Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 9, 2024

1,517 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $265.62/cwt +6.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,819/hd at 685 lb · 107 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.23/cwt +9.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,644/hd at 634 lb · 67 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $221.00/cwt ≈ $1,967/hd at 890 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,517 666 1,354
Feeder cattle 1,339 540 1,062
Slaughter cattle 138 106 252
Replacement cattle 40 20 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers steady to 4.00 higher with advance mostly over 600 lbs. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate. Feeder offering included a large consignment of backgrounded yearlings weighing 685-890 lbs along with several good quality fall calves weighing 550 lbs and down. The cattle market appears to be taking on a more positive tone this week with feeder futures and beef cutout values both possibly carving out a bottom following the recent downturn. Fed cattle are expected to be steady at best with the slaughter pace likely reduced.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245–248 247 12 350.00–375.00 $356.19 $880 —
285–298 295 15 355.00–365.00 $363.07 $1,071 —
334–345 336 12 347.50–352.50 $351.64 $1,182 —
362–389 386 38 347.50–366.00 $357.25 $1,379 -2.99
400–430 414 19 332.50–351.00 $345.25 $1,429 +8.55
425–445 unweaned 441 19 315.00–338.00 $330.32 $1,457 —
455–491 473 32 305.00–330.00 $314.39 $1,487 -11.60
510–515 513 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,539 -7.61
505–542 523 20 304.00–327.00 $314.36 $1,644 +6.75
520–529 unweaned 526 6 304.00–309.00 $307.35 $1,617 —
553 unweaned 553 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,631 —
560 560 11 290.00 $290.00 $1,624 +5.14
557–582 570 34 286.00–318.00 $298.98 $1,704 -2.29
622–645 633 8 279.00–286.00 $282.83 $1,790 -0.43
649 649 26 271.50 $271.50 $1,762 —
670 670 5 259.00 $259.00 $1,735 +0.04
658–691 681 22 261.00–275.00 $265.76 $1,810 +6.80
687 value added 687 80 266.00 $266.00 $1,827 —
705–730 714 15 250.00–264.00 $258.28 $1,844 +6.15
760 760 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,748 -12.87
800–834 828 14 225.00–228.00 $225.77 $1,869 —
890 value added 890 59 221.00 $221.00 $1,967 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 thin fleshed 390 10 347.50 $347.50 $1,355 —
414–449 430 12 307.50–320.00 $313.88 $1,350 -10.00
490 490 4 290.00–300.00 $295.00 $1,446 -6.71
525–538 533 7 299.00–303.00 $300.57 $1,602 +30.57
550–565 555 6 280.00–301.00 $291.56 $1,618 —
572 value added 572 12 293.00 $293.00 $1,676 —
640–648 645 7 269.00–280.00 $274.01 $1,767 +10.95
723 value added 723 17 259.00 $259.00 $1,873 —
766 value added 766 44 233.50 $233.50 $1,789 —
823 value added 823 44 224.75 $224.75 $1,850 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 568 12 245.00 $245.00 $1,392 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 4 264.00 $264.00 $1,439 —
559 559 7 275.00 $275.00 $1,537 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
634 634 4 254.00 $254.00 $1,610 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 568 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,420 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 thin fleshed 310 6 352.50 $352.50 $1,093 —
322 322 4 337.50 $337.50 $1,087 +14.80
370–378 374 10 312.50–321.00 $317.50 $1,187 -1.73
408 unweaned 408 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,183 —
409–442 426 17 305.00–318.00 $311.66 $1,328 -5.45
462–488 475 31 280.00–315.00 $302.01 $1,435 +1.52
474–480 unweaned 478 15 280.00–290.00 $283.32 $1,354 —
523 523 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,360 -31.28
513–548 526 23 277.50–291.00 $288.27 $1,516 -3.01
545 unweaned 545 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,499 —
551–591 571 57 252.50–270.00 $261.69 $1,494 -4.34
602–648 634 67 245.00–265.00 $259.23 $1,644 +9.23
652–690 671 13 230.00–240.00 $236.05 $1,584 +16.05
720–747 731 8 220.00–236.00 $223.94 $1,637 —
787 787 13 217.50 $217.50 $1,712 —
862 862 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,724 -9.00
1047 1047 9 183.50 $183.50 $1,921 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 294 4 310.00 $310.00 $911 —
310–345 328 4 300.00 $300.00 $984 —
421 unweaned 421 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,052 —
402–448 427 16 275.00–310.00 $291.34 $1,244 —
470–492 484 8 267.00–292.50 $273.94 $1,326 -6.80
510–530 520 19 259.00–276.00 $268.81 $1,398 +0.43
562–578 570 4 245.00–250.00 $247.46 $1,411 —
600–610 604 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,450 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–477 466 5 251.00–255.00 $252.54 $1,177 —
510 510 3 242.00 $242.00 $1,234 —
592 592 3 233.00 $233.00 $1,379 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
618 618 4 227.50 $227.50 $1,406 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,328 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 3 325.00 $325.00 $998 —
420–435 424 8 280.00–315.00 $292.62 $1,241 -23.42
455–480 469 9 245.00–295.00 $277.41 $1,301 -18.19
484 thin fleshed 484 10 303.00 $303.00 $1,467 —
508–540 522 11 270.00–294.00 $280.27 $1,463 -14.80
552–588 574 19 255.00–300.00 $270.93 $1,555 -1.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 549 6 248.00 $248.00 $1,362 —
816 816 5 195.00 $195.00 $1,591 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680–835 758 85-90% 2 77.00–80.00 $78.35 $594 —
955–1080 1005 85-90% 4 128.00–134.50 $132.12 $1,328 +25.29
875–1059 1008 85-90% 14 104.00–113.00 $109.50 $1,104 +2.67
920–1235 1097 85-90% 22 115.00–127.00 $119.72 $1,313 -8.78
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1410 1283 80-85% 18 125.00–136.00 $129.65 $1,663 +6.85
1220–1380 1331 80-85% 6 117.50–121.50 $120.04 $1,598 —
1150–1460 1338 80-85% 8 136.50–148.00 $140.78 $1,884 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1515 1463 75-80% 3 137.50–140.00 $139.03 $2,034 —
1410–1780 1503 75-80% 12 125.00–136.50 $131.71 $1,980 -9.42

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1525 1428 6 136.00–148.50 $144.03 $2,057 —
1655–1995 1825 2 168.00–175.00 $171.83 $3,136 —
1675–2155 1899 9 158.00–170.00 $164.09 $3,116 +7.97

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1114 thin fleshed 1114 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,560.00 $1,560.00
1070–1375 1229 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 1,900.00–2,375.00 $2,062.38

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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
1065 thin fleshed 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 2,125.00 $2,125.00 —

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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.