Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 2, 2021

1,053 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $157.65/cwt +1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $977/hd at 620 lb · 76 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $125.07/cwt -0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,037/hd at 829 lb · 64 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $135.73/cwt -0.89 vs last sale · ≈ $983/hd at 724 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,053 1,024 387
Feeder cattle 949 894 315
Slaughter cattle 86 115 70
Replacement cattle 18 15 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers under 650 lbs steady to firm, over 650 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Demand moderate. Supply moderate. Live cattle futures finally saw a bit of a turnaround Tuesday although the fed trade started off on the wrong foot with a handful of cattle trading in Texas nearly 1.00/cwt lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–335 329 4 173.00–182.50 $177.66 $585 —
442 442 10 177.00 $177.00 $782 -5.94
503–540 523 32 152.50–176.00 $166.95 $873 -7.08
550–585 560 18 151.00–173.75 $167.20 $936 +4.77
600–639 620 76 149.50–162.00 $157.65 $977 +1.84
653–694 683 49 135.50–145.50 $139.07 $950 -3.68
700–743 724 62 129.50–137.25 $135.73 $983 -0.89
772–796 791 44 125.50–130.50 $129.81 $1,027 -1.41
804–848 829 64 122.50–128.50 $125.07 $1,037 -2.74
874–879 877 10 122.00–122.50 $122.20 $1,072 -3.48
991 991 4 110.00 $110.00 $1,090 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–470 463 7 151.00–161.00 $154.36 $715 -2.62
520–529 526 13 157.00–171.00 $162.33 $854 +4.05
570–595 588 21 140.00–157.00 $147.08 $865 -7.31
637 637 3 135.00 $135.00 $860 -9.56
682–699 688 28 136.00–138.00 $137.22 $944 +2.22
700–745 710 9 125.50 $125.50 $891 -4.08
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 5 130.25 $130.25 $905 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–436 427 9 138.50–140.00 $139.32 $595 -5.68
497 497 5 136.00 $136.00 $676 —
507–533 527 14 132.50–142.00 $140.04 $738 +5.56
579 579 7 130.50 $130.50 $756 -4.06
604–617 610 7 127.00–128.00 $127.57 $778 -0.53
650–668 662 13 121.00–127.25 $125.75 $832 -3.81
700–737 712 38 123.00–125.50 $123.69 $881 +0.48
752–797 781 32 111.50–120.50 $114.85 $897 -0.39
800–822 809 5 109.50–115.00 $111.74 $904 -7.76
882–889 887 9 104.00–107.00 $104.66 $928 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 429 4 137.00 $137.00 $588 +1.00
498 498 3 131.00 $131.00 $652 -4.51
500–544 522 10 121.00–125.50 $123.62 $645 -8.06
560–570 568 19 122.00–129.00 $126.88 $721 -1.77
620–630 623 10 123.00–125.50 $124.65 $777 -0.53
652 652 3 121.00 $121.00 $789 +1.00
702–732 711 7 112.00–116.00 $113.18 $805 -2.82
770 770 4 110.00 $110.00 $847 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 3 130.00 $130.00 $550 —
802 802 3 100.00 $100.00 $802 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
647 647 5 124.50 $124.50 $806 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 131.00 $131.00 $502 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 4 144.00 $144.00 $645 -21.00
490 490 7 143.50 $143.50 $703 —
502–525 517 6 139.00–148.00 $142.72 $738 -8.00
605–642 629 12 125.00–133.00 $127.85 $804 —
665 665 3 124.00 $124.00 $825 +3.36
700–735 721 5 115.00–121.00 $118.67 $856 +6.67

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1590 1321 80-85% 15 54.00–60.50 $56.93 $752 —
1318–1390 1347 80-85% 8 60.50–63.50 $62.55 $843 —
1410 1410 80-85% 1 52.50 $52.50 $740 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1475 1433 75-80% 7 57.00–60.00 $58.96 $845 —
1455 1455 75-80% 1 54.00 $54.00 $786 -7.25
1430–1471 1466 75-80% 9 63.25–65.00 $64.81 $950 +3.56
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 85-90% 1 17.00 $17.00 $156 —
980–1315 1121 85-90% 9 46.50–54.00 $50.83 $570 +8.93
1250 1250 85-90% 1 45.50 $45.50 $569 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345 1345 1 64.50 $64.50 $868 —
1675–2310 1937 8 82.00–90.50 $85.60 $1,658 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120–1505 1247 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 9 750.00–1,325.00 $1,008.16

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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.