Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 21, 2021

982 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.33/cwt -1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $912/hd at 623 lb · 73 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $160.15/cwt -5.38 vs last sale · ≈ $995/hd at 621 lb · 72 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.98/cwt -5.90 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 572 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 982 1,462 968
Feeder cattle 941 1,395 901
Slaughter cattle 33 57 57
Replacement cattle 8 10 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 500 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher, 450-600 lbs 2.00-5.00 lower and over 600 lbs steady to firm. Slaughter cows steady. Several nice unweaned cattle this week weighing 570-770 lbs. The potential for some late year fed cattle selling leverage may get a boost Friday with the placement quess for the June Cattle on Feed report pegged at 94.2 The May placement figure was 93.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 370 8 195.00–205.00 $201.53 $746 —
405–448 428 16 184.00–194.00 $188.48 $807 -1.48
455–495 487 40 178.00–197.00 $189.65 $924 +3.94
500–540 516 42 168.50–177.00 $173.42 $895 -5.02
555–595 567 48 162.00–174.00 $168.95 $958 -8.02
610–635 618 40 161.00–165.75 $163.39 $1,010 -2.14
620–630 unweaned 625 32 151.75–160.00 $156.10 $976 —
650–685 658 34 159.00–161.00 $160.45 $1,056 -4.26
655–670 unweaned 663 18 153.00–156.50 $154.54 $1,025 —
700–740 719 30 150.50–155.00 $153.59 $1,104 +0.09
730 unweaned 730 21 147.75 $147.75 $1,079 —
765–780 unweaned 770 12 140.00–149.00 $145.96 $1,124 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–430 424 5 181.00–182.00 $181.59 $770 +12.29
460–470 465 4 170.00–178.00 $173.96 $809 +2.93
530–540 536 9 162.00–165.00 $164.11 $880 -3.00
570–590 577 11 158.00–163.00 $160.37 $925 -2.60
610–645 640 20 150.00–160.50 $159.00 $1,018 +5.57
680 680 7 149.00 $149.00 $1,013 -1.81
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 6 151.75 $151.75 $941 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 3 142.00 $142.00 $888 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 374 12 158.00–176.00 $165.46 $619 —
410–425 419 12 164.50–168.00 $166.36 $697 +5.53
490 490 10 156.50–161.00 $157.40 $771 -7.84
500–545 517 58 150.00–164.50 $157.67 $815 -7.00
550–595 572 61 149.50–161.50 $155.98 $892 -5.90
605–645 618 49 145.00–151.75 $148.86 $920 +1.29
605–645 unweaned 634 24 140.00–141.50 $141.15 $895 —
650–670 unweaned 666 30 138.50–140.75 $140.31 $934 —
700–725 715 12 143.25–144.50 $143.76 $1,028 +4.01
1030 1030 3 104.00 $104.00 $1,071 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–470 460 12 151.00–155.00 $153.68 $707 -3.69
500–540 530 21 146.00–153.00 $151.80 $805 +1.32
550–590 577 6 146.00–160.00 $150.45 $868 -2.87

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 4 124.00 $124.00 $744 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565–580 573 4 135.00–140.00 $137.47 $788 +2.24

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1025 983 85-90% 8 50.00–52.00 $50.88 $500 —
1135–1225 1190 85-90% 4 52.00–58.00 $54.04 $643 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1520 1346 80-85% 5 64.00–68.00 $65.86 $886 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 75-80% 1 63.00 $63.00 $784 —
1450 1450 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,015 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1835 1835 1 93.50 $93.50 $1,716 —
2155 2155 1 98.50 $98.50 $2,123 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200–1370 1289 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 4 940.00–1,290.00 $1,070.39

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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.