Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 1, 2026

1,326 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $439.25/cwt -8.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,748/hd at 626 lb · 153 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $530.07/cwt +3.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,775/hd at 524 lb · 146 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $478.70/cwt -4.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,267/hd at 474 lb · 116 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,326 996 1,257
Feeder cattle 1,253 935 1,165
Slaughter cattle 43 46 62
Replacement cattle 30 15 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers 5.00-20.00 higher with greatest advance under 500 lbs. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs steady, over 550 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher. Demand very good. Supply moderate. Good buyer attendance. Outstanding quality in the feeder offering this week with several reputation fall calves in town, most selling with at least one round of MLV and some weaned 30-45 days but many coming right off the cow. Also still several green, light yearling cattle in the mix. Bulk price ranges under 600 lbs includes lots of medium flesh unweaned calves. Much needed rain fell overnight Tuesday with more in the forecast.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 3 700.00 $700.00 $1,806 +67.30
302–340 319 15 625.00–690.00 $645.81 $2,060 —
350–392 371 33 605.00–695.00 $643.95 $2,389 +47.72
410–428 422 42 585.00–655.00 $625.74 $2,641 +65.78
410–431 429 21 565.00–590.00 $587.72 $2,521 +27.76
471 471 3 520.00 $520.00 $2,449 -15.59
460–497 480 92 539.00–612.50 $566.95 $2,721 +31.36
506–547 523 139 505.00–560.00 $531.87 $2,782 +14.86
520–540 534 7 492.50–495.00 $494.30 $2,640 -22.71
552–592 566 89 480.00–515.00 $496.37 $2,809 +40.53
602–630 617 21 435.00–455.00 $445.32 $2,748 -0.38
613–633 unweaned 627 132 430.00–444.00 $438.28 $2,748 —
657 unweaned 657 4 407.00 $407.00 $2,674 —
669–685 674 31 405.00–426.00 $422.56 $2,848 +10.20
814 814 5 357.50 $357.50 $2,910 —
1083 1083 4 288.50 $288.50 $3,124 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–425 416 8 550.00–575.00 $559.82 $2,329 +31.91
471–485 478 6 506.00–528.00 $516.84 $2,470 +31.76
539–545 541 9 498.00–515.00 $509.29 $2,755 +48.27
600–645 624 12 426.00–436.00 $429.30 $2,679 +18.30
791 791 4 355.00 $355.00 $2,808 +1.48
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 3 447.00 $447.00 $2,561 —
678–683 679 12 400.00–427.00 $420.21 $2,853 —
826 826 5 355.00 $355.00 $2,932 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 4 401.00 $401.00 $2,466 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273–287 282 9 565.00–615.00 $598.88 $1,689 -33.54
320–341 331 34 560.00–600.00 $586.10 $1,940 -13.27
361–398 382 30 520.00–557.50 $543.28 $2,075 -14.95
403 value added 403 7 560.00 $560.00 $2,257 —
405–445 428 50 500.00–550.00 $525.18 $2,248 +3.68
463 value added 463 11 513.00 $513.00 $2,375 -6.00
453–499 473 92 455.00–517.00 $479.27 $2,267 +3.69
475–493 487 13 436.00–450.00 $445.68 $2,170 -29.90
500–546 529 49 430.00–469.00 $454.15 $2,402 -2.54
536 536 4 410.00 $410.00 $2,198 +30.00
550 550 3 402.00 $402.00 $2,211 —
551 value added 551 13 439.00 $439.00 $2,419 —
555–580 568 47 421.00–442.50 $437.27 $2,484 +58.04
635 635 8 398.00 $398.00 $2,527 +12.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–448 429 7 485.00–495.00 $487.98 $2,093 +9.28
447 thin fleshed 447 6 506.00 $506.00 $2,262 —
539 539 5 437.50 $437.50 $2,358 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 10 387.00 $387.00 $2,496 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1120 1028 85-90% 4 151.00–165.00 $158.10 $1,625 -3.40
930–1315 1052 85-90% 7 137.50–142.00 $139.03 $1,463 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265 1265 80-85% 1 190.00 $190.00 $2,404 +21.87
1090–1520 1291 80-85% 8 169.00–177.00 $172.76 $2,230 —
1590 1590 80-85% 1 162.00 $162.00 $2,576 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380 1380 75-80% 3 185.00 $185.00 $2,553 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1915 1716 4 183.50–200.00 $190.56 $3,270 —
1725–2205 1880 4 208.00–223.00 $215.63 $4,054 —
1785–1985 1885 2 229.00–233.00 $230.89 $4,352 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075–1440 1324 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 2,975.00–3,875.00 $3,416.03

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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.