Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 3, 2021

767 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $172.03/cwt +10.95 vs last sale · ≈ $895/hd at 520 lb · 58 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.29/cwt ≈ $799/hd at 578 lb · 52 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $154.96/cwt +11.34 vs last sale · ≈ $895/hd at 578 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 767 354 0
Feeder cattle 694 303 0
Slaughter cattle 65 43 0
Replacement cattle 8 8 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last trended sale three weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers 1.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 compared to two weeks ago. Supply light. Demand good. March corn gained nearly 9 cents Wednesday at 5.52/bu. Demand is picking up seasonally for the grazing flesh steers under 625 lbs, a trend which may be more pronounced this year with the large premiums seen in the fall feeder contracts based partly on their ability to eat some potentially cheaper 2021 corn.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 380 4 175.00–180.00 $177.43 $674 —
470–490 483 8 170.00–172.00 $171.27 $827 +1.27
500–540 520 58 161.00–178.00 $172.03 $895 +10.95
555–595 577 43 153.50–157.00 $155.52 $897 +11.90
585 unweaned 585 3 147.00 $147.00 $860 —
605–640 620 46 138.00–151.50 $146.42 $908 —
650–695 682 31 134.00–140.00 $137.07 $935 +6.47
700–735 721 33 133.50–136.00 $135.23 $975 —
750–785 764 30 129.00–132.00 $129.85 $992 +3.61
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–490 483 8 165.00–165.50 $165.37 $799 —
530–535 531 18 152.00–161.50 $160.44 $852 +12.59
550–575 565 8 140.00–153.00 $148.08 $837 —
635–645 639 7 136.00–145.00 $141.11 $902 +2.21
650–685 665 16 131.00–136.50 $134.83 $897 —
730 730 6 132.00 $132.00 $964 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 4 126.50 $126.50 $829 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 3 136.00 $136.00 $721 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 9 147.50 $147.50 $634 -5.00
475–490 487 18 137.00–140.50 $139.24 $678 —
515–540 531 16 141.00–142.50 $142.16 $755 +6.24
565–590 578 52 130.00–143.25 $138.29 $799 —
605–645 622 41 124.00–130.00 $127.90 $796 +3.90
650–680 unweaned 668 8 115.50–126.00 $119.43 $798 —
670 670 4 125.50 $125.50 $841 —
695 695 3 118.00 $118.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 5 141.00–142.00 $141.40 $452 —
405–415 410 4 139.00–145.00 $141.96 $582 -1.13
465–490 479 7 128.00–134.00 $130.49 $625 -0.51
505–510 507 5 134.00–135.00 $134.40 $681 +5.06
550 550 3 118.00 $118.00 $649 -7.20
555–595 578 15 122.00–135.00 $128.91 $745 +3.71
585 585 3 112.00 $112.00 $655 -13.20
600–640 623 7 124.00 $124.00 $773 -0.23
655–665 660 6 114.00–120.00 $117.02 $772 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 5 117.00 $117.00 $778 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–435 423 5 111.00–127.50 $120.71 $511 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 3 112.50 $112.50 $574 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 4 153.00 $153.00 $719 +7.70
615–635 622 9 121.00–131.00 $128.51 $799 +0.38

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1460 1193 80-85% 12 52.00–54.00 $52.51 $626 —
1335–1340 1338 80-85% 2 50.00–52.00 $51.00 $682 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 85-90% 1 50.50 $50.50 $515 —
905–1320 1149 85-90% 8 42.00–49.00 $46.64 $536 —
1090–1265 1169 85-90% 4 32.00–42.00 $36.40 $426 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1675 1495 75-80% 2 60.00–62.00 $61.12 $914 —
1435–1645 1540 75-80% 2 55.00–58.00 $56.60 $872 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615–2345 2009 4 74.00–81.00 $77.56 $1,558 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990–1200 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 700.00–835.00 $794.13

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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.