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South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report, Vienna, MO

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 25, 2023

447 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $246.66/cwt +0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,522/hd at 617 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $245.85/cwt +6.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,291/hd at 525 lb · 14 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $221.64/cwt ≈ $1,496/hd at 675 lb · 12 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 447 492 611
Feeder cattle 292 319 455
Slaughter cattle 105 143 156
Replacement cattle 50 30 0

Feeder supply not sufficient to establish a market trend. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeders are lower around the circuit this week as futures prices suffered big losses following Friday's bearish Cattle on Feed report which showed a larger than expected placement figure.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 358 4 307.00 $307.00 $1,099 —
480 480 3 287.00 $287.00 $1,378 -14.64
500–545 521 10 266.00–285.50 $281.12 $1,465 -9.50
580 580 4 238.00 $238.00 $1,380 -30.50
605–630 617 15 243.50–250.00 $246.66 $1,522 -4.34
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–485 471 5 260.00–274.00 $265.35 $1,250 —
520–535 529 7 241.00–261.00 $250.58 $1,326 -27.92
640 640 8 240.00 $240.00 $1,536 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 6 224.00 $224.00 $1,501 —
765 765 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,645 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 4 245.00–247.00 $245.93 $794 —
405–445 429 10 247.00–251.00 $249.25 $1,069 —
460–485 466 9 241.00 $241.00 $1,123 -5.29
500–540 525 14 240.50–253.50 $245.85 $1,291 +6.18
560–590 580 6 237.50–240.00 $238.30 $1,382 —
610 610 6 226.50–237.00 $233.50 $1,424 —
620 unweaned 620 4 218.00 $218.00 $1,352 -1.80
660–680 675 12 219.50–226.50 $221.64 $1,496 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–460 unweaned 457 6 226.00–230.00 $227.31 $1,039 —
455–480 468 6 221.00–236.00 $228.47 $1,069 -12.11
500 500 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,175 +15.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 378 4 215.00–284.00 $250.19 $946 -30.48
450–495 475 6 215.00–271.00 $237.74 $1,129 -16.26
690 690 8 177.00–189.50 $182.63 $1,260 —
785 785 3 187.00 $187.00 $1,468 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 3 283.00 $283.00 $891 —

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1485 1248 80-85% 14 89.50–95.00 $92.62 $1,156 —
1230–1470 1289 80-85% 8 95.00–100.00 $96.15 $1,239 +2.69
1135–1395 1316 80-85% 6 85.00–90.00 $87.74 $1,155 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 85-90% 4 72.00–74.00 $72.50 $685 —
1025 1025 85-90% 2 66.00 $66.00 $676 -14.39
1015–1215 1107 85-90% 11 81.00–90.50 $86.49 $957 —
1190 1190 85-90% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,071 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465 1465 75-80% 1 98.50 $98.50 $1,443 -3.50
1410–1650 1563 75-80% 6 89.50–95.50 $93.75 $1,465 —

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1750–1950 1842 3 102.00–104.50 $103.53 $1,907 —
1880–1905 1893 2 112.50 $112.50 $2,130 —
1675–2100 1927 3 105.00–108.00 $106.04 $2,043 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925–1380 1174 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 19 1,400.00–2,000.00 $1,702.98
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1530 1530 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 110.00–123.00 $117.80 $1,802

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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.