Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 13, 2023

1,697 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $238.24/cwt -3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,488/hd at 624 lb · 150 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.94/cwt -2.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,251/hd at 524 lb · 114 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $262.08/cwt +2.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,490/hd at 569 lb · 113 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,697 1,792 1,623
Feeder cattle 1,644 1,667 1,496
Slaughter cattle 53 125 127

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher with advance under 600 lbs. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 2.00-5.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 2.00 lower with decline near 600 lbs. Slaughter cows steady. Cattle futures have hopefully carved out a bottom with more stability seen in the market in recent days after trending lower for several weeks. Outstanding feeder offering this week with several front end reputation consignments.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 306 5 302.50–310.00 $307.06 $940 —
365–385 378 8 301.00–312.00 $306.83 $1,160 —
420–445 433 23 290.00–300.00 $293.47 $1,271 —
450–485 465 31 290.00–312.00 $304.24 $1,415 -0.92
500–545 525 58 262.00–301.00 $283.35 $1,488 +7.83
565 value added 565 13 270.50 $270.50 $1,528 +15.45
550–595 569 100 244.00–280.00 $260.99 $1,485 -0.48
600–615 value added 608 28 246.00–254.00 $249.67 $1,518 -0.02
605–645 628 103 230.50–246.50 $239.14 $1,502 -3.96
610–645 unweaned 629 19 215.00–219.00 $216.48 $1,362 -7.02
655 value added 655 22 238.00 $238.00 $1,559 —
665 665 5 216.50 $216.50 $1,440 -17.11
650–695 679 57 220.25–238.50 $230.35 $1,564 +12.35
725–730 730 21 219.50–232.00 $230.82 $1,685 +9.62
725–735 value added 731 28 229.00–234.00 $231.87 $1,695 +4.87
765 value added 765 4 222.00 $222.00 $1,698 —
795 795 48 207.25–215.00 $212.90 $1,693 -6.91
835–840 837 6 205.50–206.00 $205.83 $1,723 -0.17
870 870 13 196.25 $196.25 $1,707 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 385 6 268.00–282.50 $277.00 $1,066 -1.77
430–445 437 6 280.00–290.00 $285.02 $1,246 +5.19
445 unweaned 445 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,117 —
450–485 477 9 261.00–273.00 $270.49 $1,290 -3.17
500 unweaned 500 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,200 —
550 550 9 231.00–233.00 $232.33 $1,278 —
635 635 7 222.00 $222.00 $1,410 -13.83
700–730 723 15 216.00–218.00 $217.34 $1,571 +6.17
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 6 252.00 $252.00 $806 —
550–590 578 13 204.00–218.00 $214.57 $1,240 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535–540 538 8 200.00–219.50 $209.80 $1,129 -41.20
665 665 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,476 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,197 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,204 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 3 250.00 $250.00 $638 —
350–390 379 13 248.00–261.00 $255.08 $967 +2.15
406–440 425 33 254.00–271.00 $259.49 $1,103 +4.85
450–490 473 21 254.00–275.00 $261.99 $1,239 +10.09
520–525 value added 522 17 240.00–255.00 $246.21 $1,285 —
505–535 524 97 230.00–247.50 $237.66 $1,245 -5.04
555–575 566 7 210.00 $210.00 $1,189 -12.25
560–585 unweaned 575 18 212.00–215.00 $213.86 $1,230 +1.31
550–595 586 51 218.00–234.00 $221.86 $1,300 -5.14
595 595 5 204.00 $204.00 $1,214 -23.00
605–610 value added 608 35 217.50–222.50 $220.51 $1,341 -2.99
600–635 619 50 210.00–216.00 $213.57 $1,322 -4.43
600–630 620 23 218.00–220.00 $219.08 $1,358 +1.08
700–730 716 14 190.50–196.00 $192.46 $1,378 —
750–775 768 64 190.25–196.25 $195.24 $1,499 +1.93
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 353 4 237.00–237.50 $237.25 $837 —
414–445 436 14 228.00–253.00 $235.71 $1,028 -5.59
455–485 470 15 223.00–244.00 $230.78 $1,085 -1.73
505–515 unweaned 512 6 196.00–203.00 $200.70 $1,028 —
520–525 523 8 214.00–231.00 $221.65 $1,159 +0.71
560–595 578 6 210.00–212.00 $210.97 $1,219 -8.08
615 615 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,230 -6.00
600–645 627 6 204.50–210.00 $207.47 $1,301 +1.47
635 unweaned 635 8 189.50 $189.50 $1,203 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 12 174.00 $174.00 $1,375 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 7 192.00 $192.00 $1,085 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 3 212.00 $212.00 $1,028 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 7 256.00 $256.00 $1,101 —
570–575 572 5 182.00–217.00 $202.93 $1,161 —
625 625 2 203.00 $203.00 $1,269 +19.55
705–710 708 4 157.00–172.00 $164.53 $1,165 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–980 975 85-90% 2 52.00–64.00 $57.97 $565 -4.03
955–1140 1088 85-90% 8 83.50–86.00 $85.03 $925 —
990–1215 1140 85-90% 3 72.00 $72.00 $821 -10.74
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1715 1541 75-80% 11 85.00–91.50 $87.81 $1,353 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1446 1290 80-85% 8 85.00–90.50 $87.89 $1,134 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1580 1495 2 92.00–94.00 $92.94 $1,389 —
1630 1630 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,532 —

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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.