Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 17, 2022

1,770 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $177.59/cwt -0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,023/hd at 576 lb · 78 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $188.41/cwt +1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $998/hd at 530 lb · 72 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $190.71/cwt -8.29 vs last sale · ≈ $904/hd at 474 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,770 1,671 1,157
Feeder cattle 1,439 1,405 1,021
Slaughter cattle 241 221 116
Replacement cattle 90 45 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand moderate. Supply moderate. Large cow receipts again this week including two dispersions with some nice bred cows and pairs. The cattle market continues to be in a sideways down trend with fed cattle softening, the latest feeder index lower and feeder futures still working lower. On the bright side, cutout values are showing a bit of strength despite fairly aggressive harvest numbers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–337 322 7 210.00–222.00 $214.76 $692 -8.24
350–390 370 9 204.00–212.50 $207.87 $769 -4.13
403–443 425 30 199.00–217.00 $205.89 $875 -6.59
450–498 474 58 186.50–197.00 $190.71 $904 -8.29
508 508 4 178.00 $178.00 $904 -8.00
511 511 4 179.50 $179.50 $917 -7.67
520–547 532 64 179.00–198.00 $189.62 $1,009 +2.45
571 571 10 170.00 $170.00 $971 -11.95
558–598 577 68 171.00–190.00 $178.71 $1,031 +11.64
600–639 624 26 165.00–179.00 $171.31 $1,069 -1.72
625 unweaned 625 4 157.50 $157.50 $984 -10.96
650–651 unweaned 651 12 148.00–153.50 $152.58 $993 -7.42
737 737 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,142 +4.00
760–765 764 11 153.50–155.00 $154.73 $1,182 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 3 195.00 $195.00 $579 —
315–342 323 9 190.00–212.50 $203.41 $657 +2.15
374–398 386 11 191.00–203.00 $196.16 $757 -8.28
405–448 422 29 178.00–192.00 $185.89 $784 -6.81
454–485 472 19 175.00–185.00 $179.41 $847 -5.82
510–535 518 19 175.00–185.00 $181.42 $940 +6.03
547 547 7 171.50 $171.50 $938 -3.89
550–595 568 50 160.00–174.00 $168.03 $954 +1.80
579–598 586 8 160.00–162.50 $161.54 $947 -4.69
622–648 635 7 162.00–165.50 $163.91 $1,041 +3.91
652–692 672 14 152.00–162.50 $159.85 $1,074 +2.85
705–713 708 9 150.00–155.50 $152.95 $1,083 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 7 170.00 $170.00 $733 ±0.00
525 525 3 172.00 $172.00 $903 +22.41
575 575 3 140.00 $140.00 $805 -9.67
652–692 676 5 137.50–144.00 $140.01 $946 —
712 712 3 130.00 $130.00 $926 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 9 185.00 $185.00 $925 —
590 590 5 166.00 $166.00 $979 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 8 184.00 $184.00 $718 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–322 320 8 180.00–181.00 $180.38 $577 -6.07
372–382 379 12 165.00–171.00 $169.51 $642 -15.90
422–445 433 10 168.00–174.00 $171.39 $742 -5.64
456–494 472 54 162.00–175.00 $169.72 $801 -8.14
506 506 11 156.00 $156.00 $789 -8.11
505–515 509 28 167.50–171.50 $169.64 $863 +5.53
551–598 564 28 150.00–156.00 $153.68 $867 -2.32
640–648 647 16 140.00–144.50 $143.94 $931 -3.06
682 682 3 143.00 $143.00 $975 -1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–347 327 7 160.00–176.00 $164.71 $539 -8.57
355–398 382 16 154.00–160.00 $156.39 $597 -12.13
402–438 425 20 155.00–167.00 $162.17 $689 -10.57
468–495 482 37 155.00–161.00 $157.49 $759 -5.18
515–540 527 18 147.00–159.00 $153.80 $811 -2.84
550–595 582 22 135.00–151.50 $143.43 $835 -7.53
597 597 6 135.00 $135.00 $806 —
605–608 unweaned 606 6 130.00–138.00 $132.68 $804 —
660–695 674 6 140.00–141.00 $140.67 $948 -2.83
820 820 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,107 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 11 157.00 $157.00 $702 —
478 478 2 150.00 $150.00 $717 -1.33
534 534 5 136.50 $136.50 $729 -5.29
552–593 575 9 132.50–137.50 $135.37 $778 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–424 415 14 125.00–130.00 $127.81 $530 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
521 521 9 155.00 $155.00 $808 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442–443 443 8 145.00–160.00 $154.38 $684 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 8 135.00 $135.00 $807 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 7 140.00 $140.00 $508 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 5 202.50 $202.50 $697 —
354–362 356 7 188.00–191.00 $190.13 $677 —
436–442 438 7 170.00–175.00 $171.44 $751 -12.40
451–465 455 10 165.00–185.00 $178.87 $814 +8.69
505–545 522 6 155.00–166.00 $158.62 $828 +0.07
620–648 627 8 130.50–141.00 $138.29 $867 —
734 734 4 129.50 $129.50 $951 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 6 138.00 $138.00 $563 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 85-90% 1 42.00 $42.00 $359 —
795–1055 924 85-90% 11 52.00–64.00 $61.00 $564 —
948–1280 1068 85-90% 55 65.00–75.00 $71.53 $764 +4.99
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1350 1216 80-85% 28 75.00–84.00 $78.29 $952 —
1119–1530 1235 80-85% 27 84.00–90.00 $85.50 $1,056 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1710 1385 75-80% 11 80.00–85.00 $83.64 $1,158 —
1300–1585 1463 75-80% 13 85.00–89.50 $87.38 $1,278 +9.98

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1755 1500 3 87.00–93.50 $91.46 $1,372 —
1385–2030 1614 5 98.00–100.00 $99.00 $1,598 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1465 1229 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 25 1,050.00–1,350.00 $1,251.03
1359 1359 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1210 1193 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 13 1,250.00–1,700.00 $1,630.77 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125–1350 1238 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,825.00–1,850.00 $1,837.50 —

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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.