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South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 8, 2026

657 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $455.88/cwt -19.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,617/hd at 574 lb · 65 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $412.75/cwt -7.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,992/hd at 725 lb · 61 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $409.51/cwt -20.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,301/hd at 562 lb · 41 head
Vienna, MO 5-weight steers sold at $470/cwt, near the bottom of the state and $28/cwt below the MO average ($498). The class is flat from its early July peak of $487. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 657 853 1,889
Feeder cattle 609 765 1,783
Slaughter cattle 28 58 86
Replacement cattle 20 30 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows steady to firm. Demand moderate to good. Lighter run with some nice cattle but some consignments seeing discounts for quality or fescue hair. The fed cattle market is seeing some pressure with cutout values losing ground and the feedlot trade likely to be lower this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 6 630.00 $630.00 $2,205 +16.79
427–431 429 12 545.00–575.00 $563.75 $2,418 +3.94
462–465 463 7 540.00–542.00 $541.43 $2,507 +15.66
516 value added 516 11 519.00 $519.00 $2,678 —
500–525 517 13 499.00–507.00 $501.38 $2,592 -10.29
552–597 574 65 448.00–461.00 $455.88 $2,617 -22.72
617–638 624 9 434.00–435.00 $434.66 $2,712 -22.16
683–686 686 30 410.00–416.00 $415.40 $2,850 -1.62
725 value added 725 61 412.75 $412.75 $2,992 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331–332 332 9 600.00 $600.00 $1,992 —
365–382 368 10 567.50–572.50 $568.54 $2,092 +9.76
435–440 437 13 510.00–517.50 $513.33 $2,243 -33.28
468 468 6 515.00 $515.00 $2,410 +3.08
523 value added 523 15 478.00 $478.00 $2,500 —
501–548 524 17 450.00–485.00 $467.89 $2,452 -20.94
606 606 4 420.00 $420.00 $2,545 -4.18
742 742 4 382.00 $382.00 $2,834 -26.12
782 782 6 364.50 $364.50 $2,850 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 4 520.00 $520.00 $2,236 —
596 596 6 416.00 $416.00 $2,479 -21.00
612–625 616 7 410.00–420.00 $417.10 $2,569 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 6 519.00 $519.00 $2,408 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 522.50 $522.50 $2,012 —
389 value added 389 15 537.50 $537.50 $2,091 —
403–439 426 8 497.00–502.50 $498.95 $2,126 +4.38
460 value added 460 10 483.00 $483.00 $2,222 —
487 487 7 457.00 $457.00 $2,226 -9.95
515–548 525 20 412.00–472.00 $453.21 $2,379 -2.32
553–570 562 41 406.00–412.00 $409.51 $2,301 -20.32
644 644 13 375.50 $375.50 $2,418 +1.76
652 652 4 353.00 $353.00 $2,302 -24.00
841 841 6 324.00 $324.00 $2,725 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–297 291 9 510.00–590.00 $538.34 $1,567 —
317–342 325 6 493.00–505.00 $500.80 $1,628 —
385–390 388 5 485.00–512.50 $495.91 $1,924 -21.20
435–441 437 11 470.00–495.00 $477.79 $2,088 +1.76
487 487 6 438.00 $438.00 $2,133 —
532–545 539 4 395.00–407.50 $401.17 $2,162 -39.97
552 552 4 393.00 $393.00 $2,169 —
700–740 724 5 329.50–347.00 $336.27 $2,435 -22.73
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 6 383.00 $383.00 $2,145 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1400 1265 80-85% 4 178.00–180.00 $179.25 $2,268 +1.79
1250–1487 1377 80-85% 4 186.00–190.00 $188.61 $2,597 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1415 1370 75-80% 2 182.00–184.00 $182.97 $2,507 —
1615 1615 75-80% 1 190.00 $190.00 $3,068 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 85-90% 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,938 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 1 202.00 $202.00 $2,697 —
2160 2160 1 227.00 $227.00 $4,903 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00

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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.