Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 29, 2025

1,567 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $336.90/cwt +17.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,102/hd at 624 lb · 106 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $297.27/cwt -6.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,019/hd at 679 lb · 87 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $343.50/cwt +4.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,985/hd at 578 lb · 80 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,567 1,462 2,012
Feeder cattle 1,417 1,415 1,906
Slaughter cattle 100 32 66
Replacement cattle 50 15 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers and heifers 2.00-12.00 higher with instances fully 15.00 higher on steers near 625 lbs and heifers near 525 lbs. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Good quality and condition in the feeder offering again this week. To quote Buck Taylor in Tombstone "I ain't got the words" to describe the cattle market at this point as another record fed cattle trade last week is continuing to stoke the feeder cattle fire.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–387 385 13 394.00–410.00 $400.49 $1,542 +1.79
400–405 unweaned 403 8 360.00–379.00 $367.07 $1,479 —
412–446 428 10 380.00–399.00 $388.32 $1,662 -11.11
451–497 475 37 372.00–410.00 $393.59 $1,870 +9.08
476 unweaned 476 3 357.00 $357.00 $1,699 +8.00
500–548 525 39 348.00–394.00 $380.27 $1,996 +1.98
541 value added 541 24 384.50 $384.50 $2,080 -0.21
551–598 576 66 326.00–371.00 $347.95 $2,004 +8.94
585–587 unweaned 587 14 320.50–330.00 $322.53 $1,893 —
600–649 624 97 301.00–356.00 $335.22 $2,092 +15.48
624 value added 624 9 355.00 $355.00 $2,215 —
655 655 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,900 -10.85
655–694 680 84 288.00–326.00 $297.53 $2,023 -3.32
700–745 719 37 291.00–308.50 $297.18 $2,137 +11.08
750–786 764 44 275.00–286.00 $280.70 $2,145 +6.70
803–843 819 10 265.00–277.00 $272.06 $2,228 +12.81
882 882 4 246.00 $246.00 $2,170 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–381 371 8 368.00–390.00 $380.17 $1,410 +31.17
400–430 416 17 356.00–385.00 $365.93 $1,522 -15.28
454–495 467 14 356.00–377.00 $366.23 $1,710 +14.14
503–525 514 20 340.00–347.00 $342.56 $1,761 +2.93
518 unweaned 518 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,606 —
550–560 554 10 315.00–338.00 $325.23 $1,802 +23.09
561 unweaned 561 3 287.00 $287.00 $1,610 —
600–640 616 15 294.00–328.00 $313.76 $1,933 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
804 804 11 244.75 $244.75 $1,968 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,438 —
628 628 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,696 -10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 378.00 $378.00 $1,278 +36.73
375 thin fleshed 375 10 389.00 $389.00 $1,459 —
360–385 377 12 370.00–380.00 $373.14 $1,407 +25.14
403 thin fleshed 403 13 387.00 $387.00 $1,560 —
411 unweaned 411 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,438 —
400–430 412 18 356.00–370.00 $367.10 $1,512 +8.14
455–495 475 20 328.00–353.00 $343.21 $1,630 +25.63
482 unweaned 482 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,446 +2.00
490–495 value added 493 30 338.00–352.50 $345.29 $1,702 +8.29
505–541 524 52 310.00–346.00 $330.10 $1,730 +26.30
505–543 unweaned 528 10 291.00–296.00 $292.91 $1,547 —
573 value added 573 18 318.50 $318.50 $1,825 +11.50
560–592 581 51 304.00–315.00 $305.64 $1,776 +1.17
601 601 26 317.00 $317.00 $1,905 +38.77
617–643 628 25 275.50–293.00 $284.02 $1,784 +5.79
650–691 672 27 264.00–274.00 $270.45 $1,817 —
723 723 29 273.00 $273.00 $1,974 +28.00
720–737 730 19 251.00–269.50 $265.79 $1,940 +20.79
761–797 777 9 240.00–262.00 $254.98 $1,981 —
1135 1135 9 198.00 $198.00 $2,247 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 3 345.00 $345.00 $925 —
350–382 363 11 342.00–366.00 $357.27 $1,297 —
418–445 429 7 337.00–340.00 $338.18 $1,451 +7.59
468–472 469 11 291.00–332.00 $317.57 $1,489 +22.12
523 523 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,464 -15.73
555 unweaned 555 3 262.00 $262.00 $1,454 —
550–595 572 55 268.50–311.00 $290.75 $1,663 +15.71
631 631 5 276.00 $276.00 $1,742 +18.03
654–687 663 11 253.00–272.00 $265.18 $1,758 +19.18
733 733 3 266.50 $266.50 $1,953 +25.28
805–840 825 8 220.00–237.50 $225.77 $1,863 -2.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
521 521 4 262.00 $262.00 $1,365 —
561 561 3 244.50 $244.50 $1,372 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 5 274.50 $274.50 $1,482 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–437 425 12 315.00–381.00 $353.23 $1,501 —
520–548 538 9 269.00–293.00 $281.11 $1,512 —
645 645 3 254.00 $254.00 $1,638 +5.00
727–731 729 5 235.00–236.00 $235.40 $1,716 —
790 790 3 236.50 $236.50 $1,868 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1440 1265 80-85% 20 118.50–130.00 $123.76 $1,566 —
1255–1385 1296 80-85% 4 114.50–118.00 $116.02 $1,504 —
1305–1350 1335 80-85% 3 131.50–134.50 $132.48 $1,769 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
927–1140 1046 85-90% 7 82.00–98.50 $91.30 $955 —
970–1260 1111 85-90% 11 102.00–114.50 $109.86 $1,221 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1686 1592 75-80% 9 118.00–128.50 $124.54 $1,983 —
1605–1840 1723 75-80% 2 130.50–133.00 $131.84 $2,272 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700–1780 1740 2 139.00–139.50 $139.26 $2,423 —
1815–1965 1896 5 143.50–159.50 $150.53 $2,854 —
2175–2355 2265 2 162.00–165.00 $163.44 $3,702 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1066–1282 1131 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 25 1,250.00–1,660.00 $1,338.48
1265 1265 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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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.