Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 18, 2021

1,157 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.43/cwt +0.15 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 522 lb · 67 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $169.05/cwt +8.44 vs last sale · ≈ $901/hd at 533 lb · 65 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $172.48/cwt +9.75 vs last sale · ≈ $825/hd at 478 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,157 929 1,333
Feeder cattle 1,021 776 1,256
Slaughter cattle 116 138 67
Replacement cattle 20 15 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers 1.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good. Supply moderate. Several consignments of good quality fall calves this week weighing 425-650 lbs, some weaned and some not. Some recent easing back in corn prices has the feeder market fairly optimistic this week despite the current enormous packers margins and absence of supply and demand in the fed trade.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395–399 398 6 170.00–175.00 $173.34 $690 —
405–440 425 42 173.00–186.00 $182.18 $774 +15.56
471 471 5 161.00 $161.00 $758 -4.57
466–497 479 59 167.00–179.50 $173.45 $831 +7.88
500–548 533 65 162.00–179.50 $169.05 $901 +8.44
550–589 572 54 152.00–170.00 $159.39 $912 +4.60
608–645 unweaned 619 22 142.50–148.25 $146.00 $904 —
609–636 629 32 146.00–155.00 $153.38 $965 +7.34
662 unweaned 662 4 140.00 $140.00 $927 —
661–680 673 25 140.00–148.00 $144.08 $970 +5.29
750–784 768 37 129.50–136.00 $133.34 $1,024 +1.66
826 826 5 126.75 $126.75 $1,047 -2.75
862 862 13 123.50 $123.50 $1,065 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–441 432 6 164.00–167.50 $166.38 $719 +9.23
470–482 479 8 161.00–164.50 $163.64 $784 +13.43
517–547 527 19 147.00–162.00 $154.46 $814 +2.18
550–578 561 9 145.00–147.00 $145.98 $819 —
646–648 647 9 140.00–141.50 $140.83 $911 —
682 682 8 140.00 $140.00 $955 +7.50
710 710 14 136.00 $136.00 $966 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 5 148.50 $148.50 $650 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–397 392 27 153.00–156.00 $155.61 $610 +6.57
400–442 417 34 147.00–158.00 $151.40 $631 +0.62
455–497 482 57 143.00–150.00 $146.82 $708 +3.29
507–532 522 67 139.00–145.50 $142.43 $743 +0.15
567–594 583 41 130.00–142.00 $133.95 $781 -8.95
619 unweaned 619 8 127.50 $127.50 $789 —
608–643 620 21 125.00–130.00 $127.02 $788 -1.48
689 689 7 124.00 $124.00 $854 -3.25
705 705 3 129.00 $129.00 $909 +12.00
757–764 760 12 125.50–127.75 $126.81 $964 +2.70
852 852 4 111.00 $111.00 $946 -2.00
901 901 4 107.00 $107.00 $964 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–338 319 4 154.00–155.00 $154.47 $493 +7.98
356–395 369 6 142.50–146.00 $143.75 $530 +2.28
450–470 456 12 131.00–138.00 $136.22 $621 -2.24
501–542 522 8 126.00–136.00 $130.80 $683 -2.20
550–567 559 14 123.00–131.00 $127.99 $715 -5.90
610–630 617 12 121.00–125.00 $122.88 $758 -8.01
656 656 4 118.00 $118.00 $774 -2.00
710 710 3 116.50 $116.50 $827 -1.55
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 3 131.00 $131.00 $468 —
450 450 4 132.50 $132.50 $596 —
510 510 5 123.00 $123.00 $627 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–539 526 6 133.00–136.00 $135.05 $710 -3.46
577–588 583 7 135.00–136.00 $135.58 $790 —
610–645 623 8 122.50–128.50 $126.35 $787 +0.56
705–740 723 4 115.00–118.00 $116.54 $843 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1530 1240 80-85% 23 61.00–64.50 $62.45 $774 -1.33
1290–1390 1332 80-85% 5 65.50–70.50 $67.21 $895 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 85-90% 1 29.00 $29.00 $276 —
930–1040 1010 85-90% 8 33.50–47.00 $44.50 $449 -19.50
990–1310 1114 85-90% 13 50.50–55.50 $53.12 $592 -3.59
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1540 1465 75-80% 2 65.00–70.50 $67.89 $995 +3.80

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1485 1408 2 79.50–85.50 $82.33 $1,159 —
1260–1900 1656 5 86.00–95.50 $90.53 $1,499 +12.73

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090–1095 1093 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,080.00 $1,040.09
970–1288 1157 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 725.00–810.00 $774.05

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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.