Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 27, 2024

307 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $314.60/cwt -27.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,537/hd at 488 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $279.91/cwt -2.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,470/hd at 525 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $275.26/cwt -22.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,329/hd at 483 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 307 951 704
Feeder cattle 250 863 600
Slaughter cattle 52 68 94
Replacement cattle 5 20 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder supply not sufficient to establish a market trend. Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 higher. Cattle futures are trending lower at the moment with fall feeder contracts fully 10.00/cwt below recent highs. Light run following a substantial rain throughout the area with several high quality weaned and non-weaned fall calves expected next week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–343 332 8 380.00–384.00 $383.10 $1,272 —
396 unweaned 396 3 328.00 $328.00 $1,299 —
468–495 unweaned 483 9 311.00–312.00 $311.43 $1,504 —
490–494 493 11 315.00–318.00 $317.19 $1,564 -2.81
573 unweaned 573 5 289.00 $289.00 $1,656 +13.57
606 unweaned 606 4 273.00 $273.00 $1,654 —
611–612 611 8 280.00–286.00 $284.50 $1,738 -4.78
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 378 4 324.00–356.00 $339.26 $1,282 —
505–510 508 4 292.00–313.00 $302.55 $1,537 +7.05
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
696 696 3 244.00 $244.00 $1,698 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 333.00 $333.00 $1,116 —
380–381 unweaned 381 6 291.00–294.00 $292.00 $1,113 —
406 unweaned 406 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,096 —
416 416 5 295.00 $295.00 $1,227 -4.00
470–495 unweaned 483 10 255.00–276.50 $271.81 $1,313 —
483 483 6 281.00 $281.00 $1,357 -0.43
535 535 5 264.00 $264.00 $1,412 -2.93
551 551 3 252.00 $252.00 $1,389 -22.90
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 8 279.50 $279.50 $1,227 —
495 unweaned 495 3 264.00 $264.00 $1,307 —
559 unweaned 559 7 247.00 $247.00 $1,381 —
582 582 4 244.00 $244.00 $1,420 -19.35
600–632 616 4 232.00–233.00 $232.51 $1,432 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 4 249.00 $249.00 $1,300 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 unweaned 398 4 304.00 $304.00 $1,210 —
420–445 431 5 306.00–323.00 $315.75 $1,361 —
460–475 472 11 287.00–292.00 $291.11 $1,374 —
518–548 525 16 270.00–289.00 $279.91 $1,470 -2.59
670–691 685 7 224.00–244.50 $233.62 $1,600 -10.38

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1316 1199 80-85% 11 123.50–130.50 $128.14 $1,536 —
1265–1365 1308 80-85% 3 136.50–141.50 $139.21 $1,821 —
1245–1395 1320 80-85% 2 118.50–119.00 $118.76 $1,568 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 85-90% 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,213 —
1010 1010 85-90% 1 95.00 $95.00 $960 -8.96
945–1150 1015 85-90% 5 115.00–119.00 $116.70 $1,185 +12.74
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650 1650 75-80% 1 136.50 $136.50 $2,252 —
1520–1890 1706 75-80% 5 126.00–134.00 $130.17 $2,221 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480 1480 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,806 —
1750–2145 1982 5 150.00–157.50 $152.59 $3,024 —
2145–2195 2170 2 160.00–161.00 $160.51 $3,483 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–1075 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,600.00–1,725.00 $1,665.87

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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.