Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 20, 2021

757 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $164.46/cwt +0.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,030/hd at 626 lb · 49 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.88/cwt -0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $913/hd at 578 lb · 40 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $167.65/cwt +0.81 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 566 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 757 1,629 594
Feeder cattle 706 1,416 535
Slaughter cattle 45 123 43
Replacement cattle 6 90 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good. Supply moderate. The feeder market remains strong despite high feed cost due partly to the optimistic April live contract and what may be a shrinking supply of feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 4 177.00 $177.00 $779 —
502–546 534 19 169.50–174.50 $171.24 $914 -5.49
552–583 566 38 160.00–174.00 $167.65 $949 +0.81
611–634 626 49 160.25–167.00 $164.46 $1,030 +0.47
687 687 12 154.00–157.50 $156.63 $1,076 -1.26
701–722 706 30 147.00–153.25 $151.98 $1,073 -1.88
818 818 28 148.25 $148.25 $1,213 -1.81
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 193.00 $193.00 $637 +13.00
360–398 382 6 173.00–182.00 $176.84 $676 -6.16
415–442 436 7 170.00–175.00 $173.46 $756 -5.14
450–495 479 10 167.00–173.00 $168.38 $807 -2.04
505–545 527 16 161.00–171.00 $165.68 $873 -3.26
555–595 586 9 150.00–160.50 $153.57 $900 -7.22
612–632 620 5 152.00–153.00 $152.41 $945 -2.47
676–680 677 18 150.50–152.75 $152.00 $1,029 -1.04
786 786 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,100 -8.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443–448 446 6 151.50–160.00 $155.73 $695 —
466 466 5 168.00 $168.00 $783 —
508 508 3 150.00 $150.00 $762 —
584 584 4 152.50 $152.50 $891 -2.50
644 644 7 143.00 $143.00 $921 —
675 675 3 142.00 $142.00 $958 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 4 144.50 $144.50 $889 -7.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
612 612 4 143.00 $143.00 $875 -6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
732 732 3 123.50 $123.50 $904 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 353 4 155.00–156.00 $155.50 $549 —
405 405 3 150.00 $150.00 $608 -8.31
460–473 471 20 151.00–160.50 $159.12 $749 +3.51
503–535 511 14 152.00–153.00 $152.53 $779 -3.65
556–592 558 33 144.00–154.00 $153.36 $856 -0.72
600–634 619 22 139.00–144.50 $141.97 $879 -1.01
765 765 12 132.00 $132.00 $1,010 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 4 165.00 $165.00 $645 —
455–460 458 4 164.00–165.50 $164.75 $755 +3.16
507–520 513 11 158.00–162.00 $159.47 $818 -2.07
561–597 578 40 148.00–162.00 $157.88 $913 -0.41
620–630 622 13 140.00–145.50 $144.22 $897 -3.62
729 729 3 143.50 $143.50 $1,046 +0.50
834 834 10 132.50 $132.50 $1,105 +3.97
909 909 4 122.50 $122.50 $1,114 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 140.00 $140.00 $553 —
530 530 3 144.00 $144.00 $763 —
627 627 3 135.00 $135.00 $846 —
659 659 7 134.00 $134.00 $883 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 4 135.00 $135.00 $633 —
575 575 3 134.00 $134.00 $770 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 4 140.00 $140.00 $582 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 4 171.00 $171.00 $634 -10.00
425–445 440 11 151.00–156.00 $154.18 $678 —
460 460 6 151.00 $151.00 $695 -5.25
510–522 518 9 140.00–155.00 $150.04 $777 -3.98
560–580 570 4 137.00–145.00 $140.93 $803 -8.38
658 658 3 137.00 $137.00 $901 —
722–738 728 5 124.50–126.00 $125.39 $913 +2.76
857 857 3 100.00 $100.00 $857 -15.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1170 1158 80-85% 2 73.50–74.00 $73.75 $854 —
1232–1345 1294 80-85% 11 68.00–73.00 $70.13 $907 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 85-90% 1 66.00 $66.00 $700 +4.20
1015–1130 1069 85-90% 5 50.00–57.50 $54.89 $587 -6.91
1055–1190 1123 85-90% 2 58.00–60.00 $58.94 $662 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1465 1354 75-80% 5 67.00–73.50 $70.68 $957 —
1442 1442 75-80% 2 76.50 $76.50 $1,103 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570 1570 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,648 —
1860 1860 1 97.50 $97.50 $1,814 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
876 876 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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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.