Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 21, 2024

1,520 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $293.84/cwt +4.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,862/hd at 634 lb · 156 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $289.66/cwt +4.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,562/hd at 539 lb · 85 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $259.85/cwt ≈ $1,670/hd at 643 lb · 73 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,520 778 1,969
Feeder cattle 1,341 633 1,744
Slaughter cattle 139 105 155
Replacement cattle 40 40 70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 6.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. About all classes of feeders were represented this week with some very nice consignments on the top end. A big move in beef cutout values last week helped create a higher fed trade which is spilling over into this feeder market so far this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,349 -14.34
389 389 4 382.50 $382.50 $1,488 +13.16
400–428 421 8 350.00–369.00 $363.31 $1,530 -1.41
456–482 467 22 325.00–362.00 $340.46 $1,590 -8.91
505–548 529 17 318.00–330.00 $320.57 $1,696 +7.45
548 unweaned 548 5 287.00 $287.00 $1,573 —
560 value added 560 18 324.00 $324.00 $1,814 —
552–586 569 22 307.00–312.00 $309.60 $1,762 -2.72
577 unweaned 577 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,644 +2.00
550–591 582 13 297.00–300.00 $297.65 $1,732 -14.67
604–648 624 55 280.00–304.50 $293.18 $1,829 +18.18
621–630 unweaned 627 14 275.00–276.00 $275.28 $1,726 +2.63
641 value added 641 87 297.25 $297.25 $1,905 —
656 unweaned 656 5 268.00 $268.00 $1,758 —
650–689 676 27 270.00–292.00 $281.97 $1,906 +6.05
700–743 727 24 259.00–262.00 $260.08 $1,891 +10.90
748 unweaned 748 9 244.00 $244.00 $1,825 —
752–755 753 5 248.00–257.00 $251.61 $1,895 —
817–848 839 10 239.50–242.50 $241.62 $2,027 —
850–855 853 4 235.00–236.00 $235.50 $2,009 +15.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 326 8 330.00–352.50 $343.38 $1,119 -18.78
379–395 386 10 345.00–380.00 $366.82 $1,416 —
415–439 428 8 335.00–350.00 $344.78 $1,476 +10.59
475–498 489 5 320.00–330.00 $326.11 $1,595 —
505 505 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,566 +9.19
500–535 514 17 306.00–327.00 $314.20 $1,615 +13.39
531 value added 531 31 310.00 $310.00 $1,646 —
550–585 564 17 290.00–317.00 $303.40 $1,711 +28.40
572 572 5 289.00 $289.00 $1,653 +14.00
580 580 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,624 +5.00
588 unweaned 588 3 278.00 $278.00 $1,635 —
605–636 628 12 275.00–290.00 $278.61 $1,750 +2.71
662 value added 662 20 281.00 $281.00 $1,860 —
650–680 668 5 270.00–275.00 $271.95 $1,817 +18.17
700–728 711 8 247.00–250.00 $249.26 $1,772 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478–480 479 4 310.00–312.50 $311.25 $1,491 —
538 538 3 272.00 $272.00 $1,463 —
564 564 5 274.00 $274.00 $1,545 —
600 600 3 256.00 $256.00 $1,536 —
788 788 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,655 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439–447 442 7 245.00–275.00 $262.01 $1,158 —
498 498 8 280.00 $280.00 $1,394 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–448 422 5 284.00–320.00 $304.72 $1,286 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 3 298.00 $298.00 $1,603 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–322 314 4 330.00–356.00 $343.35 $1,078 +29.09
365–388 377 4 345.00–355.00 $350.15 $1,320 +27.31
410–445 436 18 320.00–349.00 $334.65 $1,459 +11.89
466–499 483 21 303.00–315.00 $308.55 $1,490 +8.59
496 value added 496 10 316.00 $316.00 $1,567 —
503–514 510 8 276.00–293.00 $282.29 $1,440 -3.98
501–541 526 23 284.50–300.00 $293.17 $1,542 +11.17
549 value added 549 54 289.25 $289.25 $1,588 —
551–592 578 19 274.00–291.00 $279.69 $1,617 +7.81
602–649 622 34 263.00–277.00 $268.69 $1,671 +17.55
610–628 unweaned 624 10 256.00–262.00 $260.83 $1,628 —
652–670 658 11 255.00–269.00 $265.15 $1,745 —
719 unweaned 719 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,654 —
700–741 722 32 230.00–254.00 $244.25 $1,763 —
765–770 767 5 218.00–219.00 $218.60 $1,677 —
835–844 841 6 211.00–212.00 $211.33 $1,777 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 378 13 317.50–344.00 $329.97 $1,247 +32.22
400–420 413 8 310.00–322.50 $316.98 $1,309 +0.78
479 479 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,245 -26.19
465–495 480 8 285.00–302.50 $289.24 $1,388 +3.05
514–546 534 11 270.00–275.00 $271.75 $1,451 -2.56
550–588 567 11 269.00–281.00 $273.19 $1,549 +33.19
642 value added 642 24 266.00 $266.00 $1,708 —
605–647 643 49 256.50–260.00 $256.84 $1,651 —
650–657 653 7 239.00–255.50 $248.11 $1,620 +9.73
671 value added 671 11 249.00 $249.00 $1,671 —
832–840 value added 837 26 203.00–206.00 $204.74 $1,714 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 3 288.00 $288.00 $1,377 —
578 578 3 247.50 $247.50 $1,431 —
682 682 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,603 —
932 932 4 197.50 $197.50 $1,841 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,134 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–382 369 4 367.50–372.00 $369.83 $1,365 +8.99
400–439 425 17 305.00–343.00 $335.02 $1,424 -7.30
450–495 473 8 269.00–325.00 $305.41 $1,445 -7.56
552–591 571 14 260.00–286.00 $276.91 $1,581 +7.70
600–645 616 11 257.00–271.00 $263.30 $1,622 +21.57
655–675 665 4 246.00–252.50 $249.20 $1,657 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1097–1525 1230 80-85% 31 128.00–138.00 $133.26 $1,639 —
1095–1343 1240 80-85% 20 139.50–151.00 $145.51 $1,804 —
1210–1355 1243 80-85% 6 112.00–126.00 $121.82 $1,514 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 85-90% 1 66.00 $66.00 $512 -15.68
810–1080 956 85-90% 13 105.00–116.50 $110.12 $1,053 —
890–1150 1058 85-90% 21 118.00–131.00 $125.67 $1,330 —
980–1112 1078 85-90% 10 132.00–141.00 $134.86 $1,454 +13.98
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1450 1432 75-80% 3 131.50–139.00 $134.86 $1,931 +1.05
1415–1580 1498 75-80% 2 141.50 $141.50 $2,120 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1260 1255 2 143.00–150.00 $146.49 $1,838 —
1150–1985 1594 8 162.00–178.00 $170.66 $2,720 —
1755–2150 1903 3 187.50–197.00 $192.87 $3,670 +15.10

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,462

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940–1385 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 1,800.00–2,250.00 $1,993.63

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1075–1300 1210 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 2,100.00–2,600.00 $2,400.00 —

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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.