Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 13, 2026

1,816 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $514.15/cwt -24.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,710/hd at 527 lb · 211 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $450.76/cwt -9.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,802/hd at 622 lb · 157 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $477.77/cwt -19.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,269/hd at 475 lb · 114 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,816 1,894 2,182
Feeder cattle 1,657 1,781 2,090
Slaughter cattle 109 73 72
Replacement cattle 50 40 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers steady to 12.00 lower with best demand on steer calves near 450 lbs and several high quality 600-675 lbs. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 5.00-15.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady. Demand moderate to good. Supply moderate. Similar feeder offering to last week with several consignments of outstanding fall calves. The feeder market has eased back so far this week following administration talk of lowering tariffs and increasing beef imports although we got some support Wednesday from a nice rebound in cattle futures. Fed cattle appear headed for another new record high this week as packers struggle to come up with enough numbers. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 4 680.00–685.00 $682.43 $1,897 -95.09
310–340 327 8 630.00–670.00 $652.17 $2,133 -52.04
353–399 374 54 590.00–645.00 $619.75 $2,318 -30.88
415 415 6 581.00 $581.00 $2,411 -19.24
400–440 418 33 571.00–617.50 $587.41 $2,455 -12.83
450–497 474 108 512.50–581.00 $543.46 $2,576 -2.88
495 495 3 514.00 $514.00 $2,544 -32.34
501–539 524 148 482.50–535.00 $515.62 $2,702 +29.61
530–531 value added 531 50 516.00–522.50 $521.07 $2,767 -3.93
543 543 3 460.00 $460.00 $2,498 -26.01
547 547 10 474.00 $474.00 $2,593 -12.01
550–588 568 71 460.00–489.00 $475.87 $2,703 -20.14
613 value added 613 21 470.50 $470.50 $2,884 -6.50
602–636 unweaned 615 52 425.00–464.00 $446.95 $2,749 -16.45
600–643 628 84 420.00–473.50 $448.18 $2,815 -15.94
653 value added 653 50 458.50 $458.50 $2,994 +10.00
676–684 679 38 411.50–457.00 $437.71 $2,972 -6.05
698 698 8 395.00 $395.00 $2,757 -30.68
715 unweaned 715 3 371.00 $371.00 $2,653 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
251 251 3 635.00 $635.00 $1,594 —
300–342 332 8 580.00–628.00 $617.14 $2,049 -47.24
391–395 392 12 560.00–580.00 $563.36 $2,208 -41.64
443 443 3 500.00 $500.00 $2,215 -77.58
463–480 466 10 484.00–487.50 $484.72 $2,259 -32.95
515–540 524 14 470.00–486.00 $476.05 $2,495 -3.95
595 595 5 430.00 $430.00 $2,558 -17.87
622–633 629 5 408.00–420.00 $412.75 $2,596 —
652 652 4 419.00 $419.00 $2,732 -9.10
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
712 712 4 373.00 $373.00 $2,656 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 3 595.00 $595.00 $1,844 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 3 472.50 $472.50 $2,457 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262–276 269 7 600.00–630.00 $621.66 $1,672 -33.34
302–348 323 19 550.00–600.00 $570.76 $1,844 -24.77
361–397 377 41 540.00–582.50 $553.30 $2,086 -10.97
416 value added 416 12 536.00 $536.00 $2,230 —
401–447 419 73 487.50–555.00 $524.49 $2,198 -10.89
450–499 474 102 455.00–519.00 $480.63 $2,278 -11.83
481–483 482 12 452.00–455.00 $453.50 $2,186 -38.96
502 value added 502 27 468.00 $468.00 $2,349 —
512–520 515 7 418.00–434.00 $427.08 $2,199 -50.90
500–542 522 63 426.00–455.00 $445.69 $2,327 -32.29
545 thin fleshed 545 12 450.00 $450.00 $2,452 —
550–572 558 14 400.00–446.00 $430.11 $2,400 -19.07
565 565 5 392.00 $392.00 $2,215 -57.18
567 thin fleshed 567 12 433.00 $433.00 $2,455 —
573–581 unweaned 579 11 386.00–388.00 $386.54 $2,238 —
591 value added 591 11 424.00 $424.00 $2,506 —
605 605 13 409.50 $409.50 $2,477 -7.43
667–669 667 61 375.00–376.75 $376.55 $2,512 +26.16
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 364 5 515.00–530.00 $521.35 $1,898 +59.86
450–495 478 19 425.00–495.00 $451.53 $2,158 -5.71
530 530 5 415.00 $415.00 $2,200 -24.00
597 597 4 405.00 $405.00 $2,418 -8.10
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 586 5 346.00 $346.00 $2,028 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 4 360.00 $360.00 $2,034 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 8 575.00 $575.00 $2,128 -19.19
580–595 586 5 390.00–415.00 $404.85 $2,372 —
640 640 3 382.00 $382.00 $2,445 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–990 940 85-90% 4 139.00–150.00 $146.45 $1,377 —
1015–1140 1078 85-90% 2 178.00–180.50 $179.18 $1,932 +17.94
905–1253 1099 85-90% 28 153.00–169.00 $159.26 $1,750 -1.98
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1325 1222 80-85% 12 171.50–184.00 $175.58 $2,146 -6.92
1260 1260 80-85% 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,751 -32.91
1295 1295 80-85% 1 166.00 $166.00 $2,150 -5.91
1282–1360 1317 80-85% 4 185.50–188.00 $186.87 $2,461 +23.16
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1550 1479 75-80% 5 180.00–184.00 $181.64 $2,686 -5.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1772–1960 1860 4 223.00–229.00 $227.16 $4,225 —
2020–2270 2145 2 239.00–250.00 $244.82 $5,251 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985–1140 1045 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,600.00–3,050.00 $2,812.89
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1007–1260 1121 Aged (>8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 4 2,150.00–2,975.00 $2,476.27

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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.