Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 29, 2022

1,072 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.30/cwt -3.58 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 519 lb · 79 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $198.02/cwt +3.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,035/hd at 522 lb · 64 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $184.29/cwt -0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,129/hd at 612 lb · 57 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,072 1,307 326
Feeder cattle 946 1,277 272
Slaughter cattle 111 30 34
Replacement cattle 15 — 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 2.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 2.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Demand uneven. Supply moderate. Best demand seen on several packages of good quality steers weighing 550-650 lbs. Fed cattle look to be steady to 1.00 lower this week hampered by the shortening holiday week kill and cutout values that appear to be headed seasonally lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–415 412 10 200.00–201.00 $200.30 $825 -1.36
465–490 476 17 194.00–205.00 $198.00 $942 -4.38
505 505 11 177.00 $177.00 $894 -19.44
505–530 524 46 194.00–212.00 $205.79 $1,078 +9.35
540 unweaned 540 7 180.00 $180.00 $972 -1.00
555–598 573 51 191.00–208.50 $203.43 $1,166 +9.60
600–630 unweaned 606 24 171.50–172.00 $171.89 $1,042 —
600–645 617 33 188.75–199.00 $193.30 $1,193 +8.27
650–695 658 56 174.25–190.50 $187.11 $1,231 +4.54
710–735 720 17 172.00–175.75 $174.42 $1,256 +1.26
730 unweaned 730 5 167.00 $167.00 $1,219 —
845 845 5 154.00 $154.00 $1,301 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 430 6 191.00–199.00 $193.97 $834 +1.78
465–495 480 14 184.00–192.00 $188.52 $905 +2.46
500–535 527 26 184.00–199.00 $189.33 $998 +6.08
590 590 7 188.00 $188.00 $1,109 +12.50
625 625 5 193.75 $193.75 $1,211 +8.50
705–725 721 28 162.00–171.75 $169.97 $1,225 +13.86
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 4 151.00 $151.00 $747 —
540 540 7 148.00 $148.00 $799 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 4 185.00 $185.00 $814 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–420 415 6 180.00 $180.00 $747 +0.12
470–495 478 43 176.00–180.50 $177.98 $851 +4.59
505–510 507 16 166.50–167.00 $166.66 $845 -9.22
500–545 522 63 168.50–181.00 $173.73 $907 -2.15
550–585 563 34 155.00–170.00 $165.70 $933 -8.88
605–645 621 34 154.00–163.25 $159.31 $989 -7.80
675 675 6 152.75–153.75 $153.08 $1,033 —
705 705 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,029 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 363 8 161.00–174.00 $169.21 $614 -2.05
405–415 411 5 169.00–174.00 $172.03 $707 -0.82
450–490 477 31 161.00–178.00 $168.36 $803 -0.12
530–540 533 6 152.00–158.50 $156.31 $833 -8.75
570–595 584 27 151.00–155.00 $151.29 $884 -11.71
600–625 610 11 142.00–147.00 $143.72 $877 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–485 468 4 142.00–154.00 $147.78 $692 —
560 560 3 151.00 $151.00 $846 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 5 146.00 $146.00 $526 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 4 121.00 $121.00 $538 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 4 182.00 $182.00 $610 —
360 360 4 193.00 $193.00 $695 —
450–475 469 9 168.00–185.00 $175.56 $823 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1665 1265 80-85% 36 85.00–91.00 $87.85 $1,111 —
1260–1360 1330 80-85% 10 91.25–94.00 $92.52 $1,231 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1150 1042 85-90% 15 75.50–82.00 $78.98 $823 -1.08
1120–1145 1131 85-90% 4 86.00 $86.00 $973 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1590 1445 75-80% 8 91.00–93.75 $92.91 $1,343 —
1340–1565 1470 75-80% 6 87.50–91.00 $89.62 $1,317 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1935 1611 8 103.00–109.00 $106.89 $1,722 —
1645 1645 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,645 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1165 1098 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,036.19

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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.