South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 18, 2024

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $222.65/cwt -4.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,484/hd at 666 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	332	1,225	273
Feeder cattle	238	1,147	212
Slaughter cattle	79	68	51
Replacement cattle	15	10	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder supply not sufficient to establish a market trend. Slaughter cows 6.00-9.00 lower. Demand moderate to good. Bawling calves are getting seasonally harder to sell. Cattle futures are performing fairly well so far this week despite continuing downward pressure on choice cutout values. Cooler temps and a nice offering expected next week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
481	481	4	281.00	$281.00	$1,352	+2.29
601–616	609	6	254.00–260.00	$257.04	$1,565	-7.45
655	655	5	255.00–256.50	$255.90	$1,676	+0.07
708	708	4	252.75	$252.75	$1,789	+10.25

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465 unweaned	465	2	279.00	$279.00	$1,297	±0.00
630	630	2	251.00	$251.00	$1,581	-31.95
653	653	5	265.50	$265.50	$1,734	+5.84
748 unweaned	748	4	244.00	$244.00	$1,825	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–447	424	4	259.00–265.00	$262.17	$1,112	-5.55
523	523	3	262.00	$262.00	$1,370	+16.00
553	553	8	255.25	$255.25	$1,412	+8.15
646	646	3	229.50	$229.50	$1,483	-3.65
650	650	3	226.00	$226.00	$1,469	-1.14
665–697	672	9	215.00–223.50	$221.54	$1,489	-5.60

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455 unweaned	455	3	256.00	$256.00	$1,165	+2.00
618	618	8	246.25	$246.25	$1,522	+3.91

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417–428	424	5	220.00–230.00	$223.94	$950	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
441	441	3	243.00	$243.00	$1,072	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503–545	515	9	235.00–249.00	$244.37	$1,259	-5.63
600–635	618	4	225.00–235.00	$230.14	$1,422	+6.01
660	660	2	224.00	$224.00	$1,478	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	3	214.00	$214.00	$984	—
515	515	3	212.00	$212.00	$1,092	—
551	551	4	216.00	$216.00	$1,190	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1492	1269	80-85%	27	116.00–127.00	$120.56	$1,530	—
1242–1560	1359	80-85%	8	105.00–116.00	$111.63	$1,517	—
1445	1445	80-85%	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,842	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1012–1275	1094	85-90%	5	82.00–100.00	$86.69	$948	—
1040–1220	1113	85-90%	12	105.00–115.50	$112.25	$1,249	-17.94
1242	1242	85-90%	2	67.50	$67.50	$838	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1625	1452	75-80%	12	121.00–127.00	$123.87	$1,799	—
1410–1535	1462	75-80%	5	127.50–133.00	$129.43	$1,892	—
1490	1490	75-80%	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,699	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–2135	1703	2	120.00–137.00	$130.66	$2,225	—
2125	2125	1	162.00	$162.00	$3,442	—
2220	2220	1	152.00	$152.00	$3,374	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1095–1360	1224	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,710.00–2,125.00	$1,826.35

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,275.00	$2,275.00	—

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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.