Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 27, 2021

1,239 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $169.80/cwt +0.52 vs last sale · ≈ $913/hd at 538 lb · 47 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.76/cwt +1.56 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 565 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.13/cwt +2.02 vs last sale · ≈ $719/hd at 528 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,239 810 966
Feeder cattle 1,009 695 788
Slaughter cattle 180 95 100
Replacement cattle 50 20 78

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers steady to 6.00 lower with best demand near 550 lbs. Feeder heifers 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Demand moderate. Supply moderate. Better quality feeder offering this week with several nice consignments of calves along with a few packages of yearlings. We'll hopefully find better days later in the year as fed cattle numbers decline but for now the industry is caught in the crossfire of still rising feed costs and a sort of packer utopia where beef demand continues to outstrip production and insufficient processing capacity leaves us with a live product available at a price that does not reflect its value.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–392 376 9 165.00–171.00 $167.48 $630 —
436–445 439 9 165.00–170.00 $166.69 $732 —
452–495 475 21 160.00–177.00 $168.60 $801 -11.46
527 thin fleshed 527 9 180.50 $180.50 $951 —
534–545 540 38 158.50–176.00 $167.26 $903 -2.02
551–565 554 25 160.50–170.50 $165.09 $915 -1.09
608–630 615 25 140.00–151.50 $146.74 $902 -3.99
610–642 631 6 135.00–136.50 $136.02 $858 -14.71
655–676 669 18 135.00–139.50 $138.02 $923 -12.48
702–738 727 32 131.50–139.00 $134.74 $980 —
808–819 816 8 128.50–129.50 $129.25 $1,055 —
902–907 906 19 120.50–126.50 $125.87 $1,140 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377–382 379 7 150.00–160.00 $156.69 $594 -11.79
422–442 432 4 150.00–154.50 $152.30 $658 —
458–473 466 7 151.00–159.00 $154.12 $718 -12.00
505–544 531 11 145.00–156.50 $150.89 $801 -12.10
600–648 618 6 139.50–140.00 $139.83 $864 -5.54
738 738 6 131.50 $131.50 $970 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382–396 393 9 147.00–150.00 $149.35 $587 —
406 406 4 135.00 $135.00 $548 —
494 494 7 135.00 $135.00 $667 —
541 541 7 134.50 $134.50 $728 —
621 621 7 133.00 $133.00 $826 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
709–742 720 6 112.50–120.50 $115.25 $830 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–398 387 10 142.00–145.00 $143.98 $557 —
410–443 431 22 141.00–149.00 $143.30 $618 -0.93
450–490 461 27 140.00–147.00 $143.82 $663 -4.97
503–547 528 34 133.00–139.00 $136.13 $719 +2.02
550–580 565 36 131.50–138.50 $134.76 $761 -0.43
614–642 622 20 127.00–129.00 $127.62 $794 -2.88
660 660 10 130.00 $130.00 $858 -1.25
810–848 829 6 108.50–109.50 $109.00 $904 -10.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 8 140.00–145.50 $141.90 $551 +2.70
402–445 427 14 135.00–141.00 $138.79 $593 -0.49
465 thin fleshed 465 4 140.50 $140.50 $653 —
462–483 473 7 133.00–138.00 $135.53 $641 -3.79
517–548 532 12 132.00–132.50 $132.42 $704 -0.16
560–572 567 6 126.00–128.00 $127.00 $720 +2.00
625 625 4 116.00 $116.00 $725 -9.00
602–649 638 25 115.00–124.50 $121.11 $773 -3.89
735 735 3 110.00 $110.00 $808 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
264–295 271 9 134.00–150.00 $146.13 $396 —
316 316 4 139.00 $139.00 $439 —
452–480 460 7 129.00–134.50 $131.90 $607 +12.90
651–685 672 13 105.00–114.50 $110.34 $741 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 13 133.00 $133.00 $722 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 419 5 131.00 $131.00 $549 -5.00
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
611 611 5 104.00 $104.00 $635 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–431 421 6 150.00–153.50 $152.39 $642 -3.86
462–495 476 14 124.00–153.00 $142.68 $679 -10.39
500–527 512 7 136.00–139.00 $137.32 $703 -3.12
562–597 583 8 130.00–136.50 $132.92 $775 —
610–648 636 14 120.00–131.00 $125.88 $801 —
736 736 9 113.00 $113.00 $832 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 5 154.00 $154.00 $488 —
391 391 5 140.00 $140.00 $547 —
551 551 4 120.00 $120.00 $661 -12.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1220 1163 80-85% 2 52.00–56.00 $53.90 $627 —
1055–1565 1279 80-85% 33 57.50–64.00 $61.33 $784 —
1205–1545 1387 80-85% 3 65.00–67.50 $66.57 $923 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
808–1425 981 85-90% 18 33.50–46.00 $40.00 $392 -5.81
950–1285 1102 85-90% 18 48.00–57.50 $52.15 $575 -2.70
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1660 1411 75-80% 13 58.00–65.50 $63.08 $890 -4.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1570 1453 5 60.00–80.00 $71.08 $1,033 —
1695 1695 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,729 +8.83
1515–2595 1962 8 92.00–96.50 $94.71 $1,858 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2280 2280 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,938 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990–1480 1198 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 16 825.00–1,070.00 $961.12

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 242 9 100.00 $100.00 $242 —

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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.