Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 3, 2022

1,927 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $175.85/cwt -5.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,099/hd at 625 lb · 191 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $197.09/cwt +5.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,047/hd at 531 lb · 161 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.32/cwt +14.51 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 566 lb · 134 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,927 1,138 949
Feeder cattle 1,750 908 867
Slaughter cattle 167 200 74
Replacement cattle 10 30 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Demand good. Supply heavy. Several large, good quality consignments this week. Feeder contracts added to Mondays huge gains with corn losing some ground Tuesday. Lower trending beef cutout values continue to flash yellow caution and may be starting to slow chain speeds a bit.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–382 365 9 211.00–220.00 $213.59 $780 -5.96
405–445 424 24 205.00–214.00 $208.93 $886 +0.18
449 value added 449 30 198.00 $198.00 $889 —
450–499 487 55 191.00–205.00 $200.44 $976 +16.44
510–542 526 56 187.00–208.50 $196.70 $1,035 +4.10
503–541 value added 534 105 194.25–204.50 $197.30 $1,054 —
550–588 567 24 177.00–200.00 $187.86 $1,065 +0.95
584 value added 584 48 186.50 $186.50 $1,089 —
585 585 12 172.50 $172.50 $1,009 -1.03
606–644 620 136 171.50–182.50 $176.99 $1,097 -4.38
626 626 8 165.00 $165.00 $1,033 -16.37
626–640 value added 639 47 173.50–182.00 $174.39 $1,114 —
658–664 value added 661 20 173.00–174.50 $173.67 $1,148 —
660–692 674 30 170.50–177.00 $174.51 $1,176 +3.24
700 700 4 166.00–167.00 $166.50 $1,166 +8.35
757 757 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,136 —
777 777 19 156.25 $156.25 $1,214 —
823 823 60 153.10 $153.10 $1,260 —
884 884 9 143.50 $143.50 $1,269 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332–345 336 7 203.00–213.00 $207.28 $696 —
365–375 370 4 196.00–205.00 $200.44 $742 -0.64
405–443 432 27 188.00–207.00 $194.79 $841 +6.63
472–498 487 25 176.00–189.00 $182.49 $889 -4.92
492 492 3 176.00 $176.00 $866 -11.41
500–533 515 24 175.00–183.00 $177.83 $916 -0.74
550–565 555 10 174.00–178.00 $177.09 $983 -5.20
610–647 639 23 162.00–172.00 $166.00 $1,061 -6.46
694 694 5 162.50 $162.50 $1,128 +8.22
700–735 718 4 150.00–158.00 $153.90 $1,105 —
768–780 772 6 150.00–153.00 $151.01 $1,166 —
820 value added 820 25 148.50 $148.50 $1,218 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 8 184.00 $184.00 $800 —
468–470 469 6 160.00–170.00 $165.01 $774 -14.99
511 511 6 170.00 $170.00 $869 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 5 185.00 $185.00 $944 +8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 325 6 184.00–192.00 $188.81 $614 +4.27
375–380 378 5 180.00–183.00 $181.61 $686 +3.05
422 422 3 175.00 $175.00 $738 -4.41
404–448 427 36 178.00–184.00 $180.01 $769 +0.60
455–497 480 46 167.00–176.00 $170.16 $817 +4.16
505–548 533 55 158.00–170.00 $164.42 $876 +3.53
552–592 564 122 150.00–168.00 $164.65 $929 +18.31
589 value added 589 12 161.00 $161.00 $948 —
610–638 627 22 152.00–160.00 $155.03 $972 +5.03
658–684 680 19 149.50–152.50 $152.04 $1,034 +1.04
719–727 724 14 144.00–147.50 $145.49 $1,053 -2.01
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–349 333 11 163.00–187.50 $178.58 $595 —
375–390 384 7 160.00–175.00 $167.74 $644 +0.98
417–432 425 13 169.50–176.00 $171.65 $730 +6.48
465–479 472 26 158.00–171.00 $166.08 $784 +5.07
503–543 516 22 158.00–166.00 $162.92 $841 +6.67
555 555 4 151.00 $151.00 $838 +3.45
600–603 602 5 150.00–151.00 $150.40 $905 +4.64
614–625 value added 623 49 148.50–149.50 $149.30 $930 —
670–672 671 9 143.00–147.00 $145.00 $973 +7.00
862 862 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,164 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 3 160.00 $160.00 $563 +14.00
413 413 5 170.00 $170.00 $702 —
550 550 3 145.00 $145.00 $798 +9.98
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 6 134.00 $134.00 $356 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 3 135.00 $135.00 $666 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–430 411 16 169.00–206.00 $188.14 $773 +11.56
455–483 475 26 165.00–186.00 $182.28 $866 +7.87
520–541 533 11 156.00–170.00 $163.82 $873 -7.67
558–560 559 4 153.00–164.00 $158.51 $886 +0.51
605–615 610 4 140.00–150.00 $144.96 $884 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 4 176.00 $176.00 $715 —
623 623 3 137.00 $137.00 $854 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1085 903 85-90% 20 43.00–59.50 $52.64 $475 —
1065 1065 85-90% 1 74.00 $74.00 $788 +4.59
1052–1265 1096 85-90% 20 63.00–72.00 $66.05 $724 -3.36
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1093–1370 1229 80-85% 31 73.00–81.00 $76.63 $942 +4.90
1290 1290 80-85% 1 73.00 $73.00 $942 -4.35
1150–1520 1314 80-85% 4 81.00–83.00 $82.04 $1,078 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1590 1392 75-80% 9 75.50–81.00 $77.47 $1,078 —
1630 1630 75-80% 1 82.50 $82.50 $1,345 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560–1930 1745 2 113.50–116.00 $114.88 $2,005 —
1825–2200 1980 7 103.00–109.50 $106.32 $2,105 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1048 1048 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 850.00 $850.00

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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.