Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 12, 2021

1,357 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $129.39/cwt -4.61 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 679 lb · 94 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.19/cwt -0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 473 lb · 60 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.66/cwt -1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 515 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,357 1,118 380
Feeder cattle 1,253 1,003 328
Slaughter cattle 84 90 22
Replacement cattle 20 25 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers under 500 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, over 500 lbs 2.00-7.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Demand moderate. Supply moderate. The feeder market was pressured Tuesday by a bullish grains report which sent corn futures limit higher. A confluence of factors led by dramatically higher feed costs have fed cattle futures increasingly expecting some very atypical pricing this year with the market not much more than steady when it would normally be higher and then steady to higher through the summer when it would normally be lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 359 4 179.00–182.00 $180.24 $647 -1.09
406–440 427 17 165.00–180.00 $172.74 $738 -3.26
451–492 472 12 161.00–167.00 $163.87 $773 -7.23
510–536 525 13 150.00–167.00 $163.21 $857 -3.77
572–599 586 48 140.00–144.00 $142.71 $836 -14.25
602–624 606 32 139.50–143.00 $142.14 $861 -5.27
622 unweaned 622 8 131.00 $131.00 $815 —
650–699 678 89 125.00–134.50 $129.72 $880 -4.28
685–698 unweaned 693 5 122.50–125.00 $123.49 $856 —
757–787 776 44 123.50–126.00 $124.66 $967 -6.34
812–818 813 13 120.00–125.00 $122.70 $998 -4.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–393 388 5 160.00–173.00 $167.90 $651 —
403–445 421 12 160.00–173.00 $166.79 $702 +2.82
450–495 473 60 145.00–170.00 $154.19 $729 -0.29
502–549 527 28 140.00–150.00 $144.33 $761 -7.71
558–578 570 50 135.00–144.50 $143.21 $816 +1.65
605–646 616 50 132.50–138.00 $135.90 $837 -2.84
670–690 681 9 125.00–130.00 $127.22 $866 -13.78
705–742 724 32 122.50–125.00 $123.20 $892 -5.70
768–769 769 27 124.60–125.00 $124.63 $958 -4.12
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528–538 531 7 130.00–145.00 $140.66 $747 —
579 579 5 137.00 $137.00 $793 —
674 674 10 126.00 $126.00 $849 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
596 596 4 122.50 $122.50 $730 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–392 379 13 151.00–159.00 $155.95 $591 -0.17
405–432 419 4 146.00–147.00 $146.48 $614 +0.91
483–490 487 18 136.00–141.00 $136.89 $667 -5.18
512–547 529 34 133.00–140.00 $135.34 $716 +0.67
555–599 578 47 127.00–132.50 $128.76 $744 -2.49
601–628 614 20 124.50–126.00 $125.47 $770 -0.71
644 644 10 128.50 $128.50 $828 +6.75
651–685 662 29 118.00–126.50 $123.69 $819 -1.14
662 662 6 127.00 $127.00 $841 +2.17
700–734 723 30 120.00–121.00 $120.68 $873 —
755–780 773 8 113.50–122.00 $116.71 $902 -0.96
833 833 5 112.50 $112.50 $937 -9.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 375 10 135.00–146.00 $140.40 $526 -11.22
410–432 423 5 131.00–142.00 $137.74 $583 -9.26
458–478 468 14 125.00–135.00 $130.55 $611 -4.58
502–531 515 50 125.00–133.25 $129.66 $668 -1.25
552–591 578 13 120.00–126.00 $122.33 $707 —
644–645 644 18 116.00–122.50 $121.05 $780 -3.79
685 685 2 114.00 $114.00 $781 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
544 544 8 131.50 $131.50 $715 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522–540 535 8 108.00–120.00 $113.96 $610 +9.96
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 3 122.50 $122.50 $616 —
570 570 3 121.00 $121.00 $690 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 4 103.00 $103.00 $455 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–480 466 5 140.00–150.00 $144.89 $675 -1.37
554–588 571 11 115.00–128.00 $123.47 $705 —
645–648 647 4 110.00–115.00 $112.51 $728 -2.49
650–698 674 4 102.00–110.00 $105.86 $713 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 3 110.00 $110.00 $575 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1095 980 85-90% 2 20.00–26.00 $22.65 $222 —
1080–1185 1120 85-90% 5 32.50–37.50 $35.04 $392 —
1055–1255 1190 85-90% 11 40.00–45.50 $42.75 $509 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1565 1418 80-85% 8 48.00–52.00 $50.11 $711 —
1310–1600 1455 80-85% 2 45.00 $45.00 $655 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1645 1523 75-80% 8 51.00–53.00 $51.43 $783 -2.57

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645–1830 1738 2 75.00–77.50 $76.18 $1,324 —
1750 1750 1 71.00 $71.00 $1,242 —
1805 1805 1 85.50 $85.50 $1,543 +8.14

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1270–1420 1316 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 700.00–950.00 $784.83
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 750.00 $750.00

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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.