Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 17, 2023

2,642 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest South Central Regional Stockyards report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $252.11/cwt +5.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,451/hd at 576 lb · 292 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.85/cwt +8.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,216/hd at 520 lb · 238 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $235.33/cwt +9.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,558/hd at 662 lb · 206 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,642 2,069 2,221
Feeder cattle 2,459 1,924 2,120
Slaughter cattle 178 130 86
Replacement cattle 5 15 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 550 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, over 550 lbs 3.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Demand very good. Supply heavy. Lots of outstanding consignments this week from some of the areas most progressive cattlemen. Offering was mostly fall calves with several large reputation groups selling right off the cow with two rounds of shots.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 7 280.00 $280.00 $910 —
350–395 380 40 272.00–302.00 $287.15 $1,091 +6.20
415–445 430 49 262.00–288.50 $276.32 $1,188 +6.14
460 unweaned 460 7 246.00 $246.00 $1,132 —
450–495 470 131 255.50–280.00 $261.90 $1,231 -13.21
515–535 value added 526 41 268.00–272.50 $270.46 $1,423 —
500–545 532 152 244.00–269.50 $257.90 $1,372 -6.06
550–595 568 194 240.00–263.00 $253.05 $1,437 +3.06
565–595 unweaned 590 77 215.00–250.50 $244.31 $1,441 +23.69
595 value added 595 21 272.00 $272.00 $1,618 +15.50
600–610 value added 607 21 263.00–263.25 $263.18 $1,598 —
620 unweaned 620 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,302 —
600–645 626 114 229.50–255.50 $241.83 $1,514 +9.09
655–680 661 145 225.00–242.00 $236.44 $1,563 +11.54
660–690 unweaned 664 61 224.00–234.25 $232.68 $1,545 +3.18
700–730 724 67 221.00–233.50 $226.53 $1,640 +3.03
760 760 29 212.50 $212.50 $1,615 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 376 10 260.00–280.00 $269.81 $1,014 —
400–445 436 19 240.00–283.00 $262.05 $1,143 +1.55
460–480 467 20 245.00–252.00 $247.69 $1,157 +7.49
510–545 531 27 235.00–251.00 $242.16 $1,286 +1.16
550–565 556 7 228.00–237.00 $233.08 $1,296 -1.94
640 640 4 223.00–230.00 $226.50 $1,450 +9.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 380 6 240.00–242.00 $240.97 $916 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 4 220.00 $220.00 $913 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,238 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 311 23 230.00–247.50 $244.11 $759 +3.89
350–395 375 30 241.00–256.50 $249.26 $935 +3.70
400 value added 400 7 263.00 $263.00 $1,052 —
405–445 429 98 238.00–251.00 $243.02 $1,043 +2.03
465–490 479 129 227.00–246.00 $236.77 $1,134 -1.61
515 515 10 242.50 $242.50 $1,249 +13.21
500–540 520 228 224.00–239.00 $233.47 $1,214 +4.18
550–585 563 78 218.00–237.50 $229.91 $1,294 +4.86
605 unweaned 605 38 212.00 $212.00 $1,283 —
605–640 628 29 220.00–227.00 $222.82 $1,399 +9.71
655 655 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,441 +22.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 3 250.00 $250.00 $662 —
370–390 380 4 228.00–229.00 $228.51 $868 +1.53
400–430 424 10 238.00–244.00 $242.87 $1,030 +21.57
450–495 476 8 223.00–228.00 $224.63 $1,069 -1.92
510–530 517 27 205.00–228.00 $215.05 $1,112 -5.52
600–630 618 10 191.00–219.00 $201.43 $1,245 -5.88
680 680 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,394 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 4 200.00 $200.00 $930 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 4 194.00 $194.00 $1,125 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 3 181.00 $181.00 $905 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–430 423 6 244.00–257.00 $252.04 $1,066 +18.79
495 495 5 217.00–218.00 $217.60 $1,077 —
595 595 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,196 -13.00
600–630 608 4 185.00–198.00 $194.63 $1,183 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 85-90% 2 60.50 $60.50 $584 —
915–1190 1073 85-90% 25 69.50–79.00 $77.32 $830 -6.56
990–1200 1134 85-90% 52 80.00–86.50 $84.89 $963 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1340 1260 80-85% 6 84.00–85.00 $84.47 $1,064 —
1160–1535 1302 80-85% 23 87.00–94.50 $90.34 $1,176 —
1375 1375 80-85% 2 98.50–100.00 $99.25 $1,365 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1510 1453 75-80% 8 94.50–95.50 $94.82 $1,378 —
1560 1560 75-80% 1 100.50 $100.50 $1,568 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1875 1645 3 92.00–99.50 $96.20 $1,582 —
1735–2070 1872 5 105.50–119.00 $112.63 $2,108 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835–865 845 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,010.00–1,180.00 $1,121.99

↑ Back to top

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.