Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 11, 2024

1,225 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $279.31/cwt -15.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,765/hd at 632 lb · 91 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $258.15/cwt -13.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,866/hd at 723 lb · 84 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $280.72/cwt -30.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,616/hd at 576 lb · 72 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,225 1,107 967
Feeder cattle 1,147 1,062 877
Slaughter cattle 68 35 90
Replacement cattle 10 10 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No recent price comparisons available as the last reported auction at South Central was on August 14th. Since then the feeder market has moved lower with fed cattle prices losing several dollars and cutout values still looking for a seasonal bottom. Demand was good with feeders showing some strength partly due to a better showing in the futures trade so far this week. Several nice consignments this week weighing mostly 600-750 lbs.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 3 291.00 $291.00 $1,411 -47.61
486 unweaned 486 4 279.00 $279.00 $1,356 —
501–543 527 18 285.00–296.00 $287.92 $1,517 -31.75
550–592 571 4 258.00–264.00 $261.11 $1,491 -53.48
575 unweaned 575 6 261.00 $261.00 $1,501 —
571–598 576 62 275.00–287.75 $283.89 $1,635 -30.70
608–612 611 28 267.50–286.25 $282.95 $1,729 -9.69
630–647 value added 641 58 278.50–284.25 $280.45 $1,798 —
637–643 unweaned 641 5 241.50–252.00 $245.68 $1,575 —
650–659 656 9 258.00–262.50 $259.66 $1,703 -21.55
694 value added 694 12 265.00 $265.00 $1,839 —
706–749 721 48 252.00–260.50 $256.74 $1,851 -15.27
702–735 value added 725 36 259.00–262.50 $260.04 $1,885 -13.96
757–792 765 71 243.00–252.00 $250.45 $1,916 -9.52
807–815 812 6 237.75–239.00 $238.16 $1,934 -10.23
870 870 3 237.00 $237.00 $2,062 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 368 8 309.00–316.00 $311.07 $1,145 -25.67
438–445 440 4 286.00–294.00 $291.98 $1,285 -42.23
483–499 489 13 274.00–286.00 $278.71 $1,363 -43.92
500–540 519 21 267.50–283.00 $275.32 $1,429 -31.27
551–597 576 15 265.00–271.00 $267.95 $1,543 -16.87
607–617 611 8 259.00–267.00 $264.49 $1,616 -15.51
651 651 12 254.50–256.50 $255.83 $1,665 -1.01
735 735 3 242.50 $242.50 $1,782 —
760–787 770 6 233.00–245.00 $239.85 $1,847 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 3 271.00 $271.00 $1,328 -26.08
655 655 3 245.50 $245.50 $1,608 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
688 688 5 191.00 $191.00 $1,314 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 284.00 $284.00 $1,079 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 311 3 306.00 $306.00 $952 —
356 356 3 292.00 $292.00 $1,040 -38.92
445 445 4 293.00–304.00 $298.50 $1,328 -21.57
478 unweaned 478 5 254.00 $254.00 $1,214 —
455–495 485 18 265.00–293.00 $278.39 $1,350 -31.69
524–530 unweaned 526 8 231.00–259.00 $251.94 $1,325 —
526 526 10 271.50 $271.50 $1,428 -21.86
559 value added 559 8 266.00 $266.00 $1,487 —
550–580 563 46 248.50–266.00 $252.41 $1,421 -34.38
580–587 unweaned 584 4 225.00–226.00 $225.50 $1,317 —
610 610 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,434 -33.78
607–637 625 36 240.00–245.00 $242.34 $1,515 -26.44
665–685 672 24 233.25–239.25 $237.25 $1,594 -13.12
678 value added 678 28 237.75 $237.75 $1,612 -13.50
700–733 728 63 228.00–238.00 $234.18 $1,705 -2.62
770–796 779 21 226.00–236.00 $232.90 $1,814 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–368 361 8 273.00–284.00 $278.33 $1,005 —
403–427 412 16 264.00–275.00 $267.72 $1,103 -21.77
486–494 492 12 257.00–268.00 $259.72 $1,278 -36.49
531 531 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,306 -42.00
530–542 539 8 250.00–254.00 $253.02 $1,364 -34.98
550–582 566 17 245.00–250.00 $247.10 $1,399 -26.90
608–645 622 22 231.00–238.00 $233.15 $1,450 -17.69
650–690 677 14 225.00–233.00 $227.14 $1,538 -20.49
766 766 30 218.00 $218.00 $1,670 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
638 638 8 188.00 $188.00 $1,199 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 5 251.00 $251.00 $753 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 2 269.00 $269.00 $1,068 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–497 489 10 253.00–263.00 $259.85 $1,271 —
530 530 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,325 -25.92
565–585 581 10 243.00–250.00 $248.64 $1,445 -13.36
610–643 630 5 218.00–228.00 $224.13 $1,412 -26.87
725 725 4 224.00 $224.00 $1,624 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 80-85% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,456 —
1190–1580 1320 80-85% 19 124.50–134.50 $131.63 $1,738 -5.18
1225–1420 1323 80-85% 5 135.00–139.00 $136.48 $1,806 -0.33
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 85-90% 1 83.50 $83.50 $685 —
840–1060 979 85-90% 4 90.00–96.00 $92.37 $904 —
1015–1145 1102 85-90% 3 128.50–134.00 $130.19 $1,435 —
1080–1220 1146 85-90% 4 110.00–121.50 $114.16 $1,308 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1635 1536 75-80% 5 125.00–135.00 $131.83 $2,025 -4.84

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–2015 1688 6 100.00–147.00 $134.20 $2,265 —
1610–2125 1770 4 148.00–165.00 $156.41 $2,768 —
1855 1855 1 174.50 $174.50 $3,237 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1140 1079 Young (2-4 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 4 1,975.00–2,325.00 $2,072.57

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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.