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South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report, Vienna, MO

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 30, 2026

859 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $386.00/cwt +35.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,544/hd at 659 lb · 75 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $382.21/cwt +22.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,617/hd at 685 lb · 53 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $444.41/cwt +9.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,317/hd at 521 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 859 1,062 367
Feeder cattle 707 957 294
Slaughter cattle 50 75 53
Replacement cattle 102 30 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, steers and heifers mostly steady with some steers near 600 lbs 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good. Supply light. More good quality weaned and unweaned spring calves in the mix this week. Live cattle futures were higher partly due to the higher slaughter pace expected this week with feeder contracts getting and additional boost from the lower corn trade.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–431 411 19 450.00–535.00 $509.55 $2,094 —
465–495 488 9 430.00–465.00 $437.41 $2,135 -10.80
505–525 521 39 445.00–458.00 $457.20 $2,382 +22.40
512–537 523 11 398.00–400.00 $399.07 $2,087 -35.73
550–589 587 38 408.00–420.00 $408.83 $2,400 -21.20
605–622 unweaned 614 4 373.00–375.00 $373.99 $2,296 -13.01
611–632 621 30 383.50–395.00 $388.64 $2,413 -27.71
683 683 5 365.00 $365.00 $2,493 -1.19
685 value added 685 48 384.00 $384.00 $2,630 —
706 unweaned 706 4 344.00 $344.00 $2,429 —
738–747 742 30 347.50–360.50 $353.53 $2,623 -5.85
815 815 6 331.50 $331.50 $2,702 -7.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–338 331 9 490.00–545.00 $513.90 $1,701 —
352–391 370 8 460.00–467.50 $463.70 $1,716 -22.45
480–487 484 12 410.00–430.00 $421.66 $2,041 +16.55
522–530 526 6 402.50–411.00 $407.81 $2,145 -0.33
556 556 3 414.00 $414.00 $2,302 +8.67
614–635 625 16 357.50–380.00 $376.67 $2,354 —
659 value added 659 75 386.00 $386.00 $2,544 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 374 12 430.00–451.00 $437.43 $1,636 —
415–442 426 6 420.00–433.00 $425.87 $1,814 +28.56
445 445 4 397.00 $397.00 $1,767 -34.57
458 458 5 408.00 $408.00 $1,869 -0.74
507 507 10 455.00 $455.00 $2,307 +78.07
502–525 516 13 395.00–402.00 $397.62 $2,052 +20.69
565 565 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,978 -5.00
561–580 569 12 339.50–348.00 $345.71 $1,967 -9.29
570 570 28 431.00 $431.00 $2,457 +76.00
615–640 620 15 333.00–346.00 $343.01 $2,127 —
660 unweaned 660 6 326.00 $326.00 $2,152 +7.00
700–713 707 14 312.00–333.50 $324.69 $2,296 -4.92
723 723 3 336.00 $336.00 $2,429 +2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–468 467 8 380.00–385.00 $383.76 $1,792 -0.06
547 547 8 355.00 $355.00 $1,942 -10.01
565–595 579 12 330.00–350.00 $337.33 $1,953 -13.21
581 581 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,859 -30.54
633 633 4 335.00 $335.00 $2,121 +6.14
650–663 661 12 325.00–330.00 $329.18 $2,176 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 3 352.50 $352.50 $1,773 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–432 414 7 435.00–457.50 $450.79 $1,866 +39.54
502–535 513 6 377.50–403.00 $394.14 $2,022 —
592 592 5 311.00 $311.00 $1,841 -44.00
592 592 2 352.50 $352.50 $2,087 -2.50
700–710 705 4 307.00–308.00 $307.50 $2,168 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $684 —
955–1100 1034 85-90% 11 100.00–113.00 $107.92 $1,116 —
950–1215 1145 85-90% 15 114.00–126.00 $119.93 $1,373 -1.51
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1375 1285 80-85% 3 129.00–137.00 $132.16 $1,698 -10.34
1270–1310 1290 80-85% 2 120.00–123.00 $121.48 $1,567 -21.02
1250–1440 1342 80-85% 5 142.00–149.00 $143.77 $1,929 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555 1555 75-80% 1 143.00 $143.00 $2,224 —
1550–1572 1565 75-80% 3 136.00–141.00 $139.35 $2,181 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1870 1611 6 169.00–185.00 $179.54 $2,892 +5.54
1800 1800 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,970 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870–1130 988 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 2,650.00–3,025.00 $2,869.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1301–1375 1342 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 3,000.00–3,700.00 $3,398.42
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025–1425 1202 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 7 2,950.00–3,925.00 $3,306.91

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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.