Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 26, 2023

886 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.20/cwt -4.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,553/hd at 614 lb · 40 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $250.42/cwt +10.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,422/hd at 568 lb · 38 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $246.48/cwt +0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,545/hd at 627 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 886 999 835
Feeder cattle 767 784 685
Slaughter cattle 119 200 150
Replacement cattle — 15 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers steady to firm. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 2.00-6.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady. Slaughter cows 8.00-9.00 lower. Demand good. Supply light. Good feeder trade for the most part despite big losses on the board with most feeder contracts down 420-580 points. Beef cutout values continue to struggle with choice falling below 300.00/cwt Tuesday afternoon.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,223 —
430–435 432 6 312.50–330.00 $319.14 $1,379 +1.36
460–490 unweaned 478 8 280.00–285.00 $282.55 $1,351 -7.43
462–484 478 7 292.50–305.00 $295.95 $1,415 —
502–524 516 14 290.00–302.50 $294.96 $1,522 +2.63
518 unweaned 518 7 280.00 $280.00 $1,450 +3.46
563–590 574 17 275.00–285.00 $279.53 $1,605 +9.53
585 unweaned 585 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,550 +2.69
613–614 unweaned 613 12 250.00–269.00 $261.08 $1,600 —
610–630 625 11 275.00–280.00 $276.34 $1,727 +1.34
742 unweaned 742 5 244.00 $244.00 $1,810 +1.00
912 912 3 226.00 $226.00 $2,061 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 4 290.00–295.00 $292.54 $951 —
370–389 383 6 290.00–312.50 $305.25 $1,169 —
496 496 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,339 —
517–542 527 5 275.00–295.00 $283.23 $1,493 +13.23
555–595 566 14 265.00–285.00 $276.38 $1,564 +13.88
602 602 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,535 -3.43
617–647 629 10 255.00–270.00 $263.36 $1,657 +4.93
655–697 678 9 247.50–261.00 $251.81 $1,707 -3.55
768–793 784 11 240.00–245.00 $241.78 $1,896 -5.72
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 6 249.00 $249.00 $971 —
436 436 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,221 —
494 494 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,284 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–547 534 7 250.00–255.00 $251.34 $1,342 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,232 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 3 255.00 $255.00 $790 —
355–368 365 10 250.00–257.00 $253.88 $927 +3.88
370 unweaned 370 2 235.00 $235.00 $870 +3.30
400–430 416 15 242.50–255.00 $250.39 $1,042 -13.85
418 unweaned 418 2 230.00 $230.00 $961 -10.08
454–495 471 10 256.50–257.50 $256.90 $1,210 -2.59
482 unweaned 482 6 238.00 $238.00 $1,147 -10.98
507–547 518 7 242.50–267.50 $259.96 $1,347 -11.98
502–545 unweaned 521 8 208.00–237.50 $223.61 $1,165 -9.96
550–592 568 38 240.00–258.00 $250.42 $1,422 -11.69
612–648 627 27 244.00–252.00 $246.48 $1,545 +0.60
713 713 9 239.00 $239.00 $1,704 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–443 431 8 257.00–267.00 $263.14 $1,134 -26.86
505–518 unweaned 508 8 242.50–267.00 $248.74 $1,264 -7.33
513 513 3 262.50 $262.50 $1,347 +7.50
528 528 2 268.00 $268.00 $1,415 -16.00
550–561 554 17 264.00–272.00 $266.73 $1,478 —
550–563 unweaned 556 7 262.00–266.00 $264.26 $1,469 +10.37
611–640 613 35 249.00–256.00 $255.58 $1,567 -11.42
617 unweaned 617 5 236.50 $236.50 $1,459 —
654 654 9 256.00 $256.00 $1,674 —
685 unweaned 685 4 232.00 $232.00 $1,589 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 7 213.00 $213.00 $739 —
360 360 6 233.00 $233.00 $839 —
454 454 4 208.00 $208.00 $944 -12.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–442 418 15 210.00–247.00 $226.29 $946 -13.71
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–448 424 4 225.00–226.00 $225.47 $956 —
557 557 5 237.00 $237.00 $1,320 +8.97
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 unweaned 473 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,041 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–442 425 26 267.50–310.00 $288.97 $1,228 +28.97
463–490 471 7 237.50–270.00 $247.17 $1,164 +7.47
515–537 528 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,373 +13.49
552–595 566 6 221.00–260.00 $246.34 $1,394 +8.74
608–616 613 6 217.00–240.00 $224.60 $1,377 -5.40
715–730 723 4 208.00–220.00 $213.94 $1,547 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 5 173.00 $173.00 $1,202 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 85-90% 1 94.50 $94.50 $893 +35.00
900–1165 1008 85-90% 15 65.00–80.00 $70.93 $715 -10.61
1085 1085 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $651 —
1000–1235 1109 85-90% 27 82.50–91.50 $85.58 $949 -8.71
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1290 1243 80-85% 5 86.00–90.50 $88.39 $1,099 —
1205–1510 1309 80-85% 11 93.50–102.50 $97.21 $1,272 —
1330–1570 1450 80-85% 2 105.50–106.50 $106.04 $1,538 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530 1530 75-80% 1 90.50 $90.50 $1,385 —
1405–1635 1545 75-80% 7 97.50–104.50 $100.94 $1,560 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1790 1610 3 89.00–106.00 $98.19 $1,581 -14.28
1425–1835 1619 4 115.00–123.00 $118.21 $1,914 +5.74
1765–2065 1915 2 133.00–135.00 $133.92 $2,565 —

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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.