Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 14, 2020

317 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.54/cwt -16.24 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 573 lb · 13 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.04/cwt -7.07 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 611 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.26/cwt -10.98 vs last sale · ≈ $638/hd at 509 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 317 817 645
Feeder cattle 189 743 590
Slaughter cattle 103 62 47
Replacement cattle 25 12 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder supply not sufficient to establish a market trend. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Light run with a nice offering expected next week. Overall in the feeder trade yearlings and high quality calves still see good demand while the calf market in general is in need of more takers, less dust and less 50 degree temperatures swings. Recent advances seen in the fed cattle market may prove more difficult this week as beef cutout values and live futures are not currently very supportive.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 423 4 155.00 $155.00 $656 —
465 465 4 145.00 $145.00 $674 -5.50
515 515 5 140.00 $140.00 $721 —
550–580 565 6 139.00–145.00 $141.49 $799 +1.93
610–635 624 6 134.00–139.50 $137.44 $858 +0.44
685 685 3 131.00 $131.00 $897 +7.00
785–795 790 5 123.00–127.50 $125.11 $988 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 4 147.50 $147.50 $848 -5.52
610–645 625 12 134.00–144.00 $140.56 $878 -0.98
705 705 4 128.00 $128.00 $902 -5.91
755–770 763 8 124.00–133.00 $128.46 $980 -6.76

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 374 9 135.00–139.00 $137.17 $513 —
450–495 468 5 122.00–128.50 $124.75 $584 -10.04
500–535 509 12 122.00–128.00 $125.26 $638 -10.98
560 560 4 112.00 $112.00 $627 -20.78
565 565 4 112.00–119.00 $115.50 $653 -17.28
590 590 5 121.00 $121.00 $714 -11.78
605–635 611 13 124.00–124.50 $124.04 $758 -7.07
835 835 3 104.00 $104.00 $868 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 4 118.00 $118.00 $738 -17.94
665 665 2 117.00 $117.00 $778 -15.51
665–690 684 8 124.50–126.50 $126.01 $862 +2.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 3 102.00 $102.00 $428 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–480 468 4 124.00–132.00 $128.11 $600 +9.83
575–590 584 5 102.00–118.00 $108.30 $632 -10.72

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 80-85% 1 54.50 $54.50 $668 +1.50
1020–1520 1230 80-85% 24 50.00–55.50 $52.37 $644 -0.63
1250 1250 80-85% 2 45.00 $45.00 $562 -3.16
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–930 874 85-90% 4 37.00–40.50 $38.97 $341 —
925 925 85-90% 4 22.00 $22.00 $204 +4.55
895–1230 1064 85-90% 10 41.50–50.00 $46.73 $497 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1530 1407 75-80% 3 54.00–54.50 $54.32 $764 —
1215–1830 1460 75-80% 4 48.00–53.50 $51.41 $751 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395 1395 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,004 —
1785–2245 1914 6 76.00–86.00 $79.35 $1,519 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
975–1020 995 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 73.00–80.50 $78.02 $776

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960–1310 1110 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 850.00–1,050.00 $950.27

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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.