Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 5, 2021

951 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.25/cwt -9.02 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 574 lb · 49 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $154.37/cwt +3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 629 lb · 35 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $148.83/cwt +0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,136/hd at 763 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 951 1,023 962
Feeder cattle 815 864 853
Slaughter cattle 131 139 89
Replacement cattle 5 20 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher with advance under 550 lbs. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower. Demand moderate. Supply moderate. The cattle outlook is a little brighter this week with futures seeing an early week bounce and some indications of possibly tightening fed supplies.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273–280 277 4 202.50–205.00 $203.77 $564 —
350–398 369 20 186.00–194.00 $188.29 $695 —
408–438 420 11 170.00–199.00 $184.09 $773 —
452–485 468 26 161.00–181.00 $169.44 $793 +3.74
505–544 526 27 157.50–177.00 $166.88 $878 +5.85
560–583 570 14 151.50–162.00 $155.90 $889 +6.21
570–588 581 5 147.50–153.00 $149.66 $870 -0.03
610–627 619 23 154.00–158.00 $155.86 $965 -5.95
649 unweaned 649 12 151.50 $151.50 $983 +9.09
657–670 unweaned 662 8 145.00 $145.00 $960 —
691 691 4 153.50 $153.50 $1,061 -1.50
750–792 763 33 144.50–152.25 $148.83 $1,136 +0.77
854–877 856 29 135.00–140.50 $139.92 $1,198 +2.92
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–348 335 7 180.00–192.50 $186.35 $624 +8.77
405–422 416 6 166.00–169.00 $167.99 $699 -5.42
455–475 461 10 155.00–173.00 $160.56 $740 -11.20
502–530 513 20 149.00–160.00 $153.69 $788 -7.96
555–595 575 19 146.00–157.50 $151.49 $871 -2.30
592–595 594 4 141.00–145.00 $143.01 $849 +3.01
654 654 5 140.00 $140.00 $916 -10.83
707–742 728 10 142.50–151.50 $146.94 $1,070 +10.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 4 165.00 $165.00 $653 —
488 488 3 150.00 $150.00 $732 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
692 692 5 146.50 $146.50 $1,014 +1.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–341 335 7 152.00–165.00 $157.44 $527 +1.44
395 395 4 153.50–155.00 $154.25 $609 —
401–443 419 7 159.00–164.00 $161.73 $678 +5.12
457–485 473 18 150.00–169.00 $156.28 $739 -4.17
500–546 530 18 145.00–151.00 $146.30 $775 -8.04
563–581 571 28 138.00–145.00 $142.13 $812 +6.13
566–598 579 21 125.00–135.00 $130.75 $757 -19.19
628 unweaned 628 2 128.50 $128.50 $807 -3.00
645 645 5 139.00–142.00 $140.80 $908 -4.84
655–657 656 5 141.50–143.00 $142.10 $932 -2.62
717 717 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,011 +0.27
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–398 374 7 150.00–156.00 $153.20 $573 +1.51
405–442 431 11 148.00–159.00 $153.01 $659 +1.41
455–468 463 5 145.00–155.00 $148.93 $690 +1.08
500–535 522 13 137.50–145.00 $140.76 $735 -2.55
567–595 585 8 135.00–136.50 $135.55 $793 -4.45
608 608 3 130.00 $130.00 $790 -12.90
600–625 617 9 135.00 $135.00 $833 -7.90
694 694 4 126.50 $126.50 $878 -8.68
700–702 701 4 132.00–135.00 $133.50 $936 -3.46
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445–447 446 5 130.00–144.00 $138.42 $617 —
485–488 487 4 130.00–135.00 $132.51 $645 -8.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–445 429 4 168.00–172.50 $170.16 $730 —
467–498 478 16 144.00–159.00 $153.80 $735 —
508–525 519 6 136.00–154.00 $141.87 $736 +0.69
550–582 571 6 137.00–140.00 $138.02 $788 -0.23
621–635 624 5 130.00–133.00 $132.39 $826 +6.35
658–676 670 6 124.00–131.00 $128.71 $862 +14.02
705–708 707 4 117.00–118.00 $117.50 $831 -6.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1170 1012 85-90% 9 34.00–48.00 $42.87 $434 —
1060–1380 1171 85-90% 17 48.00–55.00 $51.99 $609 -3.17
1125–1275 1175 85-90% 3 56.50–58.50 $57.78 $679 +2.62
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1595 1390 80-85% 21 57.50–62.50 $60.81 $845 -6.69
1245–1610 1428 80-85% 2 50.00–55.00 $52.82 $754 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1640 1525 75-80% 6 60.00–63.00 $61.21 $933 -1.60

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–1765 1650 2 60.00–75.00 $66.98 $1,105 —
1640–2085 1778 5 84.00–88.50 $85.48 $1,520 -4.05
2035 2035 1 96.50 $96.50 $1,964 —

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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
1000–1050 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,220.00–1,275.00 $1,247.50 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 5 84.50 $84.50 $313 —

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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.