Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 23, 2021

762 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $144.80/cwt +5.30 vs last sale · ≈ $985/hd at 680 lb · 60 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $164.59/cwt +5.93 vs last sale · ≈ $951/hd at 578 lb · 48 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.91/cwt +3.53 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 526 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 762 862 518
Feeder cattle 678 800 425
Slaughter cattle 74 52 73
Replacement cattle 10 10 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good. Supply moderate. Cattle futures lost ground Wednesday but have been trending higher lately due partly to recent strength seen in the fed cattle trade. The potential for rain in the forecast would be welcome in this area as soil moisture has deteriorated rapidly over the past few weeks.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 6 192.00 $192.00 $720 +14.00
410–425 414 11 187.00–199.00 $192.41 $797 +16.15
450–490 477 24 173.00–192.00 $187.42 $894 +16.65
500–545 531 19 170.00–175.00 $173.01 $919 +2.01
560–595 578 48 158.00–171.75 $164.59 $951 +5.93
600–605 602 19 157.25–158.50 $157.78 $950 +2.28
610 unweaned 610 6 155.00 $155.00 $946 +7.82
650–690 675 39 148.50–151.75 $150.08 $1,013 —
690 unweaned 690 21 135.00 $135.00 $932 -4.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 361 7 172.00–183.00 $178.08 $643 +5.98
410 410 3 169.00 $169.00 $693 —
475–480 478 4 172.00–175.00 $173.49 $829 +9.68
510–520 515 4 161.00–174.00 $167.56 $863 +2.88
560–580 563 16 161.00–165.00 $164.24 $925 +9.35
600–645 619 15 146.00–151.00 $148.34 $918 -5.84
650 650 8 146.00 $146.00 $949 +5.83
755 755 7 136.25 $136.25 $1,029 —
860 860 4 119.50 $119.50 $1,028 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 5 134.00 $134.00 $891 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 3 131.00 $131.00 $786 -12.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 4 154.00–160.00 $157.00 $659 +1.81
450–485 461 14 152.50–156.00 $155.21 $716 +4.60
500–545 526 40 149.50–156.00 $152.91 $804 +3.53
555–585 572 34 141.50–153.00 $149.35 $854 +6.84
600–640 606 22 137.00–142.50 $141.63 $858 +0.75
650 unweaned 650 23 135.50 $135.50 $881 —
655 655 4 137.00 $137.00 $897 -0.75
835 835 7 126.25 $126.25 $1,054 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 383 10 151.00–153.00 $152.24 $583 —
445 445 5 151.00–153.00 $152.20 $677 -2.03
450–485 468 6 147.00–152.50 $149.80 $701 +0.58
500–530 509 22 141.00–152.50 $147.87 $753 +1.12
515 515 3 135.00 $135.00 $695 -11.75
550–560 552 9 144.00–149.00 $145.13 $801 —
605–630 618 4 134.50–135.00 $134.74 $833 —
670 670 7 136.00 $136.00 $911 —
710–720 715 4 131.00–132.00 $131.50 $940 —
765 765 3 121.00 $121.00 $926 +7.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 5 139.00 $139.00 $375 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 3 126.50 $126.50 $873 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–570 565 11 128.00–150.00 $142.11 $803 +12.04
650–660 653 7 125.00–127.00 $125.58 $820 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1565 1249 80-85% 10 60.00–68.00 $64.10 $801 -0.37
1300–1510 1440 80-85% 3 70.00–72.00 $70.60 $1,017 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860 860 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $301 —
915–1200 1018 85-90% 6 50.00–60.00 $57.50 $585 +10.38
900–1150 1062 85-90% 3 48.00–50.00 $49.28 $523 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1485 1470 75-80% 2 63.00–68.00 $65.47 $962 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590–1605 1598 2 58.00–76.00 $66.96 $1,070 —
1680–1835 1783 3 88.00–90.00 $89.00 $1,587 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1190–1205 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 950.00–1,220.00 $1,130.75

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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.