Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 24, 2021

462 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.50/cwt +3.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,056/hd at 697 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.51/cwt +0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 518 lb · 30 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.32/cwt ≈ $984/hd at 677 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 462 589 594
Feeder cattle 392 505 503
Slaughter cattle 65 59 75
Replacement cattle 5 25 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder supply not sufficient to establish a market trend. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower. Light feeder movement this week with what is hopefully the last of the high heat index readings for this year. The cattle outlook continues to be favorable with excellent beef demand and shrinking on feed numbers with Fridays Cattle on Feed report showing the third straight month of low placements. This fall is shaping up to be a good test of the health of the cattle market as we see if packers are able to continue to ration beef and keep a lid on fed prices with exorbitant cutout values or whether supply and demand can push prices to or above the current December board at 137.40/cwt.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 6 179.00 $179.00 $678 -10.48
448 448 9 179.50 $179.50 $804 —
500 500 3 166.00 $166.00 $830 -5.76
590–595 593 4 156.00–163.00 $159.49 $946 -3.88
612 612 15 156.50 $156.50 $958 -0.58
660–696 682 10 152.50–156.50 $154.95 $1,057 +0.45
777 777 5 138.00 $138.00 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–466 459 9 158.00–160.00 $158.87 $729 -2.13
522–528 524 7 151.00–160.00 $157.41 $825 —
574 574 4 150.00 $150.00 $861 —
643 643 7 150.00 $150.00 $964 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580–591 586 8 169.50–170.00 $169.75 $995 -2.31

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 4 160.00–161.00 $160.48 $586 —
400–432 413 11 156.00–159.00 $157.39 $650 +3.07
499 499 7 147.50 $147.50 $736 -11.88
500–536 518 30 149.00–154.00 $151.51 $785 +0.27
555–557 557 10 147.00–149.50 $147.50 $822 +9.56
652–686 677 21 135.00–147.00 $145.32 $984 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387–396 394 11 165.00–166.50 $165.40 $652 —
529 529 4 152.00 $152.00 $804 —
604 604 13 152.50 $152.50 $921 +1.50
697 697 31 151.50 $151.50 $1,056 +3.00
780 780 4 137.00 $137.00 $1,069 +5.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 409 7 139.00–142.00 $141.10 $577 -4.90
487 487 3 147.00 $147.00 $716 —
637 637 5 125.50 $125.50 $799 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
551 551 9 91.50 $91.50 $504 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 4 121.00 $121.00 $578 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 4 80.00 $80.00 $364 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 4 199.00 $199.00 $754 —
400–440 420 4 160.00–170.00 $164.76 $692 —
490 490 3 150.00 $150.00 $735 -12.00
500–515 508 6 151.00–166.00 $157.74 $801 +2.62
596 596 5 150.00 $150.00 $894 -2.13
805–815 809 5 95.00–126.00 $113.51 $918 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562 562 3 119.00 $119.00 $669 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1257 1257 85-90% 3 45.00 $45.00 $566 —
1165–1630 1431 85-90% 6 57.50–60.00 $58.07 $831 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1320 1183 80-85% 5 65.50–67.50 $66.14 $782 —
1340 1340 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $804 —
1596 1596 80-85% 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,277 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1399 1380 75-80% 5 65.50–68.50 $67.93 $937 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1575 1510 3 85.00–89.00 $86.96 $1,313 —
1655 1655 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,688 +13.00
1490–2055 1753 4 93.50–100.50 $96.53 $1,692 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1280 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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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.