Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 31, 2022

636 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $228.59/cwt -0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $960/hd at 420 lb · 34 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $189.13/cwt -20.19 vs last sale · ≈ $887/hd at 469 lb · 29 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $209.40/cwt -3.35 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 431 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 636 818 1,296
Feeder cattle 545 721 1,232
Slaughter cattle 81 87 64
Replacement cattle 10 10 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers steady to 4.00 lower with decline over 500 lbs. Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Supply light. Demand moderate to good. Much lower quality in the feeder offering this week with lower buyer attendance The feeder market is finding some resistance at thee moment with the corn crop getting smaller and fed cattle slipping back some following their recent strong advance.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 373 11 220.00–222.00 $220.74 $823 +3.22
405–425 414 8 212.00–217.00 $213.86 $885 +0.54
475–485 478 9 203.00–206.00 $204.99 $980 -17.61
500–520 510 8 196.00–203.00 $200.28 $1,021 +2.28
575–585 580 16 184.00–191.00 $188.06 $1,091 -16.87
605 605 3 173.00 $173.00 $1,047 -21.11
620–625 624 7 180.50–184.75 $183.54 $1,145 -10.57
655–695 669 10 183.00–188.00 $185.13 $1,239 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 8 238.00 $238.00 $892 +5.17
415–430 420 34 221.00–230.00 $228.59 $960 -0.13
485 485 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,018 -5.85
520 520 7 204.00 $204.00 $1,061 -11.74
550 unweaned 550 4 193.00 $193.00 $1,062 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 5 207.00 $207.00 $828 —
605 605 7 178.50 $178.50 $1,080 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 4 189.00 $189.00 $964 -0.87
585 585 3 181.50 $181.50 $1,062 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 4 175.25 $175.25 $1,157 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 thin fleshed 274 7 219.00–242.00 $228.34 $626 —
350–390 370 6 194.00–202.00 $197.37 $730 -10.41
385 thin fleshed 385 10 208.00 $208.00 $801 —
450–495 469 29 175.00–200.00 $189.13 $887 -20.19
530–535 531 7 177.00–178.00 $177.71 $944 -20.88
550–580 570 6 167.50–171.00 $168.63 $961 -19.34
600–615 608 12 168.25–173.00 $170.76 $1,038 -2.68
765 765 7 147.00 $147.00 $1,125 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 12 210.00–216.00 $212.92 $820 -3.22
426–435 431 23 206.00–212.00 $209.40 $903 -3.35
575 575 9 171.00 $171.00 $983 -23.33
695 695 8 157.75 $157.75 $1,096 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 6 150.00 $150.00 $630 —
465–485 475 6 166.00–171.00 $168.55 $801 —
500 500 3 131.00 $131.00 $655 —
565–570 568 6 162.00–164.50 $163.26 $927 —
670 670 5 147.00 $147.00 $985 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 6 185.00 $185.00 $694 —
520 520 2 165.50 $165.50 $861 —
550 550 6 151.00–170.25 $163.83 $901 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 3 148.00 $148.00 $636 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 194.00 $194.00 $766 —
410–425 416 5 199.00–207.00 $203.73 $848 +3.72
475–495 482 7 168.00–191.00 $178.36 $860 —
500 500 4 169.00 $169.00 $845 -7.11
550–565 558 6 165.00–169.00 $167.35 $934 +2.17
605–645 627 7 141.00–153.00 $148.10 $929 —
690–698 694 4 139.50–142.00 $140.74 $977 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 4 171.00 $171.00 $701 —
490 490 6 162.50 $162.50 $796 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–940 910 85-90% 4 66.00–69.00 $67.71 $616 —
880–1010 945 85-90% 2 60.00–62.00 $60.93 $576 —
880–1225 1099 85-90% 24 73.00–81.00 $77.92 $856 -0.82
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1330 1225 80-85% 18 83.00–89.00 $85.61 $1,049 -1.09
1450–1575 1513 80-85% 2 91.00–92.00 $91.48 $1,384 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1640 1453 75-80% 4 85.50–90.00 $88.73 $1,289 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1715 1591 4 91.00–98.00 $94.84 $1,509 —
1835–1995 1923 4 104.00–108.25 $106.47 $2,047 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1285 1285 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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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.