Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 20, 2024

466 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $267.94/cwt -8.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,809/hd at 675 lb · 38 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $305.62/cwt -28.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,433/hd at 469 lb · 20 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $258.70/cwt -10.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,472/hd at 569 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	466	1,018	1,268
Feeder cattle	393	886	1,217
Slaughter cattle	73	107	51
Replacement cattle	—	25	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeders sold with a lower undertone but with no price trend established. Demand moderate. Supply light. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. After seeing a strong rebound in cash feeders last week the market is once again under pressure with feeder futures around 400 points lower on Tuesday due to technical selling with the majority of traders convinced that consumer spending is not going to maintain current beef prices for much longer.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	4	350.00–380.00	$366.05	$1,182	—
350–364	362	6	350.00–355.00	$350.81	$1,270	—
415–433	428	11	324.00–325.00	$324.26	$1,388	—
452–485	465	5	300.00	$300.00	$1,395	-34.51
462–495	470	15	300.00–315.00	$307.50	$1,445	-27.01
505–546	532	6	290.00–306.00	$295.06	$1,570	-23.07
552	552	4	267.00	$267.00	$1,474	-46.00
568–580	573	14	274.00–281.00	$277.37	$1,589	-35.63
600–644	623	16	270.00–278.00	$275.93	$1,719	-8.46
668–684	672	33	260.00–273.00	$270.66	$1,819	-7.85
695	695	5	250.00	$250.00	$1,738	-28.51
731	731	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,828	-13.40

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
562–585	574	4	266.00–277.50	$271.87	$1,561	—
608–618	613	4	260.00	$260.00	$1,594	-24.71
610–635	619	7	260.00–275.00	$267.21	$1,654	-17.50
658–682	666	9	257.50–271.00	$266.39	$1,774	-3.61
720	720	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,764	—
837	837	3	224.00	$224.00	$1,875	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	3	312.50	$312.50	$1,369	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307	307	3	317.50	$317.50	$975	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–448	437	7	275.00–302.00	$289.44	$1,265	—
470–485	476	5	272.50–274.00	$273.39	$1,301	—
500–533	513	9	260.00–270.00	$264.78	$1,358	-22.72
561–573	567	10	259.00–272.50	$265.68	$1,506	-4.89
570	570	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,425	-20.57
565–580	573	4	245.00–255.00	$249.93	$1,432	-20.64
655	655	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,572	-7.50
743	743	5	231.50	$231.50	$1,720	—
849	849	5	200.00	$200.00	$1,698	—
853	853	11	207.50	$207.50	$1,770	—
889	889	5	190.00	$190.00	$1,689	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	5	260.00	$260.00	$1,053	-45.77
455–493	475	13	265.00–275.00	$267.25	$1,269	-14.92
581	581	4	251.00	$251.00	$1,458	—
655–665	659	13	235.00–240.00	$238.62	$1,573	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	5	350.00	$350.00	$1,242	—
445	445	2	292.50	$292.50	$1,302	—
475–492	485	5	285.00–299.00	$293.52	$1,424	-18.90
558–560	559	4	250.00–260.00	$254.99	$1,425	-13.96

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422	422	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,097	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1230	1175	80-85%	2	147.00–149.00	$147.95	$1,738	—
1172–1300	1235	80-85%	4	134.00–136.00	$135.47	$1,673	—
1130–1378	1254	80-85%	12	136.00–146.00	$142.13	$1,782	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1075	1015	85-90%	2	140.00–144.50	$142.12	$1,443	-0.36
945–1225	1105	85-90%	9	129.00–136.50	$132.08	$1,459	—
1080–1265	1127	85-90%	4	117.00–120.00	$119.28	$1,344	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1368–1610	1493	75-80%	12	138.00–144.50	$143.16	$2,137	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525	1525	1	143.50	$143.50	$2,188	—
1365–2005	1638	6	156.00–165.00	$161.36	$2,643	—

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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.