Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 9, 2020

2,336 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $143.26/cwt +9.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,026/hd at 716 lb · 283 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $147.41/cwt -3.24 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 580 lb · 154 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.01/cwt +6.68 vs last sale · ≈ $947/hd at 667 lb · 108 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,336 2,132 2,632
Feeder cattle 2,243 1,995 2,532
Slaughter cattle 93 129 100
Replacement cattle — 8 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers 500-650 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower, other weights steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers near 500 lbs steady, other weights 1.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Demand moderate to good with increased local interest in light cattle to graze. Supply heavy Lots of medium flesh to fleshy calves weaned 0-45 days weighing 550 lbs and up, partly the result of mostly nice days even very late into the fall. Beef cutout values continued to erode Wednesday, pressuring the fed trade which started going backwards late last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 380 29 178.00–195.00 $184.01 $699 +8.98
415–440 437 20 165.00–178.00 $174.81 $764 +5.05
450–495 462 62 164.00–172.00 $168.67 $779 +2.50
500–545 529 103 144.50–166.00 $154.21 $816 -4.41
560 unweaned 560 6 142.00 $142.00 $795 —
550–595 579 124 143.00–155.50 $149.16 $864 -1.49
575–595 592 24 134.00–141.00 $139.75 $827 -10.90
605 605 13 134.00 $134.00 $811 -12.05
605–630 618 47 142.00–146.00 $144.24 $891 -1.81
605–645 unweaned 630 8 137.00–138.00 $137.64 $867 +5.64
650–685 unweaned 659 21 124.00–137.00 $133.55 $880 —
650–675 668 80 141.00–150.00 $144.94 $968 +7.42
655–685 676 7 128.50–136.00 $133.93 $905 -3.59
700–745 706 14 126.00–131.00 $130.25 $920 -3.52
700–745 unweaned 716 38 121.00–124.25 $123.99 $888 —
700–740 717 231 131.00–150.10 $147.22 $1,056 +13.45
760–765 765 36 119.50–129.25 $127.21 $973 -1.52
795 795 7 141.00 $141.00 $1,121 +12.27
835–845 844 17 126.75–128.75 $128.52 $1,085 +7.52
915 915 5 115.00 $115.00 $1,052 —
960 960 3 112.00 $112.00 $1,075 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 6 185.00 $185.00 $564 —
375–390 386 9 171.00–179.00 $174.13 $672 +10.90
405–430 418 4 160.00–171.00 $165.66 $692 -2.40
455 455 6 154.00–161.00 $158.67 $722 -5.52
505–545 526 15 144.00–156.00 $151.16 $795 +3.28
550–580 565 45 138.00–148.00 $141.80 $801 +1.56
570 570 7 134.00 $134.00 $764 -6.24
605 unweaned 605 3 131.00 $131.00 $793 —
605–635 628 37 134.00–145.00 $137.93 $866 -2.97
650–660 654 8 131.00–138.00 $135.12 $884 +5.12
700–725 706 25 125.00–131.00 $128.87 $910 +0.87
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 5 145.00 $145.00 $566 —
500–515 509 5 131.00–141.50 $137.37 $699 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 5 133.00 $133.00 $718 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 378 36 153.00–166.00 $161.78 $612 +12.78
400–430 416 32 148.00–155.00 $153.85 $640 +3.85
450–475 469 53 140.00–147.50 $146.41 $687 +3.59
490 490 5 130.00 $130.00 $637 -12.82
500–545 522 85 140.00–151.50 $149.78 $782 +0.03
530 530 3 134.00 $134.00 $710 -15.75
565–590 584 66 135.50–143.50 $141.91 $829 +13.91
585–595 588 18 118.00–126.00 $121.77 $716 -6.23
610–625 614 14 123.00–124.00 $123.71 $760 -7.87
605–640 619 50 125.50–142.00 $135.86 $841 +4.28
605–635 unweaned 621 11 112.00–123.00 $117.42 $729 —
650–690 666 32 128.00–140.00 $138.47 $922 +9.43
670–675 unweaned 671 8 112.00–115.00 $112.75 $757 -10.25
665–685 673 10 118.00 $118.00 $794 -11.04
710–715 714 56 134.00–140.25 $139.25 $994 +9.91
755 755 4 112.00 $112.00 $846 —
750–790 782 10 113.25–114.00 $113.39 $887 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 thin fleshed 325 5 167.50 $167.50 $544 —
400–435 417 16 141.00–149.00 $145.80 $608 +8.54
460–495 486 37 128.00–136.00 $129.29 $628 -8.64
515–545 536 27 126.00–140.00 $130.82 $701 -6.65
565 565 5 122.50 $122.50 $692 -5.96
550–595 570 38 122.50–141.00 $129.31 $737 +0.85
610–635 629 11 125.50–128.00 $126.50 $796 -2.13
655–660 unweaned 657 7 106.00–112.00 $108.58 $713 —
665 665 14 122.00 $122.00 $811 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 15 134.00 $134.00 $563 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 4 130.00 $130.00 $540 —
570 570 3 116.00 $116.00 $661 —
615 615 3 125.00 $125.00 $769 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 9 126.00 $126.00 $712 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 160.00 $160.00 $624 —
505–545 525 20 131.00–141.00 $134.17 $704 —
605–615 613 9 129.00–132.50 $130.62 $801 —
685 685 2 116.00 $116.00 $795 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1520 1285 80-85% 27 42.00–50.00 $44.28 $569 -2.57
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 85-90% 1 12.00 $12.00 $116 —
1065–1385 1185 85-90% 10 28.00–36.00 $31.36 $372 —
1150–1375 1221 85-90% 4 35.00–41.00 $39.10 $477 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1700 1529 75-80% 6 45.00–50.00 $47.82 $731 -2.26

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–2030 1670 4 50.00–65.00 $59.24 $989 —
1730–2150 1900 3 65.00–70.00 $66.84 $1,270 —

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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.