Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 16, 2025

418 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $374.37/cwt -11.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,921/hd at 513 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $357.46/cwt +4.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,245/hd at 628 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $438.91/cwt -8.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,058/hd at 469 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 418 1,889 474
Feeder cattle 251 1,783 407
Slaughter cattle 77 86 57
Replacement cattle 90 20 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder supply not sufficient to establish a market trend. Slaughter cows steady. Active trade on a light feeder offering despite the rising heat index. A special cow sale followed the feeders with a nice dispersion of fall calving cows drawing considerable interest.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 328 5 468.00–515.00 $487.28 $1,598 —
395 395 4 445.00–450.00 $447.50 $1,768 -22.82
487–495 491 8 388.00–406.00 $398.46 $1,956 -2.86
515–545 525 12 366.00–397.00 $384.15 $2,017 +5.90
555–566 563 7 347.00–368.00 $360.25 $2,028 -11.74
600–643 628 16 349.00–362.00 $357.46 $2,245 +4.01
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–384 382 8 462.00–490.00 $483.12 $1,846 +6.69
418 418 3 476.00 $476.00 $1,990 +8.55
425–440 433 4 432.00–452.00 $441.83 $1,913 -25.62
450–477 469 13 419.00–458.00 $438.91 $2,058 +8.90
502–517 511 7 407.00–417.00 $413.83 $2,115 +10.74
550–590 573 4 373.00–381.00 $379.04 $2,172 -6.27
681 681 3 341.00 $341.00 $2,322 -21.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 7 402.50 $402.50 $1,944 +11.12
505–530 513 20 368.00–381.50 $374.37 $1,921 +38.37
555–578 570 6 333.50–361.00 $342.42 $1,952 -23.19
587 587 5 331.00 $331.00 $1,943 -34.61
651 unweaned 651 3 307.50 $307.50 $2,002 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 383 7 362.00–402.00 $386.53 $1,480 -33.23
408–448 433 12 346.00–398.00 $376.29 $1,629 -33.55
531–541 535 12 339.00–364.50 $355.49 $1,902 +17.56
550–560 557 6 329.00–336.50 $334.03 $1,861 +4.53
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427–448 438 4 345.00–372.00 $358.18 $1,569 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–598 585 7 303.00–354.00 $323.85 $1,895 —
600–623 614 7 323.00–340.50 $332.56 $2,042 +21.76
700–725 713 8 302.00–321.00 $313.55 $2,236 +30.16

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1335 1248 80-85% 3 168.50–170.50 $169.21 $2,112 —
1118–1430 1257 80-85% 15 153.00–160.50 $157.32 $1,978 -2.10
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815 815 85-90% 1 75.00 $75.00 $611 —
775–1065 964 85-90% 6 100.00–130.00 $117.99 $1,137 -8.70
1060–1200 1137 85-90% 10 146.00–152.00 $148.62 $1,690 -6.88
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1585 1507 75-80% 4 159.00–165.50 $163.67 $2,467 —
1471–1635 1512 75-80% 4 166.00–168.00 $166.54 $2,518 +5.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630 1630 1 172.00 $172.00 $2,804 —
1360–2285 1915 5 185.50–203.00 $195.53 $3,744 —
2090 2090 1 210.00 $210.00 $4,389 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1158–1338 1267 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 3,400.00–3,550.00 $3,527.94
1271–1343 1297 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 3,250.00–3,400.00 $3,344.52
1301–1393 1347 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 2,525.00–2,550.00 $2,537.93
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040–1285 1121 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 2,600.00–3,125.00 $2,723.42

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800–1050 925 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 2,300.00–2,900.00 $2,650.00 —

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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.