South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 10, 2021

1,407 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.61/cwt +0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $900/hd at 518 lb · 67 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $148.23/cwt +10.23 vs last sale · ≈ $989/hd at 667 lb · 66 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $153.59/cwt -1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $951/hd at 619 lb · 63 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,407	807
Feeder cattle	1,255	717
Slaughter cattle	102	65
Replacement cattle	50	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 550 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, 550-750 lbs steady to 2.00 higher and a few over 750 lbs 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, 500-600 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower and over 600 lbs unevenly steady. Slaughter cows steady. Demand uneven. Supply moderate. Fall feeder contracts in the 155.00/cwt area continue to lend strength to the light and mid-weight cattle. The feedlot trade is once again at 114.00/cwt this week which is a major frustration as there is several dollars worth of slack in fed prices built up during the backlog that sellers can't get a hold of until captive and overall supplies of market ready cattle are reduced and we can't sell the heavier cattle very well until feeders are able to capture a larger share of their end product.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	369	22	184.50–190.00	$188.20	$694	+6.34
400–445	430	10	176.50–186.00	$180.47	$776	+1.63
450–495	475	62	178.00–187.00	$184.78	$878	—
500–530	513	56	168.00–189.00	$179.43	$920	+6.00
545	545	11	144.00	$144.00	$785	-29.43
560–590	579	41	155.00–167.00	$160.01	$926	-2.50
600–640	619	63	147.00–161.50	$153.59	$951	-1.82
655–690	666	63	136.00–155.00	$148.91	$992	+10.91
685 unweaned	685	3	134.00	$134.00	$918	—
700–725	709	35	140.00–143.75	$141.73	$1,005	+8.92
735 unweaned	735	3	130.50	$130.50	$959	—
810–830	825	11	121.00–122.50	$121.82	$1,005	-1.67

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	12	181.00–195.00	$188.06	$523	—
315–345	329	9	172.00–200.00	$189.02	$622	—
350–380	365	4	179.00–180.00	$179.48	$655	—
410–440	424	7	176.00–182.00	$177.95	$755	+9.63
460–495	475	13	170.00–175.50	$172.65	$820	+9.14
500–535	511	17	160.00–172.00	$164.03	$838	-0.43
555–590	585	18	149.50–157.00	$151.50	$886	-12.06
630–640	638	11	148.50–150.00	$148.77	$949	-4.05
750–790	773	8	121.00–124.00	$121.98	$943	-3.02

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	4	141.00	$141.00	$592	—
590	590	5	137.00	$137.00	$808	—
705	705	3	116.00	$116.00	$818	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	3	128.50	$128.50	$758	—
670	670	3	125.50	$125.50	$841	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	6	157.00–165.00	$161.00	$628	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	370	12	154.00–162.50	$157.91	$584	-1.24
400–445	423	38	149.00–157.25	$153.15	$648	+2.99
445	445	8	140.00–145.50	$143.44	$638	-6.72
450–480	470	23	144.50–149.00	$146.15	$687	+1.94
505–535	509	24	131.00–134.75	$134.26	$683	-15.02
500–535	517	26	134.00–142.25	$139.25	$720	-10.03
555–590	572	32	128.50–134.50	$131.72	$753	-12.65
600–630	618	27	129.00–129.75	$129.61	$801	-4.54
640	640	4	124.50	$124.50	$797	-9.65
690	690	4	120.50	$120.50	$831	-2.19
705	705	11	133.50	$133.50	$941	+8.25
725–745	738	8	124.25–127.00	$125.35	$925	+0.10

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	319	13	145.00–156.00	$147.71	$471	—
350–395	385	12	140.00–152.00	$147.40	$567	—
405–440	423	25	142.50–155.00	$148.13	$627	+3.79
465–490	475	24	131.00–145.25	$141.46	$672	+10.46
510–530	522	16	124.00–131.00	$128.06	$668	-2.13
580–595	589	21	124.50–130.00	$126.56	$745	-14.93

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	4	122.50	$122.50	$680	—
620	620	4	117.00	$117.00	$725	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	3	126.00	$126.00	$655	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	4	149.00	$149.00	$566	—
395 thin fleshed	395	8	177.00	$177.00	$699	—
400–440	420	12	151.00–171.00	$162.93	$684	-5.07
460–490	482	11	145.00–163.00	$154.00	$742	+9.01
505 thin fleshed	505	7	165.00	$165.00	$833	—
500–540	513	12	144.00–151.00	$148.46	$762	+8.77
550–595	570	17	122.00–147.50	$137.76	$785	+3.94
700–717	713	9	118.50–122.00	$119.26	$850	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1205	1161	85-90%	5	40.00–43.00	$41.87	$486	-6.43
825–1425	1168	85-90%	10	47.00–51.00	$48.94	$572	+0.64
1170	1170	85-90%	1	55.00	$55.00	$644	+6.70

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170	1170	80-85%	1	61.50	$61.50	$720	—
1285	1285	80-85%	2	52.00	$52.00	$668	—
1185–1515	1308	80-85%	6	52.00–57.50	$53.59	$701	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325	1325	75-80%	6	66.00	$66.00	$874	—
1385–1715	1547	75-80%	3	54.00–56.50	$55.22	$854	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–2180	1446	7	65.00–73.00	$68.65	$993	—
1735–2255	1927	6	75.00–82.50	$78.36	$1,510	—
2055	2055	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,706	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015–1450	1271	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	830.00–1,300.00	$1,080.38

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,125.00	$1,125.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160–1370	1230	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	960.00–975.00	$965.57

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975–1360	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,400.00–1,575.00	$1,534.80	—

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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.