Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 26, 2024

529 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $311.00/cwt -4.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,599/hd at 514 lb · 27 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $241.63/cwt -12.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,503/hd at 622 lb · 25 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $214.94/cwt -11.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,674/hd at 779 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 529 1,418 1,368
Feeder cattle 417 1,278 1,178
Slaughter cattle 92 100 140
Replacement cattle 20 40 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers 4.00-8.00 lower on a limited market test. Slaughter cows firm to 2.00 higher. Light receipts following yesterdays much needed widespread rain. Cattle futures had a rough day with feeder contracts seeing big losses Tuesday. Hopefully the sell-off was related to the reports of avian flu in some older dairy cows which doesn't appear to be much of a factor for the cattle longer term. However the downturn may be more technical as cattle futures were already trending lower in recent days. Time will tell.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–370 361 6 350.00–370.00 $358.17 $1,293 +9.03
418–440 431 13 335.00–360.00 $348.82 $1,503 -21.73
475 475 2 337.50 $337.50 $1,603 +13.13
505–514 512 8 305.00–312.50 $310.65 $1,591 +10.65
502–523 515 19 307.00–315.00 $311.15 $1,602 +11.15
558–590 573 14 290.00–307.50 $299.32 $1,715 +15.32
600–618 609 4 286.00–290.00 $287.97 $1,754 +0.51
705 705 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,657 —
788 788 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,891 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–335 319 4 327.50–330.00 $328.69 $1,049 -40.31
508–542 525 4 272.50–295.00 $283.39 $1,488 -33.94
578–592 585 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,638 -10.20
600–615 608 4 260.00–270.00 $264.94 $1,611 -15.05
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,409 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–347 333 9 312.50–320.00 $315.10 $1,049 -23.43
368–385 378 8 310.00–323.00 $317.56 $1,200 -17.44
415–432 426 7 315.00–325.00 $322.52 $1,374 -5.32
458–495 477 8 292.50–306.00 $301.17 $1,437 -12.29
505–540 519 19 270.00–294.00 $277.13 $1,438 -1.87
570–575 573 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,490 -19.49
585 585 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,462 -29.49
605–643 626 11 237.50–250.00 $242.03 $1,515 -19.11
655–670 664 5 235.50–240.00 $237.28 $1,576 -14.44
728–729 729 9 210.00–215.00 $212.22 $1,547 -36.61
748 748 2 223.50 $223.50 $1,672 -25.33
755–791 779 22 211.00–220.00 $214.94 $1,674 -3.80
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,014 —
365–392 379 4 300.00–302.50 $301.29 $1,142 -12.67
450–485 464 8 270.00–285.00 $277.39 $1,287 +1.44
570–590 578 15 249.00–255.00 $251.21 $1,452 -14.24
610–630 622 25 230.00–245.00 $241.63 $1,503 -13.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 4 222.50 $222.50 $1,001 —
924 924 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,478 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478–490 487 7 285.00–300.00 $289.21 $1,408 -6.87
542 542 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,409 -22.97
610 610 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,586 +10.45
870 870 2 194.00 $194.00 $1,688 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 85-90% 1 62.00 $62.00 $493 —
998–1130 1051 85-90% 7 124.50–132.00 $126.63 $1,331 +10.92
855–1173 1073 85-90% 10 92.00–109.50 $105.62 $1,133 -10.09
940–1200 1076 85-90% 13 110.00–124.00 $116.85 $1,257 +1.14
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1425 1228 80-85% 12 122.50–132.50 $127.27 $1,563 +0.21
1150–1276 1246 80-85% 8 132.50–136.50 $133.13 $1,659 +6.07
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1570 1430 75-80% 7 134.50–140.50 $137.70 $1,969 —
1380–1625 1523 75-80% 9 126.50–134.00 $128.32 $1,954 +0.11

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1645 1460 4 125.00–143.00 $136.33 $1,990 —
1815 1815 1 174.00 $174.00 $3,158 +12.12
1555–2510 1945 5 150.00–158.00 $153.93 $2,994 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1145 1145 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 153.00 $153.00 $1,752

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–1235 1093 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 7 1,600.00–1,875.00 $1,734.80

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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.