Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 19, 2021

615 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $135.39/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 659 lb · 62 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.72/cwt -0.62 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 526 lb · 31 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $124.39/cwt +1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,016/hd at 817 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	615	1,357	719
Feeder cattle	530	1,253	664
Slaughter cattle	60	84	35
Replacement cattle	25	20	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers 1.00-5.00 higher on a limited market test. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Demand good. Supply light. Much better environment to sell feeders than last weeks sale with corn down somewhat and most feeder contracts 1.10 to 1.90 points higher. The choice cutout was also higher Tuesday continuing last weeks trend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436	436	7	176.00	$176.00	$767	+3.26
509	509	5	143.00	$143.00	$728	-20.21
550–560	555	13	145.00–152.50	$148.37	$823	+5.66
650–676	659	62	130.00–137.00	$135.39	$892	+5.67
727	727	5	126.00	$126.00	$916	—
760–782	777	8	127.00–128.75	$128.32	$997	+3.66
804–822	817	26	123.00–125.00	$124.39	$1,016	+1.69

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	370	7	160.00–180.00	$170.72	$632	+2.82
425–440	433	4	160.00–166.00	$162.95	$706	-3.84
465–495	480	15	150.00–163.00	$156.97	$753	+2.78
500–505	502	6	141.00–148.00	$143.35	$720	-0.98
566–590	575	12	137.00–140.00	$138.77	$798	-4.44
617–628	621	5	135.00–140.50	$138.28	$859	+2.38
848	848	3	118.00	$118.00	$1,001	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433	433	6	145.00	$145.00	$628	—
477	477	3	134.00	$134.00	$639	—
506	506	4	125.00	$125.00	$632	—
562	562	5	133.00	$133.00	$747	+10.50
695–698	696	5	123.00–124.00	$123.40	$859	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–475	463	4	135.00–140.00	$137.57	$637	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	3	144.00	$144.00	$631	-2.48
468	468	3	130.00	$130.00	$608	-6.89
505–542	526	31	127.00–139.50	$134.72	$709	-0.62
560–578	575	14	128.00–137.50	$135.86	$781	+7.10
602–648	629	12	128.00–134.00	$131.88	$830	+6.41
686–688	687	13	116.50–126.00	$123.08	$846	-0.61

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413	413	5	127.00	$127.00	$525	-10.74
430–440	435	4	137.00–138.00	$137.49	$598	-0.25
467	467	3	128.00	$128.00	$598	-2.55
550–589	566	22	120.00–128.50	$123.57	$699	+1.24
602–622	615	22	120.00–130.00	$128.10	$788	+7.05
697	697	9	115.00	$115.00	$802	+1.00
788	788	4	108.00	$108.00	$851	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482–485	484	9	109.00–112.00	$110.33	$534	—
572–580	574	8	100.00–116.50	$112.33	$645	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
476	476	4	105.00	$105.00	$500	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	3	167.00	$167.00	$740	—
662	662	3	106.00	$106.00	$702	+0.14
765–790	780	5	99.00–108.50	$102.73	$801	—
803	803	3	95.50	$95.50	$767	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1150	1032	85-90%	5	34.50–40.00	$38.39	$396	—
1014–1355	1105	85-90%	13	40.00–46.50	$42.31	$468	+7.27

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1400	1265	80-85%	5	42.50–47.00	$45.01	$569	—
1090–1360	1296	80-85%	7	47.00–52.00	$49.98	$648	—
1375–1470	1423	80-85%	2	55.50–58.00	$56.71	$807	+6.60

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1527	1497	75-80%	4	50.50–52.50	$50.97	$763	—
1560–1830	1695	75-80%	2	56.50–58.00	$57.19	$969	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1590	1545	2	48.00–66.50	$56.98	$880	—
1725–1855	1807	3	72.00–81.50	$77.79	$1,406	-7.71
1870–2165	2018	2	83.00–87.50	$85.41	$1,724	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1035	1019	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	600.00–800.00	$700.37

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1265–1293	1284	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,049.27

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1250	1075	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	900.00–1,030.00	$938.00	—

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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.