706	704	6	117.00–120.00	$119.01	$838	—
865	865	3	114.00	$114.00	$986	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392–395	394	4	144.00–145.00	$144.50	$569	—
415–418	417	4	142.00–143.00	$142.50	$594	+15.14
530–538	534	4	129.00–131.00	$129.99	$694	+12.83
583	583	3	123.00	$123.00	$717	+7.00
657–658	657	5	111.00–120.00	$116.40	$765	—
795	795	3	118.50	$118.50	$942	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357	357	3	149.00	$149.00	$532	—
452–465	459	11	125.00–156.50	$142.49	$654	—
550–565	559	10	121.00–135.00	$129.04	$721	+17.07
608	608	3	120.00	$120.00	$730	+6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945	945	85-90%	1	51.00	$51.00	$482	—
960	960	85-90%	1	40.00	$40.00	$384	-0.20
943–1500	1109	85-90%	20	42.00–48.50	$45.48	$504	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1610	1289	80-85%	12	48.00–55.50	$51.83	$668	—
1150–1515	1312	80-85%	3	44.00–46.50	$45.12	$592	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1420	1373	75-80%	3	48.00–52.00	$49.38	$678	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505	1505	1	65.00	$65.00	$978	-5.00
1210–2040	1519	5	78.50–84.50	$81.97	$1,245	+11.97

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135–1600	1301	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	870.00–1,175.00	$998.02

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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.