Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 17, 2024

860 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $271.82/cwt +0.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,462/hd at 538 lb · 65 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $261.96/cwt -6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,660/hd at 634 lb · 53 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $253.21/cwt +0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,859/hd at 734 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 860 1,055 999
Feeder cattle 735 916 784
Slaughter cattle 110 124 200
Replacement cattle 15 15 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 lower. Demand good. Supply light. October is right around the corner bringing the usual large price spreads between bawling calves and longtime weaned cattle with the shorter weaned new crop calves somewhere in the middle. Fed cattle traded a little higher last week despite packer efforts to hide the fact while choice cutouts continue to search for a seasonal bottom. Friday's Cattle on Feed report is expected to show on feed numbers up slightly from a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 416 11 310.00–330.00 $321.36 $1,337 -2.20
521 unweaned 521 7 260.00 $260.00 $1,355 —
503–542 522 8 275.00–287.00 $281.11 $1,467 +7.27
542 542 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,463 -3.84
562–580 573 5 275.00–288.00 $282.90 $1,621 +12.24
568–588 unweaned 580 18 240.00–252.50 $248.11 $1,439 —
603–607 unweaned 605 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,452 —
632 632 4 256.50 $256.50 $1,621 -11.96
609–646 638 43 265.00–271.00 $265.53 $1,694 -2.93
681–694 688 8 252.50–257.00 $254.77 $1,753 —
692 unweaned 692 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,695 —
733–745 734 33 245.00–253.75 $253.21 $1,859 +0.22
837 837 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,925 —
856–871 861 13 220.00–225.00 $223.44 $1,924 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 367 9 300.00–322.50 $302.38 $1,110 -13.26
419–425 421 6 287.50–300.00 $291.71 $1,228 -1.00
461–492 unweaned 476 14 250.00–285.00 $269.16 $1,281 —
520–542 unweaned 535 26 260.00–265.00 $261.31 $1,398 —
522–543 540 39 260.00–286.00 $278.83 $1,506 +9.68
567 567 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,503 +3.15
617–646 636 15 250.00–265.00 $262.39 $1,669 —
705–706 706 8 230.00–235.50 $233.44 $1,648 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,147 —
521 521 5 253.00 $253.00 $1,318 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 373 4 295.00–303.00 $299.08 $1,116 -23.51
379 unweaned 379 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,023 —
410 410 3 288.00 $288.00 $1,181 —
470–472 471 4 260.00–275.00 $267.52 $1,260 —
498 unweaned 498 7 249.00 $249.00 $1,240 —
506–527 unweaned 515 7 240.00–250.00 $245.61 $1,265 —
510–537 517 8 252.50–257.50 $253.80 $1,312 +3.80
528 528 6 245.00 $245.00 $1,294 -5.00
597 unweaned 597 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,367 —
615 615 8 242.00 $242.00 $1,488 +3.59
620 unweaned 620 5 229.00 $229.00 $1,420 —
649 649 5 233.00 $233.00 $1,512 -5.41
700–740 706 32 220.00–237.50 $234.37 $1,655 +9.71
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 5 297.50 $297.50 $955 —
350–382 366 4 287.50–290.00 $288.70 $1,057 —
376–388 unweaned 380 10 257.50–265.00 $262.70 $998 —
402–410 unweaned 406 4 220.00–240.00 $230.10 $934 —
450–492 467 6 240.00–260.00 $250.57 $1,170 -8.42
500–526 509 18 240.00–246.00 $244.12 $1,243 +2.73
518–525 unweaned 522 4 220.00–225.00 $222.52 $1,162 —
552 unweaned 552 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,242 +3.64
558–568 562 9 232.00–240.00 $237.34 $1,334 -0.55
687–695 unweaned 691 6 200.00–210.00 $204.97 $1,416 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
881 881 6 193.00 $193.00 $1,700 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 422 6 210.00–240.00 $229.45 $968 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 245.00 $245.00 $902 +3.21
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,165 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 7 275.00 $275.00 $1,108 —
500–512 506 4 240.00–245.00 $242.47 $1,227 -17.09
552–585 561 7 221.00–225.00 $223.81 $1,256 -12.69
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 6 260.00 $260.00 $733 —
403 403 3 245.00 $245.00 $987 —
523 523 5 247.00 $247.00 $1,292 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615–620 618 4 215.00–220.00 $217.49 $1,344 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1460 1246 80-85% 20 122.00–132.00 $127.00 $1,582 —
1075–1460 1291 80-85% 5 133.50–135.00 $134.17 $1,732 —
1460 1460 80-85% 1 107.50 $107.50 $1,570 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1035 943 85-90% 2 70.00–77.00 $73.16 $690 —
995–1295 1124 85-90% 8 113.00–123.00 $119.04 $1,338 -6.28
1230–1285 1248 85-90% 3 98.00–107.00 $101.09 $1,262 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345 1345 75-80% 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,789 —
1415–1705 1578 75-80% 6 128.00–132.00 $130.58 $2,061 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1570 1478 6 137.00–155.00 $146.28 $2,162 —
1700–2005 1848 4 179.00–189.00 $183.06 $3,383 —
1765–2085 1896 5 164.00–175.00 $170.66 $3,236 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110–1280 1193 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,775.00–1,975.00 $1,874.79

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
902 902 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,900.00 $1,900.00

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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.