Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 29, 2024

955 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $269.89/cwt +7.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,727/hd at 640 lb · 95 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $298.00/cwt +8.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,575/hd at 529 lb · 37 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $255.40/cwt -5.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,210/hd at 474 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 955 889 701
Feeder cattle 747 767 555
Slaughter cattle 178 82 126
Replacement cattle 30 40 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400-550 lbs 5.00-10.00 lower following last weeks sharply higher trade with other weights steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Demand good. Supply light. This week's offering was highlighted by a nice load of weaned 646 steers @ 272.25/cwt with the remainder of the feeders selling in small packages. Cattle futures were lower Tuesday with beef cutout values also losing some ground while the fed cattle trade moved above 190.00 last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–490 480 12 307.00–320.00 $309.74 $1,487 -11.86
517–542 528 33 285.00–306.00 $300.96 $1,589 -2.06
518–548 unweaned 533 4 267.50–280.00 $273.57 $1,458 +6.07
552–555 554 4 282.00–282.50 $282.25 $1,564 +11.59
605–607 unweaned 605 14 255.00–263.00 $256.72 $1,553 —
637–646 646 81 270.00–272.25 $272.17 $1,758 +9.21
653–660 657 6 261.00–273.00 $266.97 $1,754 +16.97
712–728 717 20 250.00–254.00 $252.57 $1,811 -4.43
776 776 5 241.00 $241.00 $1,870 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–540 522 10 277.50–291.00 $280.90 $1,466 -4.00
550–580 558 11 265.00–281.00 $273.67 $1,527 +15.16
622 622 3 261.00 $261.00 $1,623 +11.30
686 686 5 254.00 $254.00 $1,742 +1.44
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467–470 468 5 277.50–280.00 $278.50 $1,303 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–332 327 4 270.00 $270.00 $883 —
425–445 437 9 273.00–279.00 $274.58 $1,200 -7.62
464 unweaned 464 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,160 +7.43
452–497 476 23 250.00–265.00 $256.58 $1,221 -15.98
500 unweaned 500 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,200 —
503–540 523 21 240.00–259.00 $251.38 $1,315 -3.44
550–596 578 21 240.00–244.00 $240.36 $1,389 -4.32
585 unweaned 585 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,287 —
635–640 638 11 230.00–240.00 $233.64 $1,491 +5.40
693 693 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,483 -11.21
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507–535 unweaned 514 14 250.00–252.50 $250.54 $1,288 -15.96
522 522 3 259.00 $259.00 $1,352 -13.14
576–580 578 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,387 -19.00
601–610 unweaned 604 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,389 +3.45
667–670 668 17 238.00–239.00 $238.41 $1,593 +9.16
905 905 7 204.50 $204.50 $1,851 —
1034 1034 5 187.50 $187.50 $1,939 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–478 477 7 227.50–245.00 $237.84 $1,134 —
550–565 558 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,283 —
655 655 4 210.00–225.00 $217.50 $1,425 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 5 190.00 $190.00 $712 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 5 230.00–237.50 $234.50 $1,278 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–390 372 7 300.00–310.00 $305.50 $1,136 —
450–495 466 8 250.00–282.50 $267.01 $1,244 +2.70
550–591 571 20 240.00–260.00 $246.28 $1,406 +4.30
602–645 631 12 218.00–241.00 $227.81 $1,437 —
650–675 662 6 225.00–240.00 $231.69 $1,534 +15.49
725–748 737 4 200.00–214.00 $207.11 $1,526 +7.11
927 927 5 186.00 $186.00 $1,724 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1168–1595 1219 80-85% 32 126.00–133.00 $128.75 $1,569 —
1190–1405 1293 80-85% 19 116.00–126.00 $123.26 $1,594 +12.15
1418 1418 80-85% 5 114.50 $114.50 $1,624 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1055 1044 85-90% 10 124.00–125.00 $124.80 $1,303 +26.70
875–1149 1045 85-90% 16 67.50–99.00 $90.88 $950 -7.22
1025–1205 1083 85-90% 10 105.00–117.00 $111.66 $1,209 -1.21
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1718 1549 75-80% 5 129.50–138.00 $133.36 $2,066 —
1420–1855 1565 75-80% 9 119.00–127.00 $122.30 $1,914 —
1465–1775 1620 75-80% 2 109.00–114.50 $112.01 $1,815 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1600 1498 3 118.00–144.00 $134.15 $2,010 —
1580–1620 1600 2 173.00–175.00 $174.01 $2,784 +44.01
1580–2110 1823 4 156.00–162.00 $158.12 $2,883 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
852–980 872 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 144.00–158.00 $152.63 $1,331

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130–1330 1221 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 4 1,825.00–2,585.00 $2,213.60

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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.