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South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 13, 2024

1,940 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $293.56/cwt ≈ $1,829/hd at 623 lb · 149 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $287.47/cwt -4.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,646/hd at 572 lb · 106 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $320.89/cwt -2.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,656/hd at 516 lb · 96 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,940 707 1,448
Feeder cattle 1,789 657 1,294
Slaughter cattle 125 50 140
Replacement cattle 26 — 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

A really nice offering of calves with several bunches of program cattle traded for this week's offering with feeders trading mostly steady, with the exception of calves under 500 pounds trading with a higher undertone and instances of $8.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls trading steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 3 376.00 $376.00 $1,301 —
377–398 385 34 354.00–386.00 $367.09 $1,413 +18.09
415–447 435 30 327.00–344.00 $336.85 $1,465 -1.93
444 value added 444 6 342.00 $342.00 $1,518 +2.00
453–492 467 48 322.00–352.00 $340.56 $1,590 +16.36
476 value added 476 3 356.00 $356.00 $1,695 —
506–516 value added 512 41 301.00–335.00 $317.54 $1,626 -21.46
501–548 519 55 289.00–340.00 $323.39 $1,678 +8.31
560–592 570 73 281.00–296.50 $287.65 $1,640 +5.65
568–595 value added 578 33 281.00–289.00 $287.06 $1,659 -19.44
605–646 619 107 286.00–305.00 $297.60 $1,842 —
633 unweaned 633 11 262.00 $262.00 $1,658 —
626–648 value added 634 31 287.00–297.00 $290.82 $1,844 —
660–672 665 17 265.00–283.00 $271.22 $1,804 +6.92
716–730 720 16 251.00–258.50 $254.41 $1,832 -0.99
735 value added 735 2 258.00 $258.00 $1,896 —
772–799 789 16 249.00–256.00 $253.43 $2,000 +8.43
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–385 378 12 292.00–301.00 $295.65 $1,118 -39.65
484 value added 484 13 285.00 $285.00 $1,379 —
468–491 485 12 278.00–308.00 $300.77 $1,459 -6.15
516–544 533 26 265.00–304.00 $286.49 $1,527 -10.96
570 unweaned 570 2 267.00 $267.00 $1,522 —
561–597 585 51 261.00–276.00 $271.61 $1,589 -6.63
597 value added 597 27 266.00 $266.00 $1,588 —
600–637 617 24 257.00–279.00 $267.55 $1,651 -4.13
656–695 675 18 251.00–267.00 $259.04 $1,749 —
738 738 5 243.50 $243.50 $1,797 —
858 858 5 235.25 $235.25 $2,018 —
943 943 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,980 —
982 982 2 208.00 $208.00 $2,043 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 value added 368 5 301.00 $301.00 $1,108 —
440 value added 440 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,430 —
458 value added 458 9 316.00 $316.00 $1,447 —
485 485 2 273.00 $273.00 $1,324 —
560 value added 560 42 270.00 $270.00 $1,512 —
610 610 6 272.00 $272.00 $1,659 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 5 336.00 $336.00 $1,105 —
370–393 378 14 324.00–336.00 $328.35 $1,241 +6.35
401–435 423 34 291.00–316.00 $303.16 $1,282 +4.16
462–498 476 40 285.00–296.00 $292.76 $1,394 +1.94
515 unweaned 515 4 266.00 $266.00 $1,370 —
517–536 525 43 271.00–293.00 $282.96 $1,486 +6.27
535 value added 535 9 289.00 $289.00 $1,546 —
587 587 17 270.00 $270.00 $1,585 +25.00
599 599 27 315.00 $315.00 $1,887 +70.00
623–637 628 51 255.50–261.00 $258.19 $1,621 +6.19
668 668 12 282.00 $282.00 $1,884 +36.21
674 unweaned 674 7 231.00 $231.00 $1,557 —
701–727 713 18 240.00–249.00 $244.92 $1,746 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–337 328 9 286.00–316.00 $298.86 $980 +2.41
412–418 415 7 265.00–286.00 $276.93 $1,149 -4.07
448 value added 448 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,277 —
460–490 467 20 268.00–288.00 $281.60 $1,315 +7.98
478 unweaned 478 4 262.00 $262.00 $1,252 —
515–543 534 30 252.00–276.00 $264.78 $1,414 +5.05
551–586 568 79 240.00–264.00 $257.22 $1,461 +3.39
587 unweaned 587 6 239.00 $239.00 $1,403 —
631–641 637 14 242.50–246.00 $244.71 $1,559 +4.71
672–697 677 13 240.00–250.00 $244.75 $1,657 —
713 713 8 227.00 $227.00 $1,619 —
798 798 6 216.00 $216.00 $1,724 —
805 805 4 222.50 $222.50 $1,791 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
587 value added 587 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,356 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 3 284.00 $284.00 $1,420 +22.99
687 687 2 222.00 $222.00 $1,525 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 unweaned 362 2 374.00 $374.00 $1,354 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1335 1149 85-90% 29 82.00–100.00 $91.28 $1,049 -11.35
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1131 1127 80-85% 6 107.50–109.00 $108.75 $1,226 —
1115–1605 1267 80-85% 13 107.00–115.00 $110.78 $1,404 -0.71
1345–1467 1407 80-85% 4 115.50–117.00 $115.98 $1,632 +7.98
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1540 1490 75-80% 2 114.50–116.50 $115.47 $1,721 —
1610 1610 75-80% 3 121.50 $121.50 $1,956 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1457–1620 1539 2 137.50–139.00 $138.29 $2,128 —
1610–1930 1770 2 145.00–150.00 $147.27 $2,607 —
2025 2025 2 156.50–164.00 $160.25 $3,245 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1062–1215 1152 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 24 1,550.00–1,950.00 $1,759.47
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1242 1242 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,100.00 $2,100.00

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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.