Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 24, 2023

745 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $240.90/cwt -23.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,382/hd at 574 lb · 44 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.98/cwt -22.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,176/hd at 528 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.48/cwt -13.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,108/hd at 483 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 745 910 774
Feeder cattle 557 735 624
Slaughter cattle 138 155 130
Replacement cattle 50 20 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder steers and heifers 8.00-15.00 lower based on a limited market test. Slaughter cows steady. Supply light. Demand moderate. Feeder offering mostly smaller packages of unweaned calves. Cattle futures that had already been in retreat took a huge blow as Fridays Cattle on Feed report showed reduced marketings and a much higher than expected placement number. Much of the increased placements were heifers and possibly drought related which would be long term bullish. April live cattle have lost about 16.00/cwt from earlier highs. Beef cutout values have actually been trending seasonally higher in recent days.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 429 5 295.00–300.00 $297.97 $1,278 -26.24
450–459 unweaned 456 7 250.00–263.00 $259.34 $1,183 -14.17
460–482 471 4 275.00–280.00 $277.44 $1,307 —
542 542 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,382 -18.00
550–580 unweaned 569 25 220.00–240.00 $234.60 $1,335 -22.90
575–588 580 19 246.00–251.00 $249.19 $1,445 -5.81
650–654 653 8 230.00–235.00 $233.76 $1,526 —
854 854 6 217.50 $217.50 $1,857 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–495 478 6 250.00–255.00 $251.66 $1,203 -29.91
520–525 unweaned 522 6 225.00–230.00 $226.68 $1,183 —
558–590 unweaned 569 6 215.00–225.00 $219.58 $1,249 -20.86
582–598 588 5 232.00–237.50 $235.26 $1,383 -27.11
655 unweaned 655 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,441 —
798 798 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,756 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–547 unweaned 534 10 220.00–230.00 $227.83 $1,217 —
645 645 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,419 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,193 -10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–385 unweaned 371 7 228.00–232.50 $230.61 $856 —
394 394 9 249.00 $249.00 $981 —
410–437 unweaned 422 7 232.50–235.00 $233.89 $987 —
435–440 438 4 240.00–247.50 $243.73 $1,068 -15.43
468–472 469 6 230.00–238.00 $234.34 $1,099 -20.66
465–497 unweaned 488 17 222.00–231.00 $227.76 $1,111 -14.43
514–530 unweaned 520 12 210.00–225.00 $219.52 $1,142 —
527–543 535 12 223.00–230.00 $226.45 $1,212 -19.39
555–571 unweaned 562 9 211.00–219.50 $214.84 $1,207 —
562–588 569 7 221.00–224.00 $221.89 $1,263 —
610–612 611 5 215.00–220.00 $218.00 $1,332 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 3 222.50 $222.50 $619 —
320 320 3 220.00 $220.00 $704 —
390–398 394 4 228.00–230.00 $229.01 $902 -3.50
418 unweaned 418 3 218.00 $218.00 $911 —
470 470 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,109 -9.08
455–481 unweaned 475 9 220.00 $220.00 $1,045 —
505–515 510 4 224.00–225.00 $224.50 $1,145 -13.01
531–545 unweaned 538 8 204.00–213.00 $208.44 $1,121 —
584 584 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,285 -13.74
625 625 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,312 -25.00
682 unweaned 682 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,296 —
693 693 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,386 —
708 708 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,416 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 unweaned 472 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,062 —
551 unweaned 551 4 217.00 $217.00 $1,196 —
610 610 3 192.00 $192.00 $1,171 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 3 212.50 $212.50 $1,035 -15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 418 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,170 —
535–538 537 6 203.00–228.00 $211.30 $1,135 —
563–565 564 5 200.00–202.00 $200.80 $1,133 -18.49
605–622 615 6 170.00–190.00 $181.92 $1,119 -31.26
650–695 671 13 165.00–202.00 $182.46 $1,224 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1530 1339 80-85% 11 92.00–103.00 $95.77 $1,282 -10.93
1280–1400 1341 80-85% 10 80.00–89.00 $85.77 $1,150 -20.93
1260–1462 1395 80-85% 3 102.50–106.00 $104.95 $1,464 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1090 998 85-90% 3 60.00–65.00 $63.02 $629 —
890–1275 1128 85-90% 9 70.00–79.00 $76.05 $858 —
1000–1245 1129 85-90% 9 83.50–92.00 $86.74 $979 —
1125–1165 1145 85-90% 2 94.00–98.00 $96.03 $1,100 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1478 1478 75-80% 2 86.50 $86.50 $1,278 -8.00
1390–1695 1524 75-80% 10 94.50–104.00 $98.61 $1,503 —
1400–1700 1563 75-80% 7 108.00–114.00 $110.35 $1,725 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1795 1587 7 91.00–106.50 $99.44 $1,578 —
1320–2045 1720 12 108.00–119.00 $115.39 $1,985 —
1830 1830 1 124.00 $124.00 $2,269 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1260–1400 1353 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,725.00–1,925.00 $1,862.93

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1375–1550 1438 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 6 2,075.00–2,900.00 $2,212.50 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1090–1200 1168 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 2,200.00–2,550.00 $2,466.67 —

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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.