Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 31, 2021

716 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $160.81/cwt ≈ $1,175/hd at 730 lb · 84 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $162.56/cwt ≈ $1,025/hd at 631 lb · 40 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $187.02/cwt ≈ $892/hd at 477 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 716 462 894
Feeder cattle 632 392 794
Slaughter cattle 54 65 100
Replacement cattle 30 5 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers firm to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Demand good. Supply light. The feeder trade is stronger at the moment than the board or the fed cattle market as futures have been moving lower over the past week after watching packers continue to fill kill slots without breaking a sweat at only marginally higher prices.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471–496 477 31 184.00–189.00 $187.02 $892 —
519–548 528 10 175.00–179.50 $176.40 $931 —
559 559 4 172.50 $172.50 $964 +2.75
604–646 625 29 160.00–166.00 $163.81 $1,024 —
646 646 11 159.25 $159.25 $1,029 —
655–698 690 21 157.00–162.00 $157.90 $1,090 —
722–742 728 69 153.75–163.10 $162.51 $1,183 —
742 742 15 153.00 $153.00 $1,135 —
765 765 6 152.00–160.00 $157.33 $1,204 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–340 324 4 192.50–197.50 $194.88 $631 —
380–390 387 6 172.00–175.00 $174.02 $673 -4.98
400–430 415 7 168.00–190.00 $179.38 $744 -0.12
458–469 466 10 178.00–179.00 $178.30 $831 —
528–542 532 10 166.50–171.00 $167.94 $893 +1.94
554–596 574 16 155.00–168.00 $162.64 $934 +3.15
628–643 640 10 151.00–161.00 $159.04 $1,018 +2.54
710–745 723 12 150.00–155.00 $152.70 $1,104 —
802 802 4 152.00 $152.00 $1,219 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
618 618 6 156.00 $156.00 $964 +6.00
650–691 676 8 146.00–151.50 $149.52 $1,011 —
733 733 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,063 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
819 819 9 148.75 $148.75 $1,218 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–345 323 6 170.00–174.00 $171.94 $555 —
422–440 438 15 168.00–169.50 $169.31 $742 —
472–499 494 10 165.00 $165.00 $815 —
505–528 523 26 163.00–167.00 $165.00 $863 +13.00
560–568 565 5 155.50–159.00 $156.89 $886 —
602 602 3 151.00 $151.00 $909 -1.50
655–678 675 15 151.50–153.75 $153.46 $1,036 +1.96
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 166.00 $166.00 $631 +5.52
440–445 444 7 158.00–160.00 $158.57 $704 +1.18
450 450 4 140.00 $140.00 $630 —
502–524 514 10 153.00–159.50 $156.51 $804 +5.00
561–583 574 10 147.00–149.00 $148.22 $851 +0.72
605–622 617 7 144.00–146.00 $145.44 $897 —
706 706 15 146.00 $146.00 $1,031 —
820 820 3 142.00 $142.00 $1,164 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558–590 574 4 133.00–144.00 $138.65 $796 —
763 763 7 137.00 $137.00 $1,045 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
638 638 3 136.00 $136.00 $868 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512 512 3 135.00 $135.00 $691 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 3 130.00 $130.00 $634 +9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–443 426 5 160.00–174.00 $165.26 $704 +0.50
518 518 4 152.00 $152.00 $787 -5.74
600–625 613 4 144.00–145.00 $144.49 $886 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1243 1037 85-90% 12 45.00–50.00 $47.71 $495 —
915–1410 1163 85-90% 14 54.00–60.00 $56.84 $661 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1555 1351 80-85% 10 62.00–65.00 $63.01 $851 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $819 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1625 1475 2 70.00–84.00 $77.71 $1,146 —
1365–2045 1695 3 85.00–89.50 $87.15 $1,477 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1800 1800 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,530 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
992–1520 1208 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 6 925.00–1,250.00 $1,078.31
1248–1433 1366 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 1,040.00–1,050.00 $1,043.32

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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.