Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 4, 2023

1,127 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.90/cwt -5.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,106/hd at 479 lb · 58 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $229.19/cwt -11.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,306/hd at 570 lb · 55 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $251.01/cwt +7.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,180/hd at 470 lb · 51 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,127 1,368 823
Feeder cattle 944 1,178 673
Slaughter cattle 163 140 140
Replacement cattle 20 50 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 475 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower following last weeks sharp advance, over 475 lbs 2.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good. Supply moderate. Several consignments of good quality new crop calves this week. The feeder market continues to gain strength with very tight numbers and fed cattle prices near historic highs. Meanwhile cattle futures are slipping so far this week with oil production cuts bringing talk of recession and energy inflation back to the forefront.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 312 5 272.00–273.00 $272.58 $850 +32.58
358–384 374 10 256.00–258.00 $257.62 $963 -5.16
410–448 426 6 267.00–273.00 $269.91 $1,150 +3.17
429 429 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,094 -11.74
454–482 469 31 232.00–255.50 $248.95 $1,168 +26.79
467–485 472 20 245.00–257.50 $254.21 $1,200 +32.05
504–538 522 33 232.00–259.00 $241.91 $1,263 -4.12
542–547 unweaned 546 15 222.00–228.00 $226.81 $1,238 —
556 556 7 223.00 $223.00 $1,240 -18.06
554–580 unweaned 568 36 220.00–231.00 $228.79 $1,300 —
565–596 583 12 233.00–235.50 $234.01 $1,364 -7.05
600 unweaned 600 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,260 —
603–620 610 5 222.00–226.00 $224.37 $1,369 +7.17
650–695 672 27 202.00–216.00 $211.14 $1,419 +2.14
678 unweaned 678 5 184.00 $184.00 $1,248 —
695 695 4 194.00 $194.00 $1,348 -15.00
723 723 3 195.50 $195.50 $1,413 —
751 751 31 191.75 $191.75 $1,440 +6.78
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–325 313 7 240.00–263.00 $255.90 $801 —
352–380 366 8 232.00–245.00 $236.15 $864 -7.40
412–445 436 18 235.00–241.50 $239.32 $1,043 -4.09
463 463 3 217.00 $217.00 $1,005 —
466–495 480 19 225.00–241.50 $233.00 $1,118 —
540–547 543 10 226.00–231.00 $228.69 $1,242 —
552–565 558 9 229.00–234.00 $231.25 $1,290 +20.10
615–636 631 19 210.00–220.00 $212.72 $1,342 +1.72
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 4 210.00 $210.00 $806 —
488 488 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,074 —
602 602 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,264 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 220.00 $220.00 $968 —
537 537 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,128 —
703 703 3 174.50 $174.50 $1,227 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531 531 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,062 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 220.00 $220.00 $700 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–325 323 6 225.00–227.00 $225.66 $729 —
368–398 382 8 232.00–238.00 $235.45 $899 +0.35
408–446 422 23 227.00–236.00 $233.57 $986 -9.25
416–432 423 15 223.00–231.00 $228.09 $965 -14.73
451–498 479 58 225.00–234.50 $230.90 $1,106 -5.12
500–525 unweaned 509 13 211.00–228.00 $221.12 $1,126 —
500–525 513 4 215.00–230.00 $222.68 $1,142 +2.91
544 544 5 217.00 $217.00 $1,180 +7.00
553–575 561 18 214.00–224.00 $220.75 $1,238 +2.25
600–625 613 7 197.00–205.00 $201.22 $1,233 +9.95
600–630 unweaned 617 13 183.00–204.00 $193.58 $1,194 —
682 682 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,228 -6.00
722 722 3 175.50 $175.50 $1,267 +1.77
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332–342 336 8 200.00–210.00 $203.82 $685 —
355–390 375 23 215.00–230.00 $220.83 $828 +3.84
410–438 419 21 215.00–228.00 $224.57 $941 -3.41
450–490 484 13 205.00–234.00 $219.67 $1,063 +0.82
553–596 582 14 202.00–212.00 $204.60 $1,191 +16.17
615 thin fleshed 615 17 205.50 $205.50 $1,264 —
691 thin fleshed 691 9 179.00 $179.00 $1,237 —
845 845 7 165.00 $165.00 $1,394 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 12 223.00 $223.00 $1,104 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 6 204.00 $204.00 $828 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–492 472 10 200.00–234.00 $216.88 $1,024 —
500–525 513 6 197.00–213.00 $203.87 $1,046 —
554–580 560 9 189.00–195.00 $192.76 $1,079 +17.80
620–645 627 5 178.00–179.00 $178.60 $1,120 +9.20
805–815 810 4 135.00–148.00 $141.46 $1,146 —
860–882 873 5 140.00–144.00 $142.42 $1,243 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1430 1262 80-85% 29 90.50–97.00 $93.69 $1,182 —
1170–1560 1293 80-85% 11 98.50–106.00 $101.01 $1,306 —
1190–1490 1405 80-85% 9 83.00–89.00 $86.01 $1,208 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1250 1066 85-90% 13 69.50–80.00 $74.40 $793 -9.04
985–1260 1082 85-90% 15 80.50–88.00 $85.31 $923 +1.87
990–1160 1086 85-90% 5 89.00–94.00 $92.41 $1,004 +8.97
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1640 1448 75-80% 4 93.00–97.50 $95.08 $1,377 —
1570 1570 75-80% 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,460 -3.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1795 1640 5 85.00–108.00 $99.24 $1,628 —
1465–2000 1702 6 108.00–122.00 $114.58 $1,950 —
1755 1755 1 124.00 $124.00 $2,176 +4.93

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 101.00 $101.00 $853

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1325 1103 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,175.00–1,425.00 $1,269.31

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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.