South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 14, 2024

1,356 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $318.29/cwt -3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,685/hd at 529 lb · 84 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $285.28/cwt +11.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,817/hd at 637 lb · 84 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $312.65/cwt +13.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,772/hd at 567 lb · 69 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,356	2,061	1,237
Feeder cattle	1,283	1,919	1,117
Slaughter cattle	58	142	105
Replacement cattle	15	—	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers and heifers 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand very good. Supply moderate. Nice quality feeder offering with several consignments of top grazing cattle highlighted by 31 head of 558 lb long weaned, full health steers with good condition and weigh up @ 335.00/cwt. The cash feeder trade shrugged off another round of lower cattle futures due partly to economic concerns and seasonally struggling beef demand although the choice cutout did gain 1.73/cwt on Wednesday afternoon.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–375	363	4	365.00–370.00	$367.41	$1,334	+22.39
405 thin fleshed	405	8	360.00	$360.00	$1,458	—
405–436	426	24	335.00–358.00	$350.20	$1,492	+7.49
450–463 unweaned	459	6	310.00–315.00	$311.64	$1,430	—
450–497	484	18	312.00–345.00	$331.15	$1,603	+8.85
504–548	529	71	309.00–339.00	$323.58	$1,712	+10.82
507–540 unweaned	532	13	284.00–300.00	$289.43	$1,540	—
558–561 value added	559	42	310.00–335.00	$328.43	$1,836	+13.93
563–589	576	12	292.00–304.00	$297.86	$1,716	-3.58
578 unweaned	578	6	280.00	$280.00	$1,618	—
562–594	584	9	274.00–294.00	$280.49	$1,638	-20.95
625 thin fleshed	625	8	301.50	$301.50	$1,884	—
612–646	638	76	273.25–294.50	$283.57	$1,809	+9.17
652–683	660	47	256.50–286.50	$278.15	$1,836	+20.87
661 value added	661	16	273.00	$273.00	$1,805	—
701–737	724	18	254.00–258.00	$256.98	$1,861	+4.67
766–782	775	69	236.00–257.00	$246.92	$1,914	+20.92
807–848	831	25	229.00–235.50	$233.74	$1,942	+8.59
976	976	5	211.00	$211.00	$2,059	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–492	490	8	297.50–315.00	$309.42	$1,516	-2.09
505–526	520	7	295.00–322.50	$302.63	$1,574	+11.89
573	573	9	290.00	$290.00	$1,662	+14.27
632–640	638	13	264.00–277.00	$267.97	$1,710	+13.51
665–691	675	17	246.00–250.00	$247.30	$1,669	+8.17
726–745	741	18	244.00–247.75	$246.93	$1,830	+12.86
889	889	6	224.00	$224.00	$1,991	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
506–537	518	5	282.50–286.00	$284.55	$1,474	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
687	687	4	241.50	$241.50	$1,659	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385 thin fleshed	385	3	326.00	$326.00	$1,255	—
388	388	8	310.00	$310.00	$1,203	+3.01
391 unweaned	391	4	270.00	$270.00	$1,056	—
408 unweaned	408	3	295.00	$295.00	$1,204	—
400–437 thin fleshed	432	37	318.00–326.50	$324.47	$1,402	—
410–446	434	12	308.00–315.00	$310.20	$1,346	+13.21
450 thin fleshed	450	10	318.00	$318.00	$1,431	+11.44
470–482	476	14	301.00–305.00	$303.22	$1,443	+10.22
506 thin fleshed	506	4	303.00	$303.00	$1,533	-5.00
502–545	528	62	265.00–287.50	$278.73	$1,472	+3.20
563–587 value added	573	25	264.00–308.00	$280.22	$1,606	+25.07
557–591	575	39	254.00–269.00	$263.92	$1,518	+13.79
601 value added	601	34	265.00	$265.00	$1,593	—
625	625	9	250.00	$250.00	$1,562	+6.67
651–657	654	22	236.00–246.00	$240.55	$1,573	+14.90
681	681	7	223.50	$223.50	$1,522	+5.00
704–740	724	36	216.00–231.25	$223.13	$1,615	+4.38
734 value added	734	6	226.50	$226.50	$1,663	—
796–797	797	21	214.50–214.75	$214.71	$1,711	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
288	288	3	300.00	$300.00	$864	—
400–430	412	7	290.00–307.50	$298.81	$1,231	+12.02
460 thin fleshed	460	6	300.00	$300.00	$1,380	—
455–487	468	9	272.00–287.50	$278.21	$1,302	+6.80
539	539	15	268.00	$268.00	$1,445	+8.75
557–590	581	18	245.00–260.00	$254.16	$1,477	+13.29
620–642	638	66	234.00–244.50	$235.50	$1,502	+4.50
705–711	709	10	222.00–224.50	$222.99	$1,581	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	3	213.75	$213.75	$1,400	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–487	471	10	288.00–312.00	$299.69	$1,412	+20.91
575–585	579	13	263.00–276.00	$271.57	$1,572	+21.75
657	657	2	246.00	$246.00	$1,616	—
772	772	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,544	—
817	817	4	193.50	$193.50	$1,581	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1172–1355	1256	80-85%	11	102.00–108.00	$103.83	$1,304	+0.99
1380	1380	80-85%	1	101.50	$101.50	$1,401	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–945	928	85-90%	2	84.50–88.00	$86.22	$800	+24.22
1010	1010	85-90%	1	69.00	$69.00	$697	-14.81
975–1155	1071	85-90%	7	90.00–98.00	$93.59	$1,002	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1575	1490	75-80%	4	103.00–106.50	$104.39	$1,555	—
1493	1493	75-80%	3	110.00	$110.00	$1,642	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240	1240	1	108.50	$108.50	$1,345	—
1445–1940	1671	4	113.50–116.50	$115.02	$1,922	+23.02

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–1145	1047	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,500.00–1,725.00	$1,598.42

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
970	970	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

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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.