Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 5, 2022

1,872 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $166.35/cwt +3.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,021/hd at 614 lb · 170 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.63/cwt +5.02 vs last sale · ≈ $831/hd at 517 lb · 157 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $163.55/cwt +3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,115/hd at 682 lb · 149 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,872 1,422 1,567
Feeder cattle 1,782 886 1,447
Slaughter cattle 85 200 80
Replacement cattle 5 336 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last trended sale three weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers 2.00-6.00 higher, Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower. Demand good. Supply moderate. Several large consignments of good quality cattle to start the year. The feeder market has advanced from where we ended 2021 although enthusiasm has been dampened some by higher corn and a fed slaughter pace that has come up short so far this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 374 5 199.00–207.00 $201.99 $755 -8.01
370–385 value added 379 8 204.00–209.00 $207.17 $785 —
440 value added 440 4 194.50 $194.50 $856 —
430–445 442 8 185.00–200.00 $194.88 $861 +0.71
470 value added 470 12 199.00 $199.00 $935 —
450–490 473 38 190.00–203.75 $196.05 $927 +8.07
505–540 517 68 178.00–204.00 $195.99 $1,013 +9.34
525–540 value added 534 47 196.00–199.00 $197.24 $1,053 +5.74
550–595 576 58 166.00–188.00 $175.42 $1,010 +13.30
580 580 5 160.00 $160.00 $928 -2.12
600–620 value added 604 53 166.00–170.50 $167.33 $1,011 —
600–640 617 111 162.00–171.50 $166.49 $1,027 +4.12
645 645 6 155.00 $155.00 $1,000 -7.37
670–685 value added 679 57 157.00–168.00 $165.52 $1,124 —
680 680 3 152.00 $152.00 $1,034 -8.42
650–695 684 89 155.00–166.00 $162.68 $1,113 +2.26
700–745 710 83 154.75–164.00 $160.81 $1,142 +3.32
720 value added 720 4 158.00 $158.00 $1,138 —
760 value added 760 6 153.75 $153.75 $1,168 —
755–775 761 10 151.00–153.25 $152.56 $1,161 +2.56
815 value added 815 14 154.25 $154.25 $1,257 —
820 820 12 150.50 $150.50 $1,234 —
850 850 3 150.25 $150.25 $1,277 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 4 197.00–207.00 $202.00 $626 —
405–435 418 12 182.00–197.00 $187.65 $784 -1.75
480 480 3 185.00 $185.00 $888 +3.19
505–545 515 8 181.00–182.00 $181.26 $933 +7.93
560 560 3 163.00 $163.00 $913 —
720–735 729 7 152.00 $152.00 $1,108 ±0.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 value added 435 4 192.00 $192.00 $835 —
525 value added 525 3 171.00 $171.00 $898 —
525 525 4 172.00 $172.00 $903 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 6 140.00 $140.00 $924 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 value added 350 6 183.00 $183.00 $640 —
360–365 362 5 176.00–178.00 $176.81 $640 -0.19
400–415 409 24 174.50–177.00 $176.41 $722 +5.52
435 value added 435 3 178.00 $178.00 $774 —
450–495 474 73 159.00–175.00 $165.16 $783 +4.04
455–490 value added 480 11 165.00–169.00 $166.03 $797 —
485 485 6 157.50 $157.50 $764 -3.62
500–545 515 105 154.50–164.25 $160.57 $827 +4.96
515–535 value added 522 52 157.50–161.50 $160.76 $839 —
555–595 566 94 151.00–160.00 $155.96 $883 +14.96
590 value added 590 29 153.25 $153.25 $904 +1.31
600–640 614 85 145.00–154.75 $149.64 $919 +3.87
615–620 value added 618 54 146.00 $146.00 $902 —
625 625 3 141.00 $141.00 $881 -4.77
650–685 662 68 141.00–152.00 $148.52 $983 +2.52
705 value added 705 31 146.50 $146.50 $1,033 —
705–735 721 35 143.00–149.00 $146.22 $1,054 —
870–880 875 11 140.00–143.00 $141.63 $1,239 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 value added 455 3 165.00 $165.00 $751 —
450–485 468 4 155.00–162.00 $158.37 $741 +4.53
510–545 522 14 151.00–160.00 $156.24 $816 +3.74
555–595 587 20 147.50–151.00 $149.18 $876 —
650–665 659 14 137.00–141.00 $138.27 $911 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 value added 555 3 147.00 $147.00 $816 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 3 124.00 $124.00 $862 —
835 835 5 120.00 $120.00 $1,002 +3.51

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 85-90% 1 28.00 $28.00 $288 —
1065–1180 1144 85-90% 10 46.50–52.00 $49.69 $568 —
1125–1315 1208 85-90% 8 35.00–45.00 $37.96 $459 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1310 1234 80-85% 10 52.00–60.00 $54.02 $667 —
1280 1280 80-85% 2 52.00 $52.00 $666 -5.90
1320 1320 80-85% 1 61.00 $61.00 $805 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1745 1493 75-80% 3 61.00–62.00 $61.55 $919 —
1415–1900 1588 75-80% 5 56.00–60.00 $58.29 $926 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–1910 1755 2 73.00–75.00 $73.91 $1,297 -5.42
1620–2460 1905 6 78.00–87.00 $84.59 $1,611 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1320 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00

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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.