Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 6, 2022

2,840 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.38/cwt +1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $953/hd at 573 lb · 182 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $187.74/cwt +4.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,085/hd at 578 lb · 173 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.59/cwt -5.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,012/hd at 622 lb · 151 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,840	2,651	2,102
Feeder cattle	2,640	2,161	1,881
Slaughter cattle	200	440	221
Replacement cattle	—	50	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers under 500 lbs 6.00-10.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower.. Demand good to very good. Supply heavy. Lots of feeders moving and several nice consignments again this week with especially strong demand for the light steers. Cattle futures were lower Tuesday due to concern about big losses in beef cutout values so far this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	328	12	225.00–235.00	$229.40	$752	—
355–398	382	18	220.00–235.00	$229.14	$875	+15.22
400–444	430	47	208.00–232.00	$223.39	$961	+16.80
451–492	466	67	199.00–220.00	$211.05	$983	+9.40
510 value added	510	9	211.00	$211.00	$1,076	+5.89
510–549	538	60	180.00–205.00	$192.43	$1,035	-4.06
550–588	570	78	180.50–196.50	$188.84	$1,076	+18.84
551–599 value added	584	86	183.00–194.00	$189.13	$1,105	+7.63
592 unweaned	592	9	165.00	$165.00	$977	-2.50
604 value added	604	14	185.00	$185.00	$1,117	+9.00
628	628	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,036	-10.03
600–643	629	95	174.50–181.50	$178.39	$1,122	+3.36
651–699	668	89	169.00–183.50	$175.64	$1,173	+4.11
668 unweaned	668	6	150.00	$150.00	$1,002	-5.87
667–672 value added	669	26	172.50–174.00	$173.30	$1,159	+0.30
705 unweaned	705	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,093	-1.00
711–719	714	14	159.00–165.00	$162.71	$1,162	-8.51
710–720	716	9	168.50–171.50	$170.18	$1,218	-1.04
716 value added	716	35	175.00	$175.00	$1,253	+0.83
755–795	776	43	165.50–175.00	$173.14	$1,344	+19.14
820	820	3	161.00	$161.00	$1,320	-2.25
838–845	842	4	164.50–165.00	$164.75	$1,387	+1.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	329	6	209.00–213.00	$210.95	$694	—
350–392	368	14	200.00–213.00	$205.47	$756	+6.34
402–445	424	25	192.50–222.00	$206.47	$875	+16.47
452–498	480	38	185.00–213.00	$196.58	$944	+11.99
508–546	533	22	172.50–184.00	$175.26	$934	-8.92
554–597	577	58	167.50–188.00	$174.53	$1,007	+3.71
605 unweaned	605	3	150.00	$150.00	$908	—
605–636	621	20	165.00–170.00	$167.53	$1,040	-1.49
658 thin fleshed	658	12	179.00	$179.00	$1,178	—
665–683	677	19	165.00–172.00	$168.64	$1,142	+1.00
739	739	4	164.00	$164.00	$1,212	—
788	788	6	164.50	$164.50	$1,296	—
801	801	67	169.00	$169.00	$1,354	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	4	200.00	$200.00	$672	—
531–548	533	14	170.00	$170.00	$906	—
727	727	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,163	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
523	523	3	170.00	$170.00	$889	—
555–599	573	10	155.50–165.00	$161.02	$923	-5.48

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342–345	344	4	189.00–194.00	$191.51	$659	+4.36
380–395	392	19	182.50–190.00	$184.29	$722	+4.13
410–448	427	24	173.00–184.00	$179.62	$767	-2.48
454–488	465	56	167.00–180.00	$173.57	$807	-0.53
475–497 value added	488	21	172.00–173.00	$172.58	$842	—
519 unweaned	519	7	155.00	$155.00	$804	—
500–549	526	107	162.00–174.00	$166.96	$878	-4.70
554–595	572	149	158.00–172.00	$167.25	$957	+2.59
560–598	573	14	150.00–155.00	$153.51	$880	-11.15
581 value added	581	19	169.00	$169.00	$982	-0.50
614 value added	614	19	166.50	$166.50	$1,022	-4.34
600–628	618	84	158.00–165.50	$161.92	$1,001	-5.81
612–645	633	23	150.00–157.00	$153.73	$973	-14.00
634	634	25	170.00	$170.00	$1,078	+2.27
651–660	652	26	160.00–167.50	$165.88	$1,082	+1.61
657–660 unweaned	659	6	140.00	$140.00	$923	-14.99
700	700	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,015	-17.35
720	720	5	158.00	$158.00	$1,138	-4.35

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–343	331	13	175.00–186.00	$180.72	$598	+4.72
360–392	386	14	165.00–177.00	$171.68	$663	-6.32
409–440	424	33	160.00–181.00	$170.31	$722	+0.92
450–498	477	80	160.00–170.00	$166.11	$792	-0.77
488 value added	488	10	169.00	$169.00	$825	—
502–549	524	58	159.00–167.00	$162.64	$852	-0.85
552–597	568	41	150.00–161.00	$154.74	$879	-3.29
600–640	631	21	152.00–158.00	$156.44	$987	—
674–697	688	10	154.00–158.00	$155.57	$1,070	-0.76
707	707	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,060	—
747	747	3	141.00	$141.00	$1,053	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432	432	6	170.00	$170.00	$734	+24.48
493	493	3	160.00	$160.00	$789	—
530	530	3	150.00	$150.00	$795	-1.83

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	4	102.00	$102.00	$382	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–430	423	9	180.00–210.00	$188.60	$798	—
450–498	486	25	154.00–184.00	$175.51	$853	—
511–540	522	11	151.00–169.00	$162.51	$848	+2.76
575–584	581	8	140.00–145.00	$143.25	$832	-2.66
605–648	631	6	130.00–141.00	$136.91	$864	—
740–748	745	5	131.00–137.00	$134.62	$1,003	+7.58

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
431	431	4	150.00	$150.00	$646	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
574	574	4	134.00	$134.00	$769	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970	970	85-90%	1	36.00	$36.00	$349	-15.73
920–1045	987	85-90%	9	41.00–54.00	$49.04	$484	-2.69
990–1232	1121	85-90%	25	54.00–62.00	$57.16	$641	-2.58

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1335	1252	80-85%	18	65.00–72.00	$68.12	$853	—
1175–1420	1298	80-85%	2	59.00–62.00	$60.64	$787	-5.75
1355–1600	1478	80-85%	3	73.00–75.00	$73.85	$1,092	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1510	1457	75-80%	10	67.00–73.50	$69.17	$1,008	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1670	1670	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,403	-7.54
1400–1990	1690	5	88.00–98.50	$93.91	$1,587	+2.37

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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.