Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 8, 2023

404 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $211.64/cwt -6.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,137/hd at 537 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $241.23/cwt -9.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,303/hd at 540 lb · 13 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $188.14/cwt -0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,166/hd at 620 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 404 1,292 462
Feeder cattle 291 1,213 358
Slaughter cattle 83 69 79
Replacement cattle 30 10 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder supply not sufficient to establish a market trend. Slaughter cows steady. Light numbers with rain and mud in the area but a nice offering expected next week. The feeder market is continuing higher with feeder futures sharply higher on the week so far.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 3 261.00 $261.00 $652 —
325–330 328 4 242.00–257.00 $249.44 $818 —
365–395 385 7 230.00–258.00 $244.57 $942 -6.86
540 540 4 237.00–240.00 $238.50 $1,288 —
565–570 568 12 218.25–224.50 $219.37 $1,246 +1.25
610 610 7 209.00–210.00 $209.71 $1,279 -1.33
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 383 4 258.00–264.00 $261.06 $1,000 -7.22
430–440 435 11 248.00–268.00 $259.18 $1,127 +29.18
490 unweaned 490 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,127 —
530–548 540 13 240.00–242.00 $241.23 $1,303 -9.15
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 215.00 $215.00 $935 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 327 7 225.00–232.00 $229.72 $751 -2.22
375 375 6 221.00 $221.00 $829 -6.00
450–490 479 8 216.00–222.00 $220.48 $1,056 +0.82
535–540 537 26 208.00–218.00 $211.64 $1,137 -6.37
615–625 620 12 184.00–191.00 $188.14 $1,166 -0.83
670 670 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,273 +11.73
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 367 6 210.00–220.00 $214.02 $785 +0.79
420–445 432 7 207.00–219.00 $213.68 $923 +0.36
450–480 467 6 206.00–211.00 $208.04 $972 —
505 505 3 207.00 $207.00 $1,045 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 6 209.00 $209.00 $920 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 6 271.00 $271.00 $989 —
415–445 434 11 236.00–259.00 $243.44 $1,057 —
480–495 484 8 212.00–239.00 $232.09 $1,123 +26.09
605–610 608 4 184.00–186.00 $185.00 $1,125 —
715–720 718 4 167.00–172.00 $169.49 $1,217 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1275 941 85-90% 35 61.50–76.00 $71.28 $671 +1.00
935–1180 1035 85-90% 3 42.00–59.00 $51.65 $535 —
980–1170 1088 85-90% 5 75.50–84.50 $81.63 $888 -6.13
1230 1230 85-90% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,107 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1465 1308 80-85% 9 88.00–95.50 $92.62 $1,211 -5.88
1320–1415 1368 80-85% 2 96.00–97.00 $96.52 $1,320 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1650 1617 75-80% 3 97.00–103.00 $101.08 $1,634 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1715 1517 6 68.00–97.00 $85.41 $1,296 —
1580–2145 1850 5 103.00–109.00 $106.53 $1,971 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120–1200 1153 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,200.00–1,375.00 $1,258.24

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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
1100–1125 1114 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 7 1,900.00–2,000.00 $1,942.86 —

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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.