Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 29, 2022

2,651 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.53/cwt +4.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,062/hd at 630 lb · 221 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $169.76/cwt +1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,240/hd at 730 lb · 132 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $173.44/cwt -5.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,076/hd at 621 lb · 124 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,651 1,633 2,221
Feeder cattle 2,161 1,490 2,020
Slaughter cattle 440 124 181
Replacement cattle 50 19 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 600 lbs 2.00-7.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good. Supply heavy. Large post-Thanksgiving run which is often the case if the weather allows with several nice consignments throughout the offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 366 15 200.00–224.00 $213.92 $783 —
408–447 430 45 195.00–218.00 $206.59 $888 +11.59
455–496 476 45 189.00–209.00 $201.65 $960 —
504–506 value added 505 17 203.00–207.50 $205.11 $1,036 —
500–538 519 46 189.00–207.50 $196.49 $1,020 +10.73
550–596 567 59 180.50–192.50 $186.95 $1,060 +2.85
570 570 4 170.00 $170.00 $969 -14.10
581 value added 581 7 181.50 $181.50 $1,055 -4.50
582 582 15 175.00 $175.00 $1,018 -9.10
591 unweaned 591 4 167.50 $167.50 $990 —
614–644 617 99 170.00–183.50 $175.03 $1,080 -4.51
632 value added 632 13 176.00 $176.00 $1,112 +1.00
623–641 unweaned 637 12 150.00–160.00 $157.55 $1,004 —
654–669 unweaned 665 24 150.00–160.00 $155.87 $1,037 —
650–687 678 39 168.00–173.00 $171.53 $1,163 -6.56
678 value added 678 28 173.00 $173.00 $1,173 +3.50
710–727 value added 714 48 170.25–177.00 $174.17 $1,244 +6.17
717–742 unweaned 733 22 156.00 $156.00 $1,143 —
705–747 742 62 164.50–172.50 $171.22 $1,270 +1.72
772 772 3 167.50 $167.50 $1,293 —
777 777 3 154.00 $154.00 $1,197 —
782 unweaned 782 6 159.00 $159.00 $1,243 —
794 value added 794 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,350 —
811 811 4 163.25 $163.25 $1,324 +5.67
865 865 8 163.50 $163.50 $1,414 +0.50
970 value added 970 24 160.00 $160.00 $1,552 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–383 379 14 192.00–206.00 $199.13 $755 —
430 430 3 190.00 $190.00 $817 +2.85
465–490 475 6 180.00–189.00 $184.59 $877 +6.59
500–529 514 38 173.50–192.00 $184.18 $947 +5.57
562–591 577 12 170.00–172.00 $170.82 $986 -4.11
600–613 605 36 165.00–172.00 $169.02 $1,023 +5.19
661–687 674 28 164.50–169.00 $167.64 $1,130 -0.49
745 value added 745 18 171.00 $171.00 $1,274 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 3 169.00 $169.00 $926 —
743 unweaned 743 8 145.00 $145.00 $1,077 —
870 870 5 151.00 $151.00 $1,314 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 3 175.00 $175.00 $796 +10.00
554 554 11 166.50 $166.50 $922 +3.19
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 4 170.00 $170.00 $767 —
584 584 4 160.00 $160.00 $934 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 336 10 185.00–191.00 $187.15 $629 —
350–363 360 8 177.00–190.00 $180.16 $649 —
425–445 432 17 180.00–185.00 $182.10 $787 —
434 434 6 175.00 $175.00 $760 —
458–496 475 27 168.00–178.50 $174.10 $827 -1.02
490–491 491 6 165.00–167.00 $166.33 $817 -8.79
500–546 527 86 166.00–175.50 $171.66 $905 -0.36
533–545 540 7 161.00–167.00 $164.46 $888 -7.56
553–592 568 32 160.00–169.50 $164.66 $935 -0.70
577 value added 577 18 169.50 $169.50 $978 —
558–588 578 17 156.00–161.00 $159.31 $921 -6.05
600–641 620 127 164.00–172.00 $167.73 $1,040 +3.71
640 unweaned 640 8 156.00–157.00 $156.38 $1,001 —
622–646 value added 644 86 169.00–171.00 $170.84 $1,100 +7.65
650–669 value added 661 21 166.00–169.50 $167.48 $1,107 —
672–680 unweaned 674 8 152.00–156.00 $154.99 $1,045 —
655–687 678 15 163.00–166.00 $164.27 $1,114 +1.27
730 value added 730 9 164.50 $164.50 $1,201 +9.75
705–747 734 27 158.00–166.00 $162.35 $1,192 +7.00
787 787 3 154.00 $154.00 $1,212 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 176.00 $176.00 $595 +12.00
392 392 8 178.00 $178.00 $698 +15.22
414–443 432 17 168.00–171.00 $169.39 $732 +3.55
462–477 473 7 164.00–168.00 $166.88 $789 +3.29
512–548 525 17 156.00–169.00 $163.49 $858 +5.42
555–591 570 13 155.00–162.50 $158.03 $901 +2.97
605 unweaned 605 4 140.00 $140.00 $847 —
652–670 661 10 152.00–162.50 $156.33 $1,033 +3.60
750–782 766 4 150.00–160.00 $154.90 $1,187 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 6 169.00 $169.00 $639 +14.00
432–447 443 15 160.00–172.00 $163.12 $723 +18.12
463 463 3 150.00 $150.00 $694 +8.81
509–548 535 15 150.00–153.00 $152.05 $813 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
611 611 7 158.00 $158.00 $965 —
675 unweaned 675 5 125.00 $125.00 $844 —
762 762 6 143.00 $143.00 $1,090 —
1060 1060 5 128.00 $128.00 $1,357 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–448 432 8 145.00–146.00 $145.52 $629 —
525–548 539 7 148.00–154.00 $151.83 $818 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
623 623 7 134.00 $134.00 $835 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–533 519 10 135.00–169.00 $159.75 $829 +10.37
557–585 569 15 140.00–153.00 $145.91 $830 —
650–692 670 19 135.00–143.00 $138.79 $930 -8.03
710–730 720 4 124.00–130.00 $127.04 $915 —
785–790 788 4 128.00–131.00 $129.50 $1,020 —
813–818 815 5 126.00–129.00 $127.20 $1,037 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 7 157.00 $157.00 $604 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 4 156.00 $156.00 $736 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
794–970 833 85-90% 14 30.00–38.00 $32.81 $273 —
860–1125 978 85-90% 10 47.00–54.00 $51.73 $506 +3.03
1001–1225 1134 85-90% 53 55.00–63.00 $59.74 $677 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1470 1289 80-85% 51 64.00–71.00 $66.39 $856 -7.45
1410 1410 80-85% 2 63.00 $63.00 $888 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1383–1610 1431 75-80% 15 67.00–74.50 $71.43 $1,022 +2.18

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1880 1689 5 88.00–94.00 $91.54 $1,546 —
1515–1920 1735 3 77.00–82.00 $78.84 $1,368 —
2080 2080 1 110.00 $110.00 $2,288 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
957–1300 1132 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 850.00–1,035.00 $944.33

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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.