Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 21, 2024

692 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $310.40/cwt -2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,789/hd at 577 lb · 35 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $267.73/cwt -9.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,808/hd at 675 lb · 33 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $245.00/cwt -16.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,528/hd at 624 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 692 1,356 1,407
Feeder cattle 580 1,283 1,331
Slaughter cattle 72 58 66
Replacement cattle 40 15 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers 450-600 lbs 5.00-15.00 higher with other weights steady to 3.00 higher on a light test. Feeder heifers near 500 lbs 3.00-6.00 higher with other weights steady to firm on a light test. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Demand very good. Supply light. Less numbers and condition in the feeders this week but still mostly good quality. With the very tight numbers, buyers are taking hold of the increasing number of unweaned calves under 525 lbs with little if any discount unless they are very young and soft. Cow sale following the feeders was highlighted by a nice consignment of black/bwf third period bred heifers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–415 412 6 345.00–357.50 $351.63 $1,449 +1.43
408–446 unweaned 432 9 327.00–347.00 $334.19 $1,444 —
479 unweaned 479 8 338.00 $338.00 $1,619 +26.36
490–493 492 6 340.00–350.00 $346.68 $1,706 +15.53
508 508 6 325.00 $325.00 $1,651 +1.42
513–515 unweaned 514 6 320.00–348.00 $338.64 $1,741 +49.21
506–528 515 16 323.00–345.50 $340.89 $1,756 +17.31
553–582 unweaned 570 10 278.00–309.00 $290.02 $1,653 +10.02
574 value added 574 9 320.00 $320.00 $1,837 -8.43
565–589 582 16 315.00–326.00 $317.73 $1,849 +37.24
616 616 7 275.00 $275.00 $1,694 -8.57
617–632 626 10 280.00–288.50 $285.57 $1,788 +2.00
647 value added 647 10 285.50 $285.50 $1,847 —
660–664 unweaned 663 8 252.00–255.00 $254.25 $1,686 —
659–679 671 12 268.50–285.00 $275.26 $1,847 -2.89
681–692 value added 687 13 268.00–270.00 $269.08 $1,849 -3.92
734–740 736 13 242.00–258.00 $253.05 $1,862 -3.93
752–766 759 8 241.50–244.25 $242.86 $1,843 -4.06
807–808 808 5 239.00–244.00 $242.00 $1,955 +8.26
856 856 4 225.75 $225.75 $1,932 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,358 —
454–485 467 14 320.00–331.00 $323.60 $1,511 +14.18
560–566 563 7 286.00–310.00 $296.92 $1,672 +6.92
625–643 638 13 261.50–269.00 $266.13 $1,698 -1.84
652–675 664 4 261.00–263.00 $262.02 $1,740 +14.72

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–346 336 5 318.00–336.00 $329.11 $1,106 —
417–448 unweaned 430 8 278.00–308.00 $290.04 $1,247 -4.96
469–495 unweaned 484 13 282.50–285.00 $284.24 $1,376 —
485–495 492 11 287.00–289.00 $288.46 $1,419 -14.76
500–502 unweaned 501 4 278.00–281.00 $279.50 $1,400 —
502–545 523 10 280.00–288.00 $284.14 $1,486 +5.41
500–549 527 13 264.25–279.00 $269.84 $1,422 -8.89
562–581 567 26 258.00–277.50 $271.06 $1,537 +7.14
608–626 620 25 244.50–248.50 $246.20 $1,526 -3.80
647 647 4 237.50 $237.50 $1,537 -12.50
658–677 668 12 240.50–243.00 $241.77 $1,615 +18.27
710–737 718 19 218.00–228.50 $226.79 $1,628 +3.66
934 934 5 196.00 $196.00 $1,831 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–299 293 8 320.00–321.00 $320.77 $940 +20.77
350–390 371 8 295.00–313.00 $303.82 $1,127 —
415–446 432 12 286.00–307.50 $293.78 $1,269 -5.03
480–490 486 6 274.00–283.00 $279.54 $1,359 +1.33
515–541 531 5 261.00–266.00 $262.94 $1,396 -5.06
590 590 5 246.00 $246.00 $1,451 -8.16
601–622 610 10 228.00–244.75 $239.98 $1,464 +4.48
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 unweaned 545 4 256.00 $256.00 $1,395 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 3 267.50 $267.50 $1,172 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–495 472 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,369 -9.69
505–540 523 4 272.00–282.50 $277.07 $1,449 —
560–590 575 4 260.00–262.00 $260.97 $1,501 -10.60
700–748 721 6 215.00–226.00 $221.53 $1,597 —
921 921 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,704 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 5 227.50 $227.50 $1,097 —
906 906 6 175.00 $175.00 $1,586 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1413 1288 80-85% 18 100.00–108.50 $104.75 $1,349 +0.92
1320 1320 80-85% 1 108.50 $108.50 $1,432 —
1310–1460 1385 80-85% 2 96.50–100.00 $98.16 $1,360 -3.34
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $566 —
990–1175 1095 85-90% 14 91.50–101.00 $96.19 $1,053 +2.60
960–1246 1103 85-90% 2 82.00–85.00 $83.69 $923 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1490 1432 75-80% 3 100.00–109.00 $104.86 $1,502 —
1523–1630 1567 75-80% 7 111.50–113.50 $112.39 $1,761 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590–2140 1898 5 116.50–128.00 $121.37 $2,304 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980–1285 1186 Young (2-4 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 7 1,750.00–2,200.00 $1,911.87

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1023–1070 1048 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 27 2,700.00–2,900.00 $2,804.61

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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.