Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 10, 2020

1,738 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.85/cwt -7.15 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 578 lb · 93 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.76/cwt +16.75 vs last sale · ≈ $998/hd at 735 lb · 82 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.18/cwt +1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 515 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,738 647 436
Feeder cattle 1,563 536 397
Slaughter cattle 155 89 39
Replacement cattle 20 22 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to much lighter receipts last week, feeders sold steady to 5.00 higher with some instances of 5.00 to 8.00 higher on heifers. The supply was heavy with several larger consignments of high quality cattle weaned and with shots finding very good demand. The market for heifers was very strong with some 6 and 7 weights fetching prices nearly as good as steers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 183.00 $183.00 $646 —
410–442 425 14 170.00–176.00 $173.48 $737 +6.16
455–485 474 5 165.50–167.00 $165.79 $786 +1.31
502–545 520 63 153.00–165.00 $159.20 $828 +0.01
554–588 565 20 149.50–156.50 $151.68 $857 +2.44
603–642 624 47 139.00–142.00 $140.69 $878 +0.26
664–697 681 34 136.50–138.75 $138.23 $941 -0.24
722–740 733 28 135.25–138.50 $136.31 $999 +1.55
750–772 763 61 136.50–138.00 $137.03 $1,046 +5.53
837 837 5 133.00 $133.00 $1,113 +13.00
860–899 873 32 129.50–133.50 $132.75 $1,159 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338–345 340 4 179.00–190.00 $181.79 $618 —
370–390 377 3 168.00–174.00 $170.07 $641 —
420–437 432 7 154.00–167.00 $163.60 $707 —
450–480 462 10 150.00–163.00 $155.68 $719 +3.18
535–546 544 13 140.00–149.00 $145.11 $789 —
553–597 578 93 137.50–147.00 $141.85 $820 -7.15
602–640 619 21 134.50–138.00 $136.84 $847 -5.66
650–695 675 29 132.00–138.50 $134.97 $911 -0.03
700–746 734 19 130.00–136.50 $132.28 $971 —
755–794 775 27 127.50–134.00 $131.58 $1,020 —
806–842 820 7 125.00–130.00 $128.53 $1,054 —
905–928 923 9 122.00–127.25 $125.10 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 5 140.00 $140.00 $459 —
425–448 436 8 140.00–152.00 $147.85 $645 —
478–487 483 6 137.00–146.50 $141.71 $684 —
513 513 3 135.00 $135.00 $693 —
552–561 558 17 135.00–140.00 $137.66 $768 —
648 648 2 132.50 $132.50 $859 —
667–690 673 4 125.00–126.00 $125.74 $846 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 3 132.00 $132.00 $643 —
520 520 5 129.50 $129.50 $673 —
556 556 9 130.00 $130.00 $723 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–535 523 3 125.50–127.00 $125.98 $659 —
798 798 2 115.50 $115.50 $922 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
632 632 4 130.00 $130.00 $822 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–348 336 7 157.00–172.00 $159.20 $535 +3.47
370 370 3 163.00 $163.00 $603 —
400–430 409 13 148.00–159.00 $155.05 $634 —
450–493 460 17 144.00–154.50 $150.25 $691 +7.58
508–538 515 65 138.00–145.00 $142.18 $732 +1.72
554–588 570 22 137.00–139.50 $138.69 $791 +5.96
601–640 620 51 130.50–137.00 $132.94 $824 +6.79
665–695 676 11 130.00–131.00 $130.82 $884 +2.55
705–739 735 82 125.50–137.60 $135.76 $998 +16.75
768 768 3 130.50 $130.50 $1,002 —
804–814 809 8 123.00–126.00 $124.49 $1,007 —
878 878 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,054 +6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 379 18 142.00–151.00 $146.06 $554 +1.56
400–448 429 27 135.00–147.00 $142.84 $613 +0.34
450–495 474 48 133.00–145.00 $138.36 $656 —
520–545 529 18 132.00–136.00 $134.19 $710 +4.20
550–597 575 43 129.00–137.00 $132.83 $764 +9.83
602–640 626 24 125.50–132.00 $129.15 $808 —
653–698 674 9 126.00–127.50 $126.94 $856 +10.54
700–749 714 14 124.50–126.50 $125.90 $899 —
750–785 768 4 120.50–124.50 $122.45 $940 +3.95
880 880 3 113.00 $113.00 $994 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424–445 429 9 130.00–133.50 $132.69 $569 —
468–490 471 9 125.00–125.50 $125.39 $591 —
500–542 521 31 121.00–130.00 $126.38 $658 —
558–595 576 19 120.50–126.50 $123.57 $712 —
612–632 625 7 116.00–123.00 $120.47 $753 —
678 678 3 117.50 $117.50 $797 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 434 6 152.00–160.00 $153.37 $666 —
450–496 488 6 146.00–156.00 $147.54 $720 +5.05
505–544 527 18 132.00–139.00 $135.73 $715 —
564–585 568 6 123.00–137.00 $134.59 $764 +5.55
600–645 619 9 120.00–132.50 $126.04 $780 +6.04
655–680 674 4 115.00–119.50 $116.09 $782 —
755–795 782 4 104.00–106.00 $104.99 $821 —
863 863 3 102.00 $102.00 $880 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575–595 580 5 117.00–125.00 $118.64 $688 —
638 638 3 115.00 $115.00 $734 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 4 115.00 $115.00 $484 —
592 592 2 104.00 $104.00 $616 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–1120 842 85-90% 7 20.00–30.00 $26.13 $220 —
750–1005 895 85-90% 6 34.00–40.00 $36.31 $325 —
945–1095 1034 85-90% 9 49.00–52.00 $50.02 $517 —
1030–1275 1121 85-90% 14 40.00–48.50 $45.52 $510 +0.04
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1340 1167 80-85% 6 41.00–45.50 $43.66 $510 —
1035–1330 1168 80-85% 4 54.00–55.50 $54.66 $638 —
1060–1455 1189 80-85% 23 47.50–53.50 $50.74 $603 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1662 1305 75-80% 10 52.50–57.00 $54.33 $709 —
1020–1720 1375 75-80% 22 48.50–55.00 $51.86 $713 +2.48

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1655 1369 5 60.00–73.00 $67.19 $920 —
1425–2315 1741 9 75.00–85.00 $80.51 $1,402 —
1750–1945 1848 2 85.50–87.50 $86.45 $1,598 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1355 1236 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 825.00–1,060.00 $908.54
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830–1330 1048 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 6 650.00–760.00 $723.49

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250–1300 1283 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 860.00–920.00 $900.00 —

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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.