Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 30, 2024

1,249 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $317.59/cwt -4.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,661/hd at 523 lb · 91 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $333.00/cwt -8.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,578/hd at 474 lb · 67 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $310.38/cwt +2.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,787/hd at 576 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,249 1,572 1,833
Feeder cattle 1,013 1,413 1,592
Slaughter cattle 186 129 226
Replacement cattle 50 30 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers steady. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower with decline in the lighter weights following last weeks strong advance. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. Several consignments of good quality fall calves again this week. Feeder futures were sharply lower Tuesday with the announcement that USDA was doing bird flu testing on some ground beef.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–386 386 6 350.00–369.00 $362.68 $1,400 +16.30
400–449 428 33 334.00–374.00 $354.28 $1,516 +4.88
450–497 474 67 320.00–356.00 $333.00 $1,578 -8.82
500–544 523 91 308.00–325.00 $317.59 $1,661 -4.58
563 563 5 297.50 $297.50 $1,675 -23.28
550–586 577 59 307.00–332.50 $311.47 $1,797 -9.31
600–640 620 36 283.00–303.00 $290.47 $1,801 -4.53
610–648 unweaned 628 11 270.00–285.00 $276.89 $1,739 +4.11
662–696 673 35 265.00–293.00 $280.74 $1,889 +13.62
700–735 725 26 250.00–262.00 $260.04 $1,885 —
778 778 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,867 +10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–398 376 9 335.00–350.00 $344.24 $1,294 +9.58
468–490 474 8 307.00–317.50 $310.37 $1,471 -1.11
483 thin fleshed 483 3 324.00 $324.00 $1,565 —
532–542 537 4 300.00–307.00 $303.47 $1,630 +0.24
560–588 577 5 295.00–305.00 $298.88 $1,725 +7.41
612–625 620 8 270.00–280.00 $273.70 $1,697 -6.25
665–698 682 4 260.00–262.00 $261.02 $1,780 —
783 783 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,801 ±0.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 8 303.00 $303.00 $1,400 +3.00
524 524 7 310.00 $310.00 $1,624 —
571–582 574 7 265.00–290.00 $282.76 $1,623 -0.24
617 617 9 265.00 $265.00 $1,635 -4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–348 332 8 320.00 $320.00 $1,062 -16.66
365–396 377 13 317.50–327.00 $324.46 $1,223 -14.41
400–442 421 48 310.00–339.00 $322.29 $1,357 -12.82
452–499 488 23 287.50–321.00 $299.25 $1,460 -26.03
503–538 522 28 275.00–298.00 $283.09 $1,478 -0.92
505–549 527 14 265.00–282.50 $273.78 $1,443 -10.23
550–596 574 19 250.00–290.00 $265.54 $1,524 +4.54
600–628 unweaned 610 9 240.00–246.00 $242.63 $1,480 -2.37
600–642 625 25 239.00–249.00 $243.73 $1,523 -5.86
668–669 669 14 238.00–244.00 $240.57 $1,609 +9.57
705–745 731 11 213.00–223.00 $219.32 $1,603 -7.67
770–795 789 10 207.50–217.00 $210.41 $1,660 —
983 983 3 182.00 $182.00 $1,789 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 9 290.00 $290.00 $1,148 —
490 490 21 272.50 $272.50 $1,335 +15.50
580 580 15 249.00 $249.00 $1,444 -12.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–392 371 4 302.50–317.50 $310.42 $1,152 +4.08
435–443 440 5 300.00–307.50 $304.53 $1,340 -6.01
461 461 5 276.00 $276.00 $1,272 -7.87
468–499 487 11 287.50–306.00 $297.86 $1,451 +13.99
525 525 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,470 +13.15
561–582 566 9 242.00–260.00 $255.88 $1,448 -1.97
670–696 689 7 220.00–225.00 $221.39 $1,525 -11.61

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 4 335.00–345.00 $339.70 $1,267 +3.34
450–484 474 9 300.00–320.00 $315.15 $1,494 +10.30
532–548 538 5 280.00–292.50 $287.41 $1,546 +4.35
600–638 618 12 220.00–259.00 $247.64 $1,530 -13.50
668 668 2 238.50 $238.50 $1,593 +7.93
754 754 5 219.50 $219.50 $1,655 +12.50
800 800 4 223.00–224.00 $223.50 $1,788 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–920 853 85-90% 2 70.00–86.00 $78.63 $671 —
875–1040 954 85-90% 11 88.50–106.50 $96.58 $921 —
920–1075 999 85-90% 6 119.50–128.00 $124.57 $1,244 —
872–1140 1034 85-90% 41 111.50–119.00 $114.90 $1,188 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1400 1220 80-85% 32 117.00–129.00 $123.25 $1,504 -7.96
1172–1345 1221 80-85% 12 110.00–116.00 $113.85 $1,390 -17.36
1100–1417 1265 80-85% 13 130.50–139.50 $133.24 $1,685 +20.66
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1409–1438 1424 75-80% 9 120.00–128.00 $126.66 $1,804 -4.48
1455–1665 1613 75-80% 4 132.50–134.00 $132.84 $2,143 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,756 —
1505–1570 1538 2 154.00–158.00 $156.04 $2,400 —
1850 1850 1 174.00 $174.00 $3,219 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090–1256 1179 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 1,575.00–2,050.00 $1,863.86

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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
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 2,650.00 $2,650.00 —
1200–1240 1223 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 7 2,300.00–2,350.00 $2,321.43 —

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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.