Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 28, 2025

543 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $386.96/cwt -60.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,086/hd at 539 lb · 43 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $356.52/cwt -48.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,865/hd at 523 lb · 30 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $359.39/cwt -80.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,704/hd at 474 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 543 615 955
Feeder cattle 406 495 747
Slaughter cattle 107 90 178
Replacement cattle 30 30 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Based on limited comparisons with last week, feeder steers and heifers 30.00-50.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to firm. Demand moderate. Supply light. The feeder market is sharply lower with the latest round of limit down losses seemingly related more to talk of reopening the Mexican border with the out months of feeders off another 11.00-12.00/cwt on Tuesday. The latest feeder index is down 7.30 @ 360.25, an enormous one day drop for a seven day moving average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–480 471 8 390.00–395.00 $392.47 $1,849 -127.90
516–548 539 43 375.00–412.50 $386.96 $2,086 -60.01
560–596 585 10 360.00–385.00 $366.28 $2,143 -21.22
610–635 620 5 350.00–360.00 $354.10 $2,195 -68.03
683 683 5 335.00 $335.00 $2,288 -48.00
705–745 725 4 330.00–331.00 $330.51 $2,396 —
727 727 9 316.00 $316.00 $2,297 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 4 450.00–465.00 $457.50 $1,304 —
365–398 385 8 391.00–410.00 $398.31 $1,533 —
422–428 425 4 400.00–415.00 $407.55 $1,732 —
457–485 471 18 367.00–385.00 $378.27 $1,782 -61.72
525–538 530 9 372.50–396.00 $381.02 $2,019 -30.21
554–598 569 11 350.00–370.00 $360.65 $2,052 -39.15
623 unweaned 623 3 327.50 $327.50 $2,040 —
613–645 629 13 350.00–358.00 $352.20 $2,215 -35.80
717–735 724 5 316.00–316.50 $316.30 $2,290 -53.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
668 668 6 274.00 $274.00 $1,830 —
761 761 4 300.00 $300.00 $2,283 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
274 274 4 450.00 $450.00 $1,233 —
395–398 397 5 365.00–387.50 $373.96 $1,485 -66.04
450–496 474 20 350.00–367.50 $359.39 $1,704 -80.61
508–545 523 30 350.00–368.00 $356.52 $1,865 -48.82
1083 1083 3 230.00 $230.00 $2,491 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 337 6 370.00–415.00 $386.63 $1,303 -22.63
350–365 358 4 362.50–375.00 $368.62 $1,320 -40.93
400–445 421 10 342.50–372.00 $360.04 $1,516 -59.99
468–495 485 14 325.00–359.00 $346.40 $1,680 -61.10
570–580 576 7 307.50–335.00 $320.88 $1,848 -56.62
596 596 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,669 -97.50
670 670 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,010 —

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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 5 427.50 $427.50 $1,552 -12.50
408 408 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,632 +2.60
535–536 536 6 340.00–365.00 $348.32 $1,867 -40.42
560 560 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,044 -8.50
605 605 2 332.50 $332.50 $2,012 -3.76
668 668 3 306.00 $306.00 $2,044 -31.89

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1445 1270 80-85% 18 155.00–166.00 $161.58 $2,052 —
1205–1495 1314 80-85% 5 167.00–168.00 $167.59 $2,202 —
1225–1485 1323 80-85% 15 144.00–152.00 $147.63 $1,953 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1175 1137 85-90% 5 125.00–136.00 $132.61 $1,508 -13.02
1095–1265 1173 85-90% 11 138.00–154.00 $144.21 $1,692 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1600 1548 75-80% 5 153.00–165.00 $159.26 $2,465 —
1435–1730 1620 75-80% 4 168.00–170.00 $168.76 $2,734 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–2235 1799 5 179.00–192.00 $187.07 $3,365 —
1705–1980 1843 2 169.00 $169.00 $3,115 —
1855 1855 1 205.00 $205.00 $3,803 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1265–1390 1317 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 2,200.00–2,650.00 $2,405.70

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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
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 3,950.00 $3,950.00 —

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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.