Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 2, 2024

666 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $317.11/cwt -5.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,332/hd at 420 lb · 28 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $325.99/cwt -11.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,516/hd at 465 lb · 26 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $360.24/cwt +2.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,336/hd at 371 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 666 529 1,127
Feeder cattle 540 417 944
Slaughter cattle 106 92 163
Replacement cattle 20 20 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Based on limited comparisons with last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers steady to firm. Slaughter cows firm to 2.00 higher. Demand good. Supply light. The grass and moisture outlook is more favorable than in quite some time in this area with another big, widespread rain event Monday evening. Feeder offering was mostly small packages of fall calves weighing 550 lbs and down. Feeder futures recovered 2.00-3.00/cwt following another round of huge Monday losses

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 371 24 340.00–392.50 $360.24 $1,336 +2.07
405–445 425 13 320.00–358.00 $336.70 $1,431 -12.12
450–483 465 26 317.00–341.00 $325.99 $1,516 -11.51
501–527 511 18 300.00–325.00 $307.61 $1,572 -3.04
550–567 560 5 280.00–288.00 $284.86 $1,595 -14.46
550–580 565 17 292.50–307.00 $301.27 $1,702 +1.95
600–632 613 9 275.00–286.00 $283.26 $1,736 -4.71
655–690 680 11 255.00–272.50 $258.96 $1,761 —
710–740 727 10 246.00–260.00 $252.13 $1,833 +17.13
760–782 771 7 240.00–250.00 $242.87 $1,873 +2.87
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 385 4 337.50–347.50 $342.44 $1,318 —
435–446 443 7 320.00–335.00 $323.88 $1,435 —
452–485 472 6 300.00–305.00 $301.71 $1,424 —
510 510 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,377 -13.39
578–598 595 22 281.00–288.50 $287.51 $1,711 +7.51
600–626 611 11 248.00–272.00 $263.06 $1,607 -1.88
673–675 673 18 250.00–255.50 $254.89 $1,715 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,401 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 342 9 317.50–328.00 $322.70 $1,104 +7.60
355–398 383 14 307.50–325.00 $319.23 $1,223 +1.67
402–445 420 28 292.50–328.00 $317.11 $1,332 -5.41
452–499 478 18 290.00–312.50 $300.49 $1,436 -0.68
522–545 533 13 284.00–293.00 $291.28 $1,553 +14.15
560–569 566 6 260.00–269.00 $266.03 $1,506 +6.03
603 603 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,508 +7.97
658 658 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,448 -17.28
870 870 4 209.00 $209.00 $1,818 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 thin fleshed 329 5 322.50 $322.50 $1,061 —
360–395 378 4 287.50–305.00 $296.66 $1,121 -4.63
460–488 470 9 270.00–307.50 $280.74 $1,319 +3.35
500–548 526 6 260.00–275.00 $268.38 $1,412 —
600 600 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,440 -1.63
650–685 668 4 216.00–230.00 $222.82 $1,488 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 364 10 332.50–350.00 $343.90 $1,252 —
405–445 420 18 300.00–332.50 $316.04 $1,327 —
450–486 475 11 275.00–300.00 $295.60 $1,404 +6.39
500–545 519 14 285.00–310.00 $295.07 $1,531 +35.07
552–575 564 4 270.00–275.00 $272.55 $1,537 —
610–648 637 9 240.00–250.00 $247.65 $1,578 -12.35

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1465 1253 80-85% 19 125.50–134.50 $130.26 $1,632 —
1160–1325 1267 80-85% 6 134.50–151.00 $138.45 $1,754 —
1110–1440 1269 80-85% 11 115.00–124.50 $122.80 $1,558 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–805 798 85-90% 2 74.00–95.00 $84.40 $674 +22.40
865–1115 1007 85-90% 3 105.00–109.00 $106.83 $1,076 —
975–1210 1074 85-90% 20 114.00–125.00 $117.95 $1,267 +12.33
1085 1085 85-90% 1 128.50 $128.50 $1,394 +11.65
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1388 1369 75-80% 6 125.00–134.50 $128.08 $1,753 —
1415–1570 1507 75-80% 3 137.50–146.00 $141.13 $2,127 +12.81

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–2035 1706 4 174.00–179.00 $176.15 $3,005 —
1420–2015 1730 7 140.00–146.00 $143.16 $2,477 —
1500–2260 1867 5 149.00–164.50 $156.12 $2,915 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005–1370 1154 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 7 1,600.00–2,075.00 $1,757.26

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 2,950.00 $2,950.00 —

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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.