Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 26, 2022

1,138 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.55/cwt ≈ $850/hd at 576 lb · 79 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $191.73/cwt +0.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,003/hd at 523 lb · 47 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $188.83/cwt -13.52 vs last sale · ≈ $902/hd at 478 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,138 987 1,239
Feeder cattle 908 772 1,009
Slaughter cattle 200 195 180
Replacement cattle 30 20 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 lower. Demand good. Supply moderate. The bearish placement figure in Friday's Cattle on Feed report and lower feeder futures so far this week did not seem to affect the feeder trade on Tuesday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 332 5 222.00–226.00 $222.77 $740 -1.25
350–398 385 23 217.00–230.00 $219.55 $845 -1.35
403–440 424 21 197.00–223.00 $208.75 $885 +2.23
450–493 475 26 185.00–194.50 $189.57 $900 -3.43
495 495 4 184.00 $184.00 $911 -19.39
504–549 522 44 180.00–200.00 $192.60 $1,005 +1.52
542 542 3 179.00 $179.00 $970 -12.08
552–596 581 23 184.50–189.00 $186.91 $1,086 -0.95
570–595 585 5 172.00–174.50 $173.53 $1,015 -14.33
600–645 631 26 178.00–188.50 $181.37 $1,144 +4.06
650–668 660 7 170.00–173.00 $171.27 $1,130 +6.27
698 698 3 159.00 $159.00 $1,110 -6.00
708–744 730 18 155.00–163.50 $158.15 $1,154 +9.88
1048 1048 24 134.50 $134.50 $1,410 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383–395 387 7 197.00–211.00 $201.08 $778 -2.38
424–440 434 11 186.00–190.00 $188.16 $817 -16.74
482–485 484 5 182.00–191.00 $187.41 $907 -1.59
525–528 527 10 175.00–185.00 $178.57 $941 +1.87
562–598 576 5 182.00–182.50 $182.29 $1,050 +0.73
609–646 626 18 168.00–176.00 $172.46 $1,080 +4.67
663–676 671 8 151.50–159.00 $154.28 $1,035 -0.72
800–835 818 6 144.00–144.50 $144.24 $1,180 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461–485 468 10 170.00–178.00 $175.51 $821 —
545 545 5 177.00 $177.00 $965 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 3 180.00 $180.00 $877 —
608–632 614 11 139.00–154.00 $147.40 $905 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 3 180.00 $180.00 $882 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–388 383 4 166.00–167.50 $166.76 $639 -2.52
408–435 424 7 161.00–168.00 $165.17 $700 -3.10
456–498 479 26 156.00–164.00 $161.01 $771 -6.37
510–543 525 17 147.00–162.00 $156.25 $820 -1.29
575–595 576 79 147.50–150.00 $147.55 $850 —
602–645 628 10 142.00–150.00 $145.76 $915 —
659 659 7 138.00 $138.00 $909 -1.41
715–730 723 6 136.00–139.00 $137.52 $994 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–340 324 8 180.00–187.50 $184.54 $598 +5.54
350–368 360 9 175.00–186.00 $178.56 $643 +0.13
405–448 425 26 176.00–182.50 $179.41 $762 +1.08
450–485 467 9 166.00–175.00 $169.61 $792 +0.88
472 472 3 166.00 $166.00 $784 -2.73
502–545 526 16 159.00–164.00 $160.89 $846 -6.13
557–595 572 5 144.00–148.00 $146.34 $837 +0.34
560–592 581 7 150.00–156.00 $152.30 $885 +6.30
607–629 622 9 150.00 $150.00 $933 -2.02
656 656 12 151.00 $151.00 $991 +5.00
711–712 712 14 145.00–152.00 $147.50 $1,050 +6.51
782 782 8 140.00 $140.00 $1,095 +3.50
865–875 870 6 126.00–132.00 $129.02 $1,122 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 146.00 $146.00 $559 +12.00
517–528 523 10 144.00–155.00 $149.44 $782 +16.44
565–585 572 8 130.00–140.00 $135.02 $772 -4.32
817 817 3 126.00 $126.00 $1,029 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 6 162.00 $162.00 $778 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 5 160.00 $160.00 $603 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–442 419 11 170.00–185.00 $176.58 $740 -13.08
465–496 483 7 174.00–175.00 $174.41 $842 +10.41
520–542 534 8 170.00–173.00 $171.49 $916 —
572 572 3 158.00 $158.00 $904 +2.46
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 4 207.50 $207.50 $718 —
410–425 416 7 166.00–168.00 $167.13 $695 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 5 161.00 $161.00 $853 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 85-90% 1 36.00 $36.00 $284 —
800–1420 1006 85-90% 24 45.00–65.50 $58.73 $591 +13.73
915–1170 1085 85-90% 28 66.00–74.00 $69.41 $753 -11.09
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1315 1218 80-85% 11 70.00–74.00 $71.73 $874 —
1200–1440 1282 80-85% 19 75.00–82.00 $77.35 $992 -3.67
1280–1420 1385 80-85% 4 84.50–86.00 $84.85 $1,175 -3.91
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1490 1440 75-80% 2 85.50–89.00 $87.31 $1,257 +10.99
1365–1575 1443 75-80% 6 76.00–83.00 $79.30 $1,144 +2.98
1565–1840 1703 75-80% 2 76.00–76.50 $76.23 $1,298 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1980 1610 9 61.00–105.00 $94.42 $1,520 —
1820 1820 1 117.50 $117.50 $2,138 —
1635–2130 1886 7 104.50–114.50 $108.77 $2,051 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
908 908 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 95.00 $95.00 $863

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1083–1287 1145 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 16 920.00–1,140.00 $1,044.87

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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.