Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 14, 2024

1,107 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $272.13/cwt -4.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,955/hd at 718 lb · 113 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $311.68/cwt -7.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,790/hd at 574 lb · 83 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $280.44/cwt -16.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,882/hd at 671 lb · 81 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,107 876 242
Feeder cattle 1,062 819 183
Slaughter cattle 35 47 49
Replacement cattle 10 10 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

No recent price comparisons available on feeders. Demand good. Supply moderate. The feeder trade is recovering from the futures market crash early last week with help from fairly stable beef cutout values and an abundance of cheap feed. Feeders are generally a little lower than pre-crash levels with several heifers today under 600 lbs selling at prices fully steady with the crest seen earlier in the summer. Quality was very good throughout most of the feeder offering this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–432 421 4 356.00–357.00 $356.51 $1,501 -9.79
450–497 485 29 331.00–355.00 $338.61 $1,642 -18.13
502–540 531 17 312.00–324.00 $319.67 $1,697 -10.23
550–592 565 57 300.00–317.00 $314.59 $1,777 -4.75
594 value added 594 20 310.50 $310.50 $1,844 —
596 596 6 288.00 $288.00 $1,716 -31.34
603 value added 603 5 308.50 $308.50 $1,860 -2.00
605–648 631 34 288.50–299.00 $292.64 $1,847 —
655 value added 655 11 287.25 $287.25 $1,881 —
653–698 672 66 271.00–285.25 $281.21 $1,890 -15.39
698 698 4 249.00 $249.00 $1,738 -47.60
711–733 718 106 262.00–276.00 $272.01 $1,953 -4.20
726 value added 726 7 274.00 $274.00 $1,989 —
756–787 777 9 259.00–262.00 $259.97 $2,020 -2.78
828–835 831 5 246.00–250.00 $248.39 $2,064 -8.35
863 863 4 232.00 $232.00 $2,002 -11.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 367 6 326.00–342.50 $336.74 $1,236 -27.60
400–435 414 9 326.00–338.00 $334.21 $1,384 -3.20
455–493 471 11 319.00–328.00 $322.63 $1,520 -11.90
502–520 509 23 291.00–315.00 $306.59 $1,561 -7.78
550–593 581 10 274.50–306.00 $284.82 $1,655 —
605–630 626 35 276.00–284.00 $280.00 $1,753 -17.67
665–686 670 25 256.00–257.00 $256.84 $1,721 -5.66
800 800 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,944 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 4 301.00 $301.00 $1,267 —
466–485 474 5 290.00–302.00 $297.08 $1,408 —
613–617 614 8 249.00–249.50 $249.37 $1,531 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–388 379 8 323.00–336.00 $330.92 $1,254 -2.08
421–447 436 17 301.00–339.00 $320.07 $1,396 +12.20
437 thin fleshed 437 7 336.00 $336.00 $1,468 —
482–499 493 21 307.50–315.00 $310.08 $1,529 +0.80
504–506 value added 505 14 325.00–332.00 $329.01 $1,662 —
532–547 542 33 287.00–300.50 $293.36 $1,590 -6.69
550–596 568 74 276.50–302.00 $286.79 $1,629 +5.78
607–634 618 54 257.50–276.50 $268.78 $1,661 -5.56
652–699 671 49 245.00–254.75 $250.37 $1,680 -7.16
685 685 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,644 -17.53
696 value added 696 8 251.25 $251.25 $1,749 —
715–717 716 5 236.00–238.00 $236.80 $1,695 -19.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 311.00 $311.00 $1,057 —
425–445 435 4 289.00–290.00 $289.49 $1,259 -18.03
467–492 480 6 272.00–315.00 $296.21 $1,422 +7.21
483 thin fleshed 483 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,497 —
522 522 4 288.00 $288.00 $1,503 -0.40
587 587 2 274.00 $274.00 $1,608 —
623–636 624 56 248.00–251.00 $250.84 $1,565 -5.15
659–688 663 21 234.00–250.00 $247.63 $1,642 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–545 525 4 274.00–278.00 $275.92 $1,449 -35.90
590 590 2 262.00 $262.00 $1,546 -17.78
618 618 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,551 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $471 —
1000 1000 85-90% 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,150 —
970–1295 1093 85-90% 7 122.00–132.50 $128.29 $1,402 -4.05
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1455 1326 80-85% 4 134.00–140.50 $136.81 $1,814 —
1330 1330 80-85% 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,849 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1550 1508 75-80% 4 134.50–141.00 $136.67 $2,061 -6.23

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–2480 1630 4 145.00–150.00 $146.90 $2,394 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130–1395 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 4 1,975.00–2,400.00 $2,229.70

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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.