Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 20, 2021

354 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.92/cwt +0.46 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 525 lb · 17 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $130.60/cwt -5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $889/hd at 681 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.85/cwt -0.78 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 525 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 354 2,218 362
Feeder cattle 303 2,135 299
Slaughter cattle 43 68 33
Replacement cattle 8 15 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder supply not sufficient to establish a market trend, Slaughter cows steady. Very light movement of feeder cattle in the area this week. Friday's Cattle on Feed report may be somewhat friendly again with the placement guess at 97 percent. Recent lighter placements and high priced feed may leave packers hungrier than they've been in a long time somewhere in the summer/fall period, but for now they remain fully in control with fed cattle unable to get any traction due to the current ample supplies.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 3 170.00 $170.00 $782 +1.96
520–530 524 14 160.00–163.00 $161.08 $844 -3.83
575–590 588 7 141.25–144.00 $143.62 $844 -2.30
660–695 681 17 129.75–135.50 $130.60 $889 -5.50
760–770 763 12 124.25–127.25 $126.24 $963 +3.02
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 370 4 162.00–165.00 $163.56 $605 -9.44
445 445 13 168.25 $168.25 $749 +5.18
505–545 525 16 143.00–155.00 $147.85 $776 -0.78
605–630 617 12 136.00–142.50 $138.90 $857 +3.68
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 3 115.00 $115.00 $828 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 438 10 136.00–146.00 $143.09 $627 +7.01
490 490 6 131.00 $131.00 $642 -1.94
520–525 523 9 128.00–130.00 $129.34 $676 +1.19
555–575 566 9 124.00–128.00 $125.20 $709 +2.61
605–620 613 4 122.50–126.00 $124.23 $762 +1.30
790 790 3 106.00 $106.00 $837 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 6 152.50 $152.50 $618 +1.15
500–535 525 17 133.00–139.50 $135.92 $714 +0.46
615 615 9 124.00 $124.00 $763 -0.86
635–645 640 4 124.50–125.00 $124.75 $798 -0.11
860 860 4 107.00 $107.00 $920 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–455 453 3 141.00–154.00 $145.30 $658 -0.70
550–575 567 3 125.75–137.50 $129.55 $735 +10.32
610–625 619 5 119.50–133.75 $128.13 $793 —
675–690 683 4 111.00–114.00 $112.48 $768 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1075 924 85-90% 5 18.00–25.00 $21.27 $197 —
975 975 85-90% 3 32.00 $32.00 $312 —
990–1225 1052 85-90% 10 42.00–46.00 $42.47 $447 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 80-85% 1 45.00 $45.00 $547 —
1150–1400 1237 80-85% 6 48.00–50.00 $48.71 $603 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1600 1504 75-80% 5 50.00–53.00 $51.84 $780 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–2060 1770 3 60.00–71.00 $66.91 $1,184 —
1600–2050 1873 5 70.00–73.00 $71.78 $1,344 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 900.00 $900.00

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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.