South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 10, 2024

1,172 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $274.09/cwt +6.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,554/hd at 567 lb · 81 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $310.84/cwt +14.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,818/hd at 585 lb · 72 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $275.54/cwt +6.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,995/hd at 724 lb · 66 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,172	516	1,938
Feeder cattle	1,120	476	1,642
Slaughter cattle	52	30	296
Replacement cattle	—	10	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder steers and heifers sold with a firm undertone but with no recent price comparisons available. Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 higher compared to the last reported sale three weeks ago. Recent record high fed cattle along with a positive feed outlook are providing incentive for feeders to move even higher this week while futures have been lower due to summer demand concerns and with maybe some caution as we approach the time frame of the massive sell-off seen in the cattle complex in the fall of 2023.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
531–547	539	21	325.00–336.50	$331.36	$1,786	+12.36
571	571	5	305.00	$305.00	$1,742	-6.50
566–599	586	67	307.00–323.00	$311.28	$1,824	-0.22
602–625	619	64	296.00–311.00	$303.55	$1,879	+10.75
654 unweaned	654	15	279.50	$279.50	$1,828	—
658–693	678	45	278.50–288.00	$282.67	$1,917	-3.66
683	683	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,844	-16.33
723 value added	723	29	273.50	$273.50	$1,977	—
703–745	725	37	266.50–279.25	$277.14	$2,009	+8.14
841	841	20	252.50	$252.50	$2,124	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417–427	420	6	339.00–353.00	$343.74	$1,444	-1.26
452–480	458	28	330.00–350.00	$340.87	$1,561	+27.77
510–541	535	20	310.00–320.00	$313.87	$1,679	—
550–585	571	21	294.00–321.00	$306.38	$1,749	+3.52
626–643	635	29	283.00–292.00	$287.37	$1,825	+2.37
653–688	671	8	265.50–267.50	$266.53	$1,788	-7.85
705–733	711	15	264.00–268.50	$267.57	$1,902	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	3	303.00	$303.00	$1,500	—
525–535	527	9	293.00–295.00	$294.55	$1,552	—
589	589	6	275.00	$275.00	$1,620	±0.00
686	686	5	263.50	$263.50	$1,808	+9.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
631	631	4	283.00	$283.00	$1,786	—
735	735	4	263.75	$263.75	$1,939	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
437–441	440	16	312.00–320.00	$318.25	$1,400	—
463–488	472	21	292.00–316.00	$308.62	$1,457	—
490 unweaned	490	8	275.00	$275.00	$1,348	—
517 value added	517	36	298.00	$298.00	$1,541	—
503–536	518	16	288.00–301.00	$296.69	$1,537	+6.82
566 unweaned	566	6	240.00	$240.00	$1,358	-19.50
552–596	567	75	261.00–285.00	$276.82	$1,570	+7.71
614–628	617	44	260.00–265.25	$263.11	$1,623	+9.47
657–660	658	11	246.00–263.50	$258.71	$1,702	+13.21
706	706	4	242.50	$242.50	$1,712	—
775	775	3	233.00	$233.00	$1,806	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	3	322.00	$322.00	$895	—
350–397	376	12	304.00–322.00	$317.15	$1,192	+0.15
400–417	409	8	313.00–327.00	$316.92	$1,296	—
455–499	480	23	287.00–300.00	$294.47	$1,413	—
500	500	3	284.00	$284.00	$1,420	+13.57
603–636	622	20	246.00–257.50	$254.04	$1,580	-1.96
628 unweaned	628	10	238.00	$238.00	$1,495	—
680	680	4	246.00	$246.00	$1,673	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	6	271.00	$271.00	$1,504	—
656	656	7	246.00	$246.00	$1,614	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302	302	3	302.00	$302.00	$912	—
411	411	4	253.00	$253.00	$1,040	—
510–541	526	6	245.00–246.00	$245.51	$1,291	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553	553	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,217	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–510	508	8	253.00–300.00	$286.57	$1,456	+5.57
581–595	587	5	263.00–286.00	$276.67	$1,624	—
650–695	673	4	242.00–254.00	$247.80	$1,668	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1187–1305	1226	80-85%	3	139.00	$139.00	$1,704	+3.04
1052–1540	1234	80-85%	10	139.50–146.50	$141.75	$1,749	+5.79
1290–1415	1353	80-85%	2	148.50–150.50	$149.55	$2,023	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860	860	85-90%	1	57.00	$57.00	$490	—
970–1140	1055	85-90%	2	115.00–123.00	$118.68	$1,252	—
885–1252	1129	85-90%	4	128.00–133.50	$130.15	$1,469	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1430	1428	75-80%	3	152.00–153.50	$152.50	$2,178	—
1485–1750	1561	75-80%	4	142.50–151.50	$147.43	$2,301	-0.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555–1600	1578	2	145.00–158.00	$151.59	$2,392	—
1660	1660	1	183.00	$183.00	$3,038	+43.50
2075–2150	2113	2	171.50–172.00	$171.75	$3,629	—

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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.