South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 30, 2023

1,004 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $273.08/cwt +24.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,442/hd at 528 lb · 107 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $285.03/cwt ≈ $1,803/hd at 633 lb · 91 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.71/cwt ≈ $1,609/hd at 634 lb · 79 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,004	242	626
Feeder cattle	963	183	545
Slaughter cattle	41	49	81
Replacement cattle	—	10	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeders sold with a higher undertone but with no recent price comparisons available. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher compared to two weeks ago. Strong demand for feeders this week with the cooler weather, very tight supplies and Dec corn currently down to 4.80/bu.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	3	332.00	$332.00	$1,145	—
415–435	425	4	316.00–319.00	$317.54	$1,350	—
455	455	5	316.00	$316.00	$1,438	+16.00
500–545	520	71	291.00–310.00	$301.82	$1,569	—
555–585	567	18	286.00–292.00	$288.06	$1,633	+6.46
615–630	618	31	281.00–288.00	$283.92	$1,755	—
640 value added	640	60	285.60	$285.60	$1,828	—
650–690	676	41	271.00–285.25	$277.12	$1,873	+18.83
705	705	6	276.25	$276.25	$1,948	—
765–770	766	13	251.00–259.00	$257.76	$1,974	—
820	820	29	246.00	$246.00	$2,017	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	5	314.00	$314.00	$1,068	—
355–385	375	6	314.00–328.00	$321.19	$1,204	+12.15
400–435	416	12	280.00–310.00	$302.70	$1,259	+7.70
455–495	485	15	288.00–292.00	$289.96	$1,406	-3.04
500–535	521	19	277.50–293.00	$284.39	$1,482	+5.09
575–585	578	25	283.25–286.75	$284.38	$1,644	—
635	635	6	260.50	$260.50	$1,654	+5.50
690	690	5	256.50	$256.50	$1,770	—
740	740	3	246.00	$246.00	$1,820	-3.62
760	760	3	241.00	$241.00	$1,832	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790	790	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,738	—
985	985	9	184.75	$184.75	$1,820	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	3	233.00	$233.00	$1,247	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	3	260.00	$260.00	$923	—
435	435	6	271.00	$271.00	$1,179	—
485–495	493	8	269.50–271.00	$269.87	$1,330	—
500–545	528	107	260.00–278.50	$273.08	$1,442	+23.08
555–590	566	48	260.00–273.00	$269.24	$1,524	—
600–645	634	79	245.50–261.00	$253.71	$1,609	—
665–675	671	5	245.00–257.00	$249.76	$1,676	—
720	720	23	240.25	$240.25	$1,730	—
760–795	766	30	212.50–229.00	$226.15	$1,732	—
880	880	3	218.00	$218.00	$1,918	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	4	240.00–251.00	$245.50	$1,007	-20.29
425–445	433	5	270.00–273.00	$271.23	$1,174	+5.44
450–495	474	26	261.00–272.00	$268.94	$1,275	+9.15
480	480	8	235.00	$235.00	$1,128	-24.79
505–525	519	33	261.00–267.50	$264.64	$1,373	—
555–590	565	34	252.00–259.00	$253.41	$1,432	+20.16
650–670	662	6	231.00–238.50	$235.82	$1,561	+11.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	8	212.00	$212.00	$965	—
550	550	4	236.00	$236.00	$1,298	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	6	222.00	$222.00	$1,521	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	4	286.00	$286.00	$944	—
400	400	6	301.00	$301.00	$1,204	—
525	525	8	255.00	$255.00	$1,339	—
715	715	3	212.00	$212.00	$1,516	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	4	244.00	$244.00	$1,257	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1120	982	85-90%	3	75.00–98.50	$90.35	$887	—
950–1170	1054	85-90%	7	100.00–108.00	$104.49	$1,101	+17.10
1110	1110	85-90%	1	109.50	$109.50	$1,215	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170	1170	80-85%	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,217	—
1115–1385	1221	80-85%	5	108.50–113.00	$110.44	$1,348	+3.83
1305–1405	1372	80-85%	3	114.00–115.50	$115.02	$1,578	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1515–1850	1683	75-80%	2	108.00–112.50	$110.47	$1,859	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1915	1673	2	114.50–115.00	$114.79	$1,920	—
1785	1785	1	125.00	$125.00	$2,231	—
1385–2145	1808	3	115.00–120.00	$118.25	$2,138	—

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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.