Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 22, 2022

1,023 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.98/cwt +7.42 vs last sale · ≈ $904/hd at 502 lb · 150 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $145.50/cwt ≈ $1,331/hd at 915 lb · 53 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.46/cwt -1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,052/hd at 718 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,023 2,018 1,009
Feeder cattle 928 1,838 894
Slaughter cattle 95 140 115
Replacement cattle — 40 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers under 700 lbs steady to firm, over 700 lbs 1.00-2.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate. Quality and numbers were down from last week. Featured lot was 100 head of 501 lb heifers with attractive condition. Feedlot cattle are widely expected to trade higher this week with the fed kill humming and numbers tightening. Feeder futures are a different story, under pressure Tuesday from the latest round of sharply higher grain prices.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–328 322 4 220.00–229.00 $224.41 $723 —
362 362 4 218.00 $218.00 $789 +2.00
385 385 5 205.00 $205.00 $789 -11.00
420–448 434 4 206.00–216.00 $210.84 $915 +15.84
522–548 529 12 199.50–213.00 $205.43 $1,087 +6.93
528–541 533 10 169.00 $169.00 $901 -29.50
576 576 10 160.00 $160.00 $922 -32.96
605–620 609 27 184.50–192.00 $187.88 $1,144 -0.91
662–678 670 16 166.00–169.00 $167.42 $1,122 -3.61
685 685 3 164.00 $164.00 $1,123 -7.03
702–739 715 22 157.50–161.00 $158.69 $1,135 -6.46
768 768 3 154.00 $154.00 $1,183 —
820 820 11 150.00 $150.00 $1,230 -6.51
915 915 53 145.50 $145.50 $1,331 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 318 5 207.50–216.00 $212.31 $675 —
370 370 5 219.00 $219.00 $810 —
400–440 421 6 200.00–208.00 $202.54 $853 +7.75
450–462 460 22 185.00–199.00 $194.07 $893 -1.87
506–542 518 13 169.00–203.00 $186.14 $964 +2.13
556 556 5 195.00 $195.00 $1,084 +25.20
565 565 3 165.00 $165.00 $932 -4.80
605–636 627 7 170.00–171.00 $170.72 $1,070 -6.33
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 6 185.00 $185.00 $588 —
388 388 4 160.00 $160.00 $621 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
642 642 3 140.00 $140.00 $899 -30.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–345 331 12 172.50–187.00 $184.48 $611 —
400–440 423 16 169.00–192.00 $177.73 $752 -7.20
463 463 5 179.00 $179.00 $829 +1.81
501–518 501 145 163.00–182.00 $180.84 $906 +7.17
534 534 5 155.00 $155.00 $828 -9.00
617 617 3 145.00 $145.00 $895 -12.57
644 644 9 152.50 $152.50 $982 -5.07
702–719 718 36 146.00–146.50 $146.46 $1,052 +2.29
808–840 835 35 137.00–141.75 $140.99 $1,177 -3.51
938 938 3 118.50 $118.50 $1,112 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–398 375 29 167.00–183.00 $173.31 $650 —
405–439 426 35 162.00–174.00 $166.65 $710 -6.10
462–489 475 30 160.00–169.00 $165.34 $785 -8.05
503–528 515 29 140.50–165.00 $152.32 $784 -18.86
612 612 5 140.00 $140.00 $857 -7.01
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 160.00 $160.00 $547 —
354 354 4 150.00 $150.00 $531 —
652 652 4 135.00 $135.00 $880 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–387 369 6 190.00–197.50 $193.94 $716 —
412–442 434 14 185.00–206.00 $194.37 $844 —
450–482 467 9 174.00–195.00 $185.68 $867 +4.84
522–542 528 10 156.00–160.00 $158.77 $838 -19.23
580–592 586 4 146.00–147.50 $146.76 $860 -21.24
600–635 623 7 135.00–147.00 $142.82 $890 -6.84

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1210 994 85-90% 5 50.00–60.00 $56.55 $562 —
1030–1195 1113 85-90% 2 76.50–81.50 $79.19 $881 —
1008–1350 1119 85-90% 23 66.00–74.00 $69.95 $783 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1370 1308 80-85% 3 86.00–90.00 $87.40 $1,143 —
1135–1593 1332 80-85% 15 75.00–80.50 $76.69 $1,022 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1572–1652 1612 75-80% 4 76.00–80.50 $78.19 $1,260 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1810 1553 3 80.00–100.00 $94.11 $1,462 +5.55
1405–1805 1605 2 116.50–118.00 $117.34 $1,883 —
1545–2190 1891 6 106.00–115.00 $110.11 $2,082 —

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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.