Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last trended sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 650 lbs 6.00-12.00 higher, over 650 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 575 lbs fully 15.00-20.00 higher, over 575 lbs 6.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 lower. Demand very good. Supply moderate. Top quality feeder offering of mostly weaned calves and yearlings this week as several top producers brought cattle to town. Also included in the bulk steer prices are two drafts (22 hd 557 lbs @315.00 and 28 hd 619 lbs @ 292.00) of non-weaned, double vaccinated, high quality reputation calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $297.72/cwt on 190 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −186.27 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$297.72

190 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$72.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.91

vs MO average

+23.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	304.04	1,711	153
Medium and Large 1-2	545	282.28	1,538	24
Large 1	593	263.50	1,563	4thin
Medium and Large 2	598	254.00	1,519	6thin
Medium 2	596	232.00	1,383	3thin

One grade step is worth $72.04/cwt here — about $328 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $516.16, low $414.87, median $483.99 across 21 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale190 hd

297.72

—

MO average17 barns · 1,825 hd

282.82

+14.91

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

+23.43

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

−186.27

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,746	148.49	2,592	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,516	119.02	1,804	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	117.28	1,469	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,056	94.79	1,001	12

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 lots · USDA AMS · South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	623	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,576	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	277.94/cwt	275.00–281.00	1,443	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	327.13/cwt	318.00–336.00	1,407	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	585	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	243.86/cwt	242.50–246.00	1,880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,519	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	608	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	323.14/cwt	310.00–336.00	1,483	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	264.51/cwt	256.00–266.25	1,923	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	309.79/cwt	307.00–312.00	1,301	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	263.52/cwt	263.00–264.00	1,634	4
Steers	Large 1	550–600	593	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	1,563	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	288.88/cwt	283.00–292.00	1,413	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	290.54/cwt	272.00–303.00	1,793	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	248.28/cwt	243.00–259.00	1,631	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	525	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	302.23/cwt	282.00–315.00	1,723	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	312.18/cwt	305.00–314.50	1,670	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	652	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	1,861	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	251.24/cwt	243.00–258.50	1,932	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	701	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,742	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	273.45/cwt	264.00–280.50	1,835	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	275.59/cwt	268.00–285.00	1,574	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	641	250.46/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,605	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	519	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	638	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,755	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,955	3
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	596	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	599	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,797	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	736	258.73/cwt	254.50–261.25	1,904	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	249.41/cwt	234.00–251.50	1,771	35
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	436	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,230	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,642	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	301.09/cwt	286.00–316.00	1,280	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,401	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	122.68/cwt	119.50–125.50	1,482	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	118.77/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,476	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,919	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	118.66/cwt	114.00–121.50	1,794	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	112.20/cwt	110.00–113.50	1,450	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	554	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	80.85/cwt	75.00–85.00	841	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	102.87/cwt	100.00–105.50	1,130	8
Bulls	—	—	1,645	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,533	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,356	1
Bulls	—	—	1,771	149.68/cwt	145.00–154.00	2,651	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,300.00/head	2,175.00–2,425.00	2,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	307.12/cwt	291.00–331.00	1,456	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	254.67/cwt	252.50–257.00	1,678	35
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	570	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	328.30/cwt	319.00–337.00	1,264	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	329.13/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,060	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	227.94/cwt	221.00–234.50	1,525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	287.52/cwt	263.00–295.00	1,619	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,837	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	320.69/cwt	310.00–329.00	1,373	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	244.22/cwt	238.75–255.00	1,529	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	248.03/cwt	241.00–258.00	1,461	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	280.42/cwt	279.00–281.00	1,312	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	512	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,446	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	256.69/cwt	240.00–266.00	1,602	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	295.17/cwt	282.50–307.00	1,567	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	272.69/cwt	261.00–285.00	1,443	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	238.91/cwt	232.00–241.00	1,594	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,680	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	328.17/cwt	322.00–334.00	1,181	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	299.71/cwt	293.00–311.00	1,121	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	660	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	613	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,637	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	447	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,417	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	343.69/cwt	334.00–348.00	1,258	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	539	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,504	23

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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