Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 6, 2022

738 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.86/cwt +3.35 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 411 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.31/cwt +10.20 vs last sale · ≈ $904/hd at 571 lb · 35 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.90/cwt +2.13 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 470 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 738 867 1,107
Feeder cattle 623 707 1,037
Slaughter cattle 95 130 62
Replacement cattle 20 30 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers steady to 5.00 lower with decline under 550 lbs. Feeder heifers steady to firm. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Supply light. Cattle futures rebounded somewhat Wednesday after a rough start to the week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 390 22 208.00–214.00 $209.38 $817 -9.32
430–445 439 10 209.00–214.00 $210.29 $923 -14.21
455–465 461 9 196.00–208.00 $200.39 $924 -9.68
495 495 3 194.50 $194.50 $963 -15.57
510–535 530 18 190.50–200.50 $195.80 $1,038 -7.00
515–545 533 8 184.00–190.00 $186.56 $994 -16.24
550–580 561 20 181.00–189.50 $185.37 $1,040 +4.97
620 620 6 161.00 $161.00 $998 -1.73
635 635 10 166.00 $166.00 $1,054 +3.27
725 725 8 157.25 $157.25 $1,140 -3.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 261 12 192.00–215.00 $208.84 $545 +18.84
320–340 326 14 196.00–206.00 $201.78 $658 +8.78
365 365 3 209.00 $209.00 $763 +3.56
400–440 419 12 197.00–210.00 $204.26 $856 +4.58
450–485 460 14 185.00–204.00 $195.35 $899 -3.65
500–545 523 13 183.00–191.00 $186.90 $977 -4.60
570–585 578 4 167.50–176.00 $171.69 $992 -7.21
600–615 611 7 162.00–164.00 $163.44 $999 +2.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 6 161.00 $161.00 $805 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 194.00 $194.00 $757 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 3 171.00 $171.00 $470 —
300–345 330 11 164.00–174.50 $168.36 $556 -2.97
375 375 6 164.00 $164.00 $615 -6.19
360–390 378 11 161.00–171.50 $168.65 $637 -1.54
420–445 427 11 163.00–170.00 $167.12 $714 -3.81
465–495 475 30 165.00–170.50 $169.21 $804 +2.21
500–535 517 11 163.50–167.00 $165.24 $854 +2.84
530–545 538 4 151.00–152.00 $151.49 $815 —
550–580 571 35 157.25–160.00 $158.31 $904 +14.13
650 650 3 141.00 $141.00 $916 —
910 910 3 127.50 $127.50 $1,160 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 9 175.00 $175.00 $429 -1.00
350–390 363 10 151.00–165.00 $158.85 $577 +3.55
400–435 411 36 151.00–171.00 $164.86 $678 +3.35
455–485 470 32 150.00–162.75 $156.90 $737 +2.13
500–510 505 11 152.00–159.00 $155.01 $783 -0.51
605–625 612 12 140.00–144.25 $142.80 $874 +2.80
715 715 6 139.25 $139.25 $996 —
750 750 3 134.25 $134.25 $1,007 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 7 145.00–148.00 $147.14 $625 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 4 180.00 $180.00 $792 —
450–485 465 9 152.00–188.00 $170.14 $791 +7.01
650–690 670 4 130.50–136.50 $133.41 $894 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1450 1209 80-85% 25 81.00–89.00 $85.26 $1,031 +0.49
1610–1620 1617 80-85% 3 90.00–94.00 $92.67 $1,498 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1450 1361 75-80% 6 85.50–90.50 $87.14 $1,186 -0.04
1380–1620 1453 75-80% 8 90.50–92.00 $91.10 $1,324 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1120 988 85-90% 6 54.00–62.00 $57.95 $573 -3.20
985–1120 1053 85-90% 2 79.00–83.50 $81.39 $857 -0.61
1050–1325 1172 85-90% 3 71.00–77.00 $74.25 $870 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1845 1594 4 72.00–92.00 $80.64 $1,285 -11.43
1685–2275 1894 7 100.00–107.00 $104.14 $1,972 -0.85
2000 2000 1 115.50 $115.50 $2,310 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040–1360 1237 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 1,010.00–1,225.00 $1,171.68

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1100 1047 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,200.00–1,450.00 $1,316.67 —

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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.