Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 12, 2025

1,704 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $392.86/cwt +31.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,431/hd at 619 lb · 200 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $447.27/cwt +15.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,311/hd at 517 lb · 113 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $409.09/cwt +24.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,351/hd at 575 lb · 76 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,704 892 1,914
Feeder cattle 1,611 774 1,789
Slaughter cattle 93 88 125
Replacement cattle 30

Compared to last week, feeder cattle traded mostly 15.00-25.00 higher with spots 30.00-40.00 higher. A very good supply of top end reputation cattle with 20 head of 601-643 pound replacement quality heifers topping out at 417.00. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 367 10 492.50–500.00 $497.10 $1,824 +44.32
371 value added 371 5 500.00 $500.00 $1,855
385 unweaned 385 12 500.00 $500.00 $1,925
425 unweaned 425 2 487.50 $487.50 $2,072
423–445 436 20 482.00–501.00 $497.12 $2,167 +31.34
456–470 459 29 464.00–479.00 $477.06 $2,190 +28.40
463–495 value added 486 21 470.00–484.00 $475.30 $2,310
482–493 unweaned 487 7 441.00–458.00 $448.38 $2,184
504–511 unweaned 506 43 426.00–447.00 $442.33 $2,238
500–542 518 49 440.00–475.00 $453.13 $2,347 +21.38
531–541 value added 536 21 442.50–445.00 $443.70 $2,378
558–567 value added 563 17 416.00–424.00 $418.80 $2,358
565–597 578 59 396.00–432.50 $406.29 $2,348 +21.80
607–634 value added 613 77 381.00–413.00 $404.18 $2,478
612–622 unweaned 617 40 374.00–386.00 $379.95 $2,344
601–646 625 83 376.00–394.00 $388.58 $2,429 +27.58
654–673 663 34 360.00–377.00 $371.85 $2,465 +18.64
661–665 value added 663 8 370.00–375.00 $372.49 $2,470
700–716 707 32 356.00–374.00 $369.11 $2,610
710 value added 710 20 369.00 $369.00 $2,620
752 752 26 376.00 $376.00 $2,828 +41.50
756 value added 756 8 350.00 $350.00 $2,646
767 767 6 346.50 $346.50 $2,658 +12.00
813 813 8 335.25 $335.25 $2,726
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 unweaned 333 8 475.00 $475.00 $1,582
352 unweaned 352 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,531
355–368 362 6 450.00–470.00 $460.18 $1,666 +33.79
400–421 unweaned 410 11 409.00–430.00 $420.19 $1,723
412–440 431 6 446.00–467.50 $460.64 $1,985 +20.43
431–440 value added 435 20 465.00–479.00 $473.85 $2,061
450 value added 450 8 437.50 $437.50 $1,969
468 468 5 407.50 $407.50 $1,907 -18.44
500–512 unweaned 501 18 382.50–439.50 $433.03 $2,169
526–535 528 11 375.00–420.00 $409.07 $2,160 +0.73
555–590 584 22 375.00–395.00 $391.54 $2,287 +28.98
603 value added 603 21 372.00 $372.00 $2,243
605–629 unweaned 620 8 364.00–379.00 $369.49 $2,291
625 thin fleshed 625 5 384.00 $384.00 $2,400
617–646 638 36 341.00–378.00 $349.45 $2,229
650–685 658 13 350.00–358.00 $356.08 $2,343
673 673 4 348.00 $348.00 $2,342
688 value added 688 7 369.00 $369.00 $2,539
702–721 709 10 337.50–349.00 $342.21 $2,426
741 thin fleshed 741 8 359.00 $359.00 $2,660
786 value added 786 9 337.00 $337.00 $2,649
892 892 5 306.00 $306.00 $2,730

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–391 388 11 428.00–430.00 $428.92 $1,664 +8.92
443–445 444 13 463.00–465.00 $464.23 $2,061
448 value added 448 5 466.00 $466.00 $2,088
457 457 6 477.50 $477.50 $2,182 +81.71
465 value added 465 5 454.00 $454.00 $2,111
505–509 508 20 392.50–396.00 $395.13 $2,007 +26.54
510 unweaned 510 19 385.00 $385.00 $1,964
519 value added 519 23 419.00 $419.00 $2,175
556 unweaned 556 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,946
566 value added 566 15 365.00 $365.00 $2,066
565–597 579 23 360.00–366.00 $362.04 $2,096 +5.03
600–643 610 26 335.00–341.00 $339.09 $2,068 +13.54
601–643 612 20 416.00–417.00 $416.74 $2,550 +91.19
612 value added 612 7 357.50 $357.50 $2,188
661 661 8 345.00 $345.00 $2,280
663 663 10 412.00 $412.00 $2,732
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 value added 341 5 440.00 $440.00 $1,500
370 370 5 424.00 $424.00 $1,569
396 value added 396 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,742
408 unweaned 408 5 416.00 $416.00 $1,697
408–446 417 14 372.00–427.50 $394.25 $1,644 +18.92
427 value added 427 4 435.00 $435.00 $1,857
457–475 value added 464 17 385.00–427.00 $409.31 $1,899
482 unweaned 482 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,759
460–493 484 41 355.00–427.50 $406.39 $1,967
507–546 537 27 342.00–366.00 $358.59 $1,926 +22.59
537 thin fleshed 537 7 374.00 $374.00 $2,008
568–588 583 11 345.00–362.00 $349.52 $2,038
640 value added 640 10 340.00 $340.00 $2,176
726 value added 726 5 314.00 $314.00 $2,280
775 775 5 300.00 $300.00 $2,325

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 7 420.00 $420.00 $1,688
643 unweaned 643 4 337.00 $337.00 $2,167

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1160 990 85-90% 8 70.00–115.00 $99.02 $980
940–1100 1040 85-90% 8 119.00–129.50 $127.79 $1,329
955–1280 1072 85-90% 12 130.00–144.50 $137.79 $1,477 +15.52
935–1255 1095 85-90% 2 147.00–148.00 $147.43 $1,614 +39.43
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1282 1213 80-85% 7 144.00–150.00 $147.16 $1,785
1170–1400 1267 80-85% 9 152.00–162.00 $156.53 $1,983 +0.46
1175–1375 1296 80-85% 4 130.00–142.50 $139.46 $1,807 -16.61
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 75-80% 1 166.50 $166.50 $2,414
1510–1536 1530 75-80% 4 160.00–162.50 $160.62 $2,457 -9.76
1523–1815 1572 75-80% 6 147.00–159.50 $157.09 $2,469

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1875 1514 5 178.00–182.00 $178.89 $2,708
1585–2180 1805 4 170.00–173.00 $171.80 $3,101
1995–2090 2043 2 185.00–186.00 $185.51 $3,790

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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.