Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 9, 2024

886 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $301.67/cwt +1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,726/hd at 572 lb · 83 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $270.30/cwt -6.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,810/hd at 670 lb · 68 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $272.33/cwt -15.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,598/hd at 587 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 886 1,607 467
Feeder cattle 818 1,524 360
Slaughter cattle 60 63 107
Replacement cattle 8 20 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last reported sale two weeks ago, feeder steers steady. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower following the sharp advance of two weeks ago. Heifers over 550 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate. Technically overbought futures were lower Wednesday although the cattle market has been on a bit of a heater over the past month with solid gains on the board and in fed cattle prices.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 321 5 340.00–360.00 $347.48 $1,115 —
376 376 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,241 -13.69
425–431 429 6 331.00–343.00 $339.04 $1,454 +11.91
451–476 465 26 318.00–327.00 $321.05 $1,493 -2.09
526–547 543 22 308.00–318.00 $310.44 $1,686 -1.74
559–588 unweaned 569 15 273.00–295.00 $287.42 $1,635 +22.42
555–589 573 33 285.00–313.50 $303.30 $1,738 +1.07
557–597 value added 573 35 297.25–313.50 $306.23 $1,755 +6.23
600–625 617 6 288.50–289.00 $288.84 $1,782 -1.70
636–647 unweaned 642 13 256.00–269.00 $261.94 $1,682 +11.48
662 value added 662 15 277.75 $277.75 $1,839 -7.75
652–697 669 47 260.00–274.00 $270.84 $1,812 -2.61
693 unweaned 693 6 247.50 $247.50 $1,715 —
700–741 724 31 255.25–264.75 $262.06 $1,897 -2.45
726 value added 726 9 263.75 $263.75 $1,915 +5.02
770 770 3 245.50 $245.50 $1,890 -5.74
788 unweaned 788 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,781 —
853 853 23 237.75 $237.75 $2,028 +7.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406–425 414 7 310.00–329.00 $319.70 $1,324 +9.91
460–498 472 14 294.00–315.00 $305.85 $1,444 +16.97
598 598 3 281.00 $281.00 $1,680 +5.41
693 693 5 258.50 $258.50 $1,791 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 3 286.00 $286.00 $1,233 —
585 585 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,550 +11.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 302.00 $302.00 $1,163 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 4 305.00–310.00 $307.60 $978 -21.53
393 393 3 293.00 $293.00 $1,151 -35.30
402–446 438 26 291.00–302.00 $295.02 $1,292 -25.67
456–492 473 34 282.00–298.00 $292.19 $1,382 -14.93
505–540 522 22 280.00–291.00 $287.48 $1,501 -7.69
524 value added 524 9 298.00 $298.00 $1,562 —
525 unweaned 525 5 282.00 $282.00 $1,480 +3.00
536 536 3 271.00 $271.00 $1,453 -24.17
571–598 581 22 265.00–292.00 $276.62 $1,607 -10.90
590–596 value added 593 14 267.50–280.00 $272.83 $1,618 —
597 unweaned 597 4 247.00 $247.00 $1,475 —
603 value added 603 9 267.50 $267.50 $1,613 +0.50
604–630 608 23 251.00–274.00 $267.95 $1,629 +11.26
657 value added 657 12 265.75 $265.75 $1,746 +9.25
657–696 672 8 234.00–258.50 $248.98 $1,673 -5.69
673–683 unweaned 679 7 225.00–231.00 $227.55 $1,545 —
701 701 6 250.50 $250.50 $1,756 +1.09
727 727 6 263.00 $263.00 $1,912 +13.59
760–765 763 4 238.00–247.00 $242.51 $1,850 -0.49
875 875 3 203.00 $203.00 $1,776 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–445 428 7 268.00–284.00 $278.76 $1,193 —
525–545 537 10 271.00–277.00 $275.44 $1,479 +2.75
589–591 590 8 261.00–273.00 $268.49 $1,584 +20.46
603 thin fleshed 603 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,568 —
613–646 638 13 237.50–251.00 $243.49 $1,553 -0.73
659–695 667 9 234.00–235.00 $234.77 $1,566 -4.14
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,171 —
683–695 687 6 222.00–226.00 $223.35 $1,534 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–540 516 10 241.00–294.00 $279.27 $1,441 +24.27
585–595 590 6 233.00–262.00 $243.92 $1,439 —
625 625 4 230.00–236.00 $233.00 $1,456 —
720–748 734 4 204.00–219.00 $211.64 $1,553 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1280 1278 80-85% 4 118.00–118.50 $118.25 $1,511 +6.05
1100–1655 1298 80-85% 21 119.50–128.00 $121.77 $1,581 +9.57
1220–1500 1407 80-85% 3 127.50–138.50 $135.32 $1,904 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1065 950 85-90% 2 52.00 $52.00 $494 —
955 955 85-90% 1 90.00 $90.00 $860 —
950–1160 1093 85-90% 7 110.00–116.50 $112.42 $1,229 +9.55
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530–1685 1631 75-80% 4 119.00–129.00 $125.52 $2,047 —
1590–1692 1658 75-80% 3 129.00–129.50 $129.16 $2,141 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1760 1540 2 135.00–141.00 $137.57 $2,119 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1035 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,387

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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.