Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 29, 2025

2,231 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $399.49/cwt +20.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,086/hd at 522 lb · 208 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $285.26/cwt +6.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,084/hd at 731 lb · 146 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $352.88/cwt +26.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,182/hd at 618 lb · 132 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,231	748	1,249
Feeder cattle	2,001	615	1,013
Slaughter cattle	180	88	186
Replacement cattle	50	45	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers under 450 lbs steady, over 450 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher with instances 15.00 higher near 550 lbs. Feeder heifers 2.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Demand very good. Supply heavy. The cattle market is still getting stronger on all fronts with fed cattle expected to trade higher again this week. Numerous consignments of front end fall calves this week, some weaned and some not as the unprecedented prices continue to pull marketings forward in some cases.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	326	28	425.00–450.00	$442.26	$1,442	-7.76
370–398	390	30	430.00–451.00	$447.25	$1,744	-17.43
404–448	422	67	427.00–452.50	$445.40	$1,880	-1.29
450–497	469	74	400.00–448.00	$423.55	$1,986	+22.02
501–541	522	204	378.00–412.50	$400.07	$2,088	+20.84
528	528	4	370.00	$370.00	$1,954	-9.23
551–598	570	97	350.50–392.50	$369.31	$2,105	+10.37
609–611 unweaned	610	11	331.00–340.00	$334.28	$2,039	—
602–648	615	57	341.00–358.50	$354.37	$2,179	+33.88
619–628 value added	623	64	350.00–358.50	$354.75	$2,210	—
656–683	666	59	314.00–336.00	$327.02	$2,178	-4.98
701	701	11	312.00	$312.00	$2,187	—
730	730	14	293.00	$293.00	$2,139	—
1012	1012	4	248.00	$248.00	$2,510	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–370	362	6	400.00–405.00	$401.66	$1,454	—
415–445	427	31	393.00–425.00	$411.17	$1,756	—
453–498	470	15	362.50–425.00	$396.63	$1,864	+4.70
505–541	530	18	347.50–396.00	$367.78	$1,949	+10.26
672 value added	672	17	325.00	$325.00	$2,184	—
715–720	718	4	287.00–291.00	$288.99	$2,075	—
731 value added	731	16	298.00	$298.00	$2,178	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	6	375.00	$375.00	$1,470	—
534	534	17	350.00	$350.00	$1,869	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	10	295.00	$295.00	$1,814	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
551	551	4	300.00	$300.00	$1,653	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
542	542	3	325.00	$325.00	$1,762	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
296	296	4	420.00	$420.00	$1,243	—
320–348	335	9	400.00–407.50	$402.75	$1,349	-2.07
361–398	378	43	397.50–425.00	$407.02	$1,539	+12.58
414–448	427	80	355.00–415.00	$387.06	$1,653	-0.86
455–498	483	59	345.00–375.00	$359.43	$1,736	+1.87
501–533	518	35	338.00–358.00	$346.00	$1,792	-1.96
552 value added	552	14	342.00	$342.00	$1,888	—
562	562	58	353.00	$353.00	$1,984	+25.33
560–591	573	23	330.00–351.50	$341.96	$1,959	+14.29
570–583	578	5	307.50–317.50	$313.55	$1,812	-14.12
636–638	637	28	310.00–322.00	$316.01	$2,013	-7.99
715–730	721	5	278.00–279.00	$278.60	$2,009	-0.37
730–733 value added	731	141	285.00–286.00	$285.50	$2,087	—
862	862	20	254.00	$254.00	$2,189	—
863	863	28	257.50	$257.50	$2,222	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	326	10	400.00–405.00	$401.97	$1,310	—
350–395	375	11	371.00–410.00	$390.45	$1,464	+17.15
420–440	433	6	340.00–375.00	$360.31	$1,560	+10.49
472–482	479	12	337.50–359.00	$350.20	$1,677	+16.85
501–520	510	27	325.00–349.00	$335.75	$1,712	+11.59
525 value added	525	13	354.00	$354.00	$1,858	—
555–572	565	7	292.50–322.00	$311.78	$1,762	+31.78
594 value added	594	43	328.00	$328.00	$1,948	—
662	662	11	260.00	$260.00	$1,721	—
690	690	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,794	—
802	802	9	240.00	$240.00	$1,925	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451	451	8	340.00	$340.00	$1,533	—
512–544	536	12	289.00–295.00	$293.57	$1,574	—
807	807	7	231.00	$231.00	$1,864	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
447	447	3	387.00	$387.00	$1,730	-34.91
450–460	455	4	365.00–380.00	$372.58	$1,695	+2.54
512–535	523	7	345.00–350.00	$347.84	$1,819	-11.20
550–591	571	12	302.50–332.50	$319.68	$1,825	+12.83
665–675	671	5	280.00–290.00	$283.96	$1,905	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1340	1253	80-85%	4	152.00–157.00	$154.39	$1,935	—
1130–1435	1254	80-85%	32	139.00–150.00	$142.75	$1,790	—
1295–1550	1423	80-85%	2	133.00–136.00	$134.63	$1,916	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–890	859	85-90%	4	110.00–114.00	$110.93	$953	+13.67
956–1102	1038	85-90%	22	123.50–140.00	$130.09	$1,350	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450	1450	75-80%	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,986	—
1500–1985	1743	75-80%	2	157.00–160.00	$158.71	$2,766	—
1775	1775	75-80%	1	146.00	$146.00	$2,592	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1400	1373	2	154.00–157.00	$155.47	$2,135	—
1345–1900	1655	3	158.00–178.00	$168.78	$2,793	+17.00

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
873	873	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,615

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1180	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,850.00	$2,850.00
1218	1218	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,900.00	$1,900.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1245	1129	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	1,775.00–2,075.00	$1,931.95

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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.