Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 3, 2022

647 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.31/cwt -8.12 vs last sale · ≈ $963/hd at 569 lb · 64 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $188.80/cwt +8.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,254/hd at 664 lb · 54 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $201.66/cwt -1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,088/hd at 540 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 647 1,582 1,389
Feeder cattle 593 1,422 1,297
Slaughter cattle 48 120 87
Replacement cattle 6 40 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 8.00-10.00 higher. Demand good. Supply light. Smaller feeder offering with the very warm and humid weather. Live and feeder contracts had a solid day Wednesday as beef demand continues to perform admirably through possibly the last burdensome fed supplies for quite some time.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 5 206.00–206.50 $206.20 $866 +1.20
465 465 6 201.00 $201.00 $935 -8.93
525–545 539 37 200.00–207.50 $202.96 $1,094 -6.15
545 545 5 192.00 $192.00 $1,046 -17.11
560–580 568 31 195.00–207.50 $202.04 $1,148 +24.04
610 610 7 193.25 $193.25 $1,179 -0.97
650–680 664 54 187.00–193.75 $188.80 $1,254 +5.95
725 725 4 185.50 $185.50 $1,345 +7.11
755 755 39 176.50–181.50 $178.55 $1,348 +9.65
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 3 215.00 $215.00 $634 —
350 350 2 208.00 $208.00 $728 +6.92
405–428 419 11 199.00–204.00 $201.47 $844 +2.77
450–490 471 23 191.00–203.00 $196.60 $926 +6.63
505–545 522 17 189.00–196.00 $193.11 $1,008 +7.61
560–575 563 16 189.75–193.50 $190.47 $1,072 +13.85
600–635 613 16 185.50–191.00 $188.67 $1,157 —
700–710 707 7 173.50–177.50 $174.63 $1,235 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 3 155.75 $155.75 $1,044 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 189.00 $189.00 $747 —
430 430 3 187.00 $187.00 $804 -6.30
480 480 12 180.25 $180.25 $865 -11.20
500–540 522 26 174.50–185.00 $180.36 $941 -9.30
555–590 569 64 164.50–173.00 $169.31 $963 -8.12
615–640 627 37 166.50–167.00 $166.81 $1,046 +7.31
685 685 10 161.00 $161.00 $1,103 -4.86
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 369 5 179.00–186.00 $183.27 $676 -8.39
405–445 425 4 171.00–172.00 $171.48 $729 +10.48
475–490 483 11 172.00–180.50 $176.72 $854 -8.34
515–535 529 7 172.00–177.00 $174.45 $923 -3.03
555–560 556 19 169.00–171.00 $169.32 $941 +18.32
630 630 4 161.00 $161.00 $1,014 -8.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 4 137.00 $137.00 $829 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 4 159.00 $159.00 $946 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–955 895 85-90% 7 65.00–69.00 $68.18 $610 —
1000–1150 1056 85-90% 4 79.50–84.00 $81.88 $865 +16.13
955–1140 1068 85-90% 5 76.00–78.00 $77.19 $824 +11.44
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1335 1187 80-85% 7 77.50–84.50 $81.26 $965 +13.26
1135–1235 1188 80-85% 4 85.50–90.50 $88.23 $1,048 +20.23
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 75-80% 8 82.75 $82.75 $1,146 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1635 1548 3 72.00–79.50 $75.83 $1,174 —
1445–1745 1595 2 95.00–96.50 $95.82 $1,528 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
765–850 822 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 93.00–106.00 $97.03 $798

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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.