Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 1, 2022

982 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $175.35/cwt +9.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,001/hd at 571 lb · 63 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.92/cwt -1.02 vs last sale · ≈ $858/hd at 557 lb · 50 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $166.13/cwt +2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,039/hd at 625 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 982 1,777 1,202
Feeder cattle 887 1,679 1,170
Slaughter cattle 95 98 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs firm to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady to 4.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to firm. Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 higher. Demand good. Supply light. Good feeder trade considering the approaching winter weather. News on the cattle front is better this week with Mondays bi-annual inventory report living up to bullish expectations and fed slaughter running full speed for the first time in 2022.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 21 207.50 $207.50 $834 +2.64
475–498 486 39 184.00–194.50 $191.51 $931 -0.14
508–528 522 22 180.00–189.50 $186.88 $976 +2.82
557 value added 557 8 179.00 $179.00 $997 —
550–583 573 55 170.00–180.00 $174.82 $1,002 +8.87
600–646 618 21 160.00–168.00 $163.99 $1,013 +0.35
633 value added 633 19 168.50 $168.50 $1,067 +2.50
650–670 651 36 160.00–166.50 $166.13 $1,082 +6.70
710 710 14 159.50 $159.50 $1,132 +10.67
758–772 760 12 150.50–160.00 $158.39 $1,204 +5.82
780 780 3 145.50 $145.50 $1,135 -7.07
835 835 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,211 +2.50
975 975 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,268 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 5 200.00 $200.00 $656 -4.00
377–392 385 7 191.00–204.00 $195.62 $753 -4.30
405–445 425 10 179.00–194.00 $188.78 $802 -3.83
465–485 473 15 165.00–190.00 $175.87 $832 -3.11
500–539 530 15 174.00–175.00 $174.74 $926 -0.02
568–582 575 4 164.50–165.00 $164.75 $947 -0.92
810 810 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,134 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–390 377 5 180.00–190.00 $184.14 $694 -9.86
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 thin fleshed 635 3 159.00 $159.00 $1,010 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–382 369 11 163.00 $163.00 $601 -12.65
405–433 420 15 162.50–169.00 $165.52 $695 -5.41
441 441 6 155.50 $155.50 $686 -15.43
453–498 472 32 154.00–166.00 $160.75 $759 -7.20
515–541 535 9 147.00–162.00 $150.21 $804 +2.35
550–585 553 40 146.00–157.75 $156.83 $867 +2.82
558–588 574 10 140.00–145.00 $142.29 $817 -11.72
608 608 3 145.50 $145.50 $885 -3.99
663 663 3 139.00 $139.00 $922 -5.00
695 695 8 145.00 $145.00 $1,008 +1.00
696 unweaned 696 8 135.00 $135.00 $940 —
729 729 8 137.00 $137.00 $999 +3.89
730 730 4 134.00 $134.00 $978 +0.89
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 3 166.00 $166.00 $407 —
300–345 323 18 150.00–163.00 $157.45 $509 —
350–398 381 13 150.00–164.00 $154.84 $590 -6.81
417–438 423 23 150.00–160.50 $156.07 $660 -12.90
458–487 474 8 151.00–154.00 $152.88 $725 -3.58
503 503 5 143.00 $143.00 $719 -2.64
548 548 3 140.00 $140.00 $767 -5.64
555–579 572 15 140.00–146.00 $143.20 $819 —
586 586 5 140.00 $140.00 $820 —
615–627 623 11 135.00–140.00 $138.65 $864 -0.41
642 642 5 139.00 $139.00 $892 -0.06
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458–483 469 7 145.00 $145.00 $680 —
522 522 4 135.00 $135.00 $705 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
622–648 632 5 135.00–139.00 $137.36 $868 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
237 237 3 160.00 $160.00 $379 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–398 389 10 188.00–198.00 $191.70 $746 +2.65
408–438 424 10 165.00–175.00 $167.96 $712 -2.04
494 494 8 170.00 $170.00 $840 +2.69
505–545 524 12 140.00–160.00 $153.65 $805 +6.54
635 635 3 134.00 $134.00 $851 -7.50
652–654 653 14 135.00–142.50 $140.35 $916 —
700–732 713 10 116.00–136.00 $130.91 $933 -0.35

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
982–1205 1046 85-90% 6 51.00–63.50 $59.89 $626 +26.48
1020–1495 1111 85-90% 13 65.00–70.00 $68.19 $758 +0.19
1290 1290 85-90% 1 76.00 $76.00 $980 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1505 1417 75-80% 3 79.50 $79.50 $1,127 +16.50
1315–1625 1502 75-80% 11 73.00–78.50 $75.13 $1,128 +6.31
1560 1560 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $1,014 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1400 1208 80-85% 4 70.50–75.00 $73.52 $888 —
1145–1480 1409 80-85% 8 79.00–81.00 $79.37 $1,118 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370 1370 1 92.50 $92.50 $1,267 —
1470 1470 1 109.50 $109.50 $1,610 +28.08
1360–1910 1569 6 100.00–106.50 $103.80 $1,629 —

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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.