Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 26, 2023

723 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.09/cwt -1.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,149/hd at 471 lb · 51 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $273.41/cwt -4.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,272/hd at 465 lb · 35 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $214.72/cwt +4.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,325/hd at 617 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 723 1,442 1,037
Feeder cattle 524 1,366 817
Slaughter cattle 199 76 220

Market comments — USDA reporter

No price trend established on the feeders with few meaningful comparisons available with last weeks larger, higher quality offering. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Demand good. Supply light. Mostly small consignments this week with no front end deals for buyers to take hold of. Packers are hoping to back fed cattle down another notch but that task looks tougher mid week with beef in cold storage reported below the five year average, carcass weight data remaining very bullish and choice cutout values still gradually gaining.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 378 6 277.00 $277.00 $1,047 -5.35
450–485 461 30 265.50–295.00 $278.31 $1,283 -0.45
490 unweaned 490 5 244.00 $244.00 $1,196 -12.00
505–510 unweaned 507 5 246.00–247.00 $246.40 $1,249 -7.61
520–530 524 5 258.00–261.00 $259.21 $1,358 -12.63
555 555 4 254.00 $254.00 $1,410 +0.65
560 560 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,288 -23.35
600–615 604 11 231.00–238.00 $236.25 $1,427 -9.30
610–625 unweaned 621 8 215.00–225.00 $221.54 $1,376 -20.70
750–775 761 7 196.50–199.50 $198.19 $1,508 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 4 265.00–266.00 $265.48 $871 -3.78
370 thin fleshed 370 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,018 —
360–390 375 4 266.00–270.00 $267.92 $1,005 —
400–430 418 10 250.00–274.00 $263.77 $1,103 -3.57
450–475 458 9 257.00–265.00 $260.16 $1,192 +5.43
505–520 510 10 245.00–262.00 $252.33 $1,287 —
580–595 586 10 222.00–246.00 $235.75 $1,381 -6.36

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 5 257.00 $257.00 $694 ±0.00
365–380 375 13 241.00–255.00 $249.99 $937 +0.45
415–445 428 22 240.00–249.00 $245.78 $1,052 +9.78
455–495 470 48 241.00–249.00 $244.41 $1,149 -1.63
480 480 3 239.00 $239.00 $1,147 -7.04
560–585 573 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,261 -6.69
600–645 613 22 210.00–220.00 $215.03 $1,318 +4.45
640 640 4 213.00 $213.00 $1,363 +2.42
980 980 3 153.75 $153.75 $1,507 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 304 7 240.00–246.00 $244.23 $742 +9.23
410–445 433 8 230.00–241.00 $235.82 $1,021 -7.34
485–490 487 7 232.00–233.00 $232.57 $1,133 -4.45
505–525 511 8 217.00–237.00 $223.22 $1,141 -1.78
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 thin fleshed 390 11 231.00 $231.00 $901 —
400 400 4 225.00–229.00 $227.00 $908 —
490 490 10 210.00 $210.00 $1,029 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 5 197.50 $197.50 $1,146 —

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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 12 249.00 $249.00 $884 —
420–430 425 4 239.00–260.00 $249.38 $1,060 —
460–470 463 18 238.00–247.00 $240.41 $1,113 —
550–570 560 6 204.00–215.00 $209.40 $1,173 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1390 1212 80-85% 53 88.00–96.00 $91.12 $1,104 -1.64
1125–1300 1213 80-85% 2 96.50 $96.50 $1,171 +3.74
1255–1315 1269 80-85% 5 84.00–88.50 $86.41 $1,097 -1.68
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1105 943 85-90% 3 58.00–64.00 $61.49 $580 —
790–1140 1003 85-90% 7 68.50–78.50 $74.77 $750 —
1000–1155 1053 85-90% 4 89.00–89.50 $89.24 $940 —
925–1155 1077 85-90% 36 80.00–88.00 $84.62 $911 -2.26
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1740 1516 75-80% 5 94.00–97.00 $95.07 $1,441 -5.86
1610 1610 75-80% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,352 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1690 1493 3 97.50–100.00 $99.13 $1,480 —
1370–2095 1760 3 108.00–122.00 $116.13 $2,044 —
1990 1990 1 123.50 $123.50 $2,458 —

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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.