Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 18, 2023

492 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $287.33/cwt +16.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,502/hd at 523 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $239.50/cwt ≈ $1,218/hd at 509 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 492 467 672
Feeder cattle 319 360 387
Slaughter cattle 143 107 150
Replacement cattle 30 — 135

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder supply not sufficient to establish a market trend. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. Light feeder offering as several producers are waiting for the calendar to flip to November to sell weaned/backgrounded calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 unweaned 410 5 309.00 $309.00 $1,267 —
475–490 483 8 294.50–309.00 $301.64 $1,457 +1.83
510–540 520 19 278.00–299.00 $290.62 $1,511 —
540 unweaned 540 3 266.50 $266.50 $1,439 -4.39
565 565 3 268.50 $268.50 $1,517 -5.50
590 unweaned 590 6 258.50 $258.50 $1,525 —
625 625 4 251.00 $251.00 $1,569 -9.28
630 unweaned 630 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,518 —
655–670 661 5 245.00–250.00 $247.97 $1,639 -9.78
745 745 9 242.50 $242.50 $1,807 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 5 291.00–309.00 $298.20 $1,193 —
470 thin fleshed 470 6 306.00 $306.00 $1,438 —
510–530 517 9 271.00–281.00 $278.50 $1,440 +9.98
565 565 6 247.00 $247.00 $1,396 —
590 590 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,422 —
670 670 6 246.00 $246.00 $1,648 —
710 710 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,640 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 3 282.00 $282.00 $1,156 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,398 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 380 4 264.00–268.00 $265.97 $1,011 —
450–475 467 6 245.00–249.00 $246.29 $1,150 -18.21
505 unweaned 505 4 239.00 $239.00 $1,207 —
510 510 12 238.00–243.00 $239.67 $1,222 —
600 unweaned 600 5 218.00–222.50 $219.80 $1,319 —
780 780 8 227.00 $227.00 $1,771 —
890 890 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,878 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 6 231.00–243.00 $236.73 $805 —
405–435 unweaned 417 5 241.00 $241.00 $1,005 —
450–480 468 9 235.00–245.00 $240.58 $1,126 -4.84
510 510 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,122 -20.00
550–585 571 9 224.00–238.00 $230.63 $1,317 -2.13
640 640 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,370 —
800 800 4 197.00 $197.00 $1,576 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 383 4 271.00–291.00 $280.67 $1,075 —
450 450 5 254.00 $254.00 $1,143 —
500–545 525 6 236.00–252.00 $246.46 $1,294 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–960 855 85-90% 2 50.00–55.00 $52.81 $452 +9.67
880–1090 1007 85-90% 8 72.00–82.50 $80.39 $810 —
805–1240 1090 85-90% 28 84.00–92.00 $87.35 $952 -3.36
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1290 1205 80-85% 2 88.50–90.00 $89.20 $1,075 -15.27
1160–1380 1260 80-85% 33 91.00–97.50 $93.46 $1,178 -5.18
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465 1465 75-80% 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,494 -5.00
1420–1795 1601 75-80% 4 92.00–100.00 $96.48 $1,545 —
1675 1675 75-80% 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,424 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540–1830 1637 3 85.00–108.00 $95.35 $1,561 —
1920–2205 2042 3 115.00–118.00 $116.08 $2,370 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
790–970 883 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 115.00–156.00 $129.36 $1,142

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870–1320 1034 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 7 1,150.00–1,700.00 $1,486.79

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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.