Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 23, 2023

1,969 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $266.45/cwt +2.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,393/hd at 523 lb · 183 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $262.06/cwt -0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,221/hd at 466 lb · 111 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.49/cwt +14.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,125/hd at 468 lb · 106 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,969 1,585 1,515
Feeder cattle 1,744 1,356 1,307
Slaughter cattle 155 229 198
Replacement cattle 70 — 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers steady. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 6.00-10.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Supply heavy. Mixed news for the cattle as the feedlot trade has firmed a bit while futures are wanting to drift lower this week and corn has bounced off of recent lows. Feeder offering was highlighted by a good consignment of Red Angus cattle which included 100 head of 522 lb steers at 270.00.cwt.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–386 370 22 267.50–293.00 $278.98 $1,032 —
405–442 436 46 260.00–276.00 $271.47 $1,184 +1.74
453–480 465 95 256.00–270.00 $263.32 $1,224 -3.80
466 unweaned 466 10 258.50 $258.50 $1,205 —
470–490 483 6 244.00–250.00 $248.06 $1,198 -1.58
505 505 3 259.00 $259.00 $1,308 -5.19
502–535 unweaned 512 15 253.00–257.00 $254.73 $1,304 —
505–534 524 165 255.00–270.00 $267.65 $1,402 +3.46
554 554 38 250.00 $250.00 $1,385 +4.00
572–591 unweaned 580 20 236.00–243.00 $240.11 $1,393 -3.77
589 589 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,361 -15.00
605–631 unweaned 613 26 204.00–229.00 $219.53 $1,346 —
611–626 621 21 234.00–240.00 $238.03 $1,478 +21.03
650–660 654 7 217.50–228.00 $223.46 $1,461 +2.99
762 unweaned 762 4 184.00 $184.00 $1,402 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 3 270.00 $270.00 $791 —
310–325 318 8 267.50–269.00 $268.23 $853 +13.23
355–388 377 12 260.00–265.00 $262.15 $988 +3.14
405–438 423 21 259.00–267.50 $261.29 $1,105 +16.29
456–498 471 19 245.00–264.00 $257.00 $1,210 +8.53
500–543 519 27 240.00–260.00 $248.61 $1,290 -2.34
550–598 574 22 223.00–244.00 $231.51 $1,329 -5.91
608–620 613 7 220.00–234.00 $227.38 $1,394 —
751 751 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,464 —
824 824 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,524 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,028 -11.00
671 671 7 191.00 $191.00 $1,282 —
932 932 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,398 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 226.00 $226.00 $843 —
592 592 4 168.00 $168.00 $995 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 4 159.00 $159.00 $1,169 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 3 189.00 $189.00 $1,332 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 225.00 $225.00 $828 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–399 378 29 240.00–244.50 $241.81 $914 —
422–442 426 51 240.50–247.00 $245.48 $1,046 +7.66
450–493 468 106 233.00–244.50 $240.49 $1,125 +12.86
508–521 unweaned 515 7 232.00–233.00 $232.42 $1,197 —
504–542 523 58 219.00–237.00 $232.67 $1,217 +2.04
531 531 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,115 -4.30
552–584 unweaned 570 19 200.00–216.00 $212.69 $1,212 —
564–589 583 22 228.50–229.00 $228.89 $1,334 +18.89
600–608 unweaned 605 5 203.00–205.00 $204.21 $1,235 —
662–665 unweaned 664 6 180.00–190.00 $185.01 $1,228 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 284 8 215.00 $215.00 $611 —
318–335 327 13 225.00–233.50 $231.34 $756 —
355–394 374 30 225.00–243.00 $232.73 $870 +1.95
415–445 428 32 228.00–243.50 $235.69 $1,009 +5.88
458–485 471 10 220.00–232.50 $227.30 $1,071 +11.58
500–535 513 29 216.00–231.50 $225.05 $1,155 +6.33
530 unweaned 530 3 202.00 $202.00 $1,071 —
553–568 558 42 208.00–219.00 $210.80 $1,176 -4.79
611–632 620 7 189.00–206.00 $196.43 $1,218 -6.35
631 631 4 191.00 $191.00 $1,205 -11.78
600–649 635 44 194.00–212.50 $207.11 $1,315 +4.33
651–687 679 61 192.00–195.00 $193.99 $1,317 +1.49
739 739 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,404 +10.00
760 760 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,292 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 3 210.00 $210.00 $976 —
514–520 518 12 200.00–210.00 $206.69 $1,071 —
580 580 2 189.00 $189.00 $1,096 -10.34
872 872 7 140.00 $140.00 $1,221 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 222.50 $222.50 $756 —
382–392 388 5 200.00–217.50 $210.61 $817 —
450–460 456 5 200.00–210.00 $203.95 $930 —
510–545 528 4 205.00–210.00 $207.58 $1,096 —
610 610 4 192.50 $192.50 $1,174 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
603 603 3 202.50 $202.50 $1,221 -2.50
655 655 3 184.00 $184.00 $1,205 —
727 727 5 186.00 $186.00 $1,352 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 unweaned 486 5 200.00 $200.00 $972 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–470 465 4 245.00–250.00 $247.53 $1,151 +17.75
510–548 537 7 210.00–225.00 $214.07 $1,150 —
575–581 579 6 204.00–218.00 $213.37 $1,235 +4.11
655–675 665 4 175.00–176.00 $175.49 $1,167 —
713 713 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,141 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 7 200.00 $200.00 $842 —
450 450 6 200.00 $200.00 $900 —
507 507 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,014 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–968 937 85-90% 4 59.00–69.00 $65.80 $617 —
850–1102 988 85-90% 19 70.50–85.00 $78.36 $774 —
898–1225 1049 85-90% 26 87.00–96.00 $89.06 $934 —
1080–1170 1119 85-90% 7 99.00–102.00 $99.77 $1,116 +8.77
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1420 1408 75-80% 2 106.00–110.00 $107.98 $1,520 —
1365–1565 1446 75-80% 24 97.50–105.50 $102.82 $1,487 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 80-85% 1 91.50 $91.50 $1,029 —
1105–1300 1220 80-85% 3 109.00–115.00 $112.12 $1,368 —
1150–1455 1275 80-85% 21 95.00–105.00 $98.88 $1,261 +5.58

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515 1515 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,666 —
1450–2125 1638 9 116.00–126.00 $121.06 $1,983 —
1575–2150 1800 4 133.00–137.00 $134.52 $2,421 +5.05

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
775–872 810 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 12 120.00–130.00 $125.30 $1,015

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
869–1328 1044 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 36 1,100.00–1,400.00 $1,256.59

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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.