Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 20, 2021

810 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.23/cwt -19.77 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 423 lb · 42 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $180.06/cwt +1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 477 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.20/cwt -16.41 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 570 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 810 1,089 944
Feeder cattle 695 939 865
Slaughter cattle 95 142 73
Replacement cattle 20 8 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 3.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Demand moderate. Supply moderate. Live cattle futures closed higher Tuesday but have been under assault for days due partly to inadequate weekly slaughter volumes that, as we learned last year, tend to make the fed cattle too cheap and the cutout values too high. Meanwhile the feeders continue to feel added heat from a relentless corn market that made new contracts highs again Tuesday. Locally, spring pastures may take a hit with sub-freezing temps on the way for Wednesday morning.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456–499 477 38 175.00–183.00 $180.06 $859 +1.90
522–548 539 26 165.00–172.50 $169.28 $912 +1.78
550–578 560 24 158.00–170.50 $166.18 $931 +3.79
558–585 569 5 146.00–147.50 $146.88 $836 -15.51
622–643 639 11 149.50–151.00 $150.73 $963 -11.60
654–698 664 13 150.50 $150.50 $999 —
662–687 675 6 138.25–140.00 $139.11 $939 —
762–765 764 6 136.50–139.50 $138.00 $1,054 —
870 870 3 129.50 $129.50 $1,127 -4.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 371 15 163.00–171.00 $168.48 $625 —
455–492 476 10 163.00–170.00 $166.12 $791 -5.09
500–505 503 4 160.00–166.00 $162.99 $820 -1.66
550–585 558 9 149.00–158.50 $155.02 $865 -3.62
600–631 622 8 140.00–147.50 $145.37 $904 -8.04
650–670 660 4 138.00–144.50 $141.20 $932 +1.84
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 3 161.00 $161.00 $673 —
524 524 4 155.00 $155.00 $812 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–342 322 5 148.00–157.00 $151.83 $489 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 6 142.50–149.50 $145.97 $501 -19.18
400–442 423 42 142.00–146.00 $144.23 $610 -19.77
457–495 487 24 143.00–152.00 $148.79 $725 -6.92
530–548 544 11 130.00–135.00 $134.11 $730 -19.08
552–584 569 26 130.00–137.00 $135.19 $769 -14.42
550–598 574 4 120.00–120.50 $120.24 $690 -29.37
642 642 4 130.50 $130.50 $838 -11.55
667–668 668 6 130.50–132.00 $131.25 $877 +10.25
709 709 6 127.00 $127.00 $900 -7.50
716 unweaned 716 5 117.50 $117.50 $841 —
837 837 3 119.50 $119.50 $1,000 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 318 8 135.00–149.00 $143.74 $457 -10.40
360–397 384 16 136.00–148.00 $139.20 $535 -12.57
402–430 418 7 135.00–141.00 $139.28 $582 -11.12
450–498 478 19 136.00–141.00 $139.32 $666 -6.50
513–529 522 7 132.00–133.00 $132.58 $692 -10.97
582 582 4 125.00 $125.00 $728 -14.25
608–620 615 5 125.00 $125.00 $769 -10.25
782 782 3 111.00 $111.00 $868 -12.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 4 136.00 $136.00 $585 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 3 119.00 $119.00 $545 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–448 439 7 148.00–160.00 $156.25 $686 -2.75
450–465 456 5 151.00–154.50 $153.07 $698 -0.22
538–548 544 11 138.00–145.00 $140.44 $764 —
672–673 673 5 126.00–130.50 $128.70 $866 —
750–795 773 4 118.00–124.00 $119.94 $927 —
805–823 816 5 110.00–117.50 $114.54 $935 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 407 3 142.00 $142.00 $578 —
561 561 4 132.00 $132.00 $741 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 3 138.00 $138.00 $651 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1355 987 85-90% 6 40.00–52.00 $45.81 $452 —
990 990 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $624 —
1040–1265 1125 85-90% 12 51.00–59.00 $54.85 $617 -2.49
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $847 +0.10
1085–1495 1310 80-85% 13 65.00–69.50 $67.25 $881 +2.60
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1475 1405 75-80% 3 67.00–67.50 $67.17 $944 —
1460 1460 75-80% 1 69.00 $69.00 $1,007 +6.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650 1650 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,666 —
1480–1840 1666 4 91.00–95.50 $93.17 $1,552 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045–1147 1119 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 750.00–1,090.00 $802.48

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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.