Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 22, 2021

1,745 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $158.35/cwt +6.99 vs last sale · ≈ $991/hd at 626 lb · 181 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.57/cwt +13.09 vs last sale · ≈ $982/hd at 576 lb · 150 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.45/cwt +5.68 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 475 lb · 105 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,745 1,102 966
Feeder cattle 1,489 975 895
Slaughter cattle 176 112 65
Replacement cattle 80 15 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers 3.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 higher. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. It was a pretty good time to have cattle in the yards this week with nice weather, an attractive offering and a stronger futures trade. Other than getting dinged a bit by a higher US dollar, the cattle have had a good couple of weeks with fall feeder futures now well above 160.00/cwt and the feeder index at a 52 week high. Packers are indicating some apparent shift in leverage again paying higher prices (126.50/cwt in NE) for a few cattle early in the week. A special cow sale following the feeders was highlighted by some nice young fall calving cows.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–448 425 20 179.00–181.00 $180.33 $766 —
464–498 481 50 172.25–178.00 $174.14 $838 —
527–530 528 11 165.50–167.00 $166.05 $877 +1.78
502–548 534 74 167.00–181.50 $173.24 $925 +8.97
553–591 576 150 158.00–178.00 $170.57 $982 +13.09
600–643 626 181 152.00–159.75 $158.35 $991 +6.99
661–699 673 61 150.00–160.50 $155.91 $1,049 +10.03
708 708 4 146.00 $146.00 $1,034 +4.51
710 unweaned 710 11 139.00 $139.00 $987 —
704–745 718 6 147.50–154.00 $151.75 $1,090 +10.26
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 324 6 170.00–189.00 $181.54 $588 —
380–398 389 4 177.00–178.00 $177.51 $691 —
415–416 416 10 169.00–170.00 $169.80 $706 —
465–496 489 17 167.00–176.50 $169.13 $827 +4.51
507–534 518 16 161.00–175.00 $169.97 $880 +9.97
554–588 572 15 155.00–166.00 $159.23 $911 +1.76
627–640 633 16 149.00–155.00 $151.77 $961 +4.94
670–695 684 18 139.00–146.50 $143.65 $983 +1.65
717 717 3 144.50 $144.50 $1,036 +6.27
786 786 8 139.00 $139.00 $1,093 +3.00
812–835 824 4 134.00–137.00 $135.48 $1,116 —
960 960 4 126.00 $126.00 $1,210 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 7 156.00 $156.00 $724 —
680 680 5 140.50 $140.50 $955 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
564 564 4 140.00 $140.00 $790 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–378 373 11 160.00–161.00 $160.26 $598 —
427–446 438 29 156.00–162.00 $157.64 $690 —
457–496 475 93 150.00–160.00 $154.32 $733 +6.55
462–488 479 12 146.00–147.00 $146.68 $703 -1.09
500–548 521 68 149.00–155.50 $152.52 $795 +5.33
550–585 570 71 145.00–153.50 $150.38 $857 +6.56
598 598 3 138.00 $138.00 $825 -5.82
610 610 5 135.00 $135.00 $824 -6.11
601–647 612 42 140.00–148.50 $145.29 $889 +4.18
648 unweaned 648 6 134.00 $134.00 $868 —
662 662 3 133.00 $133.00 $880 -5.32
658–690 674 4 135.00–139.00 $137.05 $924 -1.27
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273–295 281 8 150.00 $150.00 $422 —
313 313 3 155.00 $155.00 $485 —
398 398 6 158.00 $158.00 $629 +6.43
410–445 434 25 147.00–156.00 $150.59 $654 +5.99
470–495 479 7 147.00–151.00 $149.57 $716 +3.13
504–534 522 24 145.00–152.00 $147.96 $772 +6.90
558–594 578 13 138.00–142.00 $140.52 $812 +2.05
610–625 618 4 138.50–140.00 $139.26 $861 +10.26
655 655 4 129.00 $129.00 $845 -7.87
652–690 671 6 135.00–136.50 $135.85 $912 -1.02
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 7 135.00 $135.00 $671 -2.00
569 569 5 130.50 $130.50 $743 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 3 127.00 $127.00 $762 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–394 383 16 160.50–169.50 $164.86 $631 —
428 428 6 170.50 $170.50 $730 —
463–490 471 25 140.00–156.00 $150.38 $708 -2.68
550–595 566 11 142.00–154.00 $148.24 $839 +15.54
651–695 666 6 119.00–120.00 $119.35 $795 -7.88
711 711 4 124.00 $124.00 $882 +14.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
962–1278 1149 80-85% 24 67.00–73.00 $70.00 $804 —
1170–1430 1349 80-85% 9 64.50–65.50 $65.07 $878 —
1170–1515 1375 80-85% 18 74.00–82.50 $76.60 $1,053 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910 910 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $364 -14.20
835–1115 967 85-90% 5 45.00–55.00 $50.99 $493 —
875–1193 1058 85-90% 25 55.00–70.50 $65.55 $694 +5.73
1148 1148 85-90% 2 72.00 $72.00 $827 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1540 1314 75-80% 8 67.50–71.50 $70.64 $928 —
1340–1410 1375 75-80% 2 75.00–76.00 $75.51 $1,038 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1280 1273 2 70.00–78.00 $73.98 $942 —
1190–1910 1688 6 92.50–106.00 $100.09 $1,690 —
1785 1785 1 109.50 $109.50 $1,955 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1223–1415 1256 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 1,500.00–1,575.00 $1,563.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1151–1435 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 900.00–1,275.00 $1,188.03

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1230–1370 1258 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,275.00–1,325.00 $1,315.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —

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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.