Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale three weeks ago, feeder steers under 550 lbs 5.00-20.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 2.00-5.00 higher, over 500 lbs 7.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 higher. Demand very good. Supply moderate. Stronger futures, a potential bottoming in beef cutout values and much improved weather have helped push feeder prices higher so far this week. Strong demand was seen across all classes from the light, froze out grazers to the handful of high quality new crop calves starting to show up.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $346.01/cwt on 227 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −137.99 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$346.01

227 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$362

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

$38.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.96

vs MO average

−2.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	350.02	1,937	183
Medium and Large 1-2	537	330.60	1,775	41
Medium and Large 2	505	312.00	1,576	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.02/cwt here — about $362 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale227 hd

346.01

—

MO average15 barns · 2,229 hd

344.04

+1.96

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

−2.23

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

−137.99

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	—	Average	1,756	147.58	2,591	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	131.51	1,781	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,597	128.21	2,047	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,067	109.28	1,166	9thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,316	$3,350	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$4,200	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,200	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$2,850	4thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	650–700	671	307.97/cwt	295.00–320.00	2,066	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	498	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,604	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	416	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,560	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	378	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,436	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	413.33/cwt	407.00–421.00	1,728	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	353.24/cwt	337.00–378.00	1,876	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	278.54/cwt	277.50–279.50	2,042	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	265.52/cwt	263.00–266.25	2,153	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	290.21/cwt	282.00–296.50	2,113	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	335.33/cwt	312.00–353.00	1,439	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	427.23/cwt	410.00–434.00	1,666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	346.54/cwt	336.00–375.00	1,663	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	433	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,793	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	343.12/cwt	325.00–358.00	1,973	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	320.84/cwt	311.50–336.00	2,018	48
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	350	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,243	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	372	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,600	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	390.55/cwt	362.00–415.00	1,839	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	274.45/cwt	271.00–279.50	2,149	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	311.23/cwt	305.00–314.00	1,945	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	338.87/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,752	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	314.64/cwt	312.00–318.00	1,809	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	464	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,893	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	412.74/cwt	406.00–420.00	1,374	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	267.28/cwt	262.00–271.00	1,812	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	773	277.75/cwt	277.75–277.75	2,147	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	617	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,061	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	553	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,991	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	418	421.16/cwt	420.00–422.00	1,760	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	290.50/cwt	290.50–290.50	1,984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	302.27/cwt	292.00–307.50	1,693	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	252.66/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,703	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	549	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,746	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	292.62/cwt	271.00–315.00	1,697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,683	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	133.13/cwt	130.00–138.50	1,785	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,510	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	119.25/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,314	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	134.31/cwt	128.00–139.50	2,162	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	122.11/cwt	118.50–125.00	1,933	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,512	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,784	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,670	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	98.55/cwt	92.00–111.00	1,017	5
Bulls	—	—	1,882	164.50/cwt	162.00–169.00	3,096	5
Bulls	—	—	1,545	119.39/cwt	113.00–130.00	1,845	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,316	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	288.57/cwt	288.00–291.00	1,521	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	368.16/cwt	358.00–374.00	1,568	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	679	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,779	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	501	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	261.58/cwt	251.00–266.00	1,876	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	320.74/cwt	314.50–330.00	1,658	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	314.98/cwt	304.00–326.00	1,556	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	363.09/cwt	352.00–369.00	1,383	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	285.78/cwt	268.50–294.00	1,789	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	333.26/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,633	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	673	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,864	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	241.70/cwt	237.50–243.25	1,987	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	1,824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	265.03/cwt	250.00–267.75	1,754	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	426	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,576	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	592	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,794	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	262.75/cwt	262.75–262.75	2,296	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	356.02/cwt	354.00–357.00	1,577	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	573	273.75/cwt	273.75–273.75	1,569	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	514	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	492	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,668	12

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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