Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 10, 2022

1,671 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $170.29/cwt -5.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,057/hd at 621 lb · 90 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $177.86/cwt +7.70 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 476 lb · 86 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $187.07/cwt -10.02 vs last sale · ≈ $963/hd at 515 lb · 68 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,671 1,927 929
Feeder cattle 1,405 1,750 776
Slaughter cattle 221 167 138
Replacement cattle 45 10 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Demand moderate to good. Supply moderate. Overall quality was down compared to last weeks feeder offering. Not a lot to get bulled up over at the moment with unseasonably warm weather, cutouts continuing to struggle sideways down and fed cattle expected to turn lower in fairly short order.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 8 223.00 $223.00 $725 —
373 373 6 212.00 $212.00 $791 -1.59
402–448 425 30 200.00–219.00 $212.48 $903 +3.55
450–492 487 56 190.00–208.00 $199.00 $969 -1.44
500 500 6 186.00 $186.00 $930 -10.70
512–535 516 62 185.00–199.50 $187.17 $966 -9.53
553–585 564 32 173.50–187.50 $181.95 $1,026 -5.91
581–586 584 12 165.00–170.00 $167.07 $976 -5.43
607–645 unweaned 615 54 160.00–170.75 $168.46 $1,036 —
621–639 630 36 165.00–179.50 $173.03 $1,090 +8.03
652 unweaned 652 11 160.00 $160.00 $1,043 —
668 668 4 164.00 $164.00 $1,096 -10.51
734 734 5 151.00 $151.00 $1,108 -15.50
911 value added 911 24 140.00 $140.00 $1,275 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 329 5 200.00–202.00 $201.26 $662 -6.02
350–391 375 9 200.00–210.00 $204.44 $767 +4.00
400–448 432 19 186.00–205.00 $192.70 $832 -2.09
452–480 463 17 180.00–190.00 $185.23 $858 +2.74
494 494 5 175.00 $175.00 $864 -1.00
515–542 532 16 167.50–180.00 $175.39 $933 -2.44
564–595 571 24 165.00–170.00 $166.23 $949 -10.86
609–625 617 16 165.00–167.00 $165.88 $1,023 -0.12
624 624 10 160.00 $160.00 $998 -6.00
687 687 3 157.00 $157.00 $1,079 -5.50
750–781 772 7 147.00–149.00 $148.44 $1,146 -2.57
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 4 170.00 $170.00 $694 -14.00
455–490 470 9 160.00–176.00 $167.03 $785 +2.02
507–535 518 5 149.00–150.00 $149.59 $775 -20.41
562–599 583 7 135.00–160.00 $149.67 $873 —
605 605 4 147.50 $147.50 $892 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 8 150.00 $150.00 $648 —
475–488 483 5 135.00–170.00 $148.77 $719 —
532 532 3 144.00 $144.00 $766 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 5 170.00 $170.00 $763 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 5 136.00 $136.00 $471 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
613 613 3 125.00 $125.00 $766 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–345 329 7 184.00–187.50 $186.45 $613 -2.36
382–390 386 24 184.00–186.00 $185.41 $716 +3.80
410–449 432 41 173.00–184.00 $177.03 $765 -2.98
452–498 476 86 167.00–180.50 $177.86 $847 +7.70
505–545 530 49 158.00–173.00 $164.11 $870 -0.31
550 550 4 156.00 $156.00 $858 -8.65
644 644 5 147.00 $147.00 $947 -8.03
648 unweaned 648 6 140.00 $140.00 $907 —
678 678 3 144.00 $144.00 $976 -8.04
758 758 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,061 —
885 885 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,150 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 332 11 170.00–180.00 $173.28 $575 -5.30
365–390 378 4 168.00–169.00 $168.52 $637 +0.78
417–438 430 31 168.00–176.00 $172.74 $743 +1.09
450 450 4 152.50 $152.50 $686 -13.58
451–496 476 34 156.00–169.00 $162.67 $774 -3.41
500–546 527 32 153.00–167.00 $156.64 $825 -6.28
556 556 5 140.00 $140.00 $778 -11.00
558–572 561 12 147.00–152.00 $150.96 $847 -0.04
600–638 620 16 139.00–148.50 $145.49 $902 -4.91
656 656 4 143.50 $143.50 $941 -1.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 35 162.00 $162.00 $642 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490–499 496 10 145.00–154.00 $151.33 $751 —
519–548 532 9 138.00–145.00 $141.79 $754 —
616 616 6 131.00 $131.00 $807 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 5 131.00 $131.00 $435 —
411 411 8 140.00 $140.00 $575 —
493 493 9 144.50 $144.50 $712 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–420 409 9 170.00–199.00 $183.84 $752 -4.30
450–497 479 26 155.00–191.00 $170.18 $815 -12.10
500–542 516 6 152.50–162.00 $158.55 $818 -5.27
552–588 574 9 152.50–160.00 $156.12 $896 -2.39

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
858–1040 951 85-90% 17 44.00–61.50 $55.68 $530 —
960–1190 1072 85-90% 37 62.50–73.50 $66.54 $713 -7.46
1110 1110 85-90% 3 74.50 $74.50 $827 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1475 1268 80-85% 18 72.00–79.50 $77.07 $977 +4.07
1065–1394 1320 80-85% 8 80.00–82.50 $80.53 $1,063 -1.51
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1830 1476 75-80% 8 76.00–79.50 $77.40 $1,142 —
1335–1551 1492 75-80% 8 80.50–85.00 $82.00 $1,223 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1640 1542 3 88.00–94.00 $91.34 $1,408 —
1475–2015 1691 9 96.00–109.50 $105.23 $1,779 —
1820–2085 1953 2 114.00–117.00 $115.40 $2,254 +9.08

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
888 888 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 885.00 $885.00
920–1325 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 19 900.00–1,125.00 $993.53

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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.