Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 24, 2021

1,212 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $160.98/cwt +6.02 vs last sale · ≈ $939/hd at 583 lb · 125 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $139.67/cwt +4.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,014/hd at 726 lb · 100 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $150.29/cwt +3.87 vs last sale · ≈ $932/hd at 620 lb · 83 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,212 767 332
Feeder cattle 1,117 694 172
Slaughter cattle 65 65 60
Replacement cattle 30 8 100

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale three weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers 2,00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate. Good buying condition seen on several of the lighter cattle coming out of the past couple weeks of harsh winter weather. Packers seem to still be in control of the fed trade this week despite strong cutout values with prices looking to be steady to maybe 1.00/cwt higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 373 6 189.00–194.50 $192.73 $719 +15.30
405–415 407 10 181.00–189.50 $187.30 $762 —
430 430 3 174.00 $174.00 $748 —
470–490 482 41 171.00–190.00 $182.25 $878 +10.98
500–545 510 22 171.00–179.00 $174.00 $887 +1.97
550–595 583 125 151.00–167.00 $160.98 $939 +5.46
600 600 5 150.00 $150.00 $900 +3.58
605–640 621 73 148.00–158.00 $151.27 $939 +4.85
630–635 unweaned 632 5 136.00–136.50 $136.30 $861 —
655–685 670 31 140.00–148.00 $144.98 $971 +7.91
705–745 726 100 136.50–144.00 $139.67 $1,014 +4.44
760–770 768 9 128.00 $128.00 $983 -1.85
865 865 11 126.25 $126.25 $1,092 —
925 925 3 116.00 $116.00 $1,073 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 thin fleshed 419 10 182.00 $182.00 $763 —
415–430 426 8 171.00–180.00 $173.19 $738 —
450–490 467 10 163.00–173.50 $168.26 $786 +2.89
515–545 525 22 160.00–168.00 $163.08 $856 +2.64
560–590 575 7 151.00–161.00 $157.43 $905 +9.35
620–640 627 6 137.50–145.00 $142.45 $893 +1.34
660–670 668 9 136.00–138.00 $137.56 $919 +2.73
725–730 727 9 130.00–131.00 $130.45 $948 -1.55

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 371 19 158.00–166.00 $162.21 $602 —
405–435 418 25 149.00–155.00 $152.28 $637 +4.78
455–475 469 25 148.50–155.00 $150.52 $706 +11.28
520–540 538 34 140.00–143.75 $143.11 $770 +0.95
575–590 581 35 138.75–143.00 $140.84 $818 +2.55
605–635 611 60 126.00–137.50 $133.69 $817 +5.79
655–685 660 71 126.00–131.00 $129.61 $855 +4.11
700–735 723 31 125.00–126.75 $126.05 $911 —
760 760 6 126.00 $126.00 $958 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 423 20 141.00–151.00 $148.22 $627 +6.26
495 495 3 134.00 $134.00 $663 +3.51
510–545 533 29 133.00–142.00 $139.00 $741 +4.60
575 575 4 126.00 $126.00 $724 -2.91
600–630 620 9 124.00 $124.00 $769 ±0.00
660–690 677 8 121.00–126.25 $123.04 $833 +6.02
700–705 703 4 114.50–115.00 $114.75 $807 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 3 115.00 $115.00 $569 —
550–595 573 4 115.00–121.00 $118.12 $677 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 3 145.00 $145.00 $805 —
785 785 3 102.00 $102.00 $801 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1430 1213 80-85% 17 52.00–60.00 $56.60 $687 —
1280 1280 80-85% 1 61.50 $61.50 $787 —
1210–1395 1320 80-85% 3 45.00–52.00 $48.92 $646 -2.08
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 85-90% 1 28.00 $28.00 $244 —
995–1170 1112 85-90% 6 40.00–43.00 $42.40 $471 —
945–1225 1118 85-90% 4 45.00–51.50 $46.63 $521 -0.01
1125 1125 85-90% 1 54.00 $54.00 $608 +7.36
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435 1435 75-80% 1 61.00 $61.00 $875 —
1355–1685 1520 75-80% 2 60.00–61.50 $60.83 $925 +4.23

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700–2005 1796 4 77.00–85.00 $81.16 $1,458 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
805–1020 945 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 79.00–92.00 $82.25 $777

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985–1555 1203 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 4 990.00–1,040.00 $1,010.26
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,310.00 $1,310.00

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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.