South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2020

817 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $150.49/cwt ≈ $860/hd at 572 lb · 61 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.94/cwt ≈ $850/hd at 625 lb · 47 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $141.54/cwt ≈ $889/hd at 628 lb · 45 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	817	647	917
Feeder cattle	743	—	832
Slaughter cattle	62	—	60
Replacement cattle	12	—	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 600 lbs unevenly steady, 600-700 lbs 1.00-2.00 lower with no comparisons available on steers over 700 lbs. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, over 500 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 lower. Demand moderate to good. Supply moderate. Fed cattle are likely to trade higher again this week with smaller numbers currently available due to the smaller spring placements. Meanwhile feeder futures have lost considerable ground over the last week due in large part to rising corn prices.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
485–495	488	39	152.00–180.00	$168.11	$820
535	535	8	166.50	$166.50	$891
550–580	570	54	143.50–167.50	$153.02	$872
585	585	7	131.00	$131.00	$766
600–645	628	45	134.00–145.50	$141.54	$889
670	670	26	141.00	$141.00	$945
700–735	717	11	130.00–138.50	$133.91	$960
730	730	3	128.00	$128.00	$934
760–795	784	31	129.00–137.75	$135.22	$1,060
875	875	3	134.00	$134.00	$1,172

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
495	495	6	150.50	$150.50	$745
560–580	570	4	136.00–143.00	$139.56	$795
625	625	5	137.00	$137.00	$856
665–675	670	6	136.00–136.50	$136.25	$913
690	690	3	124.00	$124.00	$856

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
630	630	3	127.00	$127.00	$800

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
430–445	434	11	139.00–146.50	$141.10	$612
465–470	468	4	136.00–145.00	$140.52	$658
515	515	4	135.00	$135.00	$695
530–545	539	18	131.00–139.00	$134.48	$725
550–580	566	26	136.00–139.00	$137.30	$777
605–640	625	47	135.25–136.75	$135.94	$850
650–680	667	21	128.00–135.00	$132.51	$884
680	680	19	136.00	$136.00	$925
685	685	4	124.00	$124.00	$849
700	700	3	128.00	$128.00	$896
725	725	3	125.00	$125.00	$906
875	875	8	115.50	$115.50	$1,011
900	900	4	104.00	$104.00	$936

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
450–495	477	13	132.00–137.00	$134.79	$643
500–545	525	14	134.00–137.00	$136.24	$715
565–595	580	12	130.50–136.50	$132.78	$770
620–625	623	5	129.00–132.50	$131.11	$817

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
405	405	3	108.00	$108.00	$437
705	705	5	100.00	$100.00	$705

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
350–355	353	4	133.00–134.00	$133.50	$471

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
510	510	3	129.25	$129.25	$659

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
455–470	465	6	116.00–123.00	$118.28	$550
555–570	562	10	115.00–121.00	$119.02	$669
630 unweaned	630	5	114.00	$114.00	$718

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1225	1225	80-85%	1	53.00	$53.00	$649
1085–1440	1250	80-85%	6	45.00–51.00	$48.16	$602
1150–1435	1293	80-85%	2	42.00–45.00	$43.67	$565

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
875–995	925	85-90%	3	15.00–20.00	$17.45	$161
995–1400	1139	85-90%	5	38.00–45.00	$42.21	$481

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1390–1735	1543	75-80%	5	51.00–53.00	$51.98	$802
1545	1545	75-80%	1	54.00	$54.00	$834

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1535–1630	1583	2	55.00–67.50	$61.06	$967
1950–2160	2055	2	70.00–78.00	$73.80	$1,517

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	85.00	$85.00	$901

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070–1100	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	910.00–1,000.00	$970.55

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
370	370	3	74.00	$74.00	$274

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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.