Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 4, 2025

560 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $315.55/cwt -5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,616/hd at 512 lb · 26 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $276.57/cwt +2.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,584/hd at 573 lb · 20 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $284.11/cwt +9.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,847/hd at 650 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	560	824	1,327
Feeder cattle	437	767	1,047
Slaughter cattle	93	47	240
Replacement cattle	30	10	40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers steady on a limited market test. Slaughter cows steady. Demand very good. Supply light. Tight feeder supplies are helping to keep the feeder trade strong despite seasonal weakness in beef demand which has caused fed cattle and live cattle futures to trend lower in recent weeks. Rain moved into the area early Tuesday with weather conditions looking more favorable for cattle movement next week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–338	332	6	402.50–427.50	$414.78	$1,377	—
354	354	4	400.00	$400.00	$1,416	-12.09
428–439	436	8	397.50–400.00	$399.39	$1,741	+16.40
513 unweaned	513	6	357.00	$357.00	$1,831	—
501–546	519	13	346.00–367.50	$359.49	$1,866	—
607–612	609	9	320.00–323.00	$321.01	$1,955	+2.46
679	679	4	288.00	$288.00	$1,956	-14.30
811–835	816	5	265.00	$265.00	$2,162	+5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	4	380.00–395.00	$387.44	$1,271	—
422–430	425	7	362.50–385.00	$378.50	$1,609	+6.09
450–473	466	9	332.50–348.00	$343.20	$1,599	-6.37
515–525	518	8	325.00–357.00	$348.88	$1,807	+29.29
530 unweaned	530	3	319.00	$319.00	$1,691	—
555–583	575	7	307.00–327.50	$314.97	$1,811	+4.67
580 unweaned	580	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,653	—
608–630	621	5	303.00–304.00	$303.39	$1,884	—
695	695	4	275.00	$275.00	$1,911	+1.25
705–725	715	4	270.00	$270.00	$1,930	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	313	7	370.00–385.00	$375.61	$1,176	—
385–396	392	6	340.00–360.00	$346.54	$1,358	-14.63
402–408 unweaned	406	5	339.00–343.00	$341.41	$1,386	—
488 unweaned	488	4	300.00	$300.00	$1,464	—
503–530	512	26	310.00–320.50	$315.55	$1,616	-5.25
558–582 unweaned	576	8	271.00–275.00	$271.97	$1,567	-11.03
609–648	624	8	271.00–275.00	$273.44	$1,706	-13.33
650	650	15	286.00	$286.00	$1,859	+10.45
651	651	4	277.00	$277.00	$1,803	+1.45
888	888	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,998	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–378	372	4	330.00–340.00	$334.91	$1,246	-5.16
425–435	431	8	325.00–339.00	$328.54	$1,416	—
468–498	487	6	300.00–310.00	$305.09	$1,486	-26.33
500–540	513	10	285.00–302.50	$295.32	$1,515	—
558–579	571	17	270.00–285.00	$278.61	$1,591	+4.08
582	582	3	265.00	$265.00	$1,542	-9.53
606–635	617	12	260.00–270.00	$263.20	$1,624	—
671	671	4	271.00	$271.00	$1,818	+1.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	3	392.50	$392.50	$1,531	+27.50
415–445	432	11	337.50–372.50	$363.67	$1,571	-18.83
470–493	485	9	307.00–353.00	$332.50	$1,613	-3.65
525–545	540	11	299.00–315.00	$307.45	$1,660	-12.89
575–585	581	12	270.00–300.00	$288.29	$1,675	-2.31
670–698	688	9	235.00–257.50	$241.31	$1,660	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235	1235	80-85%	1	124.50	$124.50	$1,538	—
1238–1380	1285	80-85%	3	146.00–148.00	$146.72	$1,885	—
1178–1470	1310	80-85%	25	130.00–144.50	$139.40	$1,826	-7.51

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1060	993	85-90%	2	85.00–89.00	$87.14	$865	-11.60
1025–1090	1068	85-90%	3	97.00–101.00	$99.72	$1,065	—
1075–1145	1110	85-90%	2	135.00–140.00	$137.58	$1,527	+12.67
1097–1190	1135	85-90%	12	118.00–133.00	$123.42	$1,401	-1.49

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485–1600	1518	75-80%	5	146.00–150.50	$147.73	$2,243	—
1445–1690	1566	75-80%	6	133.00–143.00	$138.82	$2,174	+1.14

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360	1360	1	174.00	$174.00	$2,366	—
1510–1885	1688	6	140.00–157.00	$152.54	$2,575	-2.59
1620–2315	1863	8	160.00–176.00	$169.46	$3,157	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1505	1286	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	10	2,050.00–2,810.00	$2,328.35

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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.