Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 5, 2021

533 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $158.65/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 537 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $152.43/cwt +5.73 vs last sale · ≈ $890/hd at 584 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.60/cwt +4.54 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 534 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 533 967 2,512
Feeder cattle 447 771 2,382
Slaughter cattle 70 136 118
Replacement cattle 16 60 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 550 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, over 550 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs steady to firm, over 550 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows steady. Demand moderate to good. Supply light. Cattle futures bounced back Wednesday but the feed costs kept piling up as well with new crop corn 20+ cents/bu. higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–348 330 5 170.00–184.00 $177.26 $585 -14.25
410–445 425 8 161.00–174.00 $169.39 $720 -9.98
455–480 470 10 162.00–171.00 $165.02 $776 -8.33
525–540 537 38 157.00–162.00 $158.65 $852 -5.00
570–595 584 31 149.50–155.00 $153.54 $897 +6.84
585 585 3 141.00 $141.00 $825 -5.70
615–630 618 23 144.50–147.50 $146.97 $908 +5.93
660 unweaned 660 10 141.00 $141.00 $931 —
700 700 9 136.50 $136.50 $956 +2.50
770 770 4 127.50 $127.50 $982 +2.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 356 4 161.00–171.00 $163.46 $582 -9.04
420–445 431 12 160.00–168.00 $162.63 $701 -3.52
470–485 479 4 154.00–162.00 $159.53 $764 +1.38
535 535 3 145.00 $145.00 $776 —
555–585 562 9 144.00–152.00 $150.15 $844 +11.15
680–685 684 7 131.00–136.00 $132.42 $906 —
715–745 725 6 122.00–125.50 $123.20 $893 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 6 125.50 $125.50 $653 —
615 615 4 124.00 $124.00 $763 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 5 134.00 $134.00 $704 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 369 12 152.00–157.00 $154.25 $569 +6.52
420–435 426 5 145.00–146.00 $145.59 $620 -0.62
450–480 463 26 140.00–145.00 $142.92 $662 -1.75
515–540 534 29 137.00–144.00 $142.60 $761 +4.54
565–575 570 10 128.00–133.50 $130.89 $746 -3.43
590–595 591 7 121.00–123.50 $122.78 $726 +0.28
650–665 658 4 121.00 $121.00 $796 -5.68
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 358 6 141.00–153.00 $145.02 $519 —
420–440 425 8 138.00–142.00 $140.96 $599 -3.04
480–490 483 7 134.00–135.50 $135.07 $652 -6.63
600–640 616 7 118.50–121.50 $120.33 $741 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 4 151.00 $151.00 $536 —
470 470 3 141.00 $141.00 $663 ±0.00
605–635 620 4 127.00–134.00 $130.42 $809 +6.72
670–695 683 6 112.00–118.50 $115.15 $786 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1560 1315 80-85% 16 58.00–64.00 $59.97 $789 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1690 1521 75-80% 8 58.00–64.00 $61.61 $937 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1130 1083 85-90% 3 48.00–56.00 $51.41 $557 —
1115–1125 1122 85-90% 3 45.00 $45.00 $505 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1980 1700 7 82.00–86.00 $83.68 $1,423 —
1720 1720 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,204 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–1390 1171 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 8 950.00–1,375.00 $1,126.08

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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.