Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 15, 2022

2,018 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $172.29/cwt +6.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,157/hd at 672 lb · 164 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.67/cwt +14.75 vs last sale · ≈ $960/hd at 569 lb · 134 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $207.37/cwt +20.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,084/hd at 523 lb · 109 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,018 982 0
Feeder cattle 1,838 887 0
Slaughter cattle 140 95 0
Replacement cattle 40 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers 7.00-15.00 higher with several 600 lb steers 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Demand very good.. Supply heavy. Good buyer attendance for a nice quality offering. Optimism abounds in feeder auctions so far this week as buyers factor in a shrinking cattle inventory and the potential upside of current purchases.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 11 216.00 $216.00 $825 —
424 424 5 195.00 $195.00 $827 -12.50
450–456 455 13 205.00–213.00 $210.23 $957 +18.72
521 value added 521 73 211.75 $211.75 $1,103 —
504–545 526 36 193.50–210.00 $198.50 $1,044 +11.62
563 563 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,042 +10.18
568 value added 568 22 192.00 $192.00 $1,091 +13.00
555–595 580 45 184.50–200.50 $192.96 $1,119 +18.14
610–638 613 70 177.00–192.50 $188.79 $1,157 +24.80
651–695 667 40 165.00–177.50 $171.03 $1,141 +4.90
655–698 value added 673 124 170.00–174.75 $172.70 $1,162 —
701–748 719 85 156.50–171.00 $165.15 $1,187 +5.65
800 value added 800 18 158.00 $158.00 $1,264 —
800–834 830 32 151.00–157.00 $156.51 $1,299 +11.51
883 value added 883 5 155.50 $155.50 $1,373 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–435 420 11 185.00–205.00 $194.79 $818 +6.01
453–498 476 10 187.50–205.00 $195.94 $933 +20.07
523–546 538 15 174.00–189.00 $184.01 $990 +9.27
565–574 570 7 167.50–171.50 $169.80 $968 +5.05
606–635 620 33 166.00–188.50 $177.05 $1,098 —
655–686 680 57 157.00–166.00 $163.35 $1,111 —
713–748 726 14 155.00–160.00 $158.84 $1,153 —
768–785 777 4 151.00–157.00 $153.97 $1,196 —
850 850 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,275 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
624 value added 624 18 163.50 $163.50 $1,020 —
740 value added 740 6 146.50 $146.50 $1,084 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
616 616 6 170.00 $170.00 $1,047 —
674 674 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,011 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 3 187.00 $187.00 $763 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 3 175.00 $175.00 $749 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 11 196.00 $196.00 $715 +33.00
408–438 423 17 179.00–189.00 $184.93 $782 +19.41
454–494 481 38 176.00–180.00 $177.19 $852 +16.44
483 value added 483 57 182.60 $182.60 $882 —
500–545 531 16 170.00–175.00 $173.67 $922 +23.46
532 532 4 164.00 $164.00 $872 +13.79
545 value added 545 37 173.00 $173.00 $943 —
550–581 567 59 163.00–175.00 $166.98 $947 +24.69
571 value added 571 75 170.00 $170.00 $971 —
604–641 621 51 153.00–159.50 $157.57 $979 +12.07
637 value added 637 26 157.50 $157.50 $1,003 —
661–674 670 26 148.00–156.50 $154.58 $1,036 +15.58
696 696 4 142.00 $142.00 $988 -3.00
700–706 702 12 142.00–145.50 $144.17 $1,012 +7.17
749 value added 749 20 150.75 $150.75 $1,129 —
760–786 768 22 145.00–150.00 $148.89 $1,143 —
802 802 3 144.50 $144.50 $1,159 —
889 889 6 141.00 $141.00 $1,253 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421–440 426 8 170.00–174.00 $172.75 $736 +16.68
459–493 470 15 164.00–179.00 $173.39 $815 +20.51
505–531 518 8 168.50–174.00 $171.18 $887 +28.18
551–598 563 16 150.00–164.50 $160.39 $903 +17.19
579 579 4 141.00 $141.00 $816 -2.20
610–641 619 19 145.00–150.00 $147.01 $910 +8.36
660–686 677 22 143.00–149.00 $146.18 $990 —
715 715 3 130.00 $130.00 $930 —
711–745 720 24 139.00–146.00 $144.50 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 7 140.00 $140.00 $648 -5.00
555–572 560 7 135.00–140.00 $136.46 $764 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
649 649 8 146.00 $146.00 $948 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459–463 461 10 170.00–188.00 $180.84 $834 +10.84
504 504 8 178.00 $178.00 $897 +24.35
563 563 3 168.00 $168.00 $946 —
615–638 627 4 145.00–154.50 $149.66 $938 +15.66
700–725 717 8 129.00–141.00 $135.25 $970 +4.34
785 785 3 118.00 $118.00 $926 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1133 1058 85-90% 21 60.00–67.50 $63.89 $676 —
920–1320 1069 85-90% 12 46.50–59.00 $53.75 $575 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 80-85% 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,008 —
1010–1520 1258 80-85% 14 68.50–76.00 $72.07 $907 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1577 1545 75-80% 10 68.50–76.50 $73.34 $1,133 —
1340–1860 1575 75-80% 4 78.00–79.50 $78.69 $1,239 +13.69

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1675 1583 3 85.00–91.00 $88.56 $1,402 -15.24
1475–2015 1807 7 96.00–108.00 $102.89 $1,859 —
1490–2125 1822 3 109.50–116.00 $113.30 $2,064 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
794 thin fleshed 794 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 760.00 $760.00
1100–1485 1181 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 960.00–1,000.00 $975.32

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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
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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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.