Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 3, 2023

789 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $173.75/cwt ≈ $1,418/hd at 816 lb · 59 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $174.39/cwt +12.22 vs last sale · ≈ $918/hd at 527 lb · 43 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $179.48/cwt +9.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,116/hd at 622 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	789	584	1,430
Feeder cattle	682	430	1,272
Slaughter cattle	107	154	158

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last trended sale three weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers mostly steady to firm except heifers 500-600 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 higher compared to two weeks ago. Demand good. Supply light. Fairly light offering to start the year with overnight rain and muddy conditions. Barring any black swans or economic meltdowns, supply/demand fundamentals look to be in the cow/calf producers favor in 2023 with fed cattle trading as high as 161.00 live last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–491	476	13	197.00–218.00	$204.20	$972	-5.44
485 value added	485	14	200.00	$200.00	$970	—
502–528	513	23	195.00–199.50	$196.51	$1,008	—
517	517	3	191.00	$191.00	$987	—
552	552	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,021	+13.28
579 value added	579	12	198.50	$198.50	$1,149	—
596	596	4	180.00	$180.00	$1,073	-3.09
608–638	622	38	175.00–184.00	$179.48	$1,116	—
658 value added	658	8	175.50	$175.50	$1,155	—
692–699	696	17	168.00–173.00	$170.41	$1,186	—
717	717	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,183	—
747	747	3	169.00	$169.00	$1,262	—
816 value added	816	59	173.75	$173.75	$1,418	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	3	209.00	$209.00	$936	+14.81
455–491	480	15	189.00–211.00	$197.37	$947	+6.42
500–549	534	13	175.00–190.00	$180.66	$965	—
612–627	618	16	167.50–176.00	$171.90	$1,062	-3.10

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	5	201.00	$201.00	$814	—
454–481	469	9	187.00–200.00	$194.41	$912	—
585	585	4	175.00	$175.00	$1,024	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	4	162.50	$162.50	$1,194	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
611	611	4	165.00	$165.00	$1,008	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	3	156.00	$156.00	$445	—
415–448	431	29	169.00–185.00	$176.68	$761	+15.64
458–482	463	19	170.00–181.00	$177.03	$820	+17.03
500	500	3	158.00	$158.00	$790	—
505–538	528	17	170.00–179.00	$172.91	$913	+10.74
502–549 value added	529	23	177.00–178.50	$177.62	$940	—
555–580	565	5	156.00–161.00	$158.05	$893	+0.16
554–584	570	21	167.00–173.50	$171.21	$976	+21.21
607–649	629	14	163.00–166.00	$164.47	$1,035	—
697	697	6	152.50	$152.50	$1,063	+2.00
915	915	4	145.50	$145.50	$1,331	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377–385	379	17	176.00–178.00	$177.41	$672	—
414–443	426	13	164.00–171.00	$166.92	$711	+8.88
457–493	479	8	164.00	$164.00	$786	+3.00
500–540	522	11	164.00–169.00	$167.32	$873	+9.54
580	580	12	160.00	$160.00	$928	—
600–635	618	13	152.00–160.00	$157.21	$972	+22.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–418	413	5	144.00–150.00	$147.65	$610	—
475	475	3	145.00	$145.00	$689	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
476	476	4	162.50	$162.50	$774	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382	382	3	182.00	$182.00	$695	-9.00
443	443	3	188.00	$188.00	$833	+11.18
505–545	523	11	148.00–179.00	$165.17	$864	+2.50
570–595	579	5	138.00–150.00	$144.37	$836	-5.63
610–648	629	4	144.00–156.00	$149.82	$942	+14.82

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1500	1304	80-85%	9	69.50–77.00	$73.19	$954	+2.64
1290–1430	1378	80-85%	3	57.50–70.50	$63.80	$879	-14.90
1378–1440	1403	80-85%	13	78.00–81.50	$79.22	$1,111	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830	830	85-90%	1	33.00	$33.00	$274	—
955–1190	1062	85-90%	5	48.00–63.50	$52.40	$556	-10.90
1090	1090	85-90%	1	73.00	$73.00	$796	+9.70
1015–1210	1121	85-90%	15	64.50–70.50	$66.90	$750	-3.71

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1530–1531	1531	75-80%	5	79.00–83.00	$79.80	$1,222	—
1475–1695	1594	75-80%	7	70.50–78.50	$73.66	$1,174	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1340	1328	2	88.50–89.50	$89.00	$1,182	—
1635–1925	1776	4	90.00–104.00	$94.51	$1,678	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2205	2205	1	95.00	$95.00	$2,095	—

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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.