Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 6, 2026

1,437 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $341.12/cwt +25.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,778/hd at 814 lb · 163 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $389.17/cwt +2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,670/hd at 686 lb · 95 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $435.56/cwt +20.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,099/hd at 482 lb · 58 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,437	868
Feeder cattle	1,273	718
Slaughter cattle	104	90
Replacement cattle	60	60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale three weeks ago, feeder steers 7.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs 20.00-40.00 higher, over 450 lbs 7.00-15,00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand very good. Supply moderate. Feeder cattle prices are continuing the resurgence seen last month to start the new year although some improvement in beef cutout values may be needed before long to keep the momentum going.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258–295	277	7	540.00–615.00	$588.16	$1,629	—
312–342	330	5	530.00–550.00	$537.56	$1,774	—
405–435	414	18	475.00–522.50	$494.62	$2,048	+0.39
462–498	481	23	465.00–512.50	$480.69	$2,312	+32.58
505–545	521	21	425.00–472.50	$438.98	$2,287	-1.95
553–599	573	40	410.00–430.00	$423.39	$2,426	+9.76
611–639	626	40	402.50–425.00	$415.00	$2,598	+10.32
630	630	4	385.00	$385.00	$2,426	-19.68
660–698	686	95	380.00–406.00	$389.17	$2,670	+2.57
750–798	783	36	340.00–349.00	$344.40	$2,697	—
793	793	5	330.00	$330.00	$2,617	—
811–836	812	148	324.00–342.75	$341.74	$2,775	+25.74
838	838	15	335.00	$335.00	$2,807	+19.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326–335	331	4	480.00–520.00	$499.73	$1,654	-15.90
350–398	371	14	450.00–520.00	$495.69	$1,839	+27.32
412–430	420	12	440.00–465.00	$453.07	$1,903	-33.74
450–470	458	9	440.00–470.00	$455.34	$2,085	+24.19
512–535	518	16	385.00–425.00	$412.36	$2,136	+4.65
588–598	595	7	390.00–407.50	$394.94	$2,350	+2.04
600–649	627	13	370.00–390.00	$380.13	$2,383	—
666–668	667	6	360.00–370.00	$363.34	$2,423	-10.45
708–736	727	6	340.00–345.00	$341.62	$2,484	+5.04
831	831	21	324.50	$324.50	$2,697	—
873	873	3	314.00	$314.00	$2,741	—
969	969	7	300.00	$300.00	$2,907	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	3	400.00	$400.00	$1,800	—
721	721	15	340.00	$340.00	$2,451	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,435	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–336	331	6	495.00–520.00	$503.06	$1,665	—
358–392	384	23	470.00–535.00	$498.38	$1,914	+49.03
401–447	423	25	425.00–490.00	$441.36	$1,867	—
459–497	482	58	405.00–460.00	$435.56	$2,099	+20.33
503–533	523	21	385.00–410.00	$390.72	$2,043	-7.10
550–573	559	32	375.00–400.00	$385.64	$2,156	+4.54
566–590	575	13	401.00–405.00	$403.42	$2,320	+22.32
601–635	619	20	361.00–371.00	$366.84	$2,271	+7.19
628	628	3	340.00	$340.00	$2,135	-19.65
632	632	7	380.00	$380.00	$2,402	+20.35
650–699	682	23	342.00–380.00	$353.09	$2,408	—
705–745	724	8	325.00–335.00	$329.14	$2,383	—
799	799	7	339.00	$339.00	$2,709	+41.37

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	3	500.00	$500.00	$1,425	+40.00
304–345	321	10	470.00–480.00	$474.87	$1,524	+49.75
360–385	374	7	430.00–475.00	$452.65	$1,693	-14.85
442	442	3	425.00	$425.00	$1,878	+28.38
485–490	488	5	385.00–395.00	$388.98	$1,898	-15.14
505–545	531	17	357.50–387.00	$371.14	$1,971	—
563	563	3	365.00	$365.00	$2,055	+5.09
617–620	618	16	356.00–363.00	$361.13	$2,232	—
708	708	11	320.00	$320.00	$2,266	+10.60
805	805	12	300.00	$300.00	$2,415	—
867	867	10	290.00	$290.00	$2,514	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–440	429	8	470.00–490.00	$477.46	$2,048	+45.89
450–473	462	6	430.00–465.00	$443.91	$2,051	+11.91
507–548	519	7	395.00–415.00	$408.96	$2,123	—
570–580	575	4	360.00–380.00	$369.91	$2,127	+19.89
610	610	3	362.50	$362.50	$2,211	—
730	730	2	305.00	$305.00	$2,226	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	4	330.00	$330.00	$2,046	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
518	518	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,658	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155	1155	80-85%	1	161.50	$161.50	$1,865	—
1275	1275	80-85%	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,887	-6.05
1285–1550	1411	80-85%	23	148.00–160.00	$154.17	$2,175	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1130	1089	85-90%	7	124.00–130.00	$127.36	$1,387	-14.34
1095	1095	85-90%	1	82.00	$82.00	$898	-59.70
1085–1220	1180	85-90%	9	137.00–147.00	$142.68	$1,684	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1655	1504	75-80%	6	153.00–159.00	$156.85	$2,359	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1560–1990	1773	3	130.00–173.00	$158.23	$2,805	—
2090	2090	1	212.00	$212.00	$4,431	—
1885–2520	2180	3	192.00–202.00	$196.42	$4,282	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1025–1108	1061	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	195.00–200.00	$197.76	$2,098

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1136–1190	1161	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	2,725.00–2,750.00	$2,738.35
1155–1415	1268	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	2,925.00–3,700.00	$3,115.51

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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.