Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 18, 2024

763 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $257.38/cwt +16.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,056/hd at 799 lb · 77 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $233.60/cwt ≈ $2,254/hd at 965 lb · 54 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $247.50/cwt ≈ $2,133/hd at 862 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	763	729	1,156
Feeder cattle	687	556	813
Slaughter cattle	66	133	343
Replacement cattle	10	40	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers under 700 lbs 2.00-8.00 higher based on a limited market test. Several consignments of steers weighing 800-965 lbs sold with a higher undertone following last weeks record breaking feedlot trade and with the current feeder index also at a record 257.07/cwt. Slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 higher. Some of the light cattle under 550 lbs were still carrying considerable hair and appeared to find discounts of 5.00-10.00 in spots.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	4	390.00	$390.00	$1,326	—
411–446	434	12	356.00–360.00	$357.26	$1,551	—
512–528	523	29	320.00–335.00	$326.68	$1,709	+16.68
587–599	593	17	307.00–308.00	$307.47	$1,823	+4.21
636	636	11	300.00	$300.00	$1,908	—
689–697	695	15	265.00–281.00	$269.23	$1,871	-10.16
798–799	799	77	254.90–264.00	$257.38	$2,056	+15.39
862	862	53	247.50	$247.50	$2,133	—
965	965	54	233.60	$233.60	$2,254	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–370	361	8	368.00–375.00	$372.00	$1,343	+8.91
516 thin fleshed	516	7	332.00	$332.00	$1,713	—
528	528	6	300.00	$300.00	$1,584	-7.38
600–640	603	35	285.00–300.00	$297.21	$1,792	+15.01
688–690	689	5	268.00–270.00	$268.80	$1,852	+21.80
700–740	730	8	255.00–260.00	$256.20	$1,870	+0.20
798	798	3	244.00	$244.00	$1,947	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
526	526	4	297.00	$297.00	$1,562	—
579	579	7	270.00	$270.00	$1,563	—
642	642	8	246.00	$246.00	$1,579	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
739	739	9	247.00	$247.00	$1,825	—
783	783	6	218.00	$218.00	$1,707	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
722	722	4	222.00	$222.00	$1,603	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	311	7	342.50–350.00	$345.60	$1,075	—
435–449	446	13	314.00–315.00	$314.23	$1,401	-10.74
511–527	523	40	280.00–298.50	$292.43	$1,529	+17.43
636	636	10	254.00	$254.00	$1,615	—
655–673	668	7	246.00	$246.00	$1,643	+3.99
737–745	744	42	239.00–241.00	$240.86	$1,792	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–392	386	7	320.00	$320.00	$1,235	+8.79
465–475	468	6	300.00	$300.00	$1,404	+8.59
515–541	535	9	268.00–280.00	$270.57	$1,448	+5.62
556 thin fleshed	556	19	284.00	$284.00	$1,579	—
571–578	573	11	250.00–265.00	$260.87	$1,495	-2.22
608–610	609	4	240.00–244.00	$242.00	$1,474	+0.29
730	730	4	242.00	$242.00	$1,767	—
771	771	4	231.00	$231.00	$1,781	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
694	694	5	238.00	$238.00	$1,652	—
722	722	3	223.00	$223.00	$1,610	—
837	837	3	209.00	$209.00	$1,749	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615–623	620	5	242.00	$242.00	$1,500	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,424	—
450–488	469	4	315.00–325.00	$319.80	$1,500	+32.90
510–522	517	8	270.00–300.00	$283.17	$1,464	+13.31
580–590	585	4	250.00–281.00	$265.63	$1,554	-7.98

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1470	1200	80-85%	11	143.50–153.00	$149.11	$1,789	+12.70
1305–1420	1363	80-85%	2	124.00–127.00	$125.44	$1,710	—
1200–1508	1371	80-85%	12	132.00–143.00	$136.79	$1,875	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–880	797	85-90%	3	88.00–97.00	$93.63	$746	—
895–1085	960	85-90%	3	99.00–123.00	$114.60	$1,100	-0.04
890–1130	1006	85-90%	9	124.00–134.00	$127.47	$1,282	—
910–1095	1036	85-90%	4	138.50–148.00	$143.43	$1,486	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470–1490	1480	75-80%	2	138.00–141.00	$139.51	$2,065	-3.63
1415–1600	1496	75-80%	7	146.00–152.00	$147.83	$2,212	+4.69
1580	1580	75-80%	2	130.00	$130.00	$2,054	-9.81

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1575–1605	1590	2	169.00–173.00	$170.98	$2,719	—
1770	1770	1	159.00	$159.00	$2,814	-14.18
2135	2135	1	184.00	$184.00	$3,928	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990–1090	1053	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,000.00–2,300.00	$2,102.53

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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.