Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 11, 2020

2,528 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $146.00/cwt ≈ $1,046/hd at 717 lb · 253 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.02/cwt +19.27 vs last sale · ≈ $974/hd at 681 lb · 183 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $154.18/cwt ≈ $817/hd at 530 lb · 151 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,528 524 1,823
Feeder cattle 2,408 438 1,747
Slaughter cattle 120 74 76
Replacement cattle — 12 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's light test, there were very few comparisons on Wednesday's special feeder cattle auction. Calves and yearlings traded with a firm to higher undertone on a nice offering of good quality feeders selling with moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 420 6 168.00–175.00 $171.33 $720 —
480–490 483 18 161.00–164.50 $162.12 $783 -0.88
500–545 530 151 151.00–161.00 $154.18 $817 —
560–597 580 48 147.00–157.00 $150.02 $870 +1.87
620–645 631 60 141.00–150.00 $145.03 $915 +0.69
660–695 680 42 141.00–145.00 $143.17 $974 +5.14
710 710 44 136.00 $136.00 $966 —
700–740 718 209 141.50–151.00 $148.10 $1,063 —
765–785 774 56 139.50–144.50 $142.75 $1,105 —
800–805 801 27 142.00–144.00 $142.60 $1,142 +16.11
910–923 915 39 130.25–130.75 $130.44 $1,194 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 3 175.00 $175.00 $525 +7.00
355 355 3 170.00 $170.00 $604 —
405–445 425 27 161.00–165.00 $162.75 $692 +7.75
470 470 6 148.00 $148.00 $696 -1.30
465–495 485 26 153.00–155.00 $153.90 $746 +4.60
515–530 522 47 136.50–150.50 $141.64 $739 -5.38
550–595 574 39 139.00–147.00 $143.42 $823 +0.46
590 590 6 135.00 $135.00 $796 -1.00
605–630 609 17 137.50–142.25 $140.91 $858 -0.11
630–645 636 49 128.00–134.50 $131.75 $838 -9.27
650 unweaned 650 25 128.00 $128.00 $832 —
670 670 5 128.75 $128.75 $863 —
655–685 675 106 133.00–138.25 $136.19 $919 —
745 745 7 138.00 $138.00 $1,028 —
775–790 782 28 132.00–134.25 $133.48 $1,044 —
800–810 806 11 133.50–134.25 $133.98 $1,080 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 3 145.00 $145.00 $457 —
525 525 4 130.50 $130.50 $685 -4.00
725–745 740 13 127.75–131.00 $129.06 $955 —
860 860 7 118.00 $118.00 $1,015 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 10 165.00 $165.00 $569 —
390 390 4 154.50 $154.50 $603 —
405–430 418 16 148.00–151.00 $149.91 $627 -2.57
460–490 475 57 142.00–148.00 $144.70 $687 —
500–545 522 61 141.00–145.00 $141.96 $741 +4.96
555–583 570 34 141.00–148.50 $144.65 $825 —
610 610 4 123.00 $123.00 $750 -9.90
605–620 612 64 137.00–144.50 $139.93 $856 +7.03
660 660 30 154.50 $154.50 $1,020 +30.75
660–690 685 153 134.50–142.00 $140.77 $964 +17.02
710 710 21 136.50 $136.50 $969 +16.92
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 145.00 $145.00 $500 +4.00
350 350 3 151.00 $151.00 $528 —
420–440 434 22 138.00–143.00 $139.37 $605 —
470–495 486 17 130.00–138.00 $135.47 $658 +1.18
505–520 513 6 135.00–136.00 $135.51 $695 +3.41
550–585 565 42 130.50–135.00 $132.81 $750 +3.75
575–590 586 11 127.00 $127.00 $744 -2.06
605 unweaned 605 8 119.00 $119.00 $720 —
600–635 615 33 130.00–133.00 $131.32 $808 —
650–665 653 17 115.00–123.00 $121.56 $794 -2.69
650–690 670 21 128.00–133.00 $130.41 $874 +6.16
720–745 733 12 126.25–127.25 $126.74 $929 —
760 760 10 116.75 $116.75 $887 —
775 775 9 126.25 $126.25 $978 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 4 116.00 $116.00 $690 —
730–740 733 15 117.50–120.50 $118.51 $869 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 5 110.00 $110.00 $429 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 3 147.00 $147.00 $676 —
515 515 3 135.00 $135.00 $695 —
595 595 3 131.00 $131.00 $779 +0.75

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1395 1271 80-85% 25 48.00–53.00 $50.43 $641 -1.46
1225–1400 1311 80-85% 7 40.00–46.00 $42.55 $558 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1195 1083 85-90% 7 32.00–40.00 $36.06 $391 -8.13
975–1355 1119 85-90% 7 42.00–51.00 $46.75 $523 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1515 1449 75-80% 4 42.00–48.00 $46.48 $673 —
1480–1765 1533 75-80% 10 50.00–53.25 $52.01 $797 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1830 1627 9 73.00–78.00 $74.20 $1,207 —
1410–2065 1676 5 65.00–72.00 $67.85 $1,137 -2.12

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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.