Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 14, 2021

1,576 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.58/cwt +3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,121/hd at 716 lb · 104 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.62/cwt -4.89 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 520 lb · 77 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.04/cwt -4.60 vs last sale · ≈ $905/hd at 573 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,576 716 1,502
Feeder cattle 1,426 632 1,367
Slaughter cattle 130 54 105
Replacement cattle 20 30 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Demand moderate to good. Supply moderate. Larger run than recent weeks with several more new crop calves in the mix. Cattle futures finally bounced in a big way Tuesday after sinking for the past two weeks which almost certainly helped the market.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–372 367 5 180.00–187.50 $182.94 $671 +8.92
405–440 433 14 165.00–182.00 $168.14 $728 -11.24
450–497 482 27 160.00–168.00 $165.02 $795 -13.28
510–535 521 30 155.00–174.50 $164.02 $855 -3.92
532–548 536 13 145.00–157.00 $154.17 $826 -13.77
551–599 570 57 154.00–164.00 $159.17 $907 -3.47
591 591 8 150.00 $150.00 $886 -12.64
616–641 635 48 150.00–164.00 $158.24 $1,005 -0.80
638–648 unweaned 645 11 141.00–151.25 $143.76 $927 —
672–682 unweaned 678 10 141.50–146.50 $144.52 $980 —
655–691 680 10 149.00–152.75 $151.67 $1,031 —
708–725 716 104 147.00–157.10 $156.58 $1,121 +3.88
770 770 5 146.00 $146.00 $1,124 —
804 804 58 143.75 $143.75 $1,156 -8.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–385 366 16 195.00–200.00 $199.09 $729 —
452–484 469 15 168.50–175.50 $172.59 $809 -14.43
515–534 526 11 169.00–182.00 $177.62 $934 +1.22
550–590 568 40 164.50–175.00 $168.17 $955 -4.33
600–621 613 9 161.00–169.75 $164.19 $1,006 +0.38
630 630 4 158.00 $158.00 $995 -5.81
652–681 663 19 154.50–168.00 $162.37 $1,077 +4.47
655–695 unweaned 679 5 145.00–146.50 $145.92 $991 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 9 170.00 $170.00 $648 —
505–536 526 12 150.00–151.50 $151.02 $794 —
563 563 5 150.00 $150.00 $844 —
672 672 5 149.00 $149.00 $1,001 -0.52
707 707 8 138.00 $138.00 $976 -7.00
850–878 860 25 115.00–137.25 $129.07 $1,110 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 5 160.00 $160.00 $568 —
402 402 10 155.00 $155.00 $623 —
867 867 3 137.00 $137.00 $1,188 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–499 491 17 155.00–159.00 $158.11 $776 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 159.00 $159.00 $461 —
308–330 314 8 148.00–169.00 $157.65 $495 —
380–397 388 8 150.00–151.00 $150.25 $583 -15.75
414–443 428 13 155.00–165.00 $159.65 $683 +1.08
448 448 5 145.00 $145.00 $650 -13.57
451–494 470 18 153.00–159.00 $154.70 $727 +14.70
473–492 484 7 147.50–149.00 $148.37 $718 +8.37
500–545 520 77 142.00–156.00 $151.62 $788 -4.89
560–595 574 22 142.00–153.00 $147.81 $848 -0.41
616 unweaned 616 4 130.00 $130.00 $801 —
638–648 644 5 139.00–140.00 $139.60 $899 -5.84
665–691 685 8 135.00–138.00 $137.27 $940 —
712–742 723 8 125.00–130.50 $127.73 $923 -18.27
790–795 793 8 125.00–132.00 $128.49 $1,019 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 7 173.00 $173.00 $600 +1.06
350–380 368 5 162.50–165.00 $163.45 $601 —
415–448 433 17 164.00–175.00 $170.47 $738 +1.16
462 462 3 161.00 $161.00 $744 -4.00
520–535 525 6 158.00–164.50 $162.29 $852 -2.71
555–565 559 21 154.00–164.50 $162.05 $906 +5.16
558–578 569 7 149.50–151.00 $150.13 $854 -6.76
610–636 621 19 146.50–158.00 $151.45 $941 +0.45
676 unweaned 676 10 136.00 $136.00 $919 —
719 719 7 148.50 $148.50 $1,068 —
760 760 12 138.00 $138.00 $1,049 —
800–830 817 7 127.50–133.00 $130.69 $1,068 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 3 140.00 $140.00 $605 —
502–548 530 5 134.00–135.00 $134.62 $713 —
605 605 3 130.00 $130.00 $786 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 140.00 $140.00 $483 —
374 374 5 142.00 $142.00 $531 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 3 145.00 $145.00 $713 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–525 514 10 140.00–142.00 $140.40 $722 -11.60
550–577 566 5 140.00–145.00 $141.94 $803 —
605–627 616 11 133.00–139.00 $135.21 $833 -9.28
652–698 673 9 129.00–138.00 $131.19 $883 —
908 908 4 117.00 $117.00 $1,062 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $274 —
975–1220 1096 85-90% 9 40.00–51.50 $45.01 $493 —
1095–1345 1157 85-90% 14 53.50–63.00 $59.41 $687 +2.57
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1650 1362 80-85% 14 63.00–69.00 $66.63 $908 +3.62
1365 1365 80-85% 1 72.50 $72.50 $990 +9.49
1415 1415 80-85% 1 62.50 $62.50 $884 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1610 1453 3 80.00–89.50 $85.68 $1,245 +7.97
1635 1635 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,668 —
1380–1960 1673 14 88.00–98.00 $94.06 $1,574 +6.91

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1335 1335 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,810.00 $1,810.00 —

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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.