Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 4, 2021

949 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.30/cwt -9.79 vs last sale · ≈ $893/hd at 575 lb · 72 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $144.55/cwt -0.12 vs last sale · ≈ $910/hd at 630 lb · 57 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $136.22/cwt -1.80 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 683 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 949 1,239 1,015
Feeder cattle 867 1,009 937
Slaughter cattle 74 180 66
Replacement cattle 8 50 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to firm, over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 steady, over 600 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Demand moderate to good. Supply moderate. Considerable interest in the lighter cattle despite the feeder board being sharply lower Tuesday. The same problems persist for the cattle with weekly slaughter running well under what is indicated by beef demand, giving us high beef and cheap cattle for an unknown period of time. Feed costs continue to escalate as the corn market looks for a top.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–335 333 6 180.00–190.00 $185.66 $618 —
402 402 5 169.00 $169.00 $679 —
458–494 483 42 166.00–179.00 $169.57 $819 +0.97
500–548 520 27 157.50–177.00 $170.32 $886 +3.06
555–583 575 72 148.50–175.00 $155.30 $893 -9.79
622 unweaned 622 13 135.50 $135.50 $843 —
605–640 632 44 145.50–148.50 $147.22 $930 +11.20
650–685 677 28 137.50–144.00 $138.30 $936 +0.28
691 unweaned 691 13 133.50 $133.50 $922 —
694 694 4 130.50 $130.50 $906 -7.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 167.00 $167.00 $573 —
360–375 368 4 164.00–174.00 $168.90 $622 +12.21
403–442 416 14 150.00–164.00 $155.91 $649 +3.61
469–495 475 14 150.00–161.00 $154.67 $735 +0.55
518–535 527 4 158.00–164.50 $161.20 $850 +10.31
554 554 4 133.00 $133.00 $737 —
565–596 586 6 144.50–154.00 $147.55 $865 —
658–670 661 8 135.00–138.00 $135.76 $897 —
776 776 35 125.00 $125.00 $970 —
813 813 34 121.00 $121.00 $984 —
873 873 5 113.50 $113.50 $991 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
672 672 9 116.00 $116.00 $780 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 6 127.00 $127.00 $686 -7.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
677 677 6 130.00 $130.00 $880 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 150.00 $150.00 $510 —
354–398 379 22 146.00–150.00 $148.69 $564 +4.71
430–445 439 8 139.00–145.00 $142.98 $628 -0.32
457–490 475 20 138.00–146.00 $141.25 $671 -2.57
504–538 524 38 134.00–141.00 $138.79 $727 +2.66
565–584 569 18 125.00–139.00 $135.81 $773 +1.05
618–625 622 7 123.00–124.00 $123.43 $768 -4.19
1025 1025 3 88.50 $88.50 $907 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309 thin fleshed 309 5 155.00 $155.00 $479 —
361–390 368 12 140.00–148.00 $145.76 $536 +3.86
402–444 417 22 137.00–140.00 $138.72 $578 -0.07
487–488 487 10 134.00–138.00 $137.20 $668 +1.67
513–547 533 20 124.00–132.00 $129.54 $690 -2.88
552–590 568 15 122.00–128.00 $124.59 $708 -2.41
615 615 6 114.00 $114.00 $701 -2.00
610–641 631 6 119.00–120.00 $119.32 $753 +3.32
681–687 683 11 119.50–120.00 $119.64 $817 —
700–738 719 4 114.00–120.00 $116.92 $841 +6.92
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536 536 10 124.50 $124.50 $667 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 thin fleshed 382 8 163.50 $163.50 $625 —
428–435 431 5 150.00–152.00 $151.19 $652 -1.20
460–466 464 9 135.50–151.00 $140.62 $652 -2.06
514 514 4 144.00 $144.00 $740 +6.68
570–592 579 5 117.00–120.00 $118.77 $688 -14.15
655–670 661 5 111.00–122.00 $117.54 $777 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1475 1326 80-85% 19 57.50–65.00 $62.68 $831 —
1605 1605 80-85% 1 66.50 $66.50 $1,067 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1210 986 85-90% 7 40.00–50.00 $45.15 $445 +5.15
980–1490 1213 85-90% 12 50.00–57.00 $53.47 $649 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550 1550 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $852 —
1330–1665 1581 75-80% 4 62.50–64.25 $63.88 $1,010 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1575 1417 3 63.50–82.00 $75.23 $1,066 —
1650–2145 1898 2 97.50 $97.50 $1,851 —
2015 2015 1 102.00 $102.00 $2,055 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1140–1515 1325 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 935.00–1,010.00 $985.09

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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.