Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 21, 2022

514 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $192.38/cwt +11.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,000/hd at 520 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.97/cwt +3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 566 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $188.02/cwt +13.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,074/hd at 571 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 514 1,007 1,745
Feeder cattle 340 875 1,489
Slaughter cattle 139 92 176
Replacement cattle 35 40 80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, a few steers 500-600 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher with other weights not well tested. A light test of heifers 400-600 lbs 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Supply light with the heat index at 100+ degrees. Fed cattle prices surged over 3.00/cwt last week despite earlier predictions of a potential June decline. Further momentum was gained from sharply lower corn on Tuesday which pushed feeder contracts around 240 points higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 4 187.50 $187.50 $881 -0.83
500–548 520 29 187.00–194.50 $192.38 $1,000 +11.70
560–598 571 11 181.50–191.50 $188.02 $1,074 +11.94
602–625 609 10 175.50–180.50 $178.58 $1,088 +3.25
680 680 3 168.50 $168.50 $1,146 —
770 770 3 154.00 $154.00 $1,186 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–387 382 9 180.00–190.00 $186.43 $712 —
515–535 528 6 171.00–185.00 $178.65 $943 +2.32
575–585 580 4 165.00–171.00 $168.03 $975 -0.97
605–622 616 6 165.00–178.00 $173.75 $1,070 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 3 165.00 $165.00 $817 —
553 553 3 150.00 $150.00 $830 —
601 601 4 145.00 $145.00 $871 —
716 716 7 145.50 $145.50 $1,042 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332–345 340 5 185.00–187.00 $186.22 $633 —
460–465 463 4 160.00–175.00 $167.54 $776 +7.54
568 568 5 150.00 $150.00 $852 ±0.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 4 160.00 $160.00 $904 —
775 775 4 136.00 $136.00 $1,054 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 3 135.00 $135.00 $718 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 433 7 163.00–166.50 $163.96 $710 -13.04
468–490 473 9 156.00–163.00 $160.73 $760 +8.86
515–530 525 10 155.00–158.00 $157.12 $825 —
558 558 4 150.00 $150.00 $837 +3.40
550–592 570 9 148.00–153.00 $149.96 $855 +3.36
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445–448 446 9 177.00–179.50 $178.94 $798 +5.63
516 516 4 166.00 $166.00 $857 +5.40
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 2 137.00 $137.00 $767 —
666 666 10 130.00 $130.00 $866 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 3 130.00 $130.00 $614 —
567 567 5 135.00 $135.00 $765 —
662 662 3 130.00 $130.00 $861 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–535 530 4 145.00–154.00 $149.54 $793 +14.54
600–638 619 4 135.00–138.00 $136.45 $845 +9.69

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1170 1000 85-90% 7 66.00–71.00 $68.12 $681 —
930–1285 1102 85-90% 38 73.50–80.00 $76.20 $840 +0.75
1100–1205 1170 85-90% 3 81.00–83.50 $82.13 $961 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1072–1275 1140 80-85% 3 79.50–80.00 $79.69 $908 —
1070–1330 1214 80-85% 25 81.50–89.00 $85.64 $1,040 —
1113–1505 1289 80-85% 5 92.00–93.50 $92.94 $1,198 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1575 1448 75-80% 3 88.00–88.50 $88.35 $1,279 +1.59
1605 1605 75-80% 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,509 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1820–2110 1965 2 115.00 $115.00 $2,260 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–1243 1079 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 26 850.00–1,175.00 $942.12
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1190–1360 1239 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,185.00–1,375.00 $1,295.59

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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.