Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 12, 2022

1,904 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $178.09/cwt +3.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,017/hd at 571 lb · 217 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $167.09/cwt +0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,034/hd at 619 lb · 162 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $165.90/cwt +2.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,115/hd at 672 lb · 151 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,904 1,872 2,218
Feeder cattle 1,802 1,782 2,135
Slaughter cattle 82 85 68
Replacement cattle 20 5 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 500 lbs 3.00-6.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady except several near 500 lbs fully 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate. Lots of nice quality cattle this week, The feeder market continues to be strong, especially in the lighter weight cattle, while the feedlot trade is a struggle as the industry is once again hampered by worker shortages and reduced slaughter volumes,

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 4 207.00 $207.00 $745 +5.01
420 value added 420 6 209.00 $209.00 $878 +14.50
410–435 424 23 200.00–212.00 $205.90 $873 +11.02
470–480 value added 475 34 202.50–206.00 $204.23 $970 +5.23
460–495 479 48 193.00–209.00 $203.02 $972 +6.97
520–545 535 90 177.00–196.00 $183.57 $982 -12.42
550–590 565 168 170.00–184.00 $179.08 $1,012 +3.66
575–595 value added 593 49 174.00–180.00 $174.71 $1,036 —
615–630 value added 617 28 164.00–167.25 $166.78 $1,029 -0.55
600–635 619 134 164.00–174.50 $167.15 $1,035 +0.66
650–660 unweaned 658 8 149.50–159.00 $156.65 $1,031 —
655–690 673 143 160.00–168.50 $166.42 $1,120 +14.42
700–730 722 73 152.50–165.00 $163.02 $1,177 +2.21
740 value added 740 7 158.00 $158.00 $1,169 ±0.00
750–795 759 25 148.00–157.00 $155.71 $1,182 +3.15
800–805 805 45 147.50–153.75 $151.76 $1,222 +1.26
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 435 4 187.00–193.00 $189.97 $826 +2.32
460–485 479 10 180.00–189.00 $185.14 $887 +0.14
515–520 519 7 178.00–191.00 $181.69 $943 +0.43
550–565 561 8 164.00–174.00 $167.99 $942 +4.99
600 600 4 154.00–162.00 $158.00 $948 —
685 685 9 157.25–158.50 $157.53 $1,079 —
725 725 3 148.00 $148.00 $1,073 -4.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 21 198.75 $198.75 $894 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 6 155.00 $155.00 $984 —
705 value added 705 8 146.00 $146.00 $1,029 —
705 705 6 146.00 $146.00 $1,029 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 5 159.00 $159.00 $708 —
765 765 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,071 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 4 179.50 $179.50 $601 —
365 value added 365 6 178.00 $178.00 $650 -5.00
370–395 378 12 177.00–177.50 $177.33 $670 +0.52
410–440 419 28 172.00–178.00 $176.18 $738 -0.23
470 value added 470 4 175.00 $175.00 $822 +8.97
460–495 475 55 165.50–177.00 $171.36 $814 +6.20
505–525 513 40 158.50–176.00 $168.82 $866 +8.25
525 525 13 154.00 $154.00 $808 -6.57
530 value added 530 12 161.50 $161.50 $856 +0.74
555 555 7 144.00 $144.00 $799 -11.96
555–590 567 123 153.00–163.00 $158.93 $901 +2.97
600–645 611 51 150.50–156.00 $153.64 $939 +4.00
650–685 683 44 143.00–147.00 $146.83 $1,003 -1.69
700–745 720 30 141.00–145.50 $143.22 $1,031 -3.00
725 725 3 131.50 $131.50 $953 -14.72
730 unweaned 730 3 128.00 $128.00 $934 —
805–845 825 12 132.75–143.00 $138.56 $1,143 —
955 955 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,242 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 380 8 156.00–170.00 $159.22 $605 —
435–440 437 18 155.00–163.00 $158.84 $694 —
455 value added 455 3 168.00 $168.00 $764 +3.00
500–530 511 8 150.00–162.00 $157.13 $803 +0.89
550 550 3 137.00 $137.00 $754 —
575 value added 575 4 151.00 $151.00 $868 —
555–590 576 34 142.50–152.00 $148.18 $854 -1.00
630–645 636 5 141.50–147.50 $145.07 $923 —
650–660 659 19 139.00–141.50 $139.26 $918 +0.99
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 value added 670 12 139.50 $139.50 $935 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 3 133.00 $133.00 $625 —
520 520 5 144.00 $144.00 $749 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 7 186.00 $186.00 $614 —
425 425 4 166.00 $166.00 $706 —
500–535 516 12 153.00–165.00 $161.56 $834 —
655–665 660 4 136.00–136.50 $136.25 $899 +12.25

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1080 944 85-90% 9 28.00–32.50 $30.29 $286 —
1035–1165 1080 85-90% 4 38.50–47.00 $41.17 $445 —
1230–1260 1252 85-90% 5 48.50–55.00 $51.68 $647 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1325 1259 80-85% 7 55.00–60.00 $58.36 $735 +6.36
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1615 1547 75-80% 5 66.00–71.50 $68.73 $1,063 —
1570–1750 1660 75-80% 2 62.50–65.50 $63.92 $1,061 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615–1870 1715 3 82.00–85.00 $83.33 $1,429 —
1975 1975 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,797 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1315 1173 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 9 700.00–1,070.00 $866.14

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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.