Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 4, 2024

1,280 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $309.12/cwt +15.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,874/hd at 606 lb · 141 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $298.83/cwt -10.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,723/hd at 576 lb · 58 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $309.14/cwt -1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,465/hd at 474 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,280 1,520 3,270
Feeder cattle 1,010 1,341 2,764
Slaughter cattle 210 139 506
Replacement cattle 60 40 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers mostly steady. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. Feeder offering was highlighted by two larger drafts of front end 600 lb steers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 415 8 367.50–392.00 $380.82 $1,580 +17.51
450–495 461 17 325.00–340.00 $330.17 $1,522 -10.29
476 value added 476 10 338.00 $338.00 $1,609 —
505–528 516 31 310.00–321.00 $317.07 $1,636 -3.50
528 value added 528 16 323.00 $323.00 $1,705 —
529 unweaned 529 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,587 +13.00
552 552 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,573 -24.60
553–594 569 28 300.00–319.00 $307.54 $1,750 -2.06
580–599 unweaned 590 16 278.00–288.00 $282.45 $1,666 -2.55
594 value added 594 8 311.50 $311.50 $1,850 -12.50
600 value added 600 44 315.50 $315.50 $1,893 —
603–642 608 90 275.00–314.50 $308.85 $1,878 +15.67
625 unweaned 625 7 272.50 $272.50 $1,703 -2.78
651–689 673 23 260.00–270.00 $264.32 $1,779 -17.65
677 value added 677 11 267.00 $267.00 $1,808 —
671–697 unweaned 680 14 248.00–254.00 $251.80 $1,712 -16.20
722 722 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,805 -10.08
729 value added 729 11 259.00 $259.00 $1,888 —
781 781 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,874 -11.61
838 838 3 233.50 $233.50 $1,957 -8.12
926 926 4 212.00 $212.00 $1,963 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 4 357.50–375.00 $366.25 $1,373 -0.57
477 thin fleshed 477 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,550 —
503–546 524 22 294.00–310.00 $302.93 $1,587 -11.27
578–598 588 4 283.00–284.00 $283.49 $1,667 +3.49
675 675 6 258.00–260.00 $259.33 $1,750 -12.62
705–720 715 6 255.00–256.00 $255.67 $1,828 +6.41
717 717 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,721 -9.26
781 781 4 238.00 $238.00 $1,859 —
811–834 826 11 219.50–230.00 $223.25 $1,844 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 4 306.00 $306.00 $1,359 +1.28
520 520 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,560 —
564 564 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,551 —
709 709 4 234.00 $234.00 $1,659 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 2 357.00 $357.00 $1,328 +6.85
405–445 428 13 335.00–352.50 $342.24 $1,465 +7.59
467 value added 467 15 315.00 $315.00 $1,471 -1.00
452–492 475 36 297.50–323.00 $309.13 $1,468 +0.58
497 497 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,392 -28.55
524 unweaned 524 8 265.00 $265.00 $1,389 —
519–544 532 22 275.00–300.00 $284.71 $1,515 -8.46
550–587 564 31 270.00–291.00 $280.09 $1,580 +0.40
618 unweaned 618 4 256.00 $256.00 $1,582 -4.83
604–645 621 18 255.00–270.50 $260.32 $1,617 -8.37
634 value added 634 12 267.00 $267.00 $1,693 —
655–694 675 14 240.00–250.00 $242.78 $1,639 -22.37
712 712 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,638 -14.25
787 787 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,684 -4.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 378 4 315.00–322.50 $318.68 $1,205 -11.29
400–432 412 7 300.00–332.50 $310.63 $1,280 -6.35
454–490 466 14 285.00–314.00 $304.14 $1,417 +44.14
500–545 520 25 265.00–285.00 $276.30 $1,437 +4.55
560–583 567 10 255.00–270.00 $264.59 $1,500 -8.60
600–648 627 17 233.00–259.00 $250.71 $1,572 -6.13
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 4 257.50 $257.50 $1,030 —
799 799 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,718 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 3 275.00 $275.00 $982 —
450 450 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,125 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 414 8 312.50–350.00 $331.78 $1,374 -3.24
462–465 463 5 315.00–326.00 $321.58 $1,489 +16.17
500–502 501 7 300.00–314.00 $303.99 $1,523 —
575–585 580 4 260.00–285.00 $272.61 $1,581 -4.30
636 636 4 243.50 $243.50 $1,549 -19.80
660–685 673 9 225.00–240.00 $234.14 $1,576 -15.06
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,373 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 85-90% 1 81.50 $81.50 $681 —
943–1165 1035 85-90% 21 107.00–123.50 $117.19 $1,213 —
925–1225 1060 85-90% 39 122.00–135.00 $127.28 $1,349 +1.61
1035–1125 1098 85-90% 8 136.50–139.50 $138.37 $1,519 +3.51
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1072–1540 1240 80-85% 31 129.00–140.00 $135.68 $1,682 -9.83
1240–1330 1282 80-85% 3 125.00–130.00 $127.30 $1,632 —
1160–1405 1312 80-85% 10 140.00–151.00 $147.46 $1,935 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1570 1451 75-80% 4 140.00–150.00 $143.01 $2,075 —
1355–1705 1508 75-80% 10 131.00–140.00 $135.99 $2,051 —
1540–1635 1588 75-80% 2 125.00–129.00 $127.06 $2,018 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1705 1541 8 140.00–162.00 $149.87 $2,309 —
1355–2000 1709 10 163.00–178.00 $168.90 $2,887 —
1755–2225 1983 3 183.00–192.00 $187.90 $3,726 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–1415 1094 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 23 1,600.00–2,075.00 $1,863.13

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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.