South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 10, 2025

1,589 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $405.92/cwt -15.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,530/hd at 623 lb · 98 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $393.51/cwt -17.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,659/hd at 676 lb · 89 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $383.08/cwt -19.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,741/hd at 716 lb · 79 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,589	1,011	1,225
Feeder cattle	1,459	893	1,147
Slaughter cattle	70	88	68
Replacement cattle	60	30	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sharply higher trade two weeks ago, feeder steers under 550 lbs 4.00-8.00 lower, over 550 lbs 8.00-12.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 15.00-30.00 lower, over 600 lbs 5.00-15.00 lower. Demand moderate. Supply moderate. Slaughter cows steady. The feeder market has turned lower following the limit down sell-off seen in feeder futures on Tuesday. The quality and condition of the feeder offering was down from the last sale which also limited the top end price quotes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
286	286	3	545.00	$545.00	$1,559	—
380–390	388	10	498.00–508.00	$506.04	$1,963	-43.58
400–441	426	22	472.00–513.00	$490.05	$2,088	-24.75
451–487	466	42	468.00–499.00	$488.56	$2,277	-3.50
502–532	517	32	432.00–492.50	$477.39	$2,468	-3.21
558–586	577	17	412.00–430.00	$419.52	$2,421	-30.02
610–640	621	89	394.00–417.00	$407.93	$2,533	-18.19
646 unweaned	646	9	386.00	$386.00	$2,494	-17.95
666 unweaned	666	10	383.00	$383.00	$2,551	-6.66
656–698	677	79	382.00–403.50	$394.84	$2,673	-18.47
704–722	714	74	369.00–388.50	$385.65	$2,754	-17.12
739 unweaned	739	5	345.00	$345.00	$2,550	—
760–775	767	22	360.50–363.50	$361.88	$2,776	—
817–840	819	30	344.00–356.00	$355.18	$2,909	—
853	853	5	337.00	$337.00	$2,875	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	321	9	435.00–495.00	$458.28	$1,471	—
360–371	365	7	470.00–490.00	$478.72	$1,747	+11.37
400–425	409	7	460.00–470.00	$463.82	$1,897	-20.33
452–491	464	18	415.00–455.00	$442.59	$2,054	-8.97
508–546	525	35	403.00–461.00	$429.17	$2,253	-24.28
550–575	560	6	390.00–404.00	$397.43	$2,226	-17.62
590	590	3	376.00	$376.00	$2,218	-39.05
602–638	628	19	367.00–399.00	$383.87	$2,411	-20.45
630–645 unweaned	639	18	346.00–355.00	$349.29	$2,232	—
653–689	671	11	361.00–383.00	$374.48	$2,513	+13.48
702	702	6	364.00	$364.00	$2,555	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	3	382.00	$382.00	$1,883	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
733	733	3	341.50	$341.50	$2,503	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	3	460.00	$460.00	$1,348	—
348	348	3	440.00	$440.00	$1,531	—
351–375	356	9	420.00–443.00	$437.62	$1,558	—
415–446	431	14	410.00–425.00	$420.33	$1,812	-37.60
450–494	470	25	403.00–413.00	$406.43	$1,910	-56.56
508–534	520	42	394.00–418.00	$410.03	$2,132	-43.86
581–587	583	21	381.00–390.50	$385.12	$2,245	-22.88
590	590	6	341.00	$341.00	$2,012	-67.00
602–648	620	35	363.00–377.00	$368.41	$2,284	-25.07
649 unweaned	649	14	346.50	$346.50	$2,249	—
655–679	678	78	354.00–370.25	$369.85	$2,508	-9.74
701–742	720	23	344.00–354.50	$351.48	$2,531	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–365	358	4	402.00–418.00	$409.83	$1,467	—
418–442	430	20	394.00–415.00	$404.88	$1,741	-37.05
455	455	3	378.00	$378.00	$1,720	-55.63
450–486	472	20	375.00–399.00	$386.81	$1,826	-46.82
520	520	4	370.00	$370.00	$1,924	-46.33
507–541	531	20	373.00–395.00	$378.80	$2,011	-37.53
560–596	585	38	354.00–381.00	$372.76	$2,181	+6.76
600	600	4	346.00	$346.00	$2,076	—
612	612	4	357.00	$357.00	$2,185	—
682	682	12	331.00	$331.00	$2,257	—
706	706	5	335.50	$335.50	$2,369	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	3	361.00	$361.00	$1,437	—
443	443	3	378.00	$378.00	$1,675	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423	423	3	358.00	$358.00	$1,514	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412–435	424	4	388.00–464.00	$427.03	$1,811	—
457	457	4	406.00	$406.00	$1,855	—
578	578	3	337.00	$337.00	$1,948	—
610–624	621	20	325.00–359.50	$331.78	$2,060	—
652–672	663	11	302.00–315.00	$312.17	$2,070	—
741	741	4	320.00	$320.00	$2,371	—
790	790	4	299.00	$299.00	$2,362	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
541	541	8	341.00	$341.00	$1,845	—
558	558	3	310.00	$310.00	$1,730	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1565	1273	80-85%	21	155.00–168.50	$162.56	$2,069	-10.87
1300	1300	80-85%	1	172.50	$172.50	$2,242	—
1337–1455	1369	80-85%	6	145.00–155.00	$148.44	$2,032	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1402–1430	1409	75-80%	5	165.40–169.50	$167.46	$2,360	-6.54
1440–1575	1491	75-80%	4	170.50–179.50	$176.14	$2,626	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1150	1087	85-90%	4	124.50–142.50	$130.03	$1,413	—
1095–1290	1187	85-90%	3	142.00–152.00	$146.28	$1,736	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415	1415	1	182.00	$182.00	$2,575	—
1705	1705	1	209.00	$209.00	$3,563	+2.00
1560–2050	1819	5	184.00–204.00	$194.48	$3,538	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060–1505	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,000.00–2,550.00	$2,358.69
1060–1500	1247	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	2,450.00–3,025.00	$2,714.23

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1105–1135	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	3,125.00–3,500.00	$3,247.78
1418	1418	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	3,225.00	$3,225.00

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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.