Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 14, 2021

1,941 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $174.64/cwt +9.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,003/hd at 574 lb · 130 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $164.97/cwt +4.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,024/hd at 621 lb · 108 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.70/cwt +5.55 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 576 lb · 99 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,941 2,142 1,342
Feeder cattle 1,843 1,881 1,191
Slaughter cattle 88 221 101
Replacement cattle 10 40 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers under 700 lbs 2.00-5.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady. Feeder heifers 450-600 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, other weights steady. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good. Supply heavy. Active trade on a good quality feeder offering this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–397 388 10 192.50–213.00 $198.02 $768 +10.76
400–438 427 16 187.00–197.00 $194.34 $830 -5.09
458–498 473 41 179.00–198.00 $191.74 $907 +8.79
478 value added 478 4 194.50 $194.50 $930 —
480 480 5 173.50 $173.50 $833 -9.45
526–527 value added 526 20 187.00–187.50 $187.15 $984 —
542 542 12 183.00 $183.00 $992 +4.68
554–599 574 72 163.00–182.00 $172.90 $992 +7.49
553–591 value added 575 58 173.00–180.00 $176.79 $1,017 —
602–624 value added 619 42 163.50–167.50 $165.96 $1,027 —
619 unweaned 619 4 150.00 $150.00 $928 —
605–645 622 62 157.50–169.00 $165.27 $1,028 +15.27
677–696 value added 691 28 157.50–160.50 $159.49 $1,102 —
683–694 692 35 156.00–161.50 $160.44 $1,110 +10.44
707–733 711 22 151.00–157.00 $156.03 $1,109 +0.64
710–728 value added 717 75 154.50–156.50 $155.35 $1,114 —
761 761 5 149.50 $149.50 $1,138 -7.40
761 761 4 144.50 $144.50 $1,100 -12.40
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 364 8 192.50–197.50 $195.34 $711 +15.82
450–484 469 17 168.50–184.00 $175.57 $823 +4.95
502–540 517 12 164.00–170.00 $166.67 $862 -0.03
552–591 581 61 157.00–163.00 $159.61 $927 +2.18
605–648 631 10 150.00–162.00 $157.20 $992 +6.32
649 value added 649 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,006 —
700–747 726 19 145.00–152.50 $147.73 $1,073 -1.44
752 752 5 143.50 $143.50 $1,079 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 7 164.50 $164.50 $758 —
534 534 9 154.50 $154.50 $825 +5.32
594 value added 594 10 159.50 $159.50 $947 —
612 unweaned 612 13 145.50 $145.50 $890 —
668 unweaned 668 5 146.00 $146.00 $975 +11.00
671 value added 671 5 144.00 $144.00 $966 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–490 478 9 150.00–160.00 $157.77 $754 -0.65
789 789 5 129.50 $129.50 $1,022 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552 value added 552 5 166.00 $166.00 $916 —
632 value added 632 3 158.00 $158.00 $999 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 2 155.00 $155.00 $891 +10.00
622 622 4 145.00 $145.00 $902 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 507 3 135.00 $135.00 $684 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–394 385 11 174.00–177.00 $175.47 $676 -0.45
400–435 414 21 160.00–174.00 $166.12 $688 +1.12
460–488 value added 474 18 164.00–171.00 $166.29 $788 —
467–487 477 45 157.00–167.00 $162.72 $776 +4.28
500–545 532 75 147.00–157.00 $151.35 $805 +4.15
557–599 value added 571 48 145.00–150.00 $146.31 $835 —
552–595 581 51 143.00–153.50 $150.94 $877 +13.81
609–635 622 42 140.00–146.00 $143.67 $894 -5.83
624 value added 624 14 145.00 $145.00 $905 —
652–684 659 41 141.00–143.50 $143.16 $943 -2.41
737–743 738 24 145.00 $145.00 $1,070 —
755 value added 755 6 137.00 $137.00 $1,034 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 7 155.00 $155.00 $504 -7.00
373–380 375 11 160.00–161.00 $160.27 $601 +12.61
405–428 420 21 151.00–168.00 $161.58 $679 +8.77
472 value added 472 3 159.00 $159.00 $750 —
460–497 478 44 150.00–156.00 $153.56 $734 +5.36
500–545 524 50 140.00–152.00 $147.49 $773 +4.69
562–592 575 19 135.00–143.50 $139.61 $803 +12.17
603 unweaned 603 3 130.00 $130.00 $784 —
635–649 645 10 138.50–140.50 $139.09 $897 -0.99
685–697 689 10 135.00–138.50 $136.00 $937 —
813 813 5 128.00 $128.00 $1,041 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 12 159.00 $159.00 $727 —
548 548 15 142.50 $142.50 $781 —
630 unweaned 630 10 138.50 $138.50 $873 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 5 115.00 $115.00 $478 —
578 578 5 114.50 $114.50 $662 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–488 475 6 130.00–145.00 $136.77 $650 -3.15

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–495 491 13 164.00–172.00 $168.08 $825 -1.06
505–530 518 16 135.00–156.00 $149.73 $776 +7.76
563–597 573 11 135.00–150.00 $143.02 $820 —
605–640 631 4 139.00–154.00 $142.59 $900 —
650–690 674 19 123.00–149.00 $134.86 $909 +6.84
760–795 778 4 128.00 $128.00 $996 +13.75
813 813 3 114.50 $114.50 $931 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1040 958 85-90% 3 20.00–29.00 $26.51 $254 -2.60
960–1220 1079 85-90% 13 35.00–43.00 $38.72 $418 -12.33
1145 1145 85-90% 1 56.50 $56.50 $647 —
1165–1220 1190 85-90% 9 49.00–55.00 $52.82 $629 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295 1295 80-85% 1 63.00 $63.00 $816 +6.52
1255–1365 1313 80-85% 9 57.00–59.00 $57.88 $760 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1605 1439 75-80% 4 59.00–63.00 $61.07 $879 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1980 1682 3 60.00–84.00 $72.18 $1,214 —
1630–1925 1800 3 96.50–104.00 $99.62 $1,793 +11.48
1920–1960 1940 2 91.00–95.00 $93.02 $1,805 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1180–1560 1328 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 800.00–1,080.00 $912.27

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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
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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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.