Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 30, 2024

2,598 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $247.77/cwt +9.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,794/hd at 724 lb · 333 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $247.76/cwt +4.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,694/hd at 684 lb · 187 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $236.02/cwt +12.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,845/hd at 782 lb · 114 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,598 1,202 352
Feeder cattle 2,432 1,132 242
Slaughter cattle 141 55 110
Replacement cattle 25 15 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers 6.00-14.00 higher with instances 20.00 higher on heifers near 500 lbs. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand very good. Supply heavy. All the elements for a good feeder trade were in place Tuesday with good weather, good cattle in volume and aggressive buyers with orders to fill on a higher trending market. Offering included six load lots of steers weighing 690-829 lbs. The feeder index has gained nearly 8.00/cwt in the past week. Fed cattle could trade higher again this week while carcass weights continue to trend sharply lower following the recent winter storms. Wednesdays USDA cattle inventory report is predicted to show all cattle and calves down 1.8%.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 429 17 320.00–337.50 $329.86 $1,415 —
450–495 466 31 307.50–342.00 $323.60 $1,508 +18.60
492 unweaned 492 4 277.00 $277.00 $1,363 —
505–518 unweaned 514 7 282.00–293.00 $288.97 $1,485 +12.47
500–540 529 54 295.00–323.00 $313.23 $1,657 +9.06
561 unweaned 561 4 268.00 $268.00 $1,503 —
576 576 4 252.00 $252.00 $1,452 -22.14
565–598 584 76 267.50–285.00 $275.84 $1,611 +1.70
602–648 629 112 250.00–277.50 $264.67 $1,665 +14.27
650–679 664 46 235.00–256.50 $250.04 $1,660 +7.05
690 value added 690 141 246.75–247.25 $247.02 $1,704 —
711 value added 711 75 246.25 $246.25 $1,751 —
700–748 728 258 237.50–252.75 $248.21 $1,807 +8.26
750–789 768 47 232.00–240.50 $235.98 $1,812 +12.34
790–795 value added 791 67 234.00–236.75 $236.05 $1,867 —
810 810 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,822 +13.88
802–842 822 33 222.00–235.00 $228.21 $1,876 +17.09
829 value added 829 60 232.75 $232.75 $1,929 —
866 866 26 235.25 $235.25 $2,037 —
928 928 6 208.00 $208.00 $1,930 —
965–976 974 12 204.00–213.50 $211.93 $2,064 —
1039 1039 6 165.00 $165.00 $1,714 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–422 411 15 292.00–315.00 $302.63 $1,244 +22.03
458–485 465 9 301.00–308.00 $305.06 $1,419 —
475 value added 475 21 308.00 $308.00 $1,463 —
505–538 518 24 280.00–295.00 $289.71 $1,501 —
550–582 565 11 261.00–280.00 $268.75 $1,518 —
586 value added 586 48 264.00 $264.00 $1,547 —
592 unweaned 592 3 234.00 $234.00 $1,385 —
650–675 666 9 230.50–240.00 $237.21 $1,580 +12.35
700–732 721 29 225.00–236.50 $229.61 $1,655 +18.44
744 value added 744 33 229.25 $229.25 $1,706 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
569 value added 569 17 245.50 $245.50 $1,397 —
640 value added 640 28 236.75 $236.75 $1,515 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,311 —
536 536 13 282.00 $282.00 $1,512 —
602 602 13 257.00 $257.00 $1,547 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 5 281.00 $281.00 $1,467 —
621 621 11 247.00 $247.00 $1,534 +14.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 value added 558 10 246.00 $246.00 $1,373 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,314 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 399 6 305.00 $305.00 $1,217 —
413 unweaned 413 7 273.00 $273.00 $1,127 —
