Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 29, 2021

1,174 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $149.68/cwt ≈ $1,144/hd at 764 lb · 117 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.23/cwt ≈ $989/hd at 710 lb · 67 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $154.34/cwt -1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,032/hd at 669 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,174 1,745 1,251
Feeder cattle 1,049 1,489 1,185
Slaughter cattle 90 176 58
Replacement cattle 35 80 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers 2.00-8.00 higher with greatest advance near 550 lbs. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 lower. Demand good. Supply moderate. Several nice consignments of steers this week weighing around 750 lbs. It looks like we are in the "betting on the come" stage of the cattle cycle now as the 93 placement figure in Friday's Cattle on Feed report would seem supportive of the recent uptick in feeder cattle prices although it will take more than one bullish placement number to move the leverage needle. Wednesday's USDA acreage report for grains may or may not bring some early fireworks.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–480 470 24 177.00–182.00 $179.65 $844 +5.51
510–548 537 34 180.00–187.50 $186.21 $1,000 +12.97
555–599 589 34 164.50–180.00 $171.84 $1,012 +1.27
611–642 unweaned 628 23 150.50–162.00 $154.01 $967 —
619–649 632 30 154.00–162.50 $159.81 $1,010 +1.46
650–698 667 43 148.00–162.00 $157.31 $1,049 +1.40
675 unweaned 675 11 142.75 $142.75 $964 —
727–728 unweaned 728 13 130.00–135.00 $131.92 $960 -7.08
734 734 19 145.50 $145.50 $1,068 -6.25
751–775 764 117 144.00–153.00 $149.68 $1,144 —
850 850 3 143.50 $143.50 $1,220 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 4 184.00–192.50 $188.28 $646 +6.74
405–428 419 6 172.50–178.00 $175.04 $733 +5.24
460–481 471 16 172.00–177.00 $176.04 $829 +6.91
562–595 574 8 159.00–167.00 $163.89 $941 +4.66
610–620 612 13 159.00–160.50 $160.15 $980 +8.38
653–680 674 24 141.00–154.00 $146.77 $989 +3.12
810 810 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,102 +0.52
865 865 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,211 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 6 151.00 $151.00 $812 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
758 758 3 130.00 $130.00 $985 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382–390 387 6 163.50–165.00 $164.51 $637 +4.25
465–478 471 9 155.00–156.50 $155.50 $732 +1.18
505–521 516 13 150.00–152.50 $150.88 $779 -1.64
565–576 572 10 145.00–146.00 $145.60 $833 -4.78
564–587 575 20 142.00–149.00 $146.75 $844 -3.63
609–645 623 15 137.00–142.00 $140.50 $875 -4.79
628 unweaned 628 7 137.00 $137.00 $860 +3.00
652 652 7 136.00 $136.00 $887 +3.00
664–665 unweaned 665 8 134.00–137.00 $135.50 $901 —
683–695 693 25 139.00–139.25 $139.05 $964 +2.00
700–748 709 64 134.00–140.25 $139.71 $991 —
733 unweaned 733 3 129.00 $129.00 $946 —
850–875 863 4 124.00–125.00 $124.49 $1,074 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–397 391 11 152.00–164.00 $160.86 $629 +2.86
427–438 433 7 152.50–158.00 $154.82 $670 +4.23
464–497 475 46 148.00–153.00 $149.71 $711 +0.14
508–538 529 14 142.00–149.00 $146.10 $773 -1.86
550–560 555 8 143.00–146.00 $144.51 $802 +3.99
629 unweaned 629 8 132.00 $132.00 $830 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 4 150.00 $150.00 $597 —
404 404 4 135.00 $135.00 $545 —
492 492 3 130.00 $130.00 $640 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–481 471 10 135.00–148.00 $141.27 $665 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 6 178.00 $178.00 $689 +13.14
485–498 494 6 148.00–159.00 $155.40 $768 +5.02
500–542 523 36 141.00–156.00 $147.49 $771 —
608–635 615 4 120.00–128.00 $125.93 $774 —
814 814 5 118.50 $118.50 $965 —
883 883 3 112.00 $112.00 $989 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1450 1228 80-85% 14 67.50–71.00 $68.52 $841 —
1290–1400 1344 80-85% 4 71.50–78.00 $73.97 $994 +8.90
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1470 1369 75-80% 9 67.00–69.00 $67.84 $929 -7.67
1535–1595 1558 75-80% 3 70.50–74.50 $72.52 $1,130 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
912–1080 946 85-90% 5 47.00–52.50 $51.24 $485 —
1022–1060 1041 85-90% 4 55.00–63.50 $59.17 $616 —
1115 1115 85-90% 1 69.50 $69.50 $775 -2.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1760 1760 1 88.50 $88.50 $1,558 -21.00
1665–1930 1812 5 93.50–99.50 $96.12 $1,742 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
979 979 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 92.00 $92.00 $901

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
987–1440 1111 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 760.00–980.00 $916.80

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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.