Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 17, 2022

557 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $189.01/cwt +6.01 vs last sale · ≈ $890/hd at 471 lb · 23 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $197.13/cwt +16.13 vs last sale · ≈ $739/hd at 375 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.45/cwt ≈ $956/hd at 571 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 557 918 1,037
Feeder cattle 409 750 947
Slaughter cattle 113 148 75
Replacement cattle 35 20 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers and heifers 4.00-8.00 higher on a limited market test. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good to very good. Supply light. Not a lot of feeders to be had in the area and less urgency to move them now with about everyone having gotten some rain. The feeder market continues to get stronger with much higher fed cattle prices over the past week adding fuel to the fire. Some nice replacement cows and pairs also found increased interest.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 380 13 218.00–221.00 $220.10 $836 +13.70
400–445 431 12 208.00–213.00 $211.17 $910 +1.91
455–480 473 13 201.00–213.00 $203.12 $961 +11.12
505 505 4 187.00 $187.00 $944 -9.29
500–525 509 14 203.50–209.00 $207.15 $1,054 +10.86
555–595 566 13 199.00–207.50 $203.54 $1,152 +16.67
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 421 12 214.50–222.00 $217.64 $916 +2.96
450 450 6 202.00 $202.00 $909 -2.73
525–535 529 17 206.00–208.00 $206.83 $1,094 +8.83
560–575 565 13 206.00–209.50 $207.34 $1,171 +17.34
625–630 628 11 200.50–203.00 $201.40 $1,265 +5.23
720 720 4 184.00 $184.00 $1,325 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 375 22 191.00–202.50 $197.13 $739 +16.13
435 435 11 194.00–201.00 $199.73 $869 +11.23
455–490 471 23 182.00–192.00 $189.01 $890 +6.01
550–585 569 15 166.50–177.00 $172.98 $984 —
570–580 576 5 148.50–154.50 $150.88 $869 —
610 unweaned 610 3 158.50 $158.50 $967 —
710 710 3 160.50 $160.50 $1,140 +7.76
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 10 177.00 $177.00 $1,124 +5.89
670 670 5 169.00 $169.00 $1,132 —
840 840 6 144.75 $144.75 $1,216 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 4 171.00 $171.00 $821 —
560 560 6 157.50 $157.50 $882 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 6 175.00 $175.00 $1,050 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–470 460 5 161.00–189.00 $179.03 $824 —
510–520 515 4 181.50–184.00 $182.76 $941 +11.43
560–595 576 7 149.50–176.00 $162.32 $935 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–975 962 85-90% 5 65.00–70.00 $68.43 $658 —
945–1145 1065 85-90% 21 74.50–81.00 $77.78 $828 -6.22
1030–1125 1078 85-90% 2 82.00–83.00 $82.48 $889 -1.52
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 80-85% 1 79.00 $79.00 $916 —
1115–1475 1269 80-85% 21 81.00–89.50 $86.07 $1,092 -5.34
1420 1420 80-85% 1 90.50 $90.50 $1,285 +12.49
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1490 1480 75-80% 2 92.00–93.00 $92.50 $1,369 —
1560 1560 75-80% 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,373 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1660–1995 1833 6 104.00–111.75 $107.87 $1,977 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040–1330 1173 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 1,175.00–1,625.00 $1,432.51

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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
925–1125 1009 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 1,375.00–1,800.00 $1,637.78 —

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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.