Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 21, 2021

1,092 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $187.14/cwt -3.98 vs last sale · ≈ $876/hd at 468 lb · 109 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.93/cwt -11.16 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 462 lb · 93 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $181.65/cwt +1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $931/hd at 512 lb · 87 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,092 1,392 1,392
Feeder cattle 1,012 1,072 1,266
Slaughter cattle 72 170 94
Replacement cattle 8 150 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand moderate. Supply moderate. Several consignments of fancy new crop calves this week with best demand for steers near 500 lbs. Cattle futures made a brief turnaround yesterday before heading back south on Wednesday due to pessimism over our ability to hold fed cattle prices and a corn market that makes new highs on a fairly regular basis.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 334 22 200.00–204.00 $202.23 $675 -6.03
365–390 383 22 186.00–193.00 $188.04 $720 -5.93
400–445 435 69 182.00–193.00 $188.61 $820 -5.99
450–495 468 109 177.50–194.25 $187.14 $876 -3.98
500–545 512 83 176.50–189.00 $182.74 $936 +2.99
520 520 4 159.00 $159.00 $827 -20.75
585 585 9 152.00 $152.00 $889 -18.43
550–595 591 25 158.50–161.00 $158.69 $938 -11.74
600 unweaned 600 6 145.50 $145.50 $873 —
645 645 5 147.00 $147.00 $948 -10.56
650 650 10 141.00 $141.00 $916 -12.98
740 740 42 145.00 $145.00 $1,073 -3.34
895 895 4 123.00 $123.00 $1,101 -11.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 7 190.00 $190.00 $646 —
375 thin fleshed 375 5 194.00 $194.00 $728 —
425–430 427 6 170.00–181.00 $177.30 $757 -6.33
455–495 474 25 161.00–181.00 $172.66 $818 -2.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 3 143.50 $143.50 $739 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 3 165.00 $165.00 $437 -10.66
305–340 330 24 161.00–170.00 $166.97 $551 -4.04
360–390 380 33 156.00–166.00 $163.66 $622 -5.69
400–445 425 78 146.00–165.00 $156.46 $665 -9.02
450–470 460 67 141.50–152.00 $147.87 $680 -11.22
460 thin fleshed 460 10 164.00 $164.00 $754 —
460–490 472 16 133.50–141.00 $138.11 $652 -20.98
505–545 533 48 135.00–143.00 $139.43 $743 -16.90
555–565 559 5 133.50–138.00 $136.18 $761 -11.50
675–695 685 64 127.00–134.00 $131.07 $898 —
765 765 3 117.25 $117.25 $897 -10.75
835–845 838 7 115.25–115.75 $115.61 $969 -7.64
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 378 12 140.00–152.00 $148.58 $562 -6.11
480 480 3 137.00 $137.00 $658 -8.06
500–505 502 10 131.00–134.00 $131.91 $662 -20.63
605 605 5 124.00 $124.00 $750 -15.42

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 468 8 141.00–157.00 $151.32 $708 +9.32
535 535 3 145.00 $145.00 $776 +0.92
570–575 571 5 141.00–143.00 $141.40 $807 —
660–665 663 4 118.00–120.00 $119.00 $789 -2.00
775–785 780 4 104.00–108.00 $106.01 $827 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1450 1228 80-85% 17 58.00–64.00 $61.37 $754 —
1255–1435 1345 80-85% 2 55.00–58.00 $56.40 $759 -12.14
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1425 1092 85-90% 11 48.00–55.00 $50.80 $555 -7.43
1025–1230 1132 85-90% 3 38.00–48.00 $44.98 $509 +9.98
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $920 —
1405–1520 1490 75-80% 4 62.00–63.00 $62.49 $931 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1645 1483 2 60.00–65.00 $62.77 $931 —
1785–2000 1893 2 85.00–90.00 $87.64 $1,659 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1240 1098 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 800.00–1,120.00 $945.79

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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.