South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 17, 2021

767 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $181.71/cwt -3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $876/hd at 482 lb · 107 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $150.01/cwt -3.58 vs last sale · ≈ $933/hd at 622 lb · 52 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $165.26/cwt +5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $942/hd at 570 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	767	1,407	740
Feeder cattle	700	1,255	714
Slaughter cattle	67	102	26
Replacement cattle	—	50	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher with advance from 500-600 lbs. Slaughter cows steady. Demand moderate to good. Supply light. Reduced numbers with the recent rains including storms rolling through Wednesday morning. The fed cattle market acts like it could be a tick stronger this week with carcass weights getting somewhat lighter and cutouts possibly starting to head higher although the data indicates there won't be any shortage of market ready cattle for a while.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	3	184.00	$184.00	$524	—
370–395	386	31	176.00–190.00	$184.50	$712	-3.70
405–445	429	26	172.00–185.50	$179.92	$772	-0.55
465–485	468	51	168.00–183.00	$179.75	$841	-5.03
495 thin fleshed	495	56	183.50	$183.50	$908	—
510	510	6	155.00	$155.00	$790	-24.43
530	530	3	171.00	$171.00	$906	+27.00
550–580	570	49	161.00–167.00	$165.26	$942	+5.25
600–640	622	52	148.50–154.00	$150.01	$933	-3.58
705–725	712	21	132.00–138.00	$135.40	$964	-6.33
755–790	766	24	128.50–131.50	$129.90	$995	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	13	174.00	$174.00	$600	-15.02
410–425	418	4	168.00–178.00	$172.91	$723	-5.04
495	495	3	165.00	$165.00	$817	-7.65
610–640	627	7	135.50–142.00	$139.29	$873	-9.48
690	690	5	134.00	$134.00	$925	—
710	710	4	130.00	$130.00	$923	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	5	164.50	$164.50	$543	—
315–347	334	5	149.00–150.00	$149.38	$499	—
365–385	382	18	152.50–155.50	$155.02	$592	-2.89
485–495	492	7	147.50–149.50	$148.94	$733	+2.79
500–540	516	26	139.00–149.75	$145.47	$751	+6.22
570–580	572	10	135.50–139.50	$138.69	$793	+6.97
600–640	620	30	126.50–136.50	$131.24	$814	+1.63
660–690	668	35	125.75–128.50	$127.58	$852	+7.08

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	12	141.00–147.50	$144.75	$536	-2.65
440–445	443	4	141.00–143.00	$141.99	$629	-6.14
480	480	8	141.00–147.50	$143.44	$689	+1.98
555	555	3	127.50	$127.50	$708	+0.94
610–630	615	8	125.25–130.00	$126.47	$778	—
960	960	7	104.00	$104.00	$998	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–505	503	5	128.50–131.00	$130.01	$654	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	4	122.00	$122.00	$647	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	2	161.00	$161.00	$749	+7.00
565–580	570	3	138.00–143.00	$139.70	$796	+1.94
615–625	620	4	121.00–127.50	$124.22	$770	—
715	715	2	121.50	$121.50	$869	+2.24
775	775	2	108.00	$108.00	$837	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825	825	85-90%	2	38.00	$38.00	$314	—
845–895	878	85-90%	3	22.00–30.00	$27.43	$241	—
880–1395	1132	85-90%	9	43.00–52.00	$46.29	$524	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1485	1216	80-85%	13	50.00–56.00	$54.27	$660	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255	1255	75-80%	1	55.00	$55.00	$690	—
1475	1475	75-80%	2	60.00	$60.00	$885	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1960	1643	2	80.00–85.00	$82.98	$1,363	—
1740	1740	1	70.00	$70.00	$1,218	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1635	1635	1	72.00	$72.00	$1,177	—

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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.