Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 21, 2021

1,141 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.39/cwt +9.06 vs last sale · ≈ $901/hd at 624 lb · 85 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $152.00/cwt ≈ $1,117/hd at 735 lb · 57 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.63/cwt -10.66 vs last sale · ≈ $798/hd at 526 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,141 1,576 1,306
Feeder cattle 1,000 1,426 1,174
Slaughter cattle 101 130 112
Replacement cattle 40 20 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 3.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Demand uneven-. Supply moderate. Seasonal fall pricing is coming into full effect this week with light to moderate demand for unweaned calves depending on quality and good demand for long time weaned cattle. The 57 head draft weighing 735 lbs were late cut black steers from a purebred operation. Below average quality in the feeders this week with lots of small packages and bull calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461–495 474 12 167.00–180.00 $173.72 $823 +1.13
502–541 525 26 163.50–173.50 $170.48 $895 -7.14
540 540 3 160.50 $160.50 $867 -17.12
550–568 559 12 162.00–170.00 $166.11 $929 -2.06
600 unweaned 600 6 155.00 $155.00 $930 —
669–678 675 20 153.00–155.00 $154.08 $1,040 -8.29
735 735 57 152.00 $152.00 $1,117 —
801 801 15 143.25 $143.25 $1,147 —
896 896 11 135.00 $135.00 $1,210 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 320 5 180.00–185.00 $182.02 $582 —
415–447 433 11 160.00–178.00 $169.97 $736 +1.83
510–548 531 11 155.00–165.00 $159.64 $848 +5.47
558–597 580 25 153.00–162.00 $157.04 $911 -2.13
606–628 614 9 155.00–160.00 $158.39 $973 +0.15
665 665 4 146.00 $146.00 $971 -5.67
686 unweaned 686 4 142.50 $142.50 $978 -2.02
735–742 738 5 146.50–147.50 $147.10 $1,086 -9.48
801 801 4 133.50 $133.50 $1,069 -10.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–387 377 9 142.50–156.00 $148.45 $560 -1.80
410–429 424 7 144.00–146.00 $144.55 $613 -15.10
450–498 470 25 140.00–151.00 $144.58 $680 -10.12
500–548 522 22 140.00–150.00 $146.49 $765 -5.13
551–597 573 19 135.00–147.00 $138.02 $791 -9.79
610–648 624 85 135.50–146.00 $144.39 $901 +4.79
658 658 6 135.00–137.00 $136.33 $897 -0.94
717 717 3 134.00 $134.00 $961 +6.27
1094 1094 4 103.50 $103.50 $1,132 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 360 4 156.00 $156.00 $562 -7.45
435–444 441 7 150.00–156.00 $151.69 $669 -18.78
450–468 466 16 145.00–155.00 $151.28 $705 -9.72
502–545 526 38 147.00–154.50 $151.63 $798 -10.66
579 579 4 135.00 $135.00 $782 -15.13
558–599 585 17 146.00–149.00 $148.46 $868 -1.67
602 unweaned 602 5 143.50 $143.50 $864 —
603–611 610 30 146.00–148.50 $148.09 $903 -3.36
662–669 668 14 141.00–144.50 $141.74 $947 —
786 786 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,022 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 6 147.00 $147.00 $572 —
473 473 3 143.00 $143.00 $676 —
578 578 4 119.00 $119.00 $688 —
620 620 4 120.00 $120.00 $744 -10.00
670 670 4 125.00 $125.00 $838 —
954 954 5 104.50 $104.50 $997 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
617–638 628 6 125.00–135.50 $130.16 $817 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 3 142.50 $142.50 $646 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
582 582 3 125.00 $125.00 $728 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416–437 426 12 140.00–172.00 $154.98 $660 —
463–498 490 18 135.00–150.00 $144.25 $707 —
510–535 532 11 137.00–146.00 $144.67 $770 +4.27
568–585 575 16 133.00–139.00 $134.87 $776 -7.07
615–645 624 13 135.00–137.00 $135.99 $849 +0.78
651 651 4 125.00 $125.00 $814 -6.19
655–695 671 5 115.00–132.00 $124.96 $838 -6.23

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1200 1062 85-90% 13 41.00–53.00 $47.37 $503 +2.36
985–1315 1179 85-90% 11 52.00–60.00 $55.68 $656 -3.73
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1360 1283 80-85% 16 61.00–65.00 $63.39 $813 —
1245–1585 1445 80-85% 3 69.50–73.00 $70.72 $1,022 +8.22
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1670 1479 75-80% 4 65.00–68.00 $65.75 $972 —
1488–1975 1645 75-80% 8 70.00–74.50 $73.18 $1,204 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1620 1478 2 61.00–68.00 $64.84 $958 -20.84
1745–1925 1835 2 102.00–104.00 $103.05 $1,891 —
1735–2095 1966 4 93.00–99.50 $95.84 $1,884 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025–1410 1238 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 1,050.00–1,325.00 $1,112.48

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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
875–975 942 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,325.00–1,450.00 $1,408.33 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1425 1425 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —

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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.