Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers steady with several near 500 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 425-525 lbs 3.00-10.00 lower following last weeks sharp advance with other weights mostly steady. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. Good quality and condition in the feeder offering again this week. The feeder market was aided by a big up day for cattle futures contracts on Wednesday which could also set the stage for another record fed cattle trade this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $352.13/cwt on 286 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −131.86 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$352.13

286 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$543

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

$97.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.71

vs MO average

+11.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	357.96	1,975	245
Medium and Large 1-2	547	321.87	1,760	38
Small and Medium 1	551	260.00	1,433	3thin

One grade step is worth $97.96/cwt here — about $543 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 sale286 hd

352.13

—

MO average15 barns · 3,828 hd

334.43

+17.71

National average147 barns · 15,667 hd

340.94

+11.19

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

−131.86

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	—	Low	1,893	150.50	2,849	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,850	129.50	2,396	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	118.29	1,457	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	984	83.53	822	15

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,246	$3,030	9

Every lot, as filed

58 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	400–450	425	399.43/cwt	376.00–414.00	1,698	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	339.01/cwt	328.00–361.00	1,953	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,689	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	330.59/cwt	328.00–337.00	1,445	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	259.25/cwt	259.25–259.25	2,144	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	378.29/cwt	356.00–391.00	1,941	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	352.09/cwt	341.00–367.00	1,665	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,091	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	687	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	470	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,401	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	2,034	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	533	384.71/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,051	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	273.99/cwt	263.00–281.00	1,973	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	398.70/cwt	390.00–414.00	1,547	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,238	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	381.21/cwt	346.00–394.00	1,605	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	348	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,500	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	302.14/cwt	294.00–315.00	1,755	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	472	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	384.51/cwt	371.00–391.00	1,819	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	300.85/cwt	291.00–305.00	2,016	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	395.58/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,301	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	304.47/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,760	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	358.96/cwt	343.00–366.00	1,497	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	295.45/cwt	285.00–306.00	1,436	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	295.73/cwt	293.00–296.00	1,573	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,605	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,536	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	67.02/cwt	60.00–71.50	633	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	883	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,850	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	2,396	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	118.29/cwt	115.50–124.00	1,457	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	106.56/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,126	5
Bulls	—	—	1,340	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,568	1
Bulls	—	—	1,975	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	3,545	1
Bulls	—	—	2,365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	3,666	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,246	3,029.62/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	3,030	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	275.04/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,636	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	241.22/cwt	241.00–241.50	1,746	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	341.27/cwt	336.00–348.00	1,082	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	303.80/cwt	293.00–308.00	1,589	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	381	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	317.58/cwt	308.00–334.00	1,515	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	257.97/cwt	248.00–267.00	1,620	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	461	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,554	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,764	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,267	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	319.74/cwt	307.00–329.00	2,008	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,309	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	339.63/cwt	318.00–356.00	1,752	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	601	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	278.23/cwt	265.00–286.00	1,719	35
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	525	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	286.10/cwt	278.00–289.50	2,094	25
Steers	Small and Medium 1	550–600	551	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,433	3

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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