Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 30, 2021

1,099 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.05/cwt +10.80 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 722 lb · 109 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $140.00/cwt ≈ $1,126/hd at 804 lb · 69 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $166.74/cwt ≈ $972/hd at 583 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,099 897 0
Feeder cattle 949 808 0
Slaughter cattle 100 77 0
Replacement cattle 50 12 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers 4.00-8.00 higher with several heifers under 500 lbs fully 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand very good. Supply moderate. Strong local demand for light heifers again this week. Fed cattle gained nearly 1.50/cwt last week with bigger gains looking quite possible based on rapidly advancing cutout values over the past week. Optimism over beef demand and fed cattle upside among other factors have the fall feeder futures currently eyeing the 161.00/cwt mark.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–354 354 8 200.50–201.00 $200.56 $710 —
403–444 424 18 181.00–190.50 $187.83 $796 +3.93
455–478 471 10 173.50–184.50 $176.60 $832 -4.84
464–490 485 19 165.75–173.50 $167.31 $811 -14.13
500–546 516 21 175.00–184.00 $181.25 $935 +10.46
555–599 581 30 165.00–184.50 $172.86 $1,004 —
580–587 586 18 156.00–161.00 $156.55 $917 —
600–635 612 19 157.50–165.00 $161.92 $991 +12.06
642 unweaned 642 4 143.00 $143.00 $918 +9.00
661 unweaned 661 5 141.00 $141.00 $932 —
650–695 686 30 142.50–148.00 $143.76 $986 +0.85
700–713 707 7 143.00–145.50 $143.92 $1,018 +7.99
752 752 4 135.50 $135.50 $1,019 +7.22
804 804 69 140.00 $140.00 $1,126 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
274 274 4 197.50 $197.50 $541 —
310–330 324 9 168.00–187.50 $181.18 $587 +9.18
382–395 385 15 176.00–181.50 $178.49 $687 —
405–428 417 4 163.00–177.00 $170.19 $710 +0.69
455–460 458 4 165.00–170.00 $167.51 $767 —
540 540 3 173.00 $173.00 $934 —
569–598 578 19 160.00–170.50 $166.64 $963 +13.44
600–603 601 8 145.00–156.50 $149.33 $897 —
707 707 7 141.25 $141.25 $999 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 3 155.00 $155.00 $884 —
656 656 4 140.00 $140.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
627 627 3 135.00 $135.00 $846 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 4 166.00 $166.00 $528 +11.00
364–385 367 7 161.00–172.00 $170.35 $625 +15.71
405–421 414 18 161.00–175.00 $170.68 $707 +14.28
450–476 464 32 157.00–180.00 $167.09 $775 +14.51
522 522 3 140.00 $140.00 $731 -9.99
503–549 528 20 149.50–156.00 $152.99 $808 +3.00
561–592 577 8 139.50–143.00 $141.30 $815 +5.48
608–628 617 21 132.00–139.50 $135.72 $837 +2.59
651 651 4 134.50 $134.50 $876 +4.73
711–742 722 109 125.50–134.00 $133.05 $961 +10.80
768–775 771 5 121.00–128.00 $125.18 $965 +0.06
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 308 6 147.00–161.00 $151.41 $466 —
352–398 374 9 154.00–158.00 $155.91 $583 +9.69
405–442 420 13 149.00–161.00 $154.41 $649 +14.85
439 thin fleshed 439 6 163.00 $163.00 $716 —
458–488 475 8 148.50–153.00 $149.91 $712 +5.70
500–540 525 11 130.00–148.00 $138.73 $728 +8.73
582–595 589 16 131.00–134.00 $132.69 $782 +6.22
650–688 668 11 125.50–130.00 $127.65 $853 +5.46
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 5 130.00 $130.00 $715 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–449 431 28 152.00–180.00 $163.78 $706 +3.07
465–495 484 18 154.00–162.00 $158.24 $766 +13.30
515–530 526 7 151.00–159.00 $155.50 $818 +10.13
550–596 584 16 139.50–155.00 $147.92 $864 +18.15
605–632 625 4 125.00–128.00 $125.73 $786 —
650 650 3 125.50 $125.50 $816 —
715–735 719 5 122.00–128.50 $124.52 $895 +12.52
785–795 790 4 100.00–118.00 $108.94 $861 +11.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
708 708 3 106.00 $106.00 $750 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1290 1259 80-85% 6 64.00–65.25 $64.53 $812 +4.56
1120–1580 1319 80-85% 16 58.50–64.00 $61.09 $806 -3.19
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1258 1034 85-90% 7 39.50–46.00 $41.88 $433 +0.31
1060–1200 1144 85-90% 5 50.50–58.00 $53.33 $610 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 75-80% 1 62.50 $62.50 $728 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540–1695 1618 2 80.00–80.25 $80.13 $1,297 —
1660–2080 1811 9 83.75–94.00 $88.60 $1,605 —
1925 1925 1 111.00 $111.00 $2,137 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1120 1062 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 980.00–1,275.00 $1,115.08

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
960–1050 983 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,300.00–1,330.00 $1,322.50 —
1000–1115 1046 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 1,475.00–1,525.00 $1,495.00 —

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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.