Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 15, 2023

1,512 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $247.07/cwt +5.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,306/hd at 529 lb · 151 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $236.84/cwt ≈ $1,318/hd at 556 lb · 97 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $219.62/cwt ≈ $1,395/hd at 635 lb · 79 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,512 404 1,672
Feeder cattle 1,415 291 1,543
Slaughter cattle 77 83 129
Replacement cattle 20 30 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last trended sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 500 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher with advance over 500 lbs. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher compared to last week. Several nice consignments in the feeder offering this week. There didn't seem to be much spillover in the cash feeder trade as nervousness in the financial sector sent the stock market, cattle futures and crude oil all lower Wednesday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 252.00 $252.00 $857 —
365–385 375 4 261.00–270.00 $265.62 $996 +4.56
410–440 425 39 243.00–258.00 $251.14 $1,067 -8.04
450 unweaned 450 7 243.00 $243.00 $1,094 —
455–495 476 60 246.00–258.00 $252.08 $1,200 —
520 520 6 236.00 $236.00 $1,227 -5.23
505–545 529 145 238.00–258.00 $247.53 $1,309 +6.30
550–575 555 86 228.00–245.00 $240.51 $1,335 —
560 value added 560 4 254.00 $254.00 $1,422 —
570 unweaned 570 7 182.00 $182.00 $1,037 —
615–640 634 64 215.50–230.50 $217.65 $1,380 —
640 value added 640 15 228.00 $228.00 $1,459 —
655–685 666 33 201.50–216.00 $209.78 $1,397 —
735 735 69 199.50 $199.50 $1,466 —
760 760 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,360 —
775 775 26 193.25 $193.25 $1,498 —
855 855 10 175.25 $175.25 $1,498 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 337 11 250.00–259.00 $253.98 $856 +4.54
370–390 381 13 248.00–252.50 $248.69 $948 +4.12
410–420 412 13 232.00–255.00 $242.36 $999 —
455–460 459 15 221.00–245.00 $240.24 $1,103 —
510–525 521 9 233.00–244.00 $237.41 $1,237 -1.09
560–595 587 27 208.00–232.00 $218.59 $1,283 -0.78
610–635 623 4 206.00–208.00 $206.98 $1,289 -2.73
650–660 657 7 186.50–192.50 $188.20 $1,236 —
735 735 5 182.00 $182.00 $1,338 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 366 9 215.00–240.00 $230.20 $843 —
475 475 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,116 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 value added 375 12 235.00 $235.00 $881 —
360–395 384 25 221.00–233.00 $230.63 $886 +9.63
400–449 419 14 217.00–231.00 $227.81 $955 —
430 unweaned 430 13 222.00 $222.00 $955 —
455 unweaned 455 4 202.00 $202.00 $919 —
460 value added 460 19 229.00 $229.00 $1,053 —
450–490 472 29 206.00–223.00 $217.43 $1,026 -3.05
455–480 475 18 191.00–200.00 $198.56 $943 -21.92
510 510 9 201.00 $201.00 $1,025 -10.64
500–545 520 36 214.00–226.50 $222.00 $1,154 +10.36
540 unweaned 540 3 151.00 $151.00 $815 —
560 560 21 203.00–206.00 $204.71 $1,146 —
615 615 13 184.00 $184.00 $1,132 -4.14
625–635 634 19 187.00–195.00 $189.20 $1,200 +1.06
655 655 4 187.00 $187.00 $1,225 -3.00
725 725 23 184.00 $184.00 $1,334 —
735 735 11 176.00 $176.00 $1,294 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 3 220.00 $220.00 $561 —
305–345 313 20 212.00–222.00 $218.34 $683 —
370 370 5 191.00 $191.00 $707 -23.02
380 380 6 210.00 $210.00 $798 -4.02
405–445 438 31 204.00–221.00 $212.72 $932 -0.96
440 thin fleshed 440 22 222.00 $222.00 $977 —
450–460 455 10 207.00–215.00 $210.20 $956 +2.16
450–490 477 6 181.00–201.00 $187.29 $893 -20.75
545 545 4 191.00 $191.00 $1,041 —
565–575 573 37 191.00–197.00 $191.69 $1,098 —
620–645 633 33 179.50–187.50 $182.85 $1,157 —
660–685 673 8 178.00–184.00 $181.06 $1,219 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–520 515 4 161.00–172.00 $166.45 $857 —
620 620 3 161.00 $161.00 $998 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 4 182.00 $182.00 $1,156 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 191.00 $191.00 $735 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 236.00 $236.00 $838 -35.00
435–445 441 5 220.00–224.00 $222.42 $981 -21.02

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–810 773 85-90% 3 40.50–55.50 $50.26 $389 —
910–1100 938 85-90% 9 68.00–71.00 $70.29 $659 -0.99
955–1155 1050 85-90% 10 80.00–86.00 $84.43 $887 —
1150 1150 85-90% 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,046 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1210 1203 80-85% 2 101.00–101.50 $101.25 $1,218 —
1100–1400 1224 80-85% 11 90.00–98.00 $94.96 $1,162 —
1380 1380 80-85% 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,187 -10.52
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1580 1461 75-80% 4 95.50–97.50 $96.65 $1,412 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1500 1453 2 95.00–100.00 $97.42 $1,416 —
1560–1740 1650 2 112.00–114.00 $113.05 $1,865 —
1315–2145 1720 16 105.00–112.00 $109.41 $1,882 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1230 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1445 1445 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,260.00 $1,260.00

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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.