Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 14, 2025

642 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $409.95/cwt +13.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,980/hd at 483 lb · 33 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $389.06/cwt +8.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,050/hd at 527 lb · 27 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $405.57/cwt -6.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,334/hd at 575 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 642 675 1,262
Feeder cattle 525 582 1,106
Slaughter cattle 87 78 116
Replacement cattle 30 15 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder steers and heifers steady to 15.00 higher on a very limited test. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good. Supply light. Difficult market to trend with the quality not nearly as good as last week. Price advances show up in the feeder bulls and feeders classified as "1-2's" with the least demand on a few bigger bawling calves. The market is higher in general so far this week with feeder futures contracts going straight up for the past several days.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–392 380 4 440.00–472.50 $455.74 $1,732 -53.96
410–412 411 4 450.00–470.00 $460.02 $1,891 +6.09
464–492 474 15 430.00–505.00 $473.29 $2,243 +57.38
512–535 522 6 400.00–447.50 $425.12 $2,219 +11.82
555–570 563 5 407.50–420.00 $413.95 $2,331 +28.95
602–630 618 7 390.00–412.50 $402.63 $2,488 +27.63
655–678 663 9 356.00–389.00 $376.12 $2,494 —
718 718 5 377.50 $377.50 $2,710 +38.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502–538 528 8 435.00–500.00 $451.08 $2,382 +18.11
539 539 7 400.00 $400.00 $2,156 -32.97
562–595 571 8 410.00–425.00 $416.38 $2,378 -3.31
560–584 578 14 387.50–410.00 $399.39 $2,308 +4.39
617 617 3 390.00 $390.00 $2,406 —
617–628 620 7 426.00–432.50 $427.88 $2,653 —
658 unweaned 658 4 370.00 $370.00 $2,435 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,870 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,070 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 363 6 420.00–435.00 $430.05 $1,561 —
425–445 438 14 425.00–442.50 $434.45 $1,903 +9.50
450–494 483 33 370.00–460.00 $409.95 $1,980 +13.52
550–570 558 6 360.00–367.50 $362.49 $2,023 —
613–630 622 6 350.00–360.00 $355.07 $2,209 —
652–662 658 5 342.00–360.00 $349.13 $2,297 +5.13
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–446 441 12 425.00–465.00 $441.93 $1,949 -19.38
500–512 506 7 402.50–415.00 $408.87 $2,069 -21.62
516–530 522 11 377.50–392.50 $385.58 $2,013 -44.91
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512–533 525 5 350.00–370.00 $362.19 $1,901 —
635 635 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,159 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 13 490.00 $490.00 $1,779 —
400–431 421 11 400.00–467.50 $435.79 $1,835 -27.04
466–490 475 9 382.50–455.00 $430.04 $2,043 +15.09
503–546 527 27 370.00–437.50 $389.06 $2,050 +8.11
565–575 572 7 375.00–385.00 $378.90 $2,167 +21.78
650–668 658 11 300.00–350.00 $334.73 $2,203 +34.73
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,638 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1370 1273 80-85% 4 167.00–171.50 $168.83 $2,149 —
1095–1378 1308 80-85% 10 155.00–164.00 $161.02 $2,106 —
1310 1310 80-85% 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,965 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1180 1070 85-90% 3 125.00–132.00 $128.29 $1,373 -16.24
950–1240 1145 85-90% 11 140.00–152.00 $146.79 $1,681 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445 1445 75-80% 1 147.00 $147.00 $2,124 —
1460–1468 1465 75-80% 3 157.50–166.50 $163.51 $2,395 —
1500–1545 1522 75-80% 4 168.00–178.50 $170.71 $2,598 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1850 1677 3 201.00–208.50 $204.27 $3,426 —
1505–2080 1879 9 183.00–199.00 $192.88 $3,624 —
YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2625 2625 1 187.00 $187.00 $4,909 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1505 1268 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 6 2,475.00–3,050.00 $2,721.79
1250–1290 1270 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,400.00–2,425.00 $2,412.30

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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.