Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 19, 2023

1,442 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $253.37/cwt +8.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,435/hd at 566 lb · 151 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $261.64/cwt +3.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,377/hd at 526 lb · 126 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.50/cwt -0.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,251/hd at 520 lb · 110 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,442 1,128 963
Feeder cattle 1,366 959 824
Slaughter cattle 76 119 139
Replacement cattle — 50 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers 3.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs near steady. Heifers over 600 lbs sold with a higher undertone but with few comparable sales from last week. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. Strong feeder offering was highlighted by two large consignments of outstanding, non-weaned but vaccinated fall calves with some of the days highest prices on 500-550 lb heifers coming on those reputation bawling calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 10 271.00–284.00 $281.40 $900 +7.08
355–395 381 46 276.00–290.00 $282.35 $1,076 +6.92
405 value added 405 9 301.00 $301.00 $1,219 —
405–435 412 14 261.00–280.00 $270.52 $1,115 +1.29
460 unweaned 460 3 256.00 $256.00 $1,178 +18.47
450–485 464 88 260.00–288.00 $278.76 $1,293 +14.47
505–535 516 41 260.00–281.50 $271.84 $1,403 +11.57
505–535 unweaned 529 74 253.00–258.00 $254.01 $1,344 +28.01
545 value added 545 11 275.00 $275.00 $1,499 +9.00
550–560 unweaned 558 97 234.00–258.00 $252.88 $1,411 +21.03
560–595 579 46 249.00–265.00 $253.35 $1,467 +3.16
595 value added 595 8 259.50 $259.50 $1,544 —
615–620 616 35 235.00–250.00 $245.55 $1,513 +12.91
615–640 unweaned 617 39 222.00–244.00 $242.24 $1,495 —
680–690 689 18 221.00–223.00 $221.33 $1,525 +9.33
705–720 714 13 213.00–225.50 $221.31 $1,580 +4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 316 9 264.00–275.00 $269.26 $851 +9.82
410–420 416 5 263.00–274.00 $267.34 $1,112 +14.54
450–490 477 13 244.00–265.00 $254.73 $1,215 +8.76
525 value added 525 10 264.00 $264.00 $1,386 —
560–580 562 28 241.00–251.00 $242.11 $1,361 +8.78
600–610 603 6 231.00–247.00 $236.39 $1,425 —
700 700 6 199.50 $199.50 $1,396 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,175 —
610 610 14 220.00 $220.00 $1,342 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 6 222.00 $222.00 $1,188 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 3 227.00 $227.00 $1,203 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 6 257.00 $257.00 $720 —
340–345 344 18 247.00–252.00 $247.88 $853 +3.55
365–390 380 21 246.00–252.00 $249.54 $948 -3.93
425 425 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,003 -16.31
400–445 435 98 245.00–255.50 $248.63 $1,082 +2.63
455–495 479 55 243.00–248.00 $246.04 $1,179 +0.43
510 510 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,173 -10.96
505–540 519 90 236.00–244.00 $239.72 $1,244 -1.24
530 value added 530 16 247.50 $247.50 $1,312 —
570–585 575 30 226.00–227.00 $226.69 $1,303 +0.20
615–645 631 16 201.75–223.00 $210.58 $1,329 -4.42
650–690 671 32 195.00–206.00 $201.73 $1,354 +16.68
740–745 743 8 194.00–195.00 $194.63 $1,446 +13.13
870 870 3 164.50 $164.50 $1,431 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 3 235.00 $235.00 $705 —
355–395 375 16 230.00–250.00 $240.71 $903 -2.58
405–430 420 7 242.00–244.00 $243.16 $1,021 +3.00
460–465 461 8 235.00–243.00 $237.02 $1,093 -6.14
490 thin fleshed 490 7 247.00 $247.00 $1,210 —
535 535 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,204 -8.50
550–595 585 16 211.00–220.00 $212.87 $1,245 +4.16

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605–635 616 12 166.00–194.00 $178.24 $1,098 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–855 850 85-90% 4 52.00–55.00 $53.49 $455 —
890–1110 970 85-90% 6 70.00–80.00 $76.60 $743 -2.92
935–1270 1089 85-90% 16 83.00–89.00 $86.88 $946 -5.82
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1350 1246 80-85% 10 89.50–96.00 $92.76 $1,156 -3.76
1235–1350 1273 80-85% 3 85.50–89.50 $88.09 $1,121 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1565 1452 75-80% 3 96.00 $96.00 $1,394 —
1480 1480 75-80% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,243 —
1410–1620 1543 75-80% 7 98.00–103.50 $100.93 $1,557 -2.07

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1755–2315 2006 4 106.00–117.50 $112.51 $2,257 —

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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.