Sale reports / Missouri / South Central Regional Stockyards / 2025-03-05

South Central Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Mar 5
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817
Feeder Cattle receipts
953 head
357 vs last sale 1,310 862 vs year ago 1,815 · 47.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
8 vs last sale 62 18 vs year ago 88 · 20.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
5 vs last sale 35 10 vs year ago 20 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the strong advance last Wednesday, feeder steers under 600 lbs 4.00-8.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 3.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand somewhat uneven- good to very good for steers and moderate to good for heifers. Feeder offering mostly good quality light grazing cattle weighing 400-650 lbs along with a few consignments of bigger yearlings weighing 700-800 lbs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $372.81/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits 111.18 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.
Average price
$372.81
100 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,011
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$158
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$60.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+25.04
vs MO average
+23.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537375.222,01696
Medium and Large 1-2590315.001,8594thin
One grade step is worth $60.22/cwt here — about $158 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
530487444401median 483.9912/1702/1804/2206/0308/19
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 sale100 hd
372.81
MO average16 barns · 3,122 hd
347.77
+25.04
National average172 barns · 12,998 hd
349.28
+23.53
This barn, trailing median21 sales
483.99
−111.18
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,837151.022,7759thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,360136.501,85715
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,653136.292,2532thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,017104.831,06611

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,192$2,9004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,298$2,4005

Every lot, as filed

50 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800781276.23/cwt276.10–278.002,15744
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625314.25/cwt311.00–318.601,96432
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750715237.41/cwt233.00–242.001,6974
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600556261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,4513
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350342355.33/cwt340.00–363.001,2156
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650622273.50/cwt267.75–280.001,70145
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400396415.29/cwt410.00–424.001,6459
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450408418.81/cwt402.00–426.001,70932
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600561356.06/cwt326.00–380.001,99733
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500487384.00/cwt384.00–384.001,8709
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400380442.00/cwt442.00–442.001,6806
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600590315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8594
SteersLarge 1650–700683293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,0013
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850809275.50/cwt275.50–275.502,22970
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500474342.03/cwt334.00–350.001,6214
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750729289.17/cwt289.00–293.002,10867
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350316433.58/cwt430.00–440.001,3708
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650629300.82/cwt294.00–306.001,89210
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500482371.75/cwt367.00–398.001,79249
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500461311.78/cwt306.00–315.001,4378
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700683248.54/cwt246.00–251.001,6986
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600560281.66/cwt254.00–300.001,57710
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed450–500469391.00/cwt391.00–391.001,83410
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500478344.41/cwt335.00–370.001,6467
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800785246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,9315
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,653136.29/cwt134.00–138.502,2532
CowsLean 85-90%961100.70/cwt91.00–110.009684
CowsLean 85-90%1,119121.26/cwt118.50–124.501,3575
CowsBoner 80-85%1,354136.38/cwt131.50–140.001,84712
CowsLean 85-90%87572.00/cwt72.00–72.006302
Bulls2,305155.87/cwt152.00–160.003,5932
CowsBoner 80-85%1,415126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,7831
CowsBoner 80-85%1,372142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,9552
Bulls1,811166.07/cwt165.00–168.003,0083
Bulls1,623137.30/cwt120.00–149.002,2284
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1922,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2982,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4005
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750715249.50/cwt249.50–249.501,7844
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500465325.94/cwt317.00–335.001,51649
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600560245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3723
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400382362.18/cwt352.00–366.001,38420
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600558288.08/cwt276.00–293.001,60717
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400358368.84/cwt349.00–397.001,3205
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550525385.25/cwt359.00–393.002,02363
SteersLarge 1600–650645298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,9224
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550520297.14/cwt289.00–304.001,54515
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650646261.50/cwt261.50–261.501,6896
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523308.96/cwt302.00–314.001,61629
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450420349.16/cwt326.00–356.001,46623
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700683299.42/cwt292.50–323.002,04571

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.