Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 16, 2025

692 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $385.77/cwt -21.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,072/hd at 537 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $363.71/cwt -16.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,070/hd at 569 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $359.37/cwt -33.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,695/hd at 472 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 692 1,877 860
Feeder cattle 544 1,697 735
Slaughter cattle 68 110 110
Replacement cattle 80 70 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers under 650 lbs 6.00-12.00 lower, few over 650 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs 5.00-15.00 lower, over 550 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 lower. Demand moderate. Supply light. Beef cutouts were lower on Tuesday while cattle futures gave back a bit of Monday's big gains. Not a real good test of the market with most of the calves unweaned and/or fleshy and not enough yearling type cattle for buyers to get much traction.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,689 -53.89
455–468 464 9 430.00–438.00 $432.62 $2,007 -18.38
512–548 533 7 390.00–394.00 $391.65 $2,087 -39.28
525–537 533 7 390.00–395.00 $392.72 $2,093 -38.21
552–570 563 8 390.00 $390.00 $2,196 +20.39
612 unweaned 612 2 361.00 $361.00 $2,209 —
626 626 8 385.00 $385.00 $2,410 -23.45
667–681 675 7 360.00–373.50 $367.78 $2,483 -5.66
702 702 9 368.00 $368.00 $2,583 -2.98
822 822 4 339.00 $339.00 $2,787 -6.31
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 4 400.00–450.00 $424.84 $1,648 —
428 428 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,669 -48.36
405–439 429 9 425.00–450.00 $431.35 $1,850 -7.01
466 466 4 435.00 $435.00 $2,027 +13.13
531–545 537 22 382.50–390.00 $385.77 $2,072 -21.41
562–572 567 4 380.00–392.50 $386.19 $2,190 -9.83
627 627 6 365.00 $365.00 $2,289 -23.62

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–447 426 14 370.00–375.00 $374.31 $1,595 +0.80
482–488 484 6 365.00–370.00 $368.32 $1,783 -58.19
502–520 513 9 360.00–374.00 $366.03 $1,878 -33.03
505–542 527 5 350.00–357.50 $354.63 $1,869 -27.23
550–580 569 17 360.00–370.00 $363.71 $2,070 +9.12
636–643 640 14 342.50–353.50 $348.82 $2,232 +15.72
656–695 670 14 340.00–351.50 $347.24 $2,327 -2.76
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–378 371 15 370.00–400.00 $379.42 $1,408 -41.45
425–449 444 9 370.00–372.50 $371.97 $1,652 -23.03
455–480 468 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,591 -58.99
465–480 473 12 350.00–375.00 $365.83 $1,730 -33.16
505–540 516 16 340.00–360.00 $356.15 $1,838 -23.14
673 unweaned 673 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,154 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 5 269.00 $269.00 $802 -88.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 367 7 400.00–420.00 $405.99 $1,490 -24.01
411 411 4 442.50 $442.50 $1,819 +7.50
468–499 484 12 390.00–400.00 $395.10 $1,912 +3.36
522 522 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,827 —
560–585 575 7 345.00–365.00 $354.93 $2,041 -16.81
618–635 630 8 302.00–320.00 $310.95 $1,959 -21.55
668–675 671 7 292.50–303.00 $299.15 $2,007 -14.85
744 744 6 281.00 $281.00 $2,091 —
755–770 766 8 254.00–260.00 $255.48 $1,957 —
898 898 3 225.00 $225.00 $2,020 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 80-85% 1 165.50 $165.50 $2,019 —
1128–1430 1230 80-85% 7 130.00–150.00 $140.15 $1,724 —
1180–1392 1311 80-85% 15 152.00–163.50 $159.24 $2,088 -20.97
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 85-90% 1 90.00 $90.00 $702 —
1070 1070 85-90% 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,658 —
882–1320 1077 85-90% 8 100.00–130.00 $124.22 $1,338 —
1070–1205 1144 85-90% 8 135.00–148.50 $142.21 $1,627 +4.22
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 75-80% 1 148.00 $148.00 $2,220 -31.98
1520–1690 1632 75-80% 3 163.00–165.00 $163.69 $2,671 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1725 1575 3 183.50–196.00 $189.32 $2,982 —
1490–1885 1723 3 174.00–182.50 $178.01 $3,067 —
2285 2285 1 202.00 $202.00 $4,616 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
997–1330 1176 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 20 2,550.00–3,375.00 $2,932.01
1090–1425 1253 Aged (>8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 6 2,250.00–2,650.00 $2,416.96

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200–1250 1233 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 3,500.00–3,850.00 $3,733.33 —

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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.