Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 12, 2024

1,244 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $277.81/cwt +7.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,766/hd at 636 lb · 99 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $286.95/cwt +4.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,651/hd at 575 lb · 50 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $252.74/cwt +22.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,590/hd at 629 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,244 955 1,084
Feeder cattle 1,087 747 836
Slaughter cattle 157 178 248
Replacement cattle — 30 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, feeder cattle over 550 lbs sold with steady to higher undertones, and calves under 550 pounds sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 378 4 325.00–327.50 $326.27 $1,233 —
436 value added 436 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,395 —
450–476 467 6 312.50 $312.50 $1,459 +2.76
490 unweaned 490 5 301.00 $301.00 $1,475 —
506–531 521 20 293.50–321.00 $301.37 $1,570 +0.41
555–592 574 41 277.50–299.00 $288.47 $1,656 +6.22
582 value added 582 9 280.00 $280.00 $1,630 —
604–644 628 30 272.00–280.50 $276.79 $1,738 +4.62
639 value added 639 69 278.25 $278.25 $1,778 —
662–682 675 24 256.00–277.00 $263.64 $1,780 -3.33
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 4 282.00 $282.00 $993 —
489 489 12 261.00 $261.00 $1,276 —
524–545 535 23 270.00–283.00 $275.33 $1,473 -5.57
585 585 5 267.00 $267.00 $1,562 -6.67
608–625 616 16 255.00–265.00 $259.33 $1,597 -1.67
656–680 668 12 260.00–265.00 $262.79 $1,755 +8.79
725–744 739 7 250.00–255.00 $251.40 $1,858 —
751–780 766 16 240.00–251.00 $244.63 $1,874 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
772 772 3 234.00 $234.00 $1,806 —
948 948 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,896 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,742 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 377 9 273.00–280.00 $276.28 $1,042 —
470–485 481 8 273.50–275.00 $273.87 $1,317 —
500 value added 500 22 272.00 $272.00 $1,360 —
550–557 551 16 262.50–272.00 $264.30 $1,456 +24.30
614–639 629 40 249.50–254.00 $252.74 $1,590 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 5 170.00 $170.00 $717 -104.58
468–498 484 21 241.00–266.00 $252.99 $1,224 -3.59
500–502 501 18 251.00–265.00 $257.62 $1,291 +6.24
564–565 564 13 240.00–250.00 $241.54 $1,362 +1.18
588 unweaned 588 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,470 +30.00
605 605 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,452 +6.36
749 749 16 220.00 $220.00 $1,648 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 14 254.00 $254.00 $1,041 —
557–581 577 29 250.00–261.50 $251.91 $1,454 —
608 608 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,520 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 420 6 235.00 $235.00 $987 —
487 487 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,169 +2.16
503 503 6 225.00 $225.00 $1,132 —
550–555 553 6 239.00–240.00 $239.50 $1,324 +9.50
620–632 627 7 230.00–235.00 $232.88 $1,460 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–488 474 5 312.50–320.00 $317.14 $1,503 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,293 -2.01
720 720 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,512 +2.89

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380 1380 75-80% 1 133.50 $133.50 $1,842 —
1250–1785 1441 75-80% 23 118.00–131.50 $124.13 $1,789 —
1265–1580 1495 75-80% 9 115.00–125.00 $117.16 $1,752 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1255 1224 80-85% 9 124.00–127.50 $126.10 $1,543 -2.65
1180–1420 1295 80-85% 10 93.00–115.00 $110.64 $1,433 -12.62
1155–1382 1332 80-85% 9 110.00–123.00 $116.27 $1,549 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1155 1036 85-90% 4 73.00–92.00 $83.35 $864 -41.45
905–1290 1059 85-90% 17 90.00–108.00 $100.08 $1,060 -11.58
945–1230 1155 85-90% 4 108.00–112.50 $111.05 $1,283 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1755 1755 1 146.00 $146.00 $2,562 —
1575–2185 1859 5 150.00–169.00 $162.14 $3,014 —
1875 1875 1 174.00 $174.00 $3,262 —

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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.