South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 3, 2023

2,112 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $264.25/cwt +11.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,372/hd at 519 lb · 211 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $248.74/cwt +6.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,411/hd at 567 lb · 151 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $237.14/cwt +7.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,503/hd at 634 lb · 116 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,112	723	867
Feeder cattle	1,976	524	701
Slaughter cattle	136	199	166

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last trended sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 550 lbs 4.00-12.00 lower, over 550 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 4.00-12.00 lower, over 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady compared to last week. Demand moderate. Supply heavy. Feeders were lower, especially the lighter cattle as big losses in feeder futures so far this week took a toll along with the dry weather becoming a major concern. Several nice cattle in the mix with numerous reputation consignments scheduled in for the next few weeks.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	3	260.00	$260.00	$728	—
310–330	318	5	240.00–270.00	$252.45	$803	—
350–390	379	17	248.00–262.50	$255.20	$967	-21.80
425 unweaned	425	13	236.00	$236.00	$1,003	—
400–445	427	63	245.00–281.00	$260.87	$1,114	—
455	455	4	243.00	$243.00	$1,106	-35.31
450–495	477	55	242.00–277.00	$256.36	$1,223	-21.95
475–495 unweaned	483	16	230.00–242.00	$235.00	$1,135	-9.00
500 unweaned	500	5	235.00	$235.00	$1,175	-11.40
500–545	519	202	241.00–276.00	$265.43	$1,378	+6.22
545	545	4	241.00	$241.00	$1,313	-18.21
550–590 unweaned	563	9	218.00	$218.00	$1,227	—
555–585	567	124	241.00–261.00	$252.40	$1,431	+22.40
560–575	571	18	236.00–240.00	$238.91	$1,364	+8.91
610–645	634	116	235.50–244.00	$237.14	$1,503	+0.89
660–685	674	21	224.50–234.50	$231.37	$1,559	—
705–715	708	6	216.00–218.00	$217.33	$1,539	—
750–795	756	21	203.00–216.00	$214.05	$1,618	+15.86
835–840	837	6	190.00	$190.00	$1,590	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	389	21	247.00–262.00	$253.60	$987	-14.32
405–435	420	33	240.00–261.00	$255.57	$1,073	-8.20
430	430	5	237.00	$237.00	$1,019	-26.77
450	450	3	227.00	$227.00	$1,022	-33.16
450–495	471	40	226.00–260.00	$243.49	$1,147	-16.67
510–545	525	33	232.50–252.00	$239.63	$1,258	-12.70
560–570	566	9	238.00–240.00	$238.88	$1,352	+3.13
605–625	617	18	221.50–232.00	$225.62	$1,392	—
720	720	6	213.25	$213.25	$1,535	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–435	430	4	229.00–238.00	$233.55	$1,004	—
485	485	6	221.00–231.00	$224.33	$1,088	—
580	580	3	221.00	$221.00	$1,282	—
620–625	622	7	184.00–207.00	$193.90	$1,206	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	9	241.00	$241.00	$880	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–348	341	6	230.00–235.00	$232.63	$793	—
445	445	3	238.00	$238.00	$1,059	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	4	262.50	$262.50	$643	—
325–345	339	13	232.00–246.00	$235.79	$799	—
365–395	378	25	231.00–240.00	$237.07	$896	-12.92
410–435	417	30	225.00–248.00	$234.04	$976	-11.74
430–435 unweaned	431	11	218.00–220.00	$218.37	$941	—
435	435	9	225.00	$225.00	$979	-20.78
450–490	465	52	227.00–241.00	$234.84	$1,092	-9.57
465–475	473	12	214.00–227.00	$223.80	$1,059	-20.61
465–480 unweaned	475	18	207.00–218.00	$211.64	$1,005	—
480	480	3	217.00	$217.00	$1,042	-22.00
505 unweaned	505	10	220.50	$220.50	$1,114	—
505–545	525	83	218.00–231.00	$224.05	$1,176	—
535	535	14	218.00	$218.00	$1,166	—
550–590	566	68	212.50–227.00	$218.16	$1,235	-1.84
605–648	632	11	205.00–210.00	$208.01	$1,315	-4.99
710–720	714	18	187.50–189.75	$188.74	$1,348	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	330	19	226.00–238.00	$235.38	$777	-8.85
355–395	376	51	212.00–238.00	$228.64	$860	—
405–445	428	56	216.00–234.00	$224.79	$962	-11.03
460–495	467	24	216.00–224.00	$222.10	$1,037	-10.47
505–545	528	30	201.00–220.00	$207.60	$1,096	-15.62
550–555	553	4	207.00–208.00	$207.50	$1,147	—
575 unweaned	575	5	185.00	$185.00	$1,064	—
645	645	4	201.00	$201.00	$1,296	—
700–715	708	11	181.00–182.50	$181.67	$1,286	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	5	192.00	$192.00	$893	—
560	560	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,036	-12.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	3	238.00	$238.00	$1,012	-11.38
630	630	4	186.00	$186.00	$1,172	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1395	1207	80-85%	25	88.50–96.50	$92.38	$1,115	+1.26
1105–1305	1255	80-85%	4	97.00–98.00	$97.22	$1,220	+10.81
1250–1350	1300	80-85%	2	86.00	$86.00	$1,118	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1080	962	85-90%	15	70.00–76.00	$72.79	$700	—
990–1175	1048	85-90%	13	80.00–89.00	$85.19	$893	—
1050–1095	1073	85-90%	2	89.50–91.00	$90.27	$969	+5.65

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1465	1433	75-80%	3	98.50–99.50	$99.16	$1,421	—
1875	1875	75-80%	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,838	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1920	1672	3	107.50–116.00	$112.19	$1,876	—
1870–1895	1883	2	105.00–108.00	$106.49	$2,005	—
2135–2150	2143	2	120.00–122.00	$121.00	$2,593	—

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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.