Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 11, 2022

1,210 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.99/cwt +5.16 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 515 lb · 64 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.25/cwt +5.01 vs last sale · ≈ $884/hd at 570 lb · 63 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $195.79/cwt +9.44 vs last sale · ≈ $947/hd at 484 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,210 1,440 1,357
Feeder cattle 1,115 1,272 1,253
Slaughter cattle 75 158 84
Replacement cattle 20 10 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers under 650 lbs 2.00-6.00 higher, over 650 lbs near steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 3.00-8.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. Several good quality light cattle this week. Cattle futures and the fed cattle trade have struggled in recent days largely due to the latest round of health concerns/worker shortages but did see a bounce on Tuesday as slaughter volumes improved a bit.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 339 9 210.00–217.00 $215.78 $731 +8.27
350–395 375 14 199.00–213.00 $205.16 $769 +7.63
408–445 431 17 204.00–215.00 $209.22 $902 +15.01
479 value added 479 4 206.50 $206.50 $989 —
458–499 484 58 184.00–208.00 $195.05 $944 +23.05
523–546 539 28 186.00–195.00 $190.87 $1,029 -0.13
552–561 value added 557 8 179.50–185.00 $182.27 $1,015 +0.53
550–598 576 45 170.00–186.00 $179.70 $1,035 +5.01
617–642 626 28 160.00–170.00 $167.13 $1,046 +2.15
636–638 value added 637 23 169.00–173.00 $171.78 $1,094 +4.28
650–695 665 42 155.00–165.50 $161.35 $1,073 +1.99
700–749 717 35 150.00–160.00 $155.12 $1,112 -3.32
853 853 6 141.50 $141.50 $1,207 -11.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292–295 293 5 200.00–205.00 $203.99 $598 —
320–330 325 4 190.00–201.00 $195.58 $636 —
407–445 428 14 175.00–190.00 $184.67 $790 +4.57
465–488 478 6 182.00–187.50 $184.19 $880 +8.19
508–538 521 7 170.00–174.50 $171.99 $896 +1.54
558–580 574 12 162.00–172.50 $168.87 $969 +3.00
608–638 613 13 154.00–156.00 $154.32 $946 +4.32
658–693 677 20 153.50–156.00 $154.81 $1,048 -2.69
744 744 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,079 —
760 760 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,102 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 7 146.00 $146.00 $971 —
714 714 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,000 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 378 13 170.00–180.00 $176.57 $667 +8.25
402–435 416 7 174.00–181.00 $177.53 $739 +13.01
457–494 477 31 158.50–171.00 $162.33 $774 +4.94
500–522 511 49 155.00–163.00 $160.32 $819 +5.49
515–548 value added 528 15 156.00–161.00 $158.93 $839 —
554–592 566 55 149.00–158.00 $154.62 $875 +6.41
594–597 value added 595 8 159.00–160.00 $159.62 $950 +3.62
600–635 615 57 145.00–156.00 $151.73 $933 +0.19
622–642 632 4 142.00–145.00 $143.52 $907 -8.02
650–695 669 11 147.50–153.00 $149.15 $998 +3.65
719–732 721 18 144.00–146.00 $145.66 $1,050 +0.66
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 4 164.00 $164.00 $436 —
305–345 325 4 162.50–165.00 $163.67 $532 —
355–398 372 12 160.00–169.00 $164.28 $611 +7.85
447 447 3 155.00 $155.00 $693 -1.98
452–485 467 9 156.50–163.00 $159.46 $745 +5.46
518–531 523 13 140.00–154.00 $145.64 $762 -3.82
582–586 584 7 149.00 $149.00 $870 +4.69
608–642 625 8 146.00–149.00 $147.99 $925 +4.49
657–685 668 5 137.00–138.00 $137.41 $918 -1.67
918 918 4 127.00 $127.00 $1,166 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
572 572 5 144.00 $144.00 $824 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 5 120.00 $120.00 $786 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–473 466 8 178.00–183.00 $179.90 $838 +13.90
516–542 523 18 151.00–182.50 $172.46 $902 +15.14
570–595 583 8 135.00–153.00 $139.77 $815 —
700–730 718 5 125.00–126.00 $125.61 $902 +7.61

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1145 1052 85-90% 12 40.00–46.50 $43.15 $454 +0.62
1060–1310 1145 85-90% 14 47.50–54.50 $50.74 $581 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1455 1248 80-85% 14 54.50–59.00 $56.81 $709 —
1310 1310 80-85% 1 63.50 $63.50 $832 —
1260–1400 1333 80-85% 4 51.50–53.50 $52.74 $703 -2.91
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1700 1490 75-80% 4 58.00–61.50 $60.07 $895 +3.17
1555–1660 1633 75-80% 4 65.50–69.50 $66.58 $1,087 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–2015 1775 3 82.50–94.50 $88.36 $1,568 —
2010 2010 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,608 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1042–1375 1191 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 735.00–1,060.00 $898.22

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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.