Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 9, 2022

1,411 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $176.35/cwt +14.22 vs last sale · ≈ $938/hd at 532 lb · 101 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $197.79/cwt +20.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,166/hd at 589 lb · 87 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $168.06/cwt +10.48 vs last sale · ≈ $950/hd at 565 lb · 74 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,411 1,449 462
Feeder cattle 1,323 1,233 386
Slaughter cattle 78 176 40
Replacement cattle 10 40 36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate. Feeder contracts gave back their Monday gains on Tuesday. Feedlots will look to continue last weeks modest price advance which is much needed with feeders continuing to trend higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–420 419 8 208.00–210.00 $209.50 $878 +17.22
487–498 495 11 194.00–199.00 $195.34 $967 +16.84
503 value added 503 43 196.00 $196.00 $986 —
500–545 525 29 188.50–204.00 $192.28 $1,009 +2.78
578 578 4 193.50 $193.50 $1,118 +16.52
590 value added 590 83 198.00 $198.00 $1,168 —
602–645 611 14 186.00–189.00 $188.32 $1,151 +3.18
661–672 value added 669 30 180.00–182.00 $180.53 $1,208 —
652–690 673 13 171.00–174.50 $171.82 $1,156 +1.79
755 755 3 171.00 $171.00 $1,291 +6.67
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493–495 494 7 207.00–214.50 $212.35 $1,049 +19.35
544 544 7 211.50 $211.50 $1,151 —
580 580 6 194.00 $194.00 $1,125 -1.90
608–634 622 30 189.00–198.00 $192.47 $1,197 -1.01
648 value added 648 17 196.00 $196.00 $1,270 —
650–692 671 4 186.00–189.00 $187.55 $1,258 +4.05
709–716 712 17 176.00–179.00 $178.14 $1,268 —
715 value added 715 36 185.00 $185.00 $1,323 —
797 797 3 168.00 $168.00 $1,339 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 187.50 $187.50 $651 —
448 448 4 179.00 $179.00 $802 +5.00
515–516 515 23 160.00 $160.00 $824 +0.96
568 568 9 150.00 $150.00 $852 -25.50
600 600 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,020 +5.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
516 value added 516 26 189.00 $189.00 $975 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 3 201.00 $201.00 $589 —
348 348 3 190.00 $190.00 $661 —
458 458 3 185.00 $185.00 $847 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
702 702 6 150.50 $150.50 $1,057 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 170.00 $170.00 $581 -11.00
402–432 414 5 164.00–178.00 $169.84 $703 —
460–464 463 6 171.00–180.00 $173.98 $806 +0.04
502–542 532 101 162.00–180.00 $176.35 $938 +6.94
551–564 value added 560 43 169.00–174.00 $172.63 $967 —
551–598 573 31 155.00–171.00 $161.71 $927 +4.13
600–639 620 8 157.00–174.00 $165.77 $1,028 +4.96
649 value added 649 33 175.00 $175.00 $1,136 —
664–684 670 18 159.00–160.00 $159.72 $1,070 —
738 value added 738 24 170.00 $170.00 $1,255 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461–492 479 20 186.00–191.00 $187.27 $897 +8.63
500–548 526 22 176.00–182.00 $179.18 $942 +4.18
550–568 554 42 170.00–180.00 $172.47 $955 +4.83
579 value added 579 9 176.00 $176.00 $1,019 —
580 580 5 184.00 $184.00 $1,067 +16.36
606–649 624 24 166.00–175.00 $168.99 $1,054 —
642 642 10 176.00 $176.00 $1,130 —
659 value added 659 7 170.00 $170.00 $1,120 —
683 683 3 174.00 $174.00 $1,188 —
670–695 686 7 166.00–168.00 $167.14 $1,147 —
715 715 34 170.00 $170.00 $1,216 —
768 768 10 164.00 $164.00 $1,260 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–438 423 5 157.50–165.00 $160.61 $679 —
516 516 4 142.50 $142.50 $735 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 5 141.50 $141.50 $941 +11.50
700 700 3 154.00 $154.00 $1,078 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
589 589 6 141.50 $141.50 $833 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–395 379 6 166.00–200.00 $183.72 $696 -28.28
406–418 411 8 165.00–183.00 $172.35 $708 -18.46
507–514 511 7 160.00–165.00 $162.87 $832 -6.10
570–575 573 4 157.00 $157.00 $900 +1.05
710 710 5 140.00 $140.00 $994 -1.01
913 913 3 113.50 $113.50 $1,036 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $445 —
900–1005 976 85-90% 4 83.50–86.50 $84.70 $827 +24.56
920–1122 1029 85-90% 5 62.50–71.50 $69.80 $718 +0.93
900–1295 1088 85-90% 10 73.50–83.00 $77.54 $844 -0.08
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1195 1150 80-85% 6 82.00–88.50 $84.80 $975 —
1105–1355 1248 80-85% 6 89.50–95.00 $92.54 $1,155 +6.81
1365 1365 80-85% 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,092 +8.65
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1437–1765 1519 75-80% 4 87.50–89.00 $87.94 $1,336 —
1445–1855 1619 75-80% 4 89.50–98.50 $94.89 $1,536 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–2000 1805 4 113.50–119.00 $116.81 $2,108 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835 835 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 98.00 $98.00 $818

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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.