Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 11, 2025

950 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $284.35/cwt +9.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,934/hd at 680 lb · 50 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $358.04/cwt +14.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,719/hd at 480 lb · 43 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $323.32/cwt +2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,009/hd at 621 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 950 560 1,042
Feeder cattle 809 437 945
Slaughter cattle 91 93 77
Replacement cattle 50 30 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers 3.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good to very good. Supply light. Mostly smaller packages in the feeders with new crop calves continuing to increase in numbers. Fed cattle surprised many by trading higher late last week as improving demand and tight supplies forced the packers hand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–385 381 5 390.00–400.00 $395.96 $1,509 —
460–495 480 43 325.00–367.50 $358.04 $1,719 +14.84
510–512 511 4 350.00–357.50 $353.76 $1,808 +4.88
556–585 564 20 316.00–329.00 $323.60 $1,825 +8.63
639–648 640 21 291.00–317.00 $314.49 $2,013 +11.10
662–692 680 50 275.00–289.00 $284.35 $1,934 +9.35
700–725 713 5 270.00–275.00 $271.96 $1,939 +1.96
764 764 18 275.00 $275.00 $2,101 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–372 367 4 402.50–417.50 $409.90 $1,504 +9.90
452 unweaned 452 8 385.00 $385.00 $1,740 —
450–475 463 10 368.00–400.00 $375.29 $1,738 —
468–470 469 4 362.50–370.00 $366.24 $1,718 —
524 unweaned 524 4 341.00 $341.00 $1,787 -16.00
525–545 534 4 330.00–357.50 $344.80 $1,841 -14.69
541–542 541 7 346.00–356.00 $348.86 $1,887 -10.63
565–591 578 8 331.00–348.00 $339.31 $1,961 —
589 unweaned 589 17 321.00 $321.00 $1,891 —
600–627 617 29 320.00–341.00 $329.93 $2,036 +8.92
647 unweaned 647 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,844 —
710–728 719 6 282.00–285.00 $283.52 $2,039 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
799 799 4 254.00 $254.00 $2,029 —
1057 1057 3 220.00 $220.00 $2,325 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 7 322.00 $322.00 $1,658 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 323 6 340.00–342.50 $340.86 $1,101 —
365–398 382 4 335.00 $335.00 $1,280 +0.09
405–445 429 31 312.00–350.00 $323.94 $1,390 -4.60
455–495 477 10 310.00–342.50 $321.52 $1,534 +16.43
512–535 525 18 300.00–315.00 $305.13 $1,602 +9.81
550–583 568 11 270.00–300.00 $276.28 $1,569 -2.33
591 591 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,596 +5.00
608–628 620 7 270.00–278.00 $273.55 $1,696 +10.35
657 657 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,741 -6.00
698 698 7 256.00 $256.00 $1,787 -15.00
712 712 4 258.00 $258.00 $1,837 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–395 373 6 362.50–365.00 $363.38 $1,355 +16.84
413 unweaned 413 3 339.00 $339.00 $1,400 -2.41
432 432 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,469 —
438 438 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,467 —
487–493 unweaned 488 14 313.00–315.00 $313.43 $1,530 +13.43
510–520 511 14 320.00–325.50 $324.70 $1,659 +9.15
558 unweaned 558 6 270.00 $270.00 $1,507 -1.97
585 585 5 288.00 $288.00 $1,685 —
602–646 624 9 280.00–291.00 $284.96 $1,778 +11.52
657–694 676 14 270.00–277.00 $275.00 $1,859 -2.00
748 748 12 267.00 $267.00 $1,997 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 3 297.50 $297.50 $1,136 —
703 703 5 250.50 $250.50 $1,761 —
812 812 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,851 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,105 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 332 6 342.50–410.00 $367.45 $1,220 —
353–395 376 11 360.00–402.50 $383.48 $1,442 -9.02
425–435 430 4 360.00–382.50 $371.12 $1,596 +7.45
450–492 479 19 327.50–367.50 $344.32 $1,649 +11.82
500–532 516 7 285.00–345.00 $318.64 $1,644 +11.19
560–598 581 15 270.00–305.00 $289.39 $1,681 +1.10
680 680 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,707 +9.69
700–730 716 6 240.00–247.00 $243.64 $1,744 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1165 1004 85-90% 8 91.00–116.00 $107.99 $1,084 —
1045 1045 85-90% 1 73.00 $73.00 $763 —
965–1165 1086 85-90% 16 116.00–133.00 $122.53 $1,331 +22.81
1060–1125 1093 85-90% 3 136.00–141.00 $138.13 $1,510 +38.41
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1108–1480 1263 80-85% 16 130.00–139.00 $134.07 $1,693 -12.65
1220–1470 1338 80-85% 6 123.00–128.50 $125.57 $1,680 -13.83
1325–1360 1338 80-85% 3 142.00–147.00 $145.18 $1,943 +5.78
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1409–1620 1432 75-80% 11 135.00–140.00 $138.36 $1,981 —
1445 1445 75-80% 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,864 —
1545–1585 1565 75-80% 2 146.00–149.00 $147.52 $2,309 +8.70

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1905 1695 2 176.00–176.50 $176.22 $2,987 +23.68
1475–1870 1715 4 161.00–170.00 $165.61 $2,840 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005–1392 1244 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 22 2,250.00–2,950.00 $2,473.25
1160–1390 1248 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 15 1,800.00–2,450.00 $2,127.78

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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.