Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 30, 2021

326 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M 1 steers $148.75/cwt ≈ $959/hd at 645 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M 1 steers $164.33/cwt ≈ $919/hd at 559 lb · 23 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $188.52/cwt -3.89 vs last sale · ≈ $797/hd at 423 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 326 762 0
Feeder cattle 272 678 0
Slaughter cattle 34 74 0
Replacement cattle 20 10 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder supply not sufficient to establish a market trend. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower. Light run heading into the holiday weekend. The big news Wednesday was the USDA acreage report which sent new crop corn limit higher as corn came up 1.1 million acres short of the average trade guess. August feeders fell 275 points on the news while deferred live contracts gained 30-90 points, likely in anticipation of higher feed and reduced tonnage.

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Feeder Steers

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–570 559 23 162.50–165.00 $164.33 $919 —
645 645 31 148.75 $148.75 $959 —
722 722 5 136.75 $136.75 $987 —
780 780 5 131.00 $131.00 $1,022 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 356 5 188.00 $188.00 $669 -4.00
420–425 423 20 184.00–191.50 $188.52 $797 -3.89
450–460 455 4 185.00–186.00 $185.51 $844 -1.91
505 505 3 180.00 $180.00 $909 +6.99
575–580 576 16 164.50–167.00 $165.13 $951 +0.54
640 unweaned 640 3 146.00 $146.00 $934 -9.00
645 645 5 154.50 $154.50 $997 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–398 389 4 176.00–182.00 $179.07 $697 +0.99
560–575 565 6 157.00–163.00 $160.96 $909 -3.28
610–640 625 4 149.25–149.50 $149.37 $934 +1.03
655 655 5 144.50 $144.50 $946 -1.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 13 148.50 $148.50 $728 -6.71
565–570 569 11 133.50–140.00 $138.24 $787 -11.11
620–640 633 6 134.50–135.50 $135.17 $856 -6.46
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 418 4 151.00 $151.00 $631 -1.20
500–535 518 4 140.75–145.00 $142.80 $740 +7.80
605 605 6 130.00 $130.00 $786 -4.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–625 608 6 122.00–127.00 $123.71 $752 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 4 145.00 $145.00 $682 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 3 135.00 $135.00 $668 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–465 458 4 159.00–170.00 $164.59 $754 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 80-85% 1 67.00 $67.00 $774 —
1085–1735 1292 80-85% 14 60.00–66.75 $63.93 $826 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $442 +15.00
1025–1375 1165 85-90% 6 52.50–58.00 $56.18 $654 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1615 1388 75-80% 2 62.00–65.00 $63.25 $878 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540–2030 1785 2 88.00–92.00 $89.73 $1,602 +0.73

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1135–1370 1236 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 890.00–1,270.00 $1,097.35

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150–1220 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,230.00–1,360.00 $1,295.00 —

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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.