Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report, Cuba, MO

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 8, 2023

691 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $250.96/cwt +10.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,197/hd at 477 lb · 36 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $265.19/cwt ≈ $1,522/hd at 574 lb · 22 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $253.95/cwt ≈ $1,694/hd at 667 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	691	424	1,411
Feeder cattle	548	365	1,323
Slaughter cattle	113	47	78
Replacement cattle	30	12	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Based on limited comparisons with the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 700 lbs 3.00-12.00 higher with a few over 700 lbs near steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 5.00-15.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Slaughter cows steady to firm. Demand good to very good. Supply light. Cattle movement has really slowed in the area the past couple of weeks with the much improved pasture situation while demand for light cattle has gotten even stronger with the better grazing outlook and with December corn back just below 5.00/bu.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
267	267	3	302.50	$302.50	$808	—
303	303	3	300.00	$300.00	$909	—
370–390	382	15	282.50–315.00	$300.48	$1,148	—
402–440	409	11	297.50–310.00	$307.55	$1,258	+18.20
450–490	473	8	277.50–300.00	$289.78	$1,371	—
503–522	510	12	260.00–285.00	$278.61	$1,421	—
558–592	574	22	261.00–275.00	$265.19	$1,522	—
600–642	622	17	251.00–264.00	$259.75	$1,616	+2.57
660–690	667	20	249.00–255.50	$253.95	$1,694	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	375	7	316.00–328.00	$321.19	$1,204	—
408–422	413	9	318.00–324.00	$321.92	$1,330	+21.42
418 unweaned	418	3	307.50	$307.50	$1,285	—
465	465	3	311.00	$311.00	$1,446	+13.50
472–490 unweaned	479	5	295.00–297.50	$296.48	$1,420	+8.98
502–528 unweaned	523	11	270.00–296.00	$291.46	$1,524	—
650 unweaned	650	5	243.00	$243.00	$1,580	—
739	739	7	240.50	$240.50	$1,777	—
792	792	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,822	—
806–827	814	8	227.50–232.00	$230.29	$1,875	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,040	—
493	493	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,282	—
642	642	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,509	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
502	502	7	255.00	$255.00	$1,280	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383	383	3	240.00	$240.00	$919	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–347	325	6	257.50–275.00	$265.64	$863	+20.64
360–391	383	8	251.00–260.00	$253.12	$969	+2.27
445	445	4	250.00–257.00	$253.50	$1,128	—
450–468 unweaned	459	4	240.00–252.00	$245.88	$1,129	—
459–495	479	32	247.00–262.50	$251.60	$1,205	+11.60
555–576	572	17	235.00–245.00	$240.25	$1,374	+0.25
608	608	8	229.00	$229.00	$1,392	—
655–698	681	5	213.00–226.00	$218.00	$1,485	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–312	311	5	282.50–285.00	$283.50	$882	—
415	415	2	263.00	$263.00	$1,091	-7.00
458–471 unweaned	463	10	261.00–262.50	$261.61	$1,211	—
476	476	6	262.00	$262.00	$1,247	+2.00
522–530 unweaned	528	7	240.00–241.00	$240.72	$1,271	—
621–631	624	17	238.50–245.00	$243.07	$1,517	-2.07
695	695	5	216.00	$216.00	$1,501	-17.61
848	848	3	205.00	$205.00	$1,738	—
947	947	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,752	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
449	449	5	218.00	$218.00	$979	—
657	657	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,314	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
537	537	7	232.00	$232.00	$1,246	+12.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–445	440	4	270.00–275.00	$272.47	$1,199	-25.99
450–492	478	18	235.00–297.50	$276.12	$1,320	—
515	515	2	224.00	$224.00	$1,154	—
550–567	563	7	219.00–250.00	$240.18	$1,352	+3.65
670–680	676	5	209.00–227.50	$218.75	$1,479	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1128–1445	1276	80-85%	24	105.00–116.50	$109.56	$1,398	—
1305	1305	80-85%	1	103.50	$103.50	$1,351	—
1085–1480	1361	80-85%	8	116.00–121.00	$117.81	$1,603	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1035	1013	85-90%	2	108.00–113.50	$110.69	$1,121	—
985–1125	1044	85-90%	9	87.50–94.50	$90.77	$948	—
1022–1225	1130	85-90%	20	95.50–105.00	$101.23	$1,144	-2.92

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1845	1550	75-80%	8	109.00–116.50	$112.39	$1,742	—
1565	1565	75-80%	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,534	—
1525–1680	1577	75-80%	3	118.00–129.00	$123.68	$1,950	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1600	1412	3	103.00–109.00	$107.02	$1,511	—
1370–1660	1558	7	122.50–136.00	$129.13	$2,012	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1225–1338	1263	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	17	1,500.00–1,825.00	$1,728.50

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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.