Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 18, 2023

1,730 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $268.11/cwt +31.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,403/hd at 523 lb · 117 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $254.51/cwt +18.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,451/hd at 570 lb · 112 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $272.95/cwt +10.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,273/hd at 466 lb · 89 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,730 1,354 987
Feeder cattle 1,552 1,062 772
Slaughter cattle 153 252 195
Replacement cattle 25 40 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Demand very good. Supply moderate. 'Nice feeder offering with some high quality weaned calves in the mix. The cattle market remains very bullish with the average fed steer price reaching 180.00/cwt last week while the latest feeder index shows an advance of 13.00/cwt over the past week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 3 280.00 $280.00 $874 +12.64
355–380 369 21 266.00–290.00 $275.49 $1,017 +6.99
408 unweaned 408 6 260.00 $260.00 $1,061 —
405–442 422 24 269.00–280.00 $272.05 $1,148 +14.05
454–481 465 20 262.00–280.00 $267.59 $1,244 +3.55
450–488 value added 466 62 273.00–279.00 $276.36 $1,288 —
472 unweaned 472 7 258.00 $258.00 $1,218 —
500–548 523 71 252.00–273.00 $263.64 $1,379 +14.32
524 value added 524 46 275.00 $275.00 $1,441 —
551–597 568 72 240.00–267.00 $254.96 $1,448 +6.23
568 value added 568 28 264.00 $264.00 $1,500 —
584–596 588 12 229.00–230.00 $229.66 $1,350 -19.07
605 value added 605 12 248.50 $248.50 $1,503 —
605–646 624 39 220.00–248.00 $240.18 $1,499 +9.21
651–691 655 39 221.50–226.00 $225.51 $1,477 +19.59
680–682 681 7 190.00–210.00 $195.70 $1,333 -10.22
762–790 781 9 185.00–190.00 $188.37 $1,471 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 4 260.00–275.00 $267.70 $758 —
320 320 3 278.00 $278.00 $890 +32.26
363–373 368 4 245.00–265.00 $255.14 $939 -0.59
425–446 437 24 250.00–271.00 $261.22 $1,142 +6.21
455–495 482 22 246.00–258.50 $255.14 $1,230 +2.42
508–545 517 17 240.00–246.00 $244.50 $1,264 +3.13
585–589 589 18 225.00–234.00 $225.99 $1,331 -13.10
605–632 625 14 210.00–225.00 $220.78 $1,380 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–441 439 11 235.00–235.50 $235.36 $1,033 +14.08
455 455 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,092 +13.72
508 508 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,067 —
696 696 7 186.00 $186.00 $1,295 —
699 value added 699 13 183.00 $183.00 $1,279 —
707 707 3 194.50 $194.50 $1,375 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 242 5 230.00 $230.00 $557 —
295 295 4 230.00 $230.00 $678 —
307–348 327 17 235.00–256.00 $248.39 $812 +3.70
362–392 376 24 245.00–255.00 $251.18 $944 +6.88
413–448 426 33 240.00–255.00 $250.12 $1,066 +8.83
455–495 479 23 235.00–246.00 $240.45 $1,152 +7.45
492 492 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,107 -8.00
500 value added 500 35 241.50 $241.50 $1,208 —
500–537 522 18 230.00–239.00 $233.62 $1,219 +7.25
562 value added 562 6 231.00 $231.00 $1,298 —
565 565 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,186 -18.67
551–598 573 42 220.00–236.00 $225.19 $1,290 -3.48
605–637 623 19 215.00–223.00 $219.74 $1,369 +2.53
652–695 670 7 194.00–195.00 $194.44 $1,303 —
727–733 730 10 180.00–188.00 $183.98 $1,343 -1.02
810–844 829 7 153.50–160.00 $156.22 $1,295 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273–282 278 6 225.00–228.00 $226.52 $630 —
312–348 329 16 215.00–242.00 $232.46 $765 +8.49
352–372 362 19 220.00–230.00 $223.70 $810 -11.11
412–448 431 27 217.50–240.00 $229.60 $990 -1.40
452–492 480 18 210.00–235.00 $225.04 $1,080 -3.22
501–543 529 27 200.00–233.00 $217.66 $1,151 -4.90
556 556 4 204.00 $204.00 $1,134 +9.00
550–578 563 25 208.00–217.00 $213.69 $1,203 +18.69
643–644 644 11 185.00–190.00 $186.36 $1,200 -11.63
680 680 5 183.00 $183.00 $1,244 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–441 431 6 200.00–208.00 $202.55 $873 +6.82
517–520 518 10 185.00–200.00 $189.52 $982 +9.52
617 617 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,018 —
678 value added 678 9 173.00 $173.00 $1,173 —
700–729 719 6 160.00–162.00 $161.35 $1,160 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 8 235.00 $235.00 $1,119 —
547 547 13 225.00 $225.00 $1,231 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–341 333 9 280.00–285.00 $282.73 $941 —
352–388 359 24 252.50–272.50 $266.98 $958 —
408–448 436 18 225.00–273.00 $247.22 $1,078 —
469 thin fleshed 469 8 267.50 $267.50 $1,255 —
455–480 472 27 220.00–247.00 $234.92 $1,109 +31.35
512–532 520 7 191.00–220.00 $206.89 $1,076 -3.00
565–580 573 4 203.00–210.00 $206.45 $1,183 —
670–675 673 4 175.00–176.00 $175.50 $1,181 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 3 169.00 $169.00 $732 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–860 813 85-90% 2 60.00–66.00 $63.18 $514 —
815–1040 946 85-90% 18 68.00–79.50 $75.12 $711 —
970–1188 1082 85-90% 25 80.00–87.50 $84.68 $916 -0.76
1040–1103 1087 85-90% 4 88.50–89.50 $88.74 $965 +3.30
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1270 1228 80-85% 3 99.00–103.50 $101.26 $1,243 —
1230–1340 1263 80-85% 4 86.00–90.00 $87.79 $1,109 —
1180–1320 1274 80-85% 10 90.00–96.50 $92.36 $1,177 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1344–1448 1386 75-80% 8 97.00–99.00 $98.03 $1,359 —
1492 1492 75-80% 4 101.00 $101.00 $1,507 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430 1430 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,516 —
1460–1980 1753 6 110.00–118.00 $114.72 $2,011 —
1815–1950 1883 2 100.00–106.50 $103.13 $1,942 —
2090 2090 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,717 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
792 792 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 119.00 $119.00 $942

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995–1220 1062 Young (2-4 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 5 1,200.00–1,475.00 $1,285.67

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
825 825 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —

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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.