Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 20, 2021

593 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.14/cwt -3.86 vs last sale · ≈ $727/hd at 563 lb · 21 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $142.51/cwt -6.99 vs last sale · ≈ $887/hd at 623 lb · 18 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.18/cwt -2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $884/hd at 684 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 593 507 730
Feeder cattle 510 391 673
Slaughter cattle 83 106 57
Replacement cattle — 10 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers mostly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower with some fleshy calves over 550 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to firm. Demand moderate. Lighter run again this week with many producers opting to hold calves until November.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 5 185.00 $185.00 $768 +1.83
460–485 472 17 172.00–179.00 $176.18 $832 —
500–530 520 6 162.00–170.00 $165.92 $863 -6.84
525–540 531 5 144.00–146.00 $145.19 $771 -27.57
555–595 583 15 154.00–165.00 $155.72 $908 +3.72
600 unweaned 600 8 151.00 $151.00 $906 -4.29
655 655 4 148.00 $148.00 $969 -7.00
660 unweaned 660 8 140.00 $140.00 $924 —
780 780 4 142.25 $142.25 $1,110 —
905 905 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,149 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 432 7 165.00–175.00 $173.27 $749 —
500–535 509 5 158.00–165.00 $161.20 $821 —
580–595 589 13 152.00–155.00 $152.68 $899 -3.92
605–615 unweaned 609 5 130.00–135.00 $132.98 $810 -16.52
620–635 628 13 145.00–148.00 $146.17 $918 —
665–685 675 4 142.00–147.00 $144.54 $976 -1.33
700–730 720 15 141.00–142.00 $141.32 $1,018 +3.32
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 4 145.50 $145.50 $989 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 6 156.00 $156.00 $538 —
375–390 383 4 144.00–145.00 $144.51 $553 -1.49
400–435 416 16 143.00–153.00 $150.28 $625 —
475 thin fleshed 475 4 147.00 $147.00 $698 —
490–495 492 6 140.00–145.00 $143.32 $705 +0.32
510–530 523 14 142.00–145.00 $144.15 $754 -2.00
550–585 557 10 117.00–128.00 $125.69 $700 -7.31
555–575 568 11 128.00–137.50 $132.27 $751 -0.73
600–635 unweaned 612 9 110.00–120.00 $115.89 $709 —
630–645 634 7 130.00–135.00 $131.45 $833 -9.54
680–685 684 17 128.00–130.00 $129.18 $884 -4.86
720 720 2 137.00 $137.00 $986 +6.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 4 156.00 $156.00 $616 —
460–470 465 4 132.00–136.00 $133.98 $623 -18.13
450–480 468 8 146.00–149.00 $147.51 $690 -4.60
500 500 5 146.00 $146.00 $730 -1.00
565 565 4 134.50 $134.50 $760 -6.50
650–655 654 7 138.00–141.00 $140.15 $917 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 4 130.00 $130.00 $806 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–535 522 7 125.00–142.00 $132.05 $689 -19.45
730–735 733 4 110.00–114.50 $112.26 $823 —
750 750 3 91.50 $91.50 $686 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 3 117.00 $117.00 $655 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1155 954 85-90% 6 35.00–40.00 $38.99 $372 +23.99
1070–1260 1160 85-90% 7 48.00–50.00 $48.91 $567 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1425 1254 80-85% 9 53.00–61.50 $57.72 $724 -9.86
1420–1555 1488 80-85% 3 64.00–66.50 $65.15 $969 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375 1375 75-80% 1 54.00 $54.00 $742 —
1270–1785 1448 75-80% 9 60.00–64.50 $61.69 $893 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700–1990 1845 2 82.00 $82.00 $1,513 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 4 73.00 $73.00 $299 —

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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.