Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 6, 2023

3,270 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $280.37/cwt +13.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,486/hd at 530 lb · 160 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $258.40/cwt +12.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,495/hd at 579 lb · 106 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $297.60/cwt +35.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,386/hd at 466 lb · 105 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,270 1,969 2,362
Feeder cattle 2,764 1,744 2,187
Slaughter cattle 506 155 175
Replacement cattle — 70 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers 10.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers 10.00-25.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand very good. Supply heavy. The week off combined with a higher market and very dry conditions gathered lots of cattle including several high quality consignments which saw producers well rewarded for their genetics and management. We may not have recognized it at the time but the modest strength seen in fed cattle prices the previous couple of weeks even with an undervalued June live contract on the packers side portended a late spring price spike that took flight last week with prices as high as 190.00/cwt in the north. Tuesday's large advance in cutout values makes further gains look possible with continued tight supplies and strong demand. The feeder world has followed suit in recalibrating prices with the CME feeder index gaining 11.00/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
365–395 374 22 300.00–318.00 $305.29 $1,142 +26.31
402–448 434 19 285.00–307.00 $295.03 $1,280 +23.56
450–479 value added 459 50 300.00–310.00 $305.48 $1,402 —
455–492 472 55 280.00–300.00 $290.44 $1,371 +27.12
500 unweaned 500 3 249.00 $249.00 $1,245 -5.73
500–549 526 101 262.00–290.00 $278.10 $1,463 +10.45
533–543 value added 539 56 281.50–292.00 $286.14 $1,542 —
553–594 577 85 255.00–287.50 $265.06 $1,529 +34.06
558–597 unweaned 585 21 230.00–232.00 $231.44 $1,354 -8.67
600–620 value added 610 21 263.00–269.00 $266.09 $1,623 —
602–648 629 65 246.00–258.00 $253.59 $1,595 +15.56
628–634 unweaned 631 7 230.00–242.00 $235.11 $1,484 +15.58
658 unweaned 658 6 227.50 $227.50 $1,497 —
663 value added 663 9 257.00 $257.00 $1,704 —
660–697 671 10 242.00–252.50 $245.27 $1,646 +21.81
677 677 7 237.00 $237.00 $1,604 +13.54
702–705 value added 703 51 253.00–254.50 $253.97 $1,785 —
707 unweaned 707 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,414 —
709–748 724 23 225.00–254.50 $245.93 $1,781 —
753–781 757 47 228.00–244.50 $240.10 $1,818 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–329 323 9 270.00–285.00 $280.18 $905 +11.95
372–398 388 6 287.50–295.00 $290.91 $1,129 +28.76
402–449 425 42 250.00–297.50 $275.75 $1,172 +14.46
452–497 474 31 250.00–283.00 $263.57 $1,249 +6.57
502–538 521 29 235.00–280.00 $259.01 $1,349 +10.40
557–580 571 13 230.00–250.00 $243.48 $1,390 +11.97
607–645 628 27 219.00–252.00 $236.36 $1,484 +8.98
676–690 682 7 220.00–232.00 $225.20 $1,536 —
722–740 727 13 222.50–241.00 $228.71 $1,663 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 375 9 250.00–262.50 $256.46 $962 +31.46
505–516 512 9 250.00–256.00 $251.97 $1,290 —
805 805 3 194.00 $194.00 $1,562 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–540 520 7 225.00–227.50 $226.11 $1,176 —
641 641 5 222.00 $222.00 $1,423 —
678 678 3 211.00 $211.00 $1,431 +20.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–525 519 7 228.00–255.00 $235.50 $1,222 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
646 646 4 188.00 $188.00 $1,214 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 value added 367 23 276.00 $276.00 $1,013 —
400–448 429 37 262.50–277.50 $269.07 $1,154 +23.59
470–481 value added 475 52 271.00–275.00 $271.83 $1,291 —
450–496 480 22 260.00–272.00 $266.21 $1,278 +25.72
485–490 unweaned 489 19 250.00–258.00 $256.75 $1,256 —
494 494 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,235 +9.51
504–528 value added 512 35 264.00–273.00 $269.30 $1,379 —
505–548 531 47 255.00–270.00 $262.06 $1,392 +52.06
543 543 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,303 +30.00
550–578 572 32 246.00–267.50 $252.41 $1,444 +23.52
568–588 value added 575 34 256.00–268.00 $262.82 $1,511 —
600–648 629 97 229.00–254.00 $245.35 $1,543 —
665 unweaned 665 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,530 +44.99
651–696 671 55 234.00–246.00 $241.06 $1,618 —
700–745 727 23 215.00–235.00 $226.56 $1,647 —
750 750 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,582 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–389 366 25 220.00–257.50 $238.88 $874 +6.15
401–447 427 72 237.50–267.50 $257.50 $1,100 +21.81
451–498 476 45 225.00–262.50 $244.29 $1,163 +16.99
500–535 511 69 220.00–257.50 $240.27 $1,228 +15.22
564–573 569 15 220.00–233.00 $226.12 $1,287 +15.32
668–686 678 7 210.00–220.00 $214.22 $1,452 +20.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–398 383 9 210.00–225.00 $218.30 $836 —
500–518 509 4 220.00–232.50 $226.36 $1,152 +19.67
572–589 576 19 210.00–217.00 $215.49 $1,241 +26.49
612 612 14 209.00 $209.00 $1,279 —
675–680 678 6 187.00–205.00 $196.03 $1,329 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–314 311 6 210.00–220.00 $216.73 $674 -5.77
407 407 10 235.00 $235.00 $956 —
510–531 526 9 214.00–215.00 $214.78 $1,130 +7.20

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–338 336 7 250.00–257.50 $253.23 $851 —
354–375 361 6 230.00–287.50 $267.59 $966 —
409–427 416 18 230.00–290.00 $275.51 $1,146 —
468 468 3 267.50 $267.50 $1,252 +19.97
530–532 531 4 225.00–245.00 $235.02 $1,248 +20.95
550–588 577 11 205.00–222.00 $218.33 $1,260 +4.96

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1040 985 85-90% 4 65.00–78.00 $71.86 $708 -6.50
1060–1170 1103 85-90% 29 86.00–95.00 $90.12 $994 -9.65
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1345 1251 80-85% 19 97.00–106.00 $102.84 $1,287 +3.96
1320–1435 1378 80-85% 4 109.00–113.00 $110.92 $1,528 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–2240 1810 2 117.00–127.00 $123.19 $2,230 -11.33
2345 2345 1 135.50 $135.50 $3,177 —

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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.