Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 19, 2024

516 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $286.33/cwt -10.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,884/hd at 658 lb · 39 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $267.19/cwt -16.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,557/hd at 583 lb · 30 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $254.00/cwt +0.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,014/hd at 793 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 516 1,123 1,293
Feeder cattle 476 1,038 727
Slaughter cattle 30 75 506
Replacement cattle 10 10 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder supply not sufficient to establish a market trend. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Demand good. Light receipts although there were a couple of reputation consignments of mostly steers weighing 600-800 lbs. Feeder movement is expected to continue to be light in the short term with good pasture conditions and with lofty prices having already coaxed most available cattle to town.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–470 467 10 325.00–330.00 $329.03 $1,537 -1.01
481 unweaned 481 7 317.00 $317.00 $1,525 —
533 533 4 319.00 $319.00 $1,700 -14.67
560 560 10 311.50 $311.50 $1,744 -3.72
571 unweaned 571 15 285.50 $285.50 $1,630 —
613–632 627 24 285.00–300.00 $292.80 $1,836 —
651–665 658 39 281.00–291.50 $286.33 $1,884 -6.56
724 724 8 269.00 $269.00 $1,948 —
793 793 29 254.00 $254.00 $2,014 -2.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–337 331 4 340.00–360.00 $349.82 $1,158 —
425–445 435 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,501 -0.11
450–488 472 11 305.00–326.00 $313.10 $1,478 -4.04
561–582 574 9 298.00–306.00 $302.86 $1,738 +6.90
607–608 607 9 285.00 $285.00 $1,730 -11.35
653–673 663 9 267.00–281.00 $274.38 $1,819 -0.56
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–445 441 6 309.00–319.00 $312.70 $1,379 —
568 568 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,562 —
690 690 3 254.50 $254.50 $1,756 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 256.00 $256.00 $1,139 —
453 453 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,178 —
547 547 4 257.00 $257.00 $1,406 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,322 —
498 unweaned 498 3 277.00 $277.00 $1,379 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,705 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–548 526 25 275.00–306.00 $289.87 $1,525 -20.14
570 unweaned 570 6 259.50 $259.50 $1,479 —
557–592 586 24 267.00–271.75 $269.11 $1,577 -14.37
612–640 634 10 248.00–260.00 $253.64 $1,608 -19.80
671 671 4 245.50 $245.50 $1,647 —
980 980 3 193.00 $193.00 $1,891 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 6 317.00 $317.00 $1,233 -18.37
475–495 unweaned 490 8 270.00–285.00 $281.36 $1,379 —
500–538 527 7 266.50–274.00 $270.43 $1,425 -19.30
583 unweaned 583 3 247.00 $247.00 $1,440 —
612–621 617 5 256.00 $256.00 $1,580 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 4 304.00 $304.00 $1,140 —
456 456 5 261.00 $261.00 $1,190 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,106 —
485 485 3 274.00 $274.00 $1,329 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 513 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,216 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,382 —
507 507 2 281.00 $281.00 $1,425 —
615 615 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,599 -4.58
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
701 701 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,402 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 80-85% 1 140.50 $140.50 $1,623 +13.24
1195 1195 80-85% 2 127.50 $127.50 $1,524 +0.24
1130–1385 1243 80-85% 8 132.50–142.00 $135.96 $1,690 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1492 1470 75-80% 4 134.00–143.00 $138.77 $2,040 —
1450–1643 1577 75-80% 5 146.00–148.50 $147.71 $2,329 +9.66
1715 1715 75-80% 1 133.50 $133.50 $2,290 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 85-90% 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,111 —
1165–1200 1183 85-90% 2 126.00–131.50 $128.79 $1,524 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1690 1690 1 139.50 $139.50 $2,358 —
1460–2145 1803 2 162.00–170.00 $165.24 $2,979 —

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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
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —

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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.