Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 1, 2022

440 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $221.56/cwt +10.72 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 419 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.34/cwt -10.66 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 475 lb · 14 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.12/cwt ≈ $887/hd at 579 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	440	1,023	1,053
Feeder cattle	328	928	949
Slaughter cattle	72	95	86
Replacement cattle	40	—	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Based on limited comparisons with last week, feeder steers under 600 lbs 2.00-5.00 higher. A few steers over 600 lbs sold with a lower undertone. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady to firm with weights over 600 lbs not tested. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand good. Light receipts with mud in the area. Feeder futures were lower again Tuesday as grains and oil continue higher. Slaughter cows are defying gravity so far in 2022, moving sharply higher despite larger cow kills.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	2	222.00	$222.00	$706	-2.41
407–438	419	17	214.00–230.00	$221.56	$928	+10.72
470	470	3	194.00	$194.00	$912	—
475–498	484	6	203.00–217.00	$210.88	$1,021	—
529–545	535	9	198.00–215.00	$208.71	$1,117	+39.71
553	553	7	205.50	$205.50	$1,136	+45.50
555	555	4	180.00	$180.00	$999	+20.00
620–630	625	14	172.50–173.00	$172.75	$1,080	-15.13
659	659	4	160.00	$160.00	$1,054	-7.42

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–535	523	14	174.00–194.00	$187.68	$982	+1.54

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311	311	4	179.00	$179.00	$557	-5.48
403–418	411	6	184.00–186.00	$185.02	$760	+7.29
460–498	473	6	159.00–165.00	$162.89	$770	-16.11
454–498	476	8	171.00–174.00	$172.43	$821	-6.57
502–525	510	8	160.00–175.00	$168.63	$860	-12.21
565–594	579	14	150.00–156.00	$153.12	$887	—
632	632	6	150.00	$150.00	$948	-2.50
648	648	3	140.00	$140.00	$907	-12.50
707	707	3	133.00	$133.00	$940	-13.46

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	331	7	167.00–177.50	$172.00	$569	—
365–380	375	3	170.00–182.00	$178.11	$668	+4.80
402–438	417	7	160.00–172.50	$166.75	$695	+0.10
465–490	475	5	157.00–165.00	$161.70	$768	-3.64
518	518	4	156.00–157.00	$156.50	$811	+4.18
670	670	3	132.50	$132.50	$888	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
369	369	4	197.50	$197.50	$729	+3.56
458	458	3	170.00	$170.00	$779	-15.68
518–536	530	6	172.00–181.00	$174.93	$927	+16.16
590–595	593	5	144.00–152.00	$148.82	$883	+2.06
635	635	3	145.00	$145.00	$921	+2.18
687	687	5	144.50	$144.50	$993	—
718–735	727	4	125.00–138.50	$131.83	$958	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1490	1223	80-85%	15	78.50–88.00	$84.11	$1,029	—
1195–1415	1268	80-85%	3	88.50–92.50	$90.38	$1,146	—
1255–1542	1402	80-85%	6	71.50–78.00	$75.37	$1,057	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1020	1013	85-90%	2	78.00–82.50	$80.27	$813	—
962–1270	1016	85-90%	12	64.00–67.50	$64.66	$657	—
840–1230	1067	85-90%	8	68.50–79.50	$73.41	$783	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1560	1560	75-80%	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,404	—
1640	1640	75-80%	1	88.50	$88.50	$1,451	+10.31
1715	1715	75-80%	1	79.00	$79.00	$1,355	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1530	1443	2	70.00–75.00	$72.35	$1,044	—
1645	1645	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,793	—
1755–2130	1943	2	120.00–128.00	$124.39	$2,417	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1041–1288	1202	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,010.00–1,425.00	$1,266.71
1202–1265	1234	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	950.00–1,025.00	$988.46

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
938	938	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1135	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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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.