Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 23, 2021

1,024 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $136.62/cwt -0.07 vs last sale · ≈ $984/hd at 720 lb · 36 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.56/cwt +2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 670 lb · 35 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $175.43/cwt +8.49 vs last sale · ≈ $825/hd at 470 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,024 1,202 482
Feeder cattle 894 1,170 423
Slaughter cattle 115 32 53
Replacement cattle 15 — 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale three weeks ago, feeder steers under 650 lbs 4.00-8.00 higher, over 650 lbs unevenly steady. Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows not trended but sold with a higher undertone. Demand moderate to good. Supply moderate. Feeder cattle are getting back on the road this week although on a somewhat limited basis with the rising temps rapidly turning last weeks snow and frozen ground to mud. Live cattle futures worked lower Tuesday, seemingly unimpressed by the notion of a higher fed trade with showlists smaller this week as cattle recover from recent storms.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–427 422 5 179.00–185.50 $182.94 $772 +8.43
456–485 470 35 170.50–177.50 $175.43 $825 +8.49
511–540 528 29 170.00–179.00 $174.03 $919 +10.67
560–590 579 16 154.00–168.00 $162.43 $940 +9.35
608–649 617 35 141.50–161.50 $155.81 $961 +4.36
650–653 652 12 141.00–144.00 $142.75 $931 +2.15
708–744 720 36 133.50–139.25 $136.62 $984 -0.07
769–796 777 21 129.00–134.00 $131.22 $1,020 -2.09
805 805 3 119.00 $119.00 $958 -8.33
813–843 824 8 127.50–128.00 $127.81 $1,053 +0.48
850–855 852 13 125.00–126.75 $125.68 $1,071 —
911 911 11 127.50 $127.50 $1,162 +6.13
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–371 363 14 172.50–175.00 $173.40 $629 —
400–438 417 7 165.00–174.00 $170.30 $710 +0.35
482–490 486 4 154.00–160.00 $156.98 $763 +4.30
515–548 534 14 151.00–168.00 $158.28 $845 +14.35
563–598 572 8 147.00–157.00 $154.39 $883 +4.37
611–648 631 23 140.00–149.00 $144.56 $912 +3.23
661 661 5 135.00 $135.00 $892 +0.24
711–730 716 14 128.00–131.00 $129.58 $928 -0.41
752–777 768 10 124.50–127.50 $126.46 $971 +4.46
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–572 563 5 135.00–152.00 $145.36 $818 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 4 144.00 $144.00 $516 —
401–408 404 14 145.00 $145.00 $586 -2.29
456–458 457 10 140.00–141.50 $140.75 $643 +0.05
508–545 526 14 130.00–137.00 $134.48 $707 -1.60
563–568 564 7 131.00–136.00 $134.56 $759 +3.97
602 602 6 126.00 $126.00 $759 -3.75
604–612 608 11 127.00–129.00 $128.10 $779 -1.65
660–695 670 35 127.00–131.00 $129.56 $868 +2.22
710–735 722 10 120.00–124.00 $123.21 $890 -4.68
750–798 786 8 115.00–116.00 $115.24 $906 —
825 825 5 119.50 $119.50 $986 +0.04
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–387 381 11 136.00–142.00 $140.99 $537 -2.87
413 413 7 136.00 $136.00 $562 -1.50
455–488 477 19 130.00–140.00 $135.51 $646 -0.21
502–545 522 15 129.00–135.00 $131.68 $687 +5.22
551–588 568 12 125.00–135.50 $128.65 $731 +5.24
604–615 609 17 120.00–130.00 $125.18 $762 +1.07
658–674 669 6 120.00 $120.00 $803 -2.79
705 705 4 116.00 $116.00 $818 -5.40
739 739 5 127.00 $127.00 $939 +5.60
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–448 422 9 125.00–132.00 $128.09 $541 —
569 569 6 110.00 $110.00 $626 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 5 125.00 $125.00 $576 —
500–542 525 5 121.00–125.00 $123.48 $648 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
697 697 5 119.00 $119.00 $829 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 165.00 $165.00 $734 —
514–545 526 8 148.00–155.00 $150.72 $793 —
655–685 670 4 116.00–125.50 $120.64 $808 —
727 727 3 112.00 $112.00 $814 —
842 842 2 111.00 $111.00 $935 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1115 1039 85-90% 7 20.00–30.00 $25.14 $261 —
1055–1155 1106 85-90% 13 46.00–54.00 $48.48 $536 —
882–1342 1129 85-90% 14 34.50–46.50 $41.90 $473 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1415 1218 80-85% 3 63.50–65.50 $64.10 $781 +8.48
1080–1630 1372 80-85% 20 55.00–62.00 $57.83 $793 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1391–1692 1484 75-80% 17 59.00–63.50 $61.25 $909 —
1810 1810 75-80% 1 64.50 $64.50 $1,167 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–2045 1758 4 79.50–85.00 $81.78 $1,438 —
1335–2110 1760 8 59.50–78.00 $72.46 $1,275 —
1970–2015 1995 3 93.00–99.50 $96.14 $1,918 +6.14

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1270–1350 1321 Aged (>8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 7 785.00–1,050.00 $878.34

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257 257 11 86.00 $86.00 $221 —

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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.