Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 600 lbs 10.00-20.00 higher, over 600 lbs 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs 5.00-20.00 higher, over 650 lbs steady. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good to very good. Supply heavy. Producers received figures never seen before on several light cattle as the market for grazing flesh cattle is dollars higher this week and there were numerous consignments on hand with the quality and condition to generate premium prices.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $319.32/cwt on 344 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −164.67 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$319.32

344 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$374

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$67.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.93

vs MO average

−6.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	323.80	1,823	306
Medium and Large 1-2	573	291.74	1,672	29
Medium and Large 2	566	256.00	1,449	9thin

One grade step is worth $67.80/cwt here — about $374 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 sale344 hd

319.32

—

MO average13 barns · 3,673 hd

318.40

+0.93

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−6.05

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

−164.67

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	1,901	144.82	2,753	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,534	117.82	1,807	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,301	111.21	1,447	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,157	91.78	1,062	33

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
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,184	$2,136	6

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	400.99/cwt	381.00–432.50	1,472	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	410.32/cwt	365.00–432.50	1,707	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	551	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,540	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	563	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	321.57/cwt	305.50–338.00	1,827	113
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,449	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	246.73/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,905	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	344.02/cwt	314.00–352.00	1,858	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	288.21/cwt	277.50–299.00	1,824	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,783	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	374.91/cwt	352.00–391.00	1,788	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	760	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,105	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	629	297.98/cwt	297.00–301.50	1,874	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	339.59/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,620	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	274.05/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,984	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	265.72/cwt	258.00–275.00	2,054	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	277.35/cwt	274.50–280.00	1,720	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	484	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	1,600	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	501	351.15/cwt	349.00–360.00	1,759	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	319.99/cwt	316.00–324.00	1,693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	283.05/cwt	270.00–288.50	1,908	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,304	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	435	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	729	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,012	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	364.43/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,556	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	594	306.11/cwt	302.25–309.75	1,818	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	490	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,637	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	786	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,922	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	471	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,799	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	566	303.68/cwt	279.00–315.00	1,719	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	691	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	344.39/cwt	332.00–350.00	1,133	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	259.40/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,647	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	2,032	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,400	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	104.95/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,260	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	82.85/cwt	68.50–93.00	960	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	103.73/cwt	102.00–105.50	1,336	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	117.98/cwt	116.50–119.50	1,551	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	120.88/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,830	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	115.90/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,792	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	55.80/cwt	52.00–62.00	499	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	111.37/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,449	9
Bulls	—	—	2,525	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	4,242	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	145.73/cwt	138.50–151.50	2,628	4
Bulls	—	—	1,670	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,971	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	2,136.18/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,136	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,122	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	328.16/cwt	306.00–341.00	1,408	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	283.17/cwt	267.00–301.00	1,606	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	748	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	933	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	236.04/cwt	231.00–240.50	1,692	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	497	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,466	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	305.17/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,163	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	346.94/cwt	338.00–352.00	1,325	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	311.68/cwt	294.00–335.00	1,477	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	298.45/cwt	281.00–313.00	1,576	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	260.77/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,489	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	303	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,079	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	409	326.02/cwt	312.00–338.00	1,333	15
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	436	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,059	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	276.87/cwt	263.00–290.00	1,481	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	508	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,595	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	290.12/cwt	283.50–310.00	1,674	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	598	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	290.40/cwt	271.00–300.00	1,371	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	240.60/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,497	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	680	256.75/cwt	256.75–256.75	1,746	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	257.33/cwt	257.00–257.50	2,133	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	414	342.53/cwt	342.00–343.00	1,418	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	553	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,698	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	352	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,306	7

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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