Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 5, 2023

872 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.21/cwt +1.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,142/hd at 521 lb · 47 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.76/cwt +17.05 vs last sale · ≈ $887/hd at 381 lb · 44 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.95/cwt +17.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,048/hd at 458 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 872 704 738
Feeder cattle 606 600 623
Slaughter cattle 166 94 95
Replacement cattle 100 10 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers and heifers 3.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate. Several consignments of nice five weight grazing cattle this week along with some packages of new crop calves that also found strong demand. Special cow sale followed the feeders with several good bred cows and pairs.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 4 280.00 $280.00 $938 —
355–395 383 23 267.00–284.00 $271.80 $1,041 —
410–415 412 9 259.00–261.00 $260.33 $1,073 +8.57
435 435 3 249.00 $249.00 $1,083 -2.76
450–495 470 14 245.00–263.50 $254.21 $1,195 +3.14
505–540 511 19 244.00–261.50 $255.96 $1,308 +7.71
550–585 565 34 238.50–267.50 $251.77 $1,423 +24.94
605–620 613 4 224.00–229.00 $226.47 $1,388 +2.58
720–735 723 6 198.75–200.00 $198.96 $1,438 +2.96
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 337 10 234.00–250.00 $245.01 $826 -9.00
380 thin fleshed 380 8 268.50 $268.50 $1,020 —
420–430 425 8 245.00–255.00 $248.97 $1,058 +1.30
470–490 486 9 232.00–237.00 $233.08 $1,133 —
530–545 538 4 231.00–237.00 $234.04 $1,259 —
690–695 693 6 188.00–198.50 $193.82 $1,343 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 4 218.00 $218.00 $1,003 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 6 230.00–232.00 $231.05 $758 +8.65
360–390 377 7 221.00–224.00 $222.77 $840 —
360–395 382 37 230.00–238.00 $234.65 $896 —
400–405 402 6 228.00–236.00 $231.33 $930 +7.00
455–460 456 39 231.00–232.00 $231.28 $1,055 +19.71
470 470 5 204.00–221.00 $210.80 $991 -0.77
500–540 516 36 214.00–220.00 $217.89 $1,124 +0.39
535 thin fleshed 535 7 233.00 $233.00 $1,247 —
540 540 4 207.00 $207.00 $1,118 —
550–575 560 28 207.00–216.00 $213.12 $1,193 +10.20
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–415 410 6 220.00–235.00 $228.77 $938 +17.78
455–485 471 8 208.00–232.00 $219.70 $1,035 +22.19
550–595 577 10 193.50–207.00 $200.15 $1,155 —
620–635 631 8 187.00–198.00 $189.70 $1,197 —
650–655 652 5 179.00–182.00 $180.21 $1,175 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1110 975 85-90% 15 65.00–83.00 $77.78 $758 —
1000–1160 1043 85-90% 4 92.50–98.00 $96.35 $1,005 +10.63
835–1215 1089 85-90% 38 83.00–92.00 $87.79 $956 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1420 1194 80-85% 28 92.00–99.00 $97.03 $1,159 —
1220–1400 1298 80-85% 16 99.00–107.50 $102.47 $1,330 +15.24
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1500 1466 75-80% 5 103.00–105.00 $103.70 $1,520 —
1380–1540 1491 75-80% 4 95.50–102.00 $99.74 $1,487 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1925 1738 6 113.50–122.00 $116.83 $2,031 —
1755 1755 1 123.00 $123.00 $2,159 +11.38
1820–1945 1882 3 90.00–100.00 $93.45 $1,759 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–1570 1169 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 19 1,375.00–2,025.00 $1,585.63
1405 1405 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,600.00 $1,600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,650.00 $1,650.00

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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
1175–1400 1243 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 2,300.00–2,550.00 $2,385.71 —
1200–1480 1264 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 9 1,600.00–1,675.00 $1,647.22 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
915 915 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,425.00 $2,425.00 —

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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.