420–445 435 15 283.00–292.00 $288.47 $1,255 +8.71
487–490 unweaned 489 10 253.00–270.00 $261.47 $1,279 —
455–498 493 23 270.00–291.00 $282.59 $1,393 +22.59
503–522 thin fleshed 512 11 284.00–285.00 $284.54 $1,457 —
519–542 531 36 265.00–277.00 $270.73 $1,438 +22.87
561 value added 561 14 265.50 $265.50 $1,489 —
560–594 573 39 234.00–264.00 $250.81 $1,437 +17.41
572–592 unweaned 579 9 225.00–238.00 $233.57 $1,352 —
591 591 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,347 -5.40
618 618 7 229.00 $229.00 $1,415 +6.78
604–644 622 45 231.00–236.50 $233.58 $1,453 +11.36
635 value added 635 22 236.00–238.00 $236.91 $1,504 —
650 value added 650 22 230.00 $230.00 $1,495 —
680–696 683 37 228.00 $228.00 $1,557 +14.32
685 685 3 216.00 $216.00 $1,480 +2.32
709 value added 709 10 218.00 $218.00 $1,546 —
706–716 712 14 221.50–222.00 $221.71 $1,579 +15.58
748 748 19 207.00 $207.00 $1,548 +0.87
759–782 770 20 197.00–213.00 $203.07 $1,564 +13.71
822 822 3 197.00 $197.00 $1,619 +9.50
925 925 7 185.50 $185.50 $1,716 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–449 unweaned 420 12 234.00–235.00 $234.64 $985 —
418–438 430 5 267.50–276.00 $272.69 $1,173 +21.04
463 unweaned 463 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,065 -5.00
450–490 468 13 248.00–272.50 $252.96 $1,184 +4.15
502–545 518 21 240.00–265.00 $252.74 $1,309 +16.66
539 unweaned 539 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,240 —
557–569 563 10 242.00–249.00 $245.54 $1,382 +15.10
578–593 unweaned 589 8 216.00–225.00 $218.21 $1,285 —
612–640 627 7 220.00–221.00 $220.29 $1,381 +20.29
655–695 670 12 203.00–215.00 $210.49 $1,410 +12.34
711 711 5 201.00 $201.00 $1,429 +10.83
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 390 4 230.00–241.00 $235.43 $918 —
406–420 413 8 200.00–213.00 $206.39 $852 —
460–498 483 5 217.00–230.00 $221.95 $1,072 —
575 575 5 197.00 $197.00 $1,133 —
648 648 6 187.00 $187.00 $1,212 —
662 662 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,331 —
703 703 3 178.00 $178.00 $1,251 -12.00
816 816 4 153.00 $153.00 $1,248 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543–548 545 5 240.00–241.00 $240.40 $1,310 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,056 —
445–446 446 12 297.50–311.00 $308.75 $1,377 —
480–495 484 11 265.00–292.50 $273.20 $1,322 —
515–530 521 9 245.00–272.50 $263.15 $1,371 -5.85
550–595 565 21 235.00–263.00 $250.61 $1,416 —
725 725 4 192.00 $192.00 $1,392 —
935 935 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,496 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
592 592 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,302 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1190 956 85-90% 4 75.00–85.00 $80.91 $773 —
900–1160 1041 85-90% 25 92.50–104.00 $95.56 $995 +5.12
1025–1075 1063 85-90% 4 106.50–107.00 $106.62 $1,133 +7.51
1145 1145 85-90% 1 66.00 $66.00 $756 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1375 1288 80-85% 6 114.50–115.00 $114.66 $1,477 —
1190–1387 1294 80-85% 21 105.00–114.50 $108.18 $1,400 —
1245–1450 1329 80-85% 4 92.00–103.00 $97.58 $1,297 -15.22
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1710 1528 75-80% 5 108.00–114.50 $110.76 $1,692 -5.46

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,708 —
1290–2005 1685 4 127.00–137.50 $131.00 $2,207 —
1565–2340 1953 2 139.00–149.00 $144.99 $2,832 -2.01

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
899 899 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 137.50 $137.50 $1,236

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1160 1109 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,475.00–1,810.00 $1,739.82

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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.