Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 19, 2024

699 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $269.04/cwt -2.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,388/hd at 516 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $275.00/cwt -2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,768/hd at 643 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $274.93/cwt -12.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,639/hd at 596 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 699 1,244 1,084
Feeder cattle 546 1,087 836
Slaughter cattle 153 157 248

Market comments — USDA reporter

feeder cattle traded unevenly steady with lots of unweaned calves and small packages slaughter cows and bulls traded steady reminder no sale next week due to thanksgiving

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 unweaned 358 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,164 —
372 372 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,209 -1.27
430–445 unweaned 438 4 300.00–311.00 $305.41 $1,338 —
462 unweaned 462 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,386 -1.00
484 484 7 316.00 $316.00 $1,529 +3.50
523 523 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,569 -1.37
542 unweaned 542 6 299.00 $299.00 $1,621 —
595–596 value added 596 15 272.00–276.00 $274.93 $1,639 -5.07
643 643 20 275.00 $275.00 $1,768 -1.79
661 661 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,719 -3.64
691 691 5 254.00 $254.00 $1,755 -9.64
769 769 9 240.00 $240.00 $1,846 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,457 +49.00
514 unweaned 514 9 274.00 $274.00 $1,408 —
553 value added 553 5 289.00 $289.00 $1,598 —
560 560 4 287.00 $287.00 $1,607 +20.00
742 742 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,907 +5.60
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
653 unweaned 653 7 240.00 $240.00 $1,567 —
737 unweaned 737 7 250.00 $250.00 $1,842 —
785 785 3 244.00 $244.00 $1,915 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 unweaned 492 11 250.00 $250.00 $1,230 —
539 unweaned 539 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,348 —
560 unweaned 560 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,568 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 unweaned 395 3 271.00 $271.00 $1,070 —
412 unweaned 412 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,092 —
451 unweaned 451 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,218 —
530 unweaned 530 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,362 —
552 unweaned 552 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,435 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
604 unweaned 604 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,419 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–530 516 22 263.00–272.00 $269.04 $1,388 —
616 616 8 245.00 $245.00 $1,509 -7.74
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 2 276.00 $276.00 $1,154 +106.00
442 unweaned 442 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,149 —
460 unweaned 460 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,196 —
481 481 4 274.00 $274.00 $1,318 +21.01
569 unweaned 569 10 230.00 $230.00 $1,309 -20.00
770 unweaned 770 3 206.00 $206.00 $1,586 —
870 870 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,749 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 unweaned 378 4 235.00 $235.00 $888 —
558–562 unweaned 561 8 220.00–234.00 $223.48 $1,254 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 unweaned 352 3 250.00 $250.00 $880 —
552 unweaned 552 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,104 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
608–626 620 6 234.00–244.00 $240.73 $1,493 —
628 unweaned 628 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,394 —
730–745 unweaned 738 4 202.00–213.00 $207.56 $1,532 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
612 unweaned 612 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,469 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1330 1185 80-85% 3 125.00–133.00 $128.00 $1,517 —
1160–1495 1343 80-85% 8 110.00–113.00 $110.61 $1,485 -5.66
1135–1655 1358 80-85% 40 112.00–124.00 $118.52 $1,610 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1038 929 85-90% 3 79.00–93.00 $89.43 $831 —
945–1265 1106 85-90% 4 88.50–106.00 $99.44 $1,100 —
955–1270 1146 85-90% 11 104.50–110.00 $108.26 $1,241 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355 1355 75-80% 1 134.50 $134.50 $1,822 +1.00
1500–1915 1668 75-80% 9 117.50–128.50 $121.54 $2,027 —
1705 1705 75-80% 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,978 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1905 1594 4 125.00–142.00 $132.35 $2,110 —
1590–2190 1837 5 152.00–163.00 $155.72 $2,861 —

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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.