Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 31, 2024

2,012 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $258.79/cwt +17.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,495/hd at 578 lb · 165 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $254.90/cwt +30.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,808/hd at 709 lb · 139 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $297.21/cwt +27.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,727/hd at 581 lb · 133 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,012 1,604 884
Feeder cattle 1,906 1,558 823
Slaughter cattle 66 46 51
Replacement cattle 40 — 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers and heifers 6.00-15.00 higher with several heifers 525-625 lbs fully 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand very good. Supply heavy. The bullishness is back in the feeder market in a big way with big gains seen on top of the advances of last week. Lots of nice cattle offering quality and condition with more of the same expected for next weeks sale.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–396 377 10 333.00–349.00 $338.73 $1,277 —
400–437 420 9 320.00–336.00 $330.41 $1,388 +14.35
450–494 484 51 315.00–334.00 $324.60 $1,571 +11.73
515–547 534 47 300.00–318.00 $311.83 $1,665 +8.50
531–535 value added 534 19 323.00–324.00 $323.74 $1,729 —
536 unweaned 536 3 261.00 $261.00 $1,399 +3.00
563–596 581 133 285.00–309.00 $297.21 $1,727 +21.22
609 thin fleshed 609 5 292.00 $292.00 $1,778 —
621 value added 621 13 285.00 $285.00 $1,770 —
600–646 633 79 256.00–287.00 $272.61 $1,726 +17.10
668–681 value added 672 29 256.00–262.00 $257.89 $1,733 —
655–693 675 68 247.00–269.00 $260.07 $1,755 +9.98
700–745 708 92 235.00–266.00 $250.63 $1,774 +26.43
712 value added 712 47 263.25 $263.25 $1,874 —
752 value added 752 9 236.00 $236.00 $1,775 —
751–790 772 62 227.50–239.00 $231.99 $1,791 +9.42
800–836 822 15 216.00–224.75 $221.92 $1,824 +12.07
855–890 881 8 209.50–212.00 $210.11 $1,851 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 361 4 320.00–322.00 $320.48 $1,157 +13.16
405–430 416 9 294.00–312.00 $300.06 $1,248 +2.84
450–497 483 18 298.00–314.00 $305.91 $1,478 +12.04
502–526 514 16 281.00–292.00 $286.78 $1,474 -2.09
556–597 585 27 256.00–277.00 $273.88 $1,602 +22.76
601–649 620 23 246.00–262.00 $251.56 $1,560 +10.82
661 661 36 242.00 $242.00 $1,600 +16.02
702–723 707 19 224.00–240.00 $230.26 $1,628 +7.83
750–760 755 4 223.50–231.50 $227.53 $1,718 —
973 973 4 196.50 $196.50 $1,912 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,514 —
579 579 14 238.00 $238.00 $1,378 —
641 641 8 253.00 $253.00 $1,622 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486–495 489 7 241.00–272.00 $261.15 $1,277 —
748 748 4 214.00 $214.00 $1,601 —
762 762 4 201.00 $201.00 $1,532 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
702–710 704 9 232.00–236.00 $235.10 $1,655 —
963 963 3 199.00 $199.00 $1,916 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–397 383 12 295.00–305.00 $302.23 $1,158 +19.75
410–435 428 7 287.50–302.00 $298.03 $1,276 +14.65
454 value added 454 11 301.00 $301.00 $1,367 —
452–483 462 35 275.00–293.00 $290.04 $1,340 +5.44
505–535 517 13 272.00–284.00 $277.78 $1,436 +25.78
524 thin fleshed 524 48 298.00 $298.00 $1,562 —
545 value added 545 19 285.00 $285.00 $1,553 —
557–595 value added 571 28 253.00–275.00 $267.07 $1,525 —
553–599 579 134 247.00–268.50 $257.71 $1,492 +16.08
580 unweaned 580 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,334 —
607–636 value added 623 26 247.00–258.50 $252.17 $1,571 +11.17
605–645 629 5 231.00–258.00 $241.39 $1,518 +25.39
651–687 675 67 222.00–232.00 $228.90 $1,545 +13.68
677 value added 677 17 226.25 $226.25 $1,532 —
708–717 712 21 214.00–216.25 $214.69 $1,529 +3.53
780 780 8 202.00 $202.00 $1,576 +11.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–391 377 5 272.00–277.50 $275.43 $1,038 +5.52
431–437 433 5 268.00–274.00 $271.58 $1,176 +18.36
450–490 470 17 260.00–276.00 $270.28 $1,270 +10.55
500–538 512 25 245.00–270.00 $258.47 $1,323 +20.11
558 unweaned 558 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,289 —
586–593 590 7 230.00–238.00 $233.41 $1,377 +12.65
601–647 632 18 223.00–236.00 $226.21 $1,430 +15.76
651–690 672 20 210.00–221.00 $216.88 $1,457 +10.00
722 722 7 200.25 $200.25 $1,446 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 6 212.00 $212.00 $1,272 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 563 6 178.00 $178.00 $1,002 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 4 284.00 $284.00 $818 —
515 515 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,262 —
550 550 4 245.00–259.00 $252.00 $1,386 —
600–625 613 4 222.00–237.00 $229.35 $1,406 +30.28
685–695 693 8 208.00–212.00 $210.50 $1,459 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1420 1304 80-85% 15 101.50–107.50 $104.50 $1,363 +5.53
1367 1367 80-85% 2 111.50 $111.50 $1,524 —
1340–1475 1408 80-85% 4 95.00–100.00 $97.99 $1,380 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1170 1080 85-90% 10 93.00–101.50 $97.30 $1,051 +7.80
1095 1095 85-90% 2 79.50 $79.50 $871 -10.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1575 1540 75-80% 3 102.50–106.50 $104.13 $1,604 —
1860–1865 1863 75-80% 2 112.00–113.50 $112.75 $2,101 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1525 1485 2 105.00–108.50 $106.70 $1,584 —
1550–1805 1678 2 95.00–105.00 $99.62 $1,672 -10.75
1665–2365 2013 4 119.50–126.00 $123.21 $2,480 +4.36

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055–1325 1143 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 1,700.00–2,075.00 $1,911.54
1032–1307 1170 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 1,450.00 $1,450.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1280 1280 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 2,975.00 $2,975.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
925 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,850.00 $1,850.00 —

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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.