Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 5, 2021

1,118 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.89/cwt +8.78 vs last sale · ≈ $977/hd at 764 lb · 79 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $130.20/cwt ≈ $1,116/hd at 857 lb · 65 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $147.41/cwt +3.41 vs last sale · ≈ $933/hd at 633 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,118 1,342 2,305
Feeder cattle 1,003 1,191 2,115
Slaughter cattle 90 101 182
Replacement cattle 25 50 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale three weeks ago, feeder steers under 650 lbs 2.00-8.00 higher, over 650 lbs steady. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate. Strong interest in good quality 5 weight steer cattle to graze. The futures trade has been all over the place to start 2021 as factors such as the weak dollar, slowly declining carcass weights, sharply higher feed costs and economic uncertainly battle it out for market direction in the new year.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383–399 392 7 179.00–183.00 $181.33 $711 +3.33
404 404 6 176.00 $176.00 $711 —
452–472 461 11 169.50–172.50 $171.10 $789 —
527–548 535 17 165.00–170.00 $166.98 $893 +13.73
560–589 574 17 147.50–167.50 $156.96 $901 +8.42
616–649 633 59 142.00–152.75 $147.41 $933 +3.41
696 696 5 134.00 $134.00 $933 -7.69
715–743 725 22 130.50–133.50 $132.13 $958 -1.76
779 779 8 131.00 $131.00 $1,020 +1.87
844 844 13 126.75 $126.75 $1,070 -0.32
857 857 65 130.20 $130.20 $1,116 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–438 416 10 162.00–167.00 $163.97 $682 +8.68
450–490 470 26 144.00–168.00 $154.48 $726 +6.52
535–540 538 15 140.00–158.00 $152.04 $818 +11.01
557–588 567 19 138.00–145.50 $141.56 $803 -4.21
630–638 634 4 136.50–141.00 $138.74 $880 —
650 650 5 141.00 $141.00 $916 —
742–744 743 10 127.50–131.00 $128.90 $958 —
751 751 25 128.75 $128.75 $967 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 6 145.00 $145.00 $628 —
462–480 474 14 138.00–144.00 $141.41 $670 +6.41
608 608 10 130.00 $130.00 $790 —
727 727 6 127.00 $127.00 $923 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–396 386 9 152.00–165.00 $156.12 $603 -2.88
412–432 426 7 143.50–151.00 $145.57 $620 —
462–490 481 12 140.00–146.00 $142.07 $683 +1.72
500–545 529 19 130.50–140.00 $134.67 $712 +1.38
550–590 577 24 130.25–134.50 $131.25 $757 +4.27
626–649 638 41 125.00–127.25 $126.18 $805 +6.18
645–647 646 6 120.50–123.00 $121.75 $787 +1.75
672 672 12 124.00–126.50 $124.83 $839 —
763 763 70 129.20 $129.20 $986 +8.62
772 772 9 116.50–120.00 $117.67 $908 -2.91
824 824 14 122.25 $122.25 $1,007 +11.38
983 983 3 99.00 $99.00 $973 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–388 375 4 148.00–155.00 $151.62 $569 +11.31
417 417 9 147.00 $147.00 $613 +9.03
468–477 474 15 132.50–141.00 $135.13 $641 +2.98
506–545 530 41 125.00–136.50 $130.91 $694 +5.09
603–640 622 13 122.50–126.00 $124.84 $777 +2.99
708 708 7 111.50 $111.50 $789 -0.42
708 708 15 124.00 $124.00 $878 +12.08
840 840 3 100.00 $100.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 4 115.50 $115.50 $575 -3.73
541 541 4 104.00 $104.00 $563 -11.00
722 722 4 103.00 $103.00 $744 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 5 94.00 $94.00 $686 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426–447 436 15 152.50–156.00 $153.15 $668 +18.15
470–471 471 8 135.00–150.00 $146.26 $689 +1.44
616 616 5 115.00 $115.00 $708 -11.43
750 750 2 103.00 $103.00 $772 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 3 110.00 $110.00 $748 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860 860 85-90% 1 25.50 $25.50 $219 —
965–1150 1067 85-90% 6 31.50–35.00 $33.32 $356 -0.36
1090–1435 1259 85-90% 12 40.00–45.00 $41.71 $525 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1722 1388 80-85% 13 51.50–52.50 $52.09 $723 +7.56
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530 1530 75-80% 1 54.00 $54.00 $826 —
1575 1575 75-80% 1 47.50 $47.50 $748 —
1540–1675 1595 75-80% 7 52.00–53.00 $52.42 $836 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–2200 1820 4 75.50–80.00 $77.36 $1,408 —
1815–2055 1903 3 65.00–70.00 $68.39 $1,301 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1005–1108 1059 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 67.00–72.00 $69.35 $734

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1360 1197 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 9 760.00–1,100.00 $894.08

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
752 752 5 80.00 $80.00 $602 —

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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.