Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2020

742 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.25/cwt +13.04 vs last sale · ≈ $933/hd at 680 lb · 83 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.25/cwt ≈ $1,074/hd at 760 lb · 72 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $148.22/cwt +0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 559 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 742 317 845
Feeder cattle 673 189 754
Slaughter cattle 57 103 83
Replacement cattle 12 25 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers 3.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady compared to last week. The feeder market has lost ground since the last trended sale two weeks ago with futures moving considerably lower and cash feedlots sales also lower. Feeder offering was highlighted by two loads of high quality reputation black heifers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 389 5 160.00–161.00 $160.19 $623 —
405–425 412 6 160.00–164.00 $162.82 $671 —
460–485 478 7 156.00–164.50 $162.16 $775 —
510–535 518 27 147.00–162.00 $157.19 $814 —
550–585 559 46 137.50–153.00 $148.22 $829 +0.72
600–630 610 28 134.00–140.00 $137.39 $838 -3.17
655–675 663 28 130.00–135.75 $134.31 $890 —
710 710 8 131.00 $131.00 $930 +3.00
755 755 4 129.25 $129.25 $976 +0.79
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 425 9 145.00–151.00 $146.93 $624 -8.07
480–485 484 7 143.00–145.00 $144.43 $699 -0.57
505–545 525 4 131.00–142.00 $136.29 $716 -3.71
600 unweaned 600 5 130.00 $130.00 $780 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 9 150.00 $150.00 $750 —
600 600 4 126.00 $126.00 $756 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 7 108.00 $108.00 $524 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 5 82.00 $82.00 $377 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 5 144.00 $144.00 $547 —
410–445 428 8 141.00–155.00 $146.88 $629 —
460–490 477 26 137.00–144.00 $139.64 $666 —
520 520 3 128.00 $128.00 $666 —
515–535 530 16 128.00–138.50 $130.55 $692 —
555–585 565 16 122.50–128.00 $126.78 $716 —
610–625 618 15 121.00–126.75 $123.43 $763 +5.43
680 680 83 137.25 $137.25 $933 +11.24
700 700 6 121.50 $121.50 $850 —
760 760 72 141.25 $141.25 $1,074 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–430 428 4 141.00 $141.00 $603 —
500–510 507 6 108.00–111.00 $108.99 $553 -16.27
500–535 509 11 117.00–133.00 $122.92 $626 -2.34
585 585 6 119.00 $119.00 $696 -2.00
620–645 635 5 110.00–115.00 $112.58 $715 -11.46
755–795 779 5 104.00–105.00 $104.61 $815 —
795 795 4 95.00 $95.00 $755 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 8 112.00 $112.00 $627 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 5 119.00 $119.00 $488 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 137.00 $137.00 $610 —
505–525 520 6 115.00–130.00 $121.97 $634 —
700–715 705 6 96.00–106.00 $99.31 $700 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1090 1025 85-90% 2 20.00 $20.00 $205 —
935–1125 1044 85-90% 4 25.00–41.00 $34.21 $357 —
790–1250 1052 85-90% 6 42.00–48.00 $45.10 $474 -1.63
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1320 1202 80-85% 7 50.00–54.00 $51.25 $616 -3.25
1245 1245 80-85% 1 54.50 $54.50 $679 +2.13
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1425 1387 75-80% 5 53.00 $53.00 $735 —
1605–1640 1623 75-80% 2 54.00 $54.00 $876 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1935 1665 2 73.00–74.00 $73.58 $1,225 —
1550–2060 1701 4 63.00–72.00 $69.84 $1,188 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885–1380 1201 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 6 750.00–1,130.00 $916.18

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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.