South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 22, 2021

582 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $149.70/cwt -0.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,165/hd at 778 lb · 35 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.49/cwt -1.54 vs last sale · ≈ $893/hd at 610 lb · 27 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.73/cwt -1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $810/hd at 517 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	582	1,747	1,056
Feeder cattle	471	1,617	968
Slaughter cattle	81	125	80
Replacement cattle	30	5	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers 2.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady, Slaughter cows steady. Demand good. Supply light. Feeder futures made nice gains Wednesday and seem to have stabilized somewhat after losing around 12.00/cwt over the past few weeks. Cutout values are eroding fairly rapidly but are historically very high while this weeks fed cattle trade looks to be near steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–495	488	19	172.00–181.00	$178.16	$869	+0.48
525–540	531	14	166.50–168.00	$167.26	$888	-9.97
560–585	568	19	163.00–173.50	$169.39	$962	-4.91
600–625	613	15	159.75–164.00	$161.69	$991	-3.70
660–670	665	12	152.00–154.75	$153.39	$1,020	-10.17
720–730	725	11	147.00–148.25	$147.57	$1,070	-15.65
765–780	778	35	147.25–150.25	$149.70	$1,165	-0.15

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	414	7	163.00–175.00	$169.16	$700	-4.38
500–515	506	5	162.00–165.00	$163.22	$826	-3.66
585	585	6	151.00–152.00	$151.50	$886	-5.39
600–620	613	10	151.00–158.00	$153.16	$939	-6.52
655	655	16	155.00	$155.00	$1,015	-1.73

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	6	180.00	$180.00	$504	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	377	5	155.00–164.00	$160.03	$603	—
400–440	424	5	157.00–166.50	$162.71	$690	—
455–495	478	11	157.00–167.00	$160.57	$768	+3.57
505–540	517	23	153.00–158.00	$156.73	$810	-1.30
550–570	563	14	150.50–154.50	$152.71	$860	-3.29
600–610	604	20	144.50–151.50	$149.91	$905	+1.36
615 unweaned	615	3	131.00	$131.00	$806	—
635	635	4	141.00	$141.00	$895	-7.55
660–690	672	10	142.50–146.50	$145.64	$979	-1.04
710–740	733	8	140.50–144.25	$143.34	$1,051	+7.62
780	780	4	142.25	$142.25	$1,110	+10.00
825	825	5	120.25	$120.25	$992	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	3	169.00	$169.00	$515	—
470–485	476	5	150.00–153.00	$151.22	$720	+3.66
500–510	505	8	150.00–152.50	$151.26	$764	+3.81

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–545	530	10	137.00–146.50	$142.47	$755	+4.96
550–575	557	7	131.00	$131.00	$730	-6.08
675–685	682	9	121.00–121.50	$121.33	$827	+3.96

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1855	1403	80-85%	15	62.00–69.00	$66.82	$937	—
1355–1600	1452	80-85%	7	68.75–70.50	$69.62	$1,011	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1195	990	85-90%	3	35.00–50.00	$45.53	$451	—
945–1310	1053	85-90%	6	50.00–56.00	$52.25	$550	—
1110	1110	85-90%	1	60.00	$60.00	$666	+4.70

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1750	1376	75-80%	6	68.00–69.75	$68.62	$944	+3.79
1245–1750	1530	75-80%	4	69.00–73.00	$71.51	$1,094	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1615–1865	1740	2	78.00–80.00	$79.07	$1,376	—
1700–1910	1811	4	83.25–86.00	$85.16	$1,542	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945–1315	1169	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,025.00–1,100.00	$1,066.10
1220–1270	1242	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	900.00–910.00	$904.54

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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.