Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 4, 2023

807 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $249.12/cwt ≈ $1,195/hd at 480 lb · 45 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $246.73/cwt -6.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,292/hd at 523 lb · 43 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $290.51/cwt ≈ $1,126/hd at 388 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 807 1,014 717
Feeder cattle 648 892 566
Slaughter cattle 99 82 141
Replacement cattle 60 40 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers 4.00-12.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs 4.00-8.00 higher, over 450 lbs 4.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Demand uneven. Supply light. Light heifers found strong demand while other classes of feeders were lower as feeder futures contracts have seen steep losses over the past week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 370 10 310.00–319.00 $311.70 $1,153 -12.78
405–435 428 8 308.00–310.00 $308.86 $1,322 -11.83
465–475 473 18 301.00–306.00 $302.33 $1,430 -11.69
500–545 519 31 265.00–300.50 $289.50 $1,503 -21.25
560–565 562 25 285.00–292.00 $289.47 $1,627 -9.85
595–598 unweaned 597 4 259.00–263.00 $261.01 $1,558 -32.61
600–630 622 20 251.00–270.00 $258.82 $1,610 -35.01
650 650 22 255.25–256.50 $255.36 $1,660 -15.33
660 unweaned 660 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,511 —
740 value added 740 9 249.00 $249.00 $1,843 -21.00
765 765 8 241.00 $241.00 $1,844 -22.58
805 805 3 236.50 $236.50 $1,904 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 289 5 280.00–300.00 $288.17 $833 -25.83
340 340 3 313.00 $313.00 $1,064 -4.72
410–445 414 18 300.00–311.00 $309.69 $1,282 -4.69
465 unweaned 465 6 276.00 $276.00 $1,283 —
500–540 520 19 257.00–284.50 $278.09 $1,446 -21.95
560 560 2 259.00 $259.00 $1,450 -20.66
560–575 unweaned 566 10 241.50–257.00 $250.70 $1,419 —
625 625 6 248.50 $248.50 $1,553 -18.50
635 635 4 240.50 $240.50 $1,527 -26.50
660–690 672 5 240.50–241.00 $240.71 $1,618 —
755 755 5 241.00 $241.00 $1,820 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 299.00 $299.00 $972 —
365–390 382 6 265.00–297.00 $286.80 $1,096 —
595 595 10 242.00 $242.00 $1,440 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,362 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 14 283.00 $283.00 $891 +16.58
355–395 387 24 270.00–297.00 $291.35 $1,128 —
390 unweaned 390 8 288.00 $288.00 $1,123 —
415 unweaned 415 3 252.00 $252.00 $1,046 +7.90
400–440 420 16 255.00–295.00 $277.26 $1,164 +10.96
470 unweaned 470 5 239.00–260.00 $247.40 $1,163 —
465–495 481 40 240.00–259.00 $249.33 $1,199 —
505–540 523 36 239.00–259.00 $249.97 $1,307 -3.03
520–530 unweaned 526 7 220.00–237.50 $230.08 $1,210 —
645 unweaned 645 4 215.50 $215.50 $1,390 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 6 295.00–300.00 $298.33 $1,238 +18.06
550–585 568 4 240.00–250.00 $244.85 $1,391 -21.04
590 590 7 238.00 $238.00 $1,404 -27.89
600 unweaned 600 5 224.00 $224.00 $1,344 —
640 640 5 246.25 $246.25 $1,576 -21.98
670 670 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,548 -6.75
700 value added 700 14 239.25 $239.25 $1,675 —
785 785 5 234.00 $234.00 $1,837 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 248.00 $248.00 $694 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 383 8 261.00–281.00 $268.68 $1,029 —
460–475 464 7 228.00–247.00 $241.45 $1,120 -28.55
510–515 513 4 230.00–251.00 $240.45 $1,234 -25.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,138 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $520 —
1020–1050 1035 85-90% 2 94.50–98.50 $96.47 $998 —
950–1125 1056 85-90% 28 85.25–92.00 $86.47 $913 -3.15
1020–1125 1063 85-90% 9 69.50–80.50 $75.88 $807 -13.74
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 80-85% 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,248 —
1070–1465 1316 80-85% 14 90.00–100.00 $97.05 $1,277 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1570 1476 75-80% 10 100.00–104.50 $102.75 $1,517 -3.26

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1755 1755 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,860 —
1470–2070 1769 6 106.00–116.50 $111.44 $1,971 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 144.00 $144.00 $1,130

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1210 1210 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 13 88.00 $88.00 $1,065
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1120 1120 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 7 88.00 $88.00 $986
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990–1400 1242 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,300.00–1,430.00 $1,358.16

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1090–1140 1107 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,500.00–1,800.00 $1,600.00 —
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,585.00 $1,585.00 —

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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.