Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 30, 2024

453 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $283.80/cwt -19.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,512/hd at 533 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $261.06/cwt -5.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,229/hd at 471 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $230.55/cwt -5.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,443/hd at 626 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 453 1,154 506
Feeder cattle 312 1,089 441
Slaughter cattle 121 60 65
Replacement cattle 20 5 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder supply not sufficient to establish a market trend. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. The November feeder specials begin next week with several nice cattle lined up. The moisture situation may look different by next week with several rain chances in the forecast.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223 223 6 324.00 $324.00 $723 —
388 unweaned 388 3 322.00 $322.00 $1,249 —
547 547 4 264.50 $264.50 $1,447 -17.86
550 unweaned 550 4 266.00 $266.00 $1,463 —
550–580 565 4 270.00–271.00 $270.51 $1,528 -1.21
608–626 621 12 256.00–266.50 $263.84 $1,638 +1.22
650 unweaned 650 6 237.00 $237.00 $1,540 —
743 743 5 244.75 $244.75 $1,818 —
776 776 4 242.25 $242.25 $1,880 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 5 343.00 $343.00 $1,355 +8.00
520–525 524 13 292.00–294.00 $292.46 $1,532 -8.78
548–549 unweaned 549 7 266.00–272.00 $267.71 $1,470 —
650 650 6 265.00–271.00 $269.00 $1,748 —
701 701 3 253.50 $253.50 $1,777 +2.50
756 756 3 244.00 $244.00 $1,845 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457–475 466 4 257.00–304.00 $280.05 $1,305 +0.71

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 3 330.00 $330.00 $759 —
350–395 373 4 278.00–285.00 $281.29 $1,049 -13.33
426 unweaned 426 3 274.00 $274.00 $1,167 —
450–455 453 4 274.00–280.00 $276.98 $1,255 +15.98
471–472 unweaned 471 9 241.00–262.00 $257.33 $1,212 -1.67
493 493 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,237 -28.11
537–542 540 4 259.00–260.00 $259.50 $1,401 +1.35
555 unweaned 555 5 228.00 $228.00 $1,265 —
559 559 7 256.00 $256.00 $1,431 +8.62
607–647 unweaned 626 9 224.00–230.00 $227.27 $1,423 —
612–645 626 6 232.50–240.00 $235.47 $1,474 -0.52
714 714 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,528 +2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 323 4 312.00–319.00 $315.42 $1,019 -3.58
496 496 4 276.00 $276.00 $1,369 -22.66
532 532 10 279.00 $279.00 $1,484 -2.73
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 5 230.00 $230.00 $913 —
540 unweaned 540 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,247 —
550–555 553 6 221.00–241.00 $234.37 $1,296 —
635 635 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,397 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 3 232.00 $232.00 $1,070 ±0.00
633 633 3 206.00 $206.00 $1,304 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
579 579 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,361 +3.00
663–685 672 5 219.00–227.00 $223.74 $1,504 +3.25
750–765 758 4 206.00–210.00 $208.02 $1,577 —
888 888 4 186.00 $186.00 $1,652 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1381 1262 80-85% 32 113.00–120.50 $116.10 $1,465 -2.17
1130–1345 1282 80-85% 6 108.00–112.00 $109.12 $1,399 -9.15
1200–1375 1320 80-85% 5 122.00–126.50 $125.39 $1,655 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 85-90% 1 52.00 $52.00 $463 —
852–1120 954 85-90% 10 61.00–85.50 $73.76 $704 —
990–1190 1085 85-90% 10 100.00–109.50 $106.83 $1,159 —
1120 1120 85-90% 1 108.50 $108.50 $1,215 +0.17
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1590 1451 75-80% 4 114.00–120.50 $118.02 $1,712 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1895 1576 7 146.00–156.00 $150.28 $2,368 —
2065 2065 1 164.00 $164.00 $3,387 —

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Stock Cows

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
678 678 (<2 yrs)Open 3 174.00 $174.00 $1,180

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
773 773 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,425.00 $1,425.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,025.00 $2,025.00

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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.