Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 16, 2021

862 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.75/cwt +8.83 vs last sale · ≈ $922/hd at 669 lb · 80 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $158.66/cwt -0.36 vs last sale · ≈ $927/hd at 584 lb · 70 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.38/cwt -0.49 vs last sale · ≈ $754/hd at 505 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 862 2,107 1,507
Feeder cattle 800 2,050 1,398
Slaughter cattle 52 57 103
Replacement cattle 10 — 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 500 lbs unevenly steady, 500-650 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher and over 650 lbs near steady. Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Demand good. Supply moderate. Smaller offering following a month of larger sales and a smaller crowd with everyone in the fields.. The cattle market is having a very good week so far with live and feeder contracts moving higher and new crop corn trending lower. A limited fed cattle trade has been about 2.00/cwt higher so far this week at 121.00-124.00/cwt

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 4 192.00 $192.00 $499 —
395 395 4 178.00 $178.00 $703 —
415–425 422 15 172.00–185.00 $176.26 $744 -17.17
465–475 475 26 165.00–171.00 $170.77 $811 -16.15
505–510 509 29 171.00 $171.00 $870 +4.50
570–595 584 70 155.00–164.00 $158.66 $927 -1.39
600 600 10 155.50 $155.50 $933 -0.92
600–630 unweaned 612 10 141.00–151.50 $147.18 $901 —
660–680 unweaned 664 22 139.50 $139.50 $926 -2.50
735–740 737 38 140.00–141.00 $140.58 $1,036 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 368 4 170.00–174.00 $172.10 $633 -12.39
460–495 478 9 160.00–168.50 $163.81 $783 -0.78
505–545 523 27 162.50–167.00 $164.68 $861 +11.93
575–595 583 5 154.00–155.50 $154.89 $903 +7.53
605–615 608 25 143.25–158.50 $154.18 $937 +8.95
650–690 670 21 135.00–145.00 $140.17 $939 -1.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 4 136.00 $136.00 $762 +5.00
625 625 5 143.00 $143.00 $894 +12.65
675 675 4 132.50 $132.50 $894 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 173.00 $173.00 $493 —
360–365 362 10 160.00–165.00 $163.40 $592 +1.42
405–445 436 14 154.00–160.00 $155.19 $677 -6.42
475–485 477 13 148.50–151.00 $150.61 $718 -0.03
500–520 505 61 145.50–150.00 $149.38 $754 -0.49
570–580 573 28 141.50–143.00 $142.51 $817 +3.28
605–610 606 13 140.50–141.00 $140.88 $854 +7.97
650–685 669 80 133.00–141.50 $137.75 $922 +8.83
710 710 55 140.50 $140.50 $998 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 417 12 146.00–161.00 $154.23 $643 +3.36
455–490 474 13 145.00–153.00 $149.22 $707 +6.55
525 525 6 146.75 $146.75 $770 +10.49
770 770 3 114.00 $114.00 $878 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 3 131.00 $131.00 $668 —
560–590 575 4 121.00–132.00 $126.64 $728 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 475 10 138.00–147.00 $141.92 $674 -1.06
580 580 7 128.50–134.00 $130.07 $754 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1440 1246 80-85% 13 60.00–67.50 $64.47 $803 -0.78
1200–1715 1375 80-85% 7 69.50–72.00 $70.29 $966 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1390 1002 85-90% 5 43.00–50.00 $47.12 $472 —
910–1285 1136 85-90% 6 55.00–60.00 $58.22 $661 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1670 1449 75-80% 4 60.00–63.00 $61.20 $887 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550 1550 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,318 —
1975 1975 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,896 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110–1380 1245 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 940.00–1,030.00 $989.88

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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.