Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 6, 2021

1,299 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.87/cwt +6.96 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 479 lb · 53 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $168.53/cwt +1.79 vs last sale · ≈ $989/hd at 587 lb · 41 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $146.11/cwt +2.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,002/hd at 686 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,299 1,099 632
Feeder cattle 1,145 949 556
Slaughter cattle 134 100 66
Replacement cattle 20 50 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 higher. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. The cattle market is stronger again this week fueled by a higher trending feedlot trade which is set to see nice gains for the third consecutive week. The fed cattle price chart looks vastly different than a year ago when prices were beginning a rapid descent.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–448 423 12 181.50–189.00 $185.33 $784 -2.50
463–495 477 22 177.00–185.50 $181.15 $864 +4.55
515–536 528 12 178.00–182.50 $178.73 $944 -2.52
551–599 587 41 163.50–169.75 $168.53 $989 +11.98
617 unweaned 617 6 154.00 $154.00 $950 +11.00
622 622 7 146.00 $146.00 $908 -15.92
608–628 625 22 158.50–163.00 $160.89 $1,006 -1.03
650–699 685 35 146.00–151.00 $146.85 $1,006 +3.09
685–695 690 6 140.50–143.00 $141.76 $978 -2.00
728–738 736 12 142.00–143.75 $143.46 $1,056 -0.46
758–765 760 10 137.00–138.00 $137.40 $1,044 +1.90
854 854 5 126.00 $126.00 $1,076 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–316 313 8 178.00–183.00 $181.16 $567 -0.02
350–372 361 4 169.00–176.00 $172.61 $623 -5.88
380–392 382 12 160.00–165.00 $164.14 $627 -14.35
422–446 438 6 173.00–183.00 $176.21 $772 +6.02
462–488 480 8 165.00–181.50 $175.74 $844 +8.23
514–544 527 27 167.60–181.50 $172.17 $907 -0.83
572–595 581 21 155.00–167.50 $159.26 $925 -7.38
589 589 7 147.50 $147.50 $869 -19.14
607–618 615 25 157.00–158.50 $157.86 $971 +8.53
655–694 683 12 144.00–146.00 $144.86 $989 —
703 703 9 139.00 $139.00 $977 -2.25
717–742 736 28 140.00–143.25 $140.97 $1,038 -0.28
815–838 828 9 128.50–132.00 $130.03 $1,077 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 6 161.50 $161.50 $546 —
394 394 4 163.00 $163.00 $642 —
600 600 3 145.50 $145.50 $873 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 6 160.00 $160.00 $690 —
475 475 4 157.00 $157.00 $746 —
763 763 3 121.00 $121.00 $923 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
254–280 268 9 159.00–176.00 $166.15 $445 —
350–392 374 6 155.00–173.00 $163.32 $611 -7.03
414–428 418 18 165.00–175.00 $173.34 $725 +2.66
450–482 472 29 160.00–173.00 $169.85 $802 +2.76
502 thin fleshed 502 7 172.00 $172.00 $863 —
512–548 527 25 152.00–169.00 $159.19 $839 +6.20
550–587 575 28 146.50–151.50 $149.66 $861 +8.36
659–662 661 15 135.00–137.00 $135.93 $898 +1.43
674 674 6 130.50 $130.50 $880 -4.00
702–734 714 16 135.00–138.50 $136.35 $974 +3.30
780–797 790 10 127.50–132.50 $130.53 $1,031 +5.35
811 811 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,054 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–338 332 14 156.00–165.00 $159.18 $528 +7.77
360–375 368 10 151.00–152.00 $151.50 $558 -4.41
403–447 422 10 155.00–157.00 $155.41 $656 +1.00
459–498 479 53 144.00–167.00 $156.87 $751 +6.96
500–548 525 23 140.00–151.00 $145.85 $766 +7.12
552–587 574 17 135.00–149.00 $142.43 $818 +9.74
614–647 631 10 128.00–134.00 $132.15 $834 —
660 660 7 125.00 $125.00 $825 -2.65
763 763 3 122.50 $122.50 $935 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 143.00 $143.00 $498 —
382–394 389 7 146.00–146.50 $146.21 $569 —
440–445 443 14 149.00–153.00 $151.08 $669 —
454 454 4 148.00 $148.00 $672 —
542 542 5 131.00–136.00 $133.00 $721 —
570–595 585 5 121.00–130.00 $126.49 $740 —
670 670 3 120.00 $120.00 $804 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
641 641 7 130.50 $130.50 $837 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–398 383 9 155.00–167.00 $159.26 $610 —
420 420 4 151.00 $151.00 $634 -12.78
418–445 432 7 160.00–174.00 $167.98 $726 +4.20
460–493 475 12 148.50–156.00 $151.74 $721 -6.50
505–540 523 4 150.00–150.50 $150.24 $786 -5.26
560–595 579 7 131.50–149.50 $137.79 $798 -10.13
628–635 632 4 135.00–136.50 $135.75 $858 +10.02
880 880 4 106.00–115.00 $110.50 $972 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 3 130.00 $130.00 $767 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 85-90% 3 28.50 $28.50 $235 —
915–930 923 85-90% 2 45.50–47.00 $46.26 $427 —
1010–1301 1117 85-90% 26 50.00–58.00 $53.49 $597 +0.16
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1445 1282 80-85% 7 68.00–71.50 $68.56 $879 +4.03
1110–1572 1341 80-85% 24 60.00–68.50 $66.04 $886 +4.95
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1495 1476 75-80% 5 69.00–71.00 $69.38 $1,024 —
1550–1695 1623 75-80% 2 64.50–67.00 $65.69 $1,066 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1760 1579 4 70.00–86.50 $78.84 $1,245 —
1700–1955 1828 4 98.00–101.00 $99.05 $1,811 +10.45
1880 1880 1 108.00 $108.00 $2,030 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1250–1375 1321 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 6 850.00–1,040.00 $905.49

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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.