Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 13, 2022

774 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $183.47/cwt -1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,052/hd at 573 lb · 61 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $203.88/cwt +4.96 vs last sale · ≈ $963/hd at 472 lb · 49 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $193.31/cwt +0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,028/hd at 532 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 774 738 1,392
Feeder cattle 674 623 1,072
Slaughter cattle 80 95 170
Replacement cattle 20 20 150

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, few over 600 lbs steady. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand good. Supply light. Nice quality feeder offering with a mix of green light yearling cattle and fall calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 372 12 206.00–213.00 $211.34 $786 +1.96
400–435 414 34 207.00–223.00 $217.27 $899 +6.98
450–490 468 39 201.00–210.00 $206.28 $965 +5.89
490 value added 490 10 194.50 $194.50 $953 —
505–515 508 6 182.00–192.00 $188.62 $958 -7.18
500–545 537 29 191.00–196.00 $194.28 $1,043 +7.72
555 value added 555 16 182.25 $182.25 $1,011 —
555–590 580 45 172.00–189.50 $183.90 $1,067 -1.47
625 625 4 169.00 $169.00 $1,056 +8.00
635 value added 635 14 176.25 $176.25 $1,119 —
680–690 682 11 157.00–163.00 $158.01 $1,078 —
710 710 14 162.50 $162.50 $1,154 +5.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 4 210.00 $210.00 $567 +1.16
310–340 318 8 194.00–199.00 $196.98 $626 -4.80
375–395 383 13 200.00–205.00 $201.68 $772 -7.32
430 430 5 211.00 $211.00 $907 +6.74
455 thin fleshed 455 4 205.50 $205.50 $935 —
465–490 473 10 184.00–194.00 $190.89 $903 -4.46
530–545 538 6 170.00–176.00 $173.04 $931 -13.86
550–575 560 6 174.00–179.00 $176.70 $990 +5.01
610 610 5 173.00 $173.00 $1,055 +9.56
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 7 200.00 $200.00 $430 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 6 161.00–168.00 $165.67 $936 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 4 170.00–180.00 $175.09 $499 +4.09
320 320 10 176.00–178.00 $176.40 $564 +8.04
380 value added 380 7 178.50 $178.50 $678 —
350–395 381 25 172.00–185.00 $180.87 $689 +12.22
410–445 431 29 171.00–177.00 $174.75 $753 +7.63
450 value added 450 7 173.00 $173.00 $778 —
450–470 462 27 168.00–171.00 $169.62 $784 +0.41
520 520 3 153.00 $153.00 $796 -12.24
505–545 528 31 155.50–169.50 $165.97 $876 +14.48
555–590 579 25 149.00–161.25 $159.58 $924 +1.27
650–660 657 8 146.00–148.50 $147.76 $971 +6.76
705 705 4 142.00 $142.00 $1,001 —
760–775 769 10 134.25–135.00 $134.55 $1,035 —
865–890 878 8 132.25–133.25 $132.74 $1,165 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 thin fleshed 365 9 173.00 $173.00 $631 —
485–490 488 4 159.00–160.00 $159.50 $778 +2.60
500 500 3 148.00 $148.00 $740 -7.01
515 515 5 158.00–161.00 $159.20 $820 +4.19
575–595 587 6 146.00–151.00 $148.67 $873 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–540 528 6 138.00–141.50 $139.12 $735 —
550 550 4 147.00 $147.00 $808 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 4 169.00 $169.00 $380 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 410 5 178.00–191.00 $183.27 $751 +3.27
490–498 492 8 165.00–169.00 $167.99 $827 -2.15
605 605 3 145.50 $145.50 $880 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1125 939 85-90% 5 35.00–44.00 $41.65 $391 —
815–1275 1039 85-90% 13 50.00–64.00 $59.89 $622 —
1000–1260 1169 85-90% 17 66.00–74.00 $68.42 $800 -5.83
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1430 1267 80-85% 19 76.00–85.00 $81.56 $1,033 —
1320 1320 80-85% 2 86.00 $86.00 $1,135 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1545 1394 75-80% 5 77.00–85.00 $82.87 $1,155 -4.27
1435–1660 1516 75-80% 7 86.00–90.00 $88.07 $1,335 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585–2165 1886 4 95.00–104.00 $101.00 $1,905 -3.14
1930 1930 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,776 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940–1550 1181 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,050.00–1,340.00 $1,150.52

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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
1025–1275 1167 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,240.00–1,600.00 $1,473.33 —

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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.