Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 30, 2021

2,221 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $167.35/cwt +5.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,032/hd at 617 lb · 130 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $175.49/cwt +0.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,011/hd at 576 lb · 116 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $183.88/cwt +8.58 vs last sale · ≈ $965/hd at 525 lb · 94 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,221 1,304 0
Feeder cattle 2,020 1,168 0
Slaughter cattle 181 115 0
Replacement cattle 20 21 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Demand good to very good. Supply heavy. More numbers and quality this week with lots of nice weaned cattle in good buying condition. The long awaited fed cattle draw down and leverage shift has finally arrived with hungry packers advancing the market to 140.00/cwt late last week. The increasingly bullish cattle outlook is being tempered somewhat this week by lower commodity prices and economic worries although the back months of feeder contracts bucked the trend to close higher Tuesday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 374 12 190.00–207.50 $201.29 $753 +14.05
402–430 420 15 190.00–209.00 $201.62 $847 +15.17
470 thin fleshed 470 5 197.00 $197.00 $926 -4.00
450–498 477 43 178.00–189.00 $180.85 $863 +1.32
502–544 525 94 175.00–194.00 $183.88 $965 +9.73
554–596 576 116 165.00–183.00 $175.49 $1,011 +9.10
600–649 616 124 163.00–173.50 $168.09 $1,035 +6.33
632 unweaned 632 6 152.00 $152.00 $961 —
651–688 unweaned 662 27 144.00–150.50 $146.21 $968 —
670–682 675 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,012 -4.10
662–697 680 48 159.50–167.75 $164.57 $1,119 +10.47
702–725 714 25 153.75–161.00 $156.44 $1,117 +13.94
766–795 771 19 152.00–153.75 $153.46 $1,183 +3.24
774 unweaned 774 6 147.50 $147.50 $1,142 —
800 800 47 159.75 $159.75 $1,278 +12.50
813 813 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,098 -12.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 3 200.00 $200.00 $556 —
322–345 334 4 180.00–195.00 $187.76 $627 —
350–360 354 9 187.00–203.00 $192.38 $681 —
400–442 422 17 175.00–196.00 $183.13 $773 —
457–493 480 44 167.00–182.00 $171.54 $823 +3.81
500–543 521 34 162.50–180.00 $170.74 $890 +15.98
538 thin fleshed 538 6 183.00 $183.00 $985 —
554–585 567 15 161.00–164.00 $162.53 $922 +15.77
605–648 631 21 151.00–160.00 $156.40 $987 +7.69
644 644 6 145.00 $145.00 $934 -3.71
667–674 672 17 150.00–153.50 $150.94 $1,014 +9.38
708–722 714 10 145.00–153.00 $148.43 $1,060 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–378 376 6 170.00–175.00 $172.52 $649 —
443 443 3 167.00 $167.00 $740 —
470 470 3 165.00 $165.00 $776 —
503–528 513 5 155.00–160.00 $157.94 $810 —
668 668 3 146.50 $146.50 $979 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
572–597 583 7 145.00–150.00 $147.20 $858 —
686 686 5 145.50 $145.50 $998 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
556 556 6 146.00 $146.00 $812 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 6 145.00 $145.00 $860 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–391 380 13 165.00–173.50 $170.74 $649 +10.94
401–440 426 33 159.00–169.00 $164.89 $702 +8.19
455–499 470 56 155.00–165.00 $159.03 $747 +4.31
505–542 532 89 153.00–162.50 $157.53 $838 +9.17
553–592 573 72 145.00–160.00 $151.01 $865 +9.52
605–635 unweaned 617 5 135.00–136.50 $135.88 $838 —
600–642 622 45 139.00–149.00 $146.10 $909 +10.10
650–676 662 34 141.75–146.50 $143.44 $950 +2.85
665–682 unweaned 670 11 129.00–133.00 $131.89 $884 —
702–713 706 8 135.00–138.00 $136.86 $966 —
748 748 13 140.00 $140.00 $1,047 —
784 784 5 139.00 $139.00 $1,090 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382–388 384 11 150.00–163.00 $155.18 $596 +4.70
400–447 428 28 150.00–162.00 $154.22 $660 +11.41
452–492 469 26 150.00–159.50 $154.95 $727 +15.45
516–547 537 32 135.00–147.50 $143.13 $769 +6.25
550–598 580 21 135.00–145.50 $140.20 $813 +2.18
591 591 5 132.00 $132.00 $780 -6.02
611–615 612 8 139.00–140.00 $139.25 $852 +8.27
617–642 unweaned 626 9 129.00–131.00 $129.99 $814 —
650 650 3 130.00 $130.00 $845 —
677 677 3 137.00 $137.00 $927 —
738 738 3 132.00 $132.00 $974 +6.76
783 783 3 137.00 $137.00 $1,073 +7.00
816 816 4 134.50 $134.50 $1,098 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419–440 428 7 146.00–147.00 $146.44 $627 +11.44
478 478 3 139.00 $139.00 $664 —
535 535 2 130.00 $130.00 $696 —
558–595 582 9 126.00–131.00 $128.45 $748 —
700–731 721 8 115.00–125.00 $121.29 $875 +14.29
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 6 148.00 $148.00 $654 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 3 115.00 $115.00 $411 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–470 468 4 169.00–171.00 $169.99 $796 +7.47
508–545 523 10 142.00–160.00 $154.38 $807 +2.32
550 550 5 150.00–160.00 $156.00 $858 +17.50
636–645 638 6 141.00–145.00 $141.67 $904 —
655–665 661 7 133.00–137.00 $135.14 $893 +10.14
706–735 718 8 115.00–123.00 $118.99 $854 -6.51
760–790 775 2 120.00 $120.00 $930 —
870–875 873 4 113.00–114.00 $113.50 $991 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 5 146.00 $146.00 $755 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1415 1270 80-85% 25 54.50–57.50 $56.41 $716 +1.76
1170–1335 1294 80-85% 7 60.50–63.50 $62.36 $807 —
1165–1465 1334 80-85% 4 49.50–50.00 $49.88 $665 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1120 1048 85-90% 6 46.00–53.50 $49.27 $516 —
1030–1230 1137 85-90% 12 37.00–43.00 $41.36 $470 -6.54
1160 1160 85-90% 1 56.00 $56.00 $650 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1650 1463 75-80% 17 56.50–58.50 $57.27 $838 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1620–1785 1703 2 70.00–77.50 $73.93 $1,259 -11.32
1530–2100 1781 4 85.00–90.50 $88.02 $1,568 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
968 968 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 80.00 $80.00 $774

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1133 1133 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,175.00 $1,175.00

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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.