Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 27, 2021

711 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $159.14/cwt +7.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,163/hd at 731 lb · 72 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.51/cwt ≈ $998/hd at 672 lb · 54 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $163.38/cwt +6.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,077/hd at 659 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 711 757 882
Feeder cattle 631 706 819
Slaughter cattle 58 45 45
Replacement cattle 22 6 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Based on limited comparisons with last week, feeder steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher except some heifers near 500 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good. Supply light. Fairly warm day with possibly better cattle handling weather next week. Sorting and discounts seen again on some fescue haired light yearlings. The cattle market is rolling fundamentally with beef cutout values seemingly stabilizing higher and sooner than expected, the mid-year inventory finding 650k less cows and the July Cattle on Feed report showing placements at 93 percent for the second month in a row.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 12 171.00 $171.00 $855 -0.24
555–598 569 29 168.00–174.00 $172.22 $980 +4.57
600–635 615 6 162.50–167.00 $164.82 $1,014 +0.36
652–668 659 41 157.00–168.00 $163.38 $1,077 +6.75
730–738 731 72 152.00–160.00 $159.14 $1,163 +7.16
875 875 8 144.25 $144.25 $1,262 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 363 4 177.00–181.00 $178.96 $650 +2.12
435–449 447 6 166.00–170.00 $166.65 $745 -6.81
460–499 484 15 161.00–174.00 $166.72 $807 -1.66
505–515 508 6 161.50–163.00 $162.49 $825 -3.19
552–565 559 24 150.00–162.00 $159.45 $891 +5.88
603–644 626 26 146.00–167.00 $154.95 $970 +2.54
665–692 679 4 150.00–151.00 $150.49 $1,022 -1.51
977 977 5 126.00 $126.00 $1,231 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 3 163.00 $163.00 $758 -5.00
686 686 6 149.00 $149.00 $1,022 +7.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 4 149.50 $149.50 $426 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 3 165.00 $165.00 $690 —
458–499 485 15 158.00–165.00 $160.02 $776 -4.73
505–529 517 29 152.50–160.50 $157.25 $813 -2.22
552–585 568 8 148.50–154.50 $151.06 $858 -6.82
600–626 607 40 141.00–149.75 $147.07 $893 +2.85
671–682 672 54 141.50–149.00 $148.51 $998 —
702 702 9 138.50 $138.50 $972 -5.00
767 767 8 140.50 $140.50 $1,078 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 5 159.00 $159.00 $623 —
433 433 3 154.00 $154.00 $667 +4.00
446 446 4 149.00 $149.00 $665 —
470–495 483 4 157.00–158.00 $157.49 $761 -1.63
512–548 529 18 145.00–156.00 $151.23 $800 -1.30
699 699 5 139.00 $139.00 $972 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–497 484 7 130.00–147.00 $142.48 $690 —
613–632 620 8 130.00–132.00 $131.24 $814 -3.76
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 7 127.00 $127.00 $465 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–560 555 4 142.00–152.00 $146.95 $816 +6.02
607–631 618 9 137.00–144.50 $141.09 $872 —
682–690 684 8 124.00–130.00 $126.99 $869 -10.01

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1365 1268 80-85% 5 69.00–73.00 $71.27 $904 +1.14
1095–1475 1294 80-85% 6 75.50–77.50 $76.08 $984 +5.95
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1490 1423 75-80% 4 70.00–72.50 $71.15 $1,012 -5.35
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1120 1090 85-90% 2 60.00–66.00 $63.08 $688 +8.19
1150 1150 85-90% 1 69.50 $69.50 $799 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1690 1522 3 96.00–104.00 $99.47 $1,514 —
1775 1775 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,917 —
1945 1945 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,789 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1189 1189 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 900.00 $900.00
1205–1490 1324 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,100.00–1,300.00 $1,202.36

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.