Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 20, 2025

1,175 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $356.28/cwt -7.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,264/hd at 636 lb · 169 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $385.75/cwt -9.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,050/hd at 532 lb · 60 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $370.31/cwt -3.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,132/hd at 576 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,175 1,193 1,520
Feeder cattle 968 962 1,341
Slaughter cattle 127 131 139
Replacement cattle 80 100 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Supply moderate. The feeder market is a little lower overall following the sell-off seen in feeder futures last week while fed cattle are providing lots of support with prices $1 higher last week and cutout values showing seasonal strength in recent days.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 487.50 $487.50 $1,389 -33.81
305–332 319 4 460.00–489.00 $473.89 $1,512 +9.97
372 372 5 435.00 $435.00 $1,618 -10.86
406–421 414 24 432.50–450.00 $442.15 $1,831 -8.93
462 462 8 400.00 $400.00 $1,848 -16.96
461–495 475 33 405.00–442.50 $422.86 $2,009 +5.90
503–546 523 32 383.00–400.00 $387.66 $2,027 -7.45
540 value added 540 10 390.00 $390.00 $2,106 —
542 542 18 380.00 $380.00 $2,060 -15.11
552–584 567 25 365.00–380.00 $374.33 $2,122 -6.63
582 value added 582 21 380.00 $380.00 $2,212 ±0.00
583 583 12 345.00 $345.00 $2,011 -24.00
611–642 630 91 340.00–365.00 $353.95 $2,230 -15.69
642 value added 642 78 359.00 $359.00 $2,305 —
655–680 666 20 330.00–340.00 $336.97 $2,244 +24.26
697 value added 697 33 329.00 $329.00 $2,293 —
702 value added 702 15 336.00 $336.00 $2,359 —
720 720 6 317.00 $317.00 $2,282 +8.50
757 757 15 320.00 $320.00 $2,422 +40.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–385 369 5 415.00–420.00 $417.91 $1,542 -12.01
425–440 437 7 425.00–450.00 $440.77 $1,926 +7.00
450–496 478 14 390.00–435.00 $403.56 $1,929 +2.00
512–538 528 11 350.00–390.00 $365.14 $1,928 —
610–632 621 6 315.00–335.00 $325.12 $2,019 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 6 375.00 $375.00 $1,826 —
611 611 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,955 —
671 671 4 301.00 $301.00 $2,020 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–485 478 4 341.00–380.00 $360.81 $1,725 —
588 588 5 315.00 $315.00 $1,852 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–322 320 9 420.00–432.50 $424.40 $1,358 +0.82
353–398 378 22 395.00–410.00 $402.10 $1,520 -0.13
402–440 423 16 382.50–400.00 $388.24 $1,642 -23.52
450–493 479 43 350.00–400.00 $361.28 $1,731 -17.93
522 value added 522 17 342.50 $342.50 $1,788 —
502–538 524 26 335.00–347.00 $340.55 $1,784 -11.03
513–545 533 8 330.00 $330.00 $1,759 -21.58
567 value added 567 10 335.00 $335.00 $1,899 —
560–589 575 18 312.00–330.00 $321.27 $1,847 -17.82
577 577 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,731 -39.09
602 602 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,836 —
629 629 11 304.00 $304.00 $1,912 -9.00
688 688 7 298.00 $298.00 $2,050 +22.00
738–740 739 6 284.00–288.00 $286.66 $2,118 +16.66
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 367 13 370.00–392.50 $377.88 $1,387 -5.50
400–435 418 4 370.00–392.50 $380.78 $1,592 -3.91
470–486 478 9 337.00–362.00 $353.83 $1,691 -7.73
500–548 521 8 320.00–347.50 $335.30 $1,747 +5.34
595–598 597 10 301.00–304.50 $303.80 $1,814 +1.51
633–640 637 7 290.00–299.00 $295.27 $1,881 -1.34
655–694 683 7 295.00–297.00 $296.45 $2,025 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
591 591 5 292.00 $292.00 $1,726 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 4 356.00 $356.00 $1,559 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–348 341 7 435.00–442.00 $438.72 $1,496 -1.28
360–375 367 6 420.00–440.00 $430.86 $1,581 —
420–438 429 4 387.50–422.50 $405.37 $1,739 -11.71
520–530 525 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,838 +5.99
550–565 560 6 322.50–334.00 $326.26 $1,827 -8.29
615–640 628 4 285.00–310.00 $297.25 $1,867 -11.99
655–680 668 4 268.00–271.00 $269.47 $1,800 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–980 918 85-90% 2 100.00 $100.00 $918 —
860–1125 1009 85-90% 6 110.00–124.00 $119.72 $1,208 —
940–1220 1090 85-90% 31 132.00–147.00 $141.76 $1,545 +19.86
1030–1275 1153 85-90% 2 148.00–149.00 $148.45 $1,712 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1335 1240 80-85% 4 140.00–144.00 $142.39 $1,766 —
1125–1425 1258 80-85% 17 146.00–157.50 $151.82 $1,910 —
1238–1415 1315 80-85% 9 158.00–170.00 $163.38 $2,148 +4.80
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1705 1537 75-80% 3 146.00–153.00 $148.76 $2,286 -2.21

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1730 1552 3 183.50–188.00 $185.34 $2,876 —
1340–2075 1748 7 195.00–208.00 $202.80 $3,545 —
1820 1820 1 154.00 $154.00 $2,803 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
952–1040 981 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 170.00–178.00 $175.17 $1,718

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
959–1262 1057 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 51 2,300.00–2,825.00 $2,687.75

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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.