Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 1, 2023

424 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $273.52/cwt +23.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,701/hd at 622 lb · 35 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.60/cwt +3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,515/hd at 620 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $289.17/cwt +0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,383/hd at 478 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 424 732 1,449
Feeder cattle 365 527 1,233
Slaughter cattle 47 125 176
Replacement cattle 12 80 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder supply not sufficient to establish a market trend. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand good. Light run with rain in the area Tuesday morning and much less need to move cattle with improving pasture conditions. The cattle market looks strong so far this week with beef cutout values seeming to put in a summer low and feeder contracts making strong gains on Tuesday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 310 4 317.50–320.00 $318.71 $988 +9.30
445 445 4 295.00–306.00 $300.50 $1,337 -4.50
478 unweaned 478 10 287.50 $287.50 $1,374 —
480 480 2 297.50 $297.50 $1,428 +19.50
500–530 508 8 285.00–292.00 $290.17 $1,474 -10.83
592 592 4 266.00 $266.00 $1,575 -15.39
610 unweaned 610 5 269.00 $269.00 $1,641 +19.00
602–634 624 26 276.00–277.50 $276.47 $1,725 —
624 624 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,622 —
677 677 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,726 +5.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–435 429 7 285.00–295.00 $289.35 $1,241 —
620–638 633 7 252.50–259.00 $257.18 $1,628 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 407 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,018 —
501 501 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,102 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 5 257.50 $257.50 $1,128 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504 504 4 248.00 $248.00 $1,250 +2.56

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 4 247.00 $247.00 $889 +9.00
423–430 unweaned 426 5 240.00–241.00 $240.40 $1,024 —
438 438 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,183 —
470 470 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,222 -15.00
540 540 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,377 +25.00
618 618 6 243.00 $243.00 $1,502 +5.40
600–635 620 18 239.00–247.00 $245.14 $1,520 +7.54
695–698 697 10 230.00–236.00 $233.61 $1,628 —
778 778 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,704 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 4 245.00 $245.00 $794 —
360–383 377 8 244.00–253.00 $250.85 $946 +17.89
458 458 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,099 +5.71
528 528 8 244.00–245.00 $244.25 $1,290 +15.41
580 580 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,392 +10.93
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 5 225.00 $225.00 $907 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 5 244.00 $244.00 $1,074 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 514 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,131 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–430 422 6 295.00–301.00 $298.46 $1,260 —
555–590 577 7 225.00–252.50 $236.53 $1,365 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1510 1207 80-85% 16 117.50–129.00 $119.30 $1,440 —
1100–1400 1219 80-85% 12 107.00–114.50 $111.08 $1,354 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1085 998 85-90% 4 85.00–92.00 $87.97 $878 +1.25
1075–1135 1110 85-90% 3 113.50–117.50 $115.81 $1,285 —
965–1208 1118 85-90% 5 102.00–106.00 $104.15 $1,164 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1630 1521 75-80% 4 123.50–134.00 $128.79 $1,959 +10.41
1510–1580 1545 75-80% 2 109.50–113.00 $111.21 $1,718 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1555 1357 3 115.00–124.00 $119.00 $1,615 +9.00
1835 1835 1 132.00 $132.00 $2,422 —
1840–2040 1940 2 143.00–149.00 $146.15 $2,835 +10.42

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–1250 1103 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,350.00–1,460.00 $1,412.36

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
820–1100 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —

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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.