Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 5, 2022

823 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.62/cwt +5.33 vs last sale · ≈ $865/hd at 522 lb · 61 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.75/cwt +2.64 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 427 lb · 50 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $215.07/cwt -4.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,045/hd at 486 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 823 1,332 1,299
Feeder cattle 673 1,050 1,145
Slaughter cattle 140 222 134
Replacement cattle 10 60 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers under 650 lbs steady to firm, over 650 lbs not tested. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Demand good. Supply light. Strong demand for an offering of mostly light cattle despite big losses in cattle futures so far this week. Mostly good quality new crop calves this week with some weaned and several not. Light cattle buyers continue to be focused on buying the good ones from a shrinking feeder cattle population while the fed side is weighed down by economic concerns, ever rising feed costs and larger numbers of market ready cattle on the horizon.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 4 211.00 $211.00 $705 —
415–440 428 13 219.00–240.00 $227.91 $975 +7.62
450–499 486 39 203.50–225.00 $215.07 $1,045 -11.21
515–545 528 26 196.00–220.00 $210.69 $1,112 +2.27
568 568 8 177.00 $177.00 $1,005 -21.02
552–599 579 23 179.50–211.00 $193.85 $1,122 -4.17
600–612 unweaned 605 5 165.00–169.00 $167.38 $1,013 —
603–645 611 15 167.50–182.00 $174.44 $1,066 +8.10
664–698 673 10 165.00–165.50 $165.25 $1,112 +5.25
705–720 713 4 163.00–164.00 $163.49 $1,166 —
805–817 812 5 144.00–146.00 $145.21 $1,179 -0.29
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 374 10 187.00–200.00 $195.33 $731 +14.75
435 435 3 192.00 $192.00 $835 +3.71
450–492 467 10 192.00–202.00 $197.08 $920 +2.82
507–549 529 16 178.00–199.00 $187.39 $991 -1.69
550–590 569 8 165.00–186.00 $176.57 $1,005 +16.57

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–328 312 12 170.00–189.50 $183.43 $572 +13.44
380–395 384 10 160.00–174.00 $164.01 $630 -3.70
401–448 427 50 166.00–179.00 $172.75 $738 -2.41
455–495 477 17 169.00–175.00 $172.53 $823 +14.07
501–548 522 58 159.00–171.50 $165.76 $865 -1.07
525 525 3 163.00 $163.00 $856 +7.52
562 562 8 150.00 $150.00 $843 -2.95
601 601 5 152.00 $152.00 $914 +2.99
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 342 5 161.00–170.00 $166.37 $569 +11.36
358–398 372 8 156.00–160.00 $158.53 $590 -3.63
457–463 thin fleshed 461 9 164.00 $164.00 $756 —
463–492 478 25 155.00–164.00 $159.21 $761 +0.36
570–582 577 7 145.00–149.00 $147.85 $853 +0.18
603–620 614 9 144.50–150.00 $146.80 $901 +1.89
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 3 150.00 $150.00 $590 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–448 431 15 175.00–209.00 $199.13 $858 +5.32
462–490 474 19 175.00–189.00 $180.52 $856 +10.23
500–540 524 7 174.00–179.00 $175.85 $921 +4.67
557–590 564 9 151.00–170.50 $164.91 $930 +12.11
650–690 679 7 130.00–135.50 $133.99 $910 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
797 797 3 116.00 $116.00 $925 —
978 978 3 90.00 $90.00 $880 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–970 910 85-90% 9 56.00–68.50 $65.78 $599 —
960–1222 1096 85-90% 33 68.00–78.50 $73.99 $811 +8.63
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1515 1279 80-85% 25 80.00–88.00 $83.28 $1,065 -7.37
1310 1310 80-85% 1 72.50 $72.50 $950 -13.13
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430 1430 75-80% 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,130 -8.27
1375–1785 1458 75-80% 11 80.00–87.50 $84.15 $1,227 -6.79
1640 1640 75-80% 1 92.50 $92.50 $1,517 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1362–2420 1725 14 105.00–114.00 $108.85 $1,878 —
1530–1960 1765 3 84.00–100.00 $93.10 $1,643 —
1855 1855 1 123.00 $123.00 $2,282 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1390 1390 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —
1500 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,760.00 $1,760.00 —

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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.