Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 4, 2022

877 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.85/cwt +4.71 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 480 lb · 57 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $171.74/cwt -19.09 vs last sale · ≈ $983/hd at 573 lb · 53 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $194.58/cwt -10.39 vs last sale · ≈ $910/hd at 468 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 877 1,062 533
Feeder cattle 701 817 447
Slaughter cattle 166 220 70
Replacement cattle 10 25 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 650 lbs 2.00-8.00 lower, over 650 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady, Slaughter cows steady. Demand uneven. Supply light. Plenty of mud and moisture in this area right now. Fed cattle trade looks about steady this week with feedlots current but tightening packer margins maybe capping further upside. The May feeder specials begin next week with the front end fall calves rolling into town.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–490 466 36 191.00–204.00 $196.55 $916 -9.19
490 490 3 171.00 $171.00 $838 -18.00
500–545 530 38 182.00–191.00 $186.24 $987 -13.51
550–575 567 25 171.00–184.00 $178.12 $1,010 -13.13
550–590 570 16 164.00–171.00 $167.82 $957 -23.43
570–595 unweaned 588 12 161.00–165.00 $163.67 $962 —
615 unweaned 615 9 164.50 $164.50 $1,012 —
610–635 623 6 162.00 $162.00 $1,009 -23.33
705 705 13 147.25 $147.25 $1,038 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 308 5 203.00–214.00 $208.87 $643 +17.87
370–390 380 7 197.00–204.00 $200.71 $763 —
400–440 425 22 186.00–203.00 $195.38 $830 +0.56
470–495 479 13 181.00–191.00 $185.96 $891 —
500–530 522 17 171.00–182.00 $176.68 $922 -9.75
630–635 634 18 165.00–170.50 $165.61 $1,050 -8.39
705–710 708 4 145.00–153.00 $149.01 $1,055 +3.01
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 11 175.00 $175.00 $936 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–545 530 6 151.00–169.00 $160.49 $851 +0.49
640 640 3 147.50 $147.50 $944 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 4 142.50 $142.50 $1,104 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 3 152.00 $152.00 $844 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 3 93.00 $93.00 $804 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 4 182.50 $182.50 $575 —
350–390 374 10 179.00–184.50 $182.07 $681 +5.82
415–445 423 19 176.00–181.50 $180.34 $763 +1.97
445 value added 445 9 178.50 $178.50 $794 —
450–495 475 28 167.00–175.00 $170.53 $810 +4.39
485 485 4 168.00 $168.00 $815 +1.86
485 value added 485 25 169.00–172.50 $171.66 $833 —
505–530 516 24 159.50–165.00 $163.14 $842 +14.14
530 530 4 157.00 $157.00 $832 +1.64
550–585 559 25 151.00–157.00 $152.72 $854 -5.97
570–595 583 4 146.00–147.00 $146.49 $854 -12.20
630 630 4 146.50 $146.50 $923 -0.50
625–645 635 4 135.00–141.00 $137.95 $876 -9.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 4 175.00–186.00 $180.46 $610 —
385 385 3 176.00 $176.00 $678 +11.78
410–445 436 17 166.00–176.00 $168.94 $737 +3.27
460–495 474 24 161.00–175.00 $168.57 $799 +8.90
515–545 529 20 151.00–164.00 $157.04 $831 +1.14
620–635 628 4 142.00–144.50 $143.24 $900 -0.02
650 650 8 141.00–142.00 $141.50 $920 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–505 503 4 148.00–156.00 $151.98 $764 —
525 thin fleshed 525 3 159.00 $159.00 $835 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 167.00 $167.00 $635 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–460 455 4 160.00–173.00 $166.43 $757 -4.78
525–540 531 5 141.50–152.00 $147.73 $784 -21.83
615–630 627 10 138.00–148.50 $145.11 $910 —
670–695 678 3 133.00–134.50 $133.99 $908 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 4 110.00 $110.00 $874 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1385 1196 80-85% 41 75.00–81.00 $78.58 $940 —
1265 1265 80-85% 1 73.00 $73.00 $923 -9.44
1065–1450 1266 80-85% 15 80.50–87.50 $83.07 $1,052 +0.63
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 85-90% 1 38.00 $38.00 $312 +3.51
895–1165 1021 85-90% 31 62.00–71.00 $66.50 $679 +14.47
885–1110 1050 85-90% 5 48.00–58.00 $56.31 $591 —
1030–1110 1070 85-90% 2 72.50–75.50 $74.06 $792 +10.95
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515 1515 75-80% 2 82.50 $82.50 $1,250 —
1510–1550 1530 75-80% 4 82.50–85.00 $83.77 $1,282 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1845 1673 5 94.00–103.75 $98.81 $1,653 —
1780–1835 1808 2 82.00–92.00 $86.92 $1,572 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–1195 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,132.72

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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.