Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 2, 2025

1,257 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $391.90/cwt +13.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,984/hd at 506 lb · 157 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $362.21/cwt +5.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,687/hd at 466 lb · 125 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $397.72/cwt -3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,647/hd at 414 lb · 96 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,257 507 1,282
Feeder cattle 1,165 396 1,188
Slaughter cattle 62 91 84
Replacement cattle 30 20 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. Lots of high quality fall calves this week, some weaned 30-60 days with many selling right off the cow with at least one round of shots. One highlight of the feeder offering was 97 head of reputation unweaned 503 lb steers @ 401.00/cwt.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262–295 278 19 475.00–530.00 $513.80 $1,428 -26.81
306–342 330 25 447.50–500.00 $464.21 $1,532 -0.68
358–390 371 27 430.00–465.00 $454.96 $1,688 -3.47
402–445 426 70 408.00–452.00 $441.24 $1,880 -2.73
453–488 472 41 382.00–430.00 $406.68 $1,920 —
502–531 506 154 362.00–401.00 $392.52 $1,986 —
521 521 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,876 -15.00
565 value added 565 6 386.00 $386.00 $2,181 —
550–585 567 30 347.00–376.00 $356.54 $2,022 -20.46
601–630 unweaned 603 48 326.00–346.00 $344.36 $2,076 +24.36
624–645 637 19 335.50–343.00 $338.21 $2,154 —
665–675 667 9 309.00–326.00 $322.18 $2,149 +9.43
705 705 3 295.00 $295.00 $2,080 —
707 unweaned 707 10 275.50 $275.50 $1,948 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–382 381 4 385.00–400.00 $392.48 $1,495 —
450–495 472 23 345.00–403.00 $367.81 $1,736 -11.02
500–531 519 5 349.00–375.00 $359.03 $1,863 -1.97
560–570 566 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,868 -4.41
645 645 3 311.50 $311.50 $2,009 —
700–725 706 9 280.50–299.50 $295.16 $2,084 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–442 431 7 340.00–350.00 $345.22 $1,488 —
500–547 533 10 314.00–320.00 $318.07 $1,695 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 4 410.00–430.00 $419.90 $1,020 —
250–275 262 6 405.00–425.00 $416.97 $1,092 —
310–346 328 40 406.00–428.00 $420.27 $1,378 +9.20
355–395 376 32 388.00–415.00 $404.69 $1,522 -13.31
400–446 414 96 362.00–408.00 $397.72 $1,647 -3.01
451 value added 451 9 377.00 $377.00 $1,700 —
463–495 467 116 336.00–367.00 $361.06 $1,686 +4.52
502 value added 502 9 351.00 $351.00 $1,762 —
504–531 514 11 327.00–332.00 $329.76 $1,695 -2.99
552–571 567 16 295.00–319.00 $313.58 $1,778 +10.43
586–593 589 7 270.00–295.00 $284.21 $1,674 -18.94
633 633 7 285.50 $285.50 $1,807 -22.42
754 754 39 265.00 $265.00 $1,998 +5.50
819 819 13 239.75 $239.75 $1,964 —
911 911 4 233.50 $233.50 $2,127 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382–397 390 4 378.00–385.00 $381.57 $1,488 +5.35
445 thin fleshed 445 4 369.00 $369.00 $1,642 —
455–490 477 8 338.00–342.00 $339.27 $1,618 -1.33
510–537 524 4 310.00–313.00 $311.54 $1,632 -2.47
550–595 566 17 300.00–308.50 $305.27 $1,728 +10.82
592 unweaned 592 5 269.50 $269.50 $1,595 —
621 621 5 288.50 $288.50 $1,792 +5.43
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 3 338.00 $338.00 $1,379 +2.00
636 636 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,590 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–436 415 10 352.00–408.00 $386.84 $1,605 —
490–497 493 5 323.00–348.00 $337.91 $1,666 —
530 530 4 336.00–339.00 $337.50 $1,789 +8.08
575–595 585 5 303.00–308.00 $305.77 $1,789 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1020 910 85-90% 2 60.00–66.00 $63.36 $577 —
890–1105 1044 85-90% 8 90.50–112.00 $104.23 $1,088 —
920–1250 1096 85-90% 8 115.00–131.50 $125.50 $1,375 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1375 1228 80-85% 9 132.50–143.00 $137.72 $1,691 -8.78
1160–1450 1305 80-85% 2 144.50–148.50 $146.28 $1,909 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1480 1475 75-80% 2 143.50–144.50 $144.00 $2,124 —
1510 1510 75-80% 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,933 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510 1510 1 152.00 $152.00 $2,295 —
1715–1925 1799 5 162.50–175.00 $168.10 $3,024 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
832–1100 985 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 1,925.00–2,700.00 $2,261.23

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —

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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.