Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 2, 2021

1,260 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $156.47/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $973/hd at 622 lb · 63 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.18/cwt +3.32 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 516 lb · 47 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $164.87/cwt -1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $944/hd at 573 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,260 1,021 647
Feeder cattle 1,132 859 536
Slaughter cattle 118 156 89
Replacement cattle 10 6 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers firm to 4,00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good. Supply moderate. Several nice medium sized consignments of 400-600 lb calves this week with more weaned cattle in the mix. The shift in leverage toward fed cattle sellers seen last week continued in a big way Tuesday with a light feedlot trade taking place 3.00/cwt higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319–322 thin fleshed 320 8 209.00–214.00 $212.11 $679 —
300–343 326 8 192.50–205.00 $198.24 $646 —
352–398 387 17 184.50–200.00 $190.88 $739 +4.84
410–438 430 20 175.50–186.00 $178.94 $769 -0.90
450–483 457 37 170.00–176.00 $172.86 $790 -1.06
504–535 516 47 167.00–178.00 $170.18 $878 +2.34
568 568 3 154.00 $154.00 $875 -12.21
553–581 573 40 160.00–179.00 $165.68 $949 -0.53
602 602 3 156.00 $156.00 $939 —
616–622 unweaned 618 16 157.00–159.00 $157.63 $974 +11.39
605–641 625 44 151.00–165.25 $156.08 $976 -5.20
660–695 678 25 151.00–156.00 $153.66 $1,042 -8.23
706–749 728 33 152.00–155.00 $153.12 $1,115 +5.12
781 781 14 157.00 $157.00 $1,226 —
802 802 3 148.00 $148.00 $1,187 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–395 372 10 175.00–195.00 $185.91 $692 —
414–442 429 13 173.50–179.00 $175.69 $754 +9.01
458–478 468 18 166.00–171.00 $169.12 $791 +2.68
505–540 515 22 156.00–166.00 $162.30 $836 -3.50
568–596 584 16 154.50–160.00 $157.19 $918 -0.99
610–640 632 14 148.00–154.00 $152.09 $961 -2.38
675–681 678 12 147.50–149.00 $148.25 $1,005 +13.25
721–748 732 9 146.00–149.50 $147.23 $1,078 +2.27
902 902 4 137.50 $137.50 $1,240 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 7 155.00 $155.00 $848 —
684 684 6 151.00 $151.00 $1,033 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 164.00 $164.00 $541 —
350–367 359 9 162.50–167.50 $165.38 $594 +1.13
405–435 417 22 162.00–172.50 $169.44 $707 +7.98
450–498 475 34 145.00–169.50 $154.81 $735 +11.81
526–547 534 23 139.00–147.50 $144.41 $771 +5.17
567–582 574 30 137.50–143.00 $139.92 $803 +2.09
610 610 3 135.00 $135.00 $824 +2.12
617–645 632 15 135.00–139.00 $137.10 $866 +4.22
656 unweaned 656 4 127.00 $127.00 $833 —
660–695 670 10 133.50–139.00 $136.06 $912 +10.06
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 3 164.00 $164.00 $471 —
318–320 319 5 150.00–161.00 $154.42 $493 —
347 thin fleshed 347 5 175.50 $175.50 $609 —
353–390 382 20 151.00–158.50 $156.97 $600 —
400 400 13 159.00 $159.00 $636 —
452–473 465 29 137.50–155.00 $144.78 $673 +1.83
525 525 3 130.00 $130.00 $682 -5.59
522–532 529 6 140.00–147.00 $142.30 $753 +6.71
550–592 576 21 131.00–136.00 $132.21 $762 -1.69
605–644 619 17 134.00–138.00 $136.33 $844 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 5 128.00 $128.00 $662 —
632–648 637 6 120.00–128.00 $125.29 $798 +0.30

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–446 442 14 170.00–172.50 $171.08 $756 —
468–475 472 9 153.00–168.00 $157.42 $743 —
502–542 520 15 146.00–154.00 $149.06 $775 +6.73
553–595 571 9 126.00–141.00 $135.68 $775 -1.15
604–630 614 13 130.00–137.00 $133.95 $822 -1.55
700–722 716 7 122.00–123.00 $122.72 $879 +16.72
842 842 3 118.00 $118.00 $994 +6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–930 889 85-90% 4 26.00–33.00 $29.85 $265 —
1052–1188 1097 85-90% 10 48.00–54.50 $51.56 $566 +11.98
1045–1265 1130 85-90% 6 37.00–45.00 $41.61 $470 —
1270 1270 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $737 +9.30
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 80-85% 1 53.00 $53.00 $641 —
1040–1410 1225 80-85% 2 64.50 $64.50 $790 —
1200–1635 1289 80-85% 18 55.00–61.50 $58.26 $751 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1313 1313 75-80% 5 68.00 $68.00 $893 —
1290–1505 1402 75-80% 5 58.00–62.50 $59.93 $840 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1535 1523 2 63.50–73.00 $68.29 $1,040 —
1608 1608 2 95.50 $95.50 $1,536 —
1310–1890 1698 6 85.50–92.50 $88.47 $1,502 +4.54

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1170–1415 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,030.00–1,250.00 $1,128.97

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 3 64.00 $64.00 $292 —
592 592 3 77.00 $77.00 $456 —

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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.