Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 23, 2022

814 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $205.89/cwt +3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,193/hd at 580 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $195.33/cwt +12.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,109/hd at 568 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $206.77/cwt +3.70 vs last sale · ≈ $986/hd at 477 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 814 1,028 462
Feeder cattle 644 890 392
Slaughter cattle 100 118 65
Replacement cattle 70 20 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers 2.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good to very good. Supply light. A stout feeder trade ignored the futures price action for the most part as estimates of a shrinking crop sent corn contracts sharply higher Tuesday and pushed feeder futures around 200 points lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 4 226.00–230.00 $228.03 $741 —
359 359 7 226.00 $226.00 $811 —
433–442 438 6 217.00–226.00 $221.45 $970 +10.45
474–480 476 13 204.50–207.50 $205.65 $979 -6.25
512–517 514 9 208.00–215.00 $212.21 $1,091 -2.07
542 542 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,111 +7.44
552–585 577 18 204.00–212.50 $209.59 $1,209 +5.06
585–592 589 5 189.00–198.00 $192.57 $1,134 -11.96
602–646 630 12 200.00–211.50 $205.29 $1,293 +9.39
656–676 670 14 199.50 $199.50 $1,337 +7.65
716 716 8 180.00 $180.00 $1,289 -3.00
779 779 9 188.00 $188.00 $1,465 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 358 4 210.00–221.00 $215.54 $772 +4.77
417–425 420 5 208.00 $208.00 $874 +0.55
500–542 528 7 203.00–210.00 $206.38 $1,090 +10.68
560–598 579 16 183.00–207.00 $194.71 $1,127 +1.56
660–685 668 6 177.00–191.00 $186.22 $1,244 —
745 745 6 167.00 $167.00 $1,244 —
789 789 7 170.75 $170.75 $1,347 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–741 735 7 165.00–166.00 $165.72 $1,218 +25.22
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 549 4 188.00 $188.00 $1,032 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
571 571 4 169.00 $169.00 $965 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 380 7 200.00–210.00 $205.02 $779 —
416–445 434 15 202.00–209.00 $206.38 $896 —
465–493 477 18 206.00–208.00 $206.77 $986 +3.70
535–549 541 11 194.00–204.00 $199.41 $1,079 +8.41
553–587 568 20 190.00–200.00 $195.33 $1,109 +12.27
618–642 632 11 180.00–188.00 $183.55 $1,160 +7.89
668 668 8 181.50 $181.50 $1,212 —
893 893 3 138.00 $138.00 $1,232 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–338 325 6 196.00–204.00 $199.62 $649 +12.69
415–435 423 6 204.00–206.00 $204.66 $866 +16.31
468–480 472 10 192.00–197.00 $195.47 $923 +3.73
510–540 524 7 180.00–198.00 $191.42 $1,003 +7.08
586 586 6 187.00 $187.00 $1,096 +9.71
608 unweaned 608 4 168.00 $168.00 $1,021 +23.00
618–637 628 11 169.00–181.00 $173.57 $1,090 —
655–677 669 8 146.50–160.00 $150.75 $1,009 —
720 720 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,080 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
613 613 6 186.00 $186.00 $1,140 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 4 184.00 $184.00 $701 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–442 427 6 170.00–207.00 $194.21 $829 -6.81
487–498 493 6 180.00–185.00 $182.47 $900 -0.78
560–562 561 5 174.00–177.00 $175.20 $983 +11.27
650–690 670 5 144.00–160.00 $148.68 $996 -3.08
750–795 775 6 136.00–140.00 $137.29 $1,064 -0.08

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1030 933 85-90% 2 61.00–70.00 $65.97 $616 —
965 965 85-90% 1 82.00 $82.00 $791 —
1035 1035 85-90% 2 50.00 $50.00 $518 -18.02
925–1205 1064 85-90% 17 72.50–80.00 $75.68 $805 +0.27
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1355 1192 80-85% 7 89.00–94.50 $91.21 $1,087 —
1100–1340 1247 80-85% 13 82.50–89.50 $86.05 $1,073 —
1290 1290 80-85% 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,032 +0.85
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1750 1561 75-80% 4 86.00–89.50 $87.87 $1,372 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640–1760 1700 2 89.50–94.00 $91.83 $1,561 —
1640–2085 1781 8 104.00–113.00 $109.56 $1,951 +4.20
1795–2195 2003 4 116.00–125.00 $121.09 $2,425 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,325.00 $1,325.00
1315–1454 1400 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 1,210.00–1,325.00 $1,298.92

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1110–1425 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 1,875.00–2,075.00 $1,994.64 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1000 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,275.00–1,560.00 $1,439.00 —

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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.