Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 19, 2023

999 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $239.81/cwt -1.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,398/hd at 583 lb · 37 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $250.08/cwt -25.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,058/hd at 423 lb · 29 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $260.24/cwt -8.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,364/hd at 524 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	999	1,812	1,058
Feeder cattle	784	1,655	934
Slaughter cattle	200	117	94
Replacement cattle	15	40	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Demand good. Supply moderate. Strong demand for a few consignments of weaned program cattle. Lots of bawling calves that still found good demand for the most part except some on the plainer end which usually get hard to find takers for this time of year.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
234	234	4	371.00	$371.00	$868	—
422	422	4	280.00	$280.00	$1,182	-47.68
410–435	423	7	312.50–322.50	$317.78	$1,344	-9.90
429 unweaned	429	6	295.00	$295.00	$1,266	—
455–458 unweaned	456	6	280.00–295.00	$289.98	$1,322	+4.92
518–525 unweaned	521	10	270.00–284.00	$276.54	$1,441	-3.17
529–530	529	12	290.00–294.00	$292.33	$1,546	—
580	580	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,566	-13.79
575–583 unweaned	581	13	259.00–265.00	$262.31	$1,524	-6.61
618 value added	618	6	297.50	$297.50	$1,839	—
643	643	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,768	-10.29
707 unweaned	707	3	243.00	$243.00	$1,718	—
723 value added	723	23	270.00	$270.00	$1,952	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–410 unweaned	405	4	280.00–290.00	$284.94	$1,154	—
410–437	429	7	300.00–310.00	$306.01	$1,313	-12.45
520 unweaned	520	6	267.50	$267.50	$1,391	—
544	544	20	270.00	$270.00	$1,469	-7.23
553	553	3	262.50	$262.50	$1,452	-6.01
587–595 unweaned	591	22	241.00–260.00	$244.76	$1,447	-8.24
605–645	632	12	250.00–264.00	$258.43	$1,633	-2.42
650–686	670	16	247.50–265.00	$255.36	$1,711	-2.41
705	705	3	243.00	$243.00	$1,713	-4.66
775	775	4	247.50	$247.50	$1,918	—
800	800	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,920	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650 unweaned	650	5	240.00	$240.00	$1,560	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	3	260.00	$260.00	$949	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–372 unweaned	364	9	230.00–235.00	$231.70	$843	—
388	388	3	250.00	$250.00	$970	+15.00
400–438	410	12	245.00–285.00	$264.24	$1,083	-11.12
427–438 unweaned	432	17	225.00–255.00	$240.08	$1,037	—
460–482	471	4	259.00–260.00	$259.49	$1,222	-2.54
455–495 unweaned	475	18	237.50–260.00	$248.98	$1,183	+9.67
505 unweaned	505	7	225.00–255.00	$233.57	$1,180	-13.43
518–525	521	5	260.00–280.00	$271.94	$1,417	+19.48
562–585	568	8	248.00–267.00	$262.11	$1,489	+13.42
576–598 unweaned	587	26	220.00–242.00	$232.93	$1,367	-1.20
588	588	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,411	-8.69
608–642	620	7	230.00–257.00	$245.88	$1,524	-8.39
675–695	685	4	238.00–245.00	$241.45	$1,654	+3.17
700–722 unweaned	711	7	215.00–220.00	$216.63	$1,540	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	3	290.00	$290.00	$1,247	+9.76
505	505	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,288	-18.99
505–529 unweaned	524	19	253.00–265.00	$256.07	$1,342	-8.08
538	538	4	284.00	$284.00	$1,528	+10.01
575–592 unweaned	586	6	247.50–257.00	$253.89	$1,488	—
605	605	4	267.00	$267.00	$1,615	+10.75
628–645	632	9	245.00–258.00	$253.28	$1,601	-2.97
760 unweaned	760	3	205.00	$205.00	$1,558	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
232	232	7	225.00	$225.00	$522	—
328 unweaned	328	6	214.00	$214.00	$702	—
353 unweaned	353	3	219.00	$219.00	$773	—
472	472	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,133	+2.50
575–598	591	7	212.50–234.00	$228.03	$1,348	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
414 unweaned	414	7	243.00	$243.00	$1,006	—
552–592 unweaned	579	9	230.00–236.00	$234.09	$1,355	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	2	240.00	$240.00	$996	—
547	547	3	236.00	$236.00	$1,291	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	4	220.00	$220.00	$1,045	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331	331	4	170.00	$170.00	$563	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	3	292.50	$292.50	$1,024	-35.00
428	428	6	260.00	$260.00	$1,113	-26.13
480–491	487	8	236.00–246.00	$239.70	$1,167	-31.57
517–537	523	11	225.00–265.00	$246.51	$1,289	-21.51
552–590	565	11	225.00–245.00	$237.60	$1,342	—
617	617	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,419	-20.60

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378 unweaned	378	5	194.00	$194.00	$733	—
475	475	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,092	—
581 unweaned	581	7	170.00	$170.00	$988	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930	930	85-90%	1	59.50	$59.50	$553	—
948–1161	1019	85-90%	30	70.00–88.00	$81.54	$831	-15.25
1005–1214	1130	85-90%	20	90.00–99.00	$94.29	$1,065	—
1160–1175	1168	85-90%	2	104.00–104.50	$104.25	$1,218	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1370	1256	80-85%	25	102.00–112.50	$106.18	$1,334	-2.48
1230–1390	1281	80-85%	8	113.50–120.00	$115.48	$1,479	+6.82
1200–1449	1359	80-85%	11	98.00–100.00	$98.97	$1,345	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1449–1550	1465	75-80%	8	103.50–112.00	$108.28	$1,586	-10.01
1428–1540	1477	75-80%	18	114.50–120.50	$116.06	$1,714	-2.23
1650	1650	75-80%	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,534	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1850	1638	5	108.50–116.00	$112.47	$1,842	—
1575–1955	1762	8	117.00–130.00	$124.37	$2,191	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,160.00	$1,160.00
1240–1260	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,525.00–1,885.00	$1,755.77

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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.