Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 5, 2024

1,947 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $295.41/cwt -7.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,851/hd at 627 lb · 232 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $314.77/cwt -11.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,802/hd at 573 lb · 118 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $296.11/cwt -7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,540/hd at 520 lb · 117 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,947 1,742 2,427
Feeder cattle 1,886 1,654 2,217
Slaughter cattle 51 68 170
Replacement cattle 10 20 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last reported sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 550 lbs steady to firm, over 550 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs firm to 3.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good to very good. Supply heavy. Good quality feeder offering again this week with several consignments of reputation, weaned fall calves weighing mostly 500-700 lbs.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 327 6 370.00–406.00 $387.39 $1,267 +1.45
342 value added 342 14 408.00 $408.00 $1,395 —
360–372 366 4 378.00–405.00 $391.28 $1,432 +12.12
405 value added 405 8 396.00 $396.00 $1,604 —
419–446 430 20 358.00–374.00 $368.84 $1,586 -1.23
457–497 481 34 348.00–367.00 $359.45 $1,729 +3.56
496 value added 496 25 349.00 $349.00 $1,731 -9.00
502–546 527 87 322.00–340.00 $335.91 $1,770 -5.65
554–574 value added 566 22 318.00–329.00 $322.41 $1,825 -4.10
557–598 574 96 302.00–322.50 $313.02 $1,797 -15.08
621 unweaned 621 13 283.00 $283.00 $1,757 +12.64
603–641 627 155 287.00–309.00 $294.83 $1,849 -8.71
610–641 value added 627 64 293.50–315.00 $299.33 $1,877 -10.32
661–690 671 75 266.50–287.75 $283.59 $1,903 -3.62
667–685 unweaned 672 10 263.00–269.00 $264.83 $1,780 —
738 value added 738 16 263.00 $263.00 $1,941 -21.43
730–748 747 69 257.00–258.75 $258.70 $1,932 -16.17
754 value added 754 22 254.00 $254.00 $1,915 —
807 807 13 253.00 $253.00 $2,042 +9.00
915 915 3 229.00 $229.00 $2,095 —
987 987 38 232.00 $232.00 $2,290 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 4 360.00–361.00 $360.48 $1,190 —
360–397 382 5 352.00–374.00 $365.71 $1,397 —
400–446 418 27 311.00–362.00 $336.98 $1,409 —
450–498 482 11 314.00–320.00 $317.41 $1,530 -19.82
518–547 530 8 303.00–311.00 $306.32 $1,623 —
575 575 9 286.00–303.00 $289.78 $1,666 -19.39
615–631 622 24 284.00–298.50 $292.29 $1,818 +0.29
772–782 777 4 247.00–251.00 $248.99 $1,935 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502–531 513 8 275.00–302.00 $291.52 $1,495 —
671 671 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,530 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 5 312.00 $312.00 $1,310 -29.00
508 508 3 308.00 $308.00 $1,565 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 541 3 296.00 $296.00 $1,601 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–328 324 11 348.00–365.00 $350.91 $1,137 +3.31
360–395 376 30 344.00–363.00 $358.42 $1,348 +10.33
392 value added 392 15 347.00 $347.00 $1,360 —
406–448 428 28 337.00–347.00 $341.12 $1,460 +2.09
455–493 472 33 306.00–333.00 $322.79 $1,524 +9.34
471–485 value added 477 41 319.00–337.00 $329.41 $1,571 +7.41
500–546 520 117 278.50–308.00 $296.11 $1,540 -6.72
551 value added 551 10 290.50 $290.50 $1,601 -1.00
550–594 568 84 268.00–284.50 $277.63 $1,577 -8.63
599 unweaned 599 12 250.00 $250.00 $1,498 —
601–645 623 24 252.25–259.00 $257.09 $1,602 -6.79
637 unweaned 637 9 240.00 $240.00 $1,529 —
652–664 660 36 252.00–256.25 $254.37 $1,679 +7.50
665 unweaned 665 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,516 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 332.00 $332.00 $1,089 —
405–440 426 15 310.00–337.00 $319.95 $1,363 +7.26
450–490 468 12 288.00–322.00 $304.35 $1,424 +1.97
520–525 522 5 265.00–272.00 $269.18 $1,405 -6.56
575–576 576 5 260.00–265.00 $262.00 $1,509 +1.97
610–640 619 12 243.00–252.00 $249.51 $1,544 -4.98
675 675 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,593 -7.21
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 6 304.00 $304.00 $1,353 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 302.00 $302.00 $1,178 —
545 545 3 262.00 $262.00 $1,428 +18.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 3 349.00 $349.00 $1,406 —
466–471 468 11 295.00–320.00 $310.85 $1,455 —
518 518 5 305.00 $305.00 $1,580 —
600–635 618 4 245.00–248.00 $246.46 $1,523 —
878 878 4 213.50 $213.50 $1,875 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1070 1018 85-90% 2 77.50–84.50 $81.18 $826 —
1047 1047 85-90% 2 138.50 $138.50 $1,450 —
946–1130 1058 85-90% 8 102.00–115.00 $109.48 $1,158 -11.38
1010–1170 1123 85-90% 12 116.00–124.00 $120.93 $1,358 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1370 1269 80-85% 7 126.50–134.00 $131.41 $1,668 —
1285 1285 80-85% 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,581 —
1260–1415 1292 80-85% 6 140.00–141.00 $140.35 $1,813 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1557 1481 75-80% 8 130.00–138.00 $135.70 $2,010 -0.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1815–2160 1975 4 161.50–173.00 $169.14 $3,341 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1047–1330 1181 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 1,770.00–1,925.00 $1,849.25

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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.