Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 500 lbs firm to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady except some packages grazing flesh near 625 lbs 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 3.00-6.00 higher, over 500 lbs fully 8.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Demand good to very good. Supply light. The feeder market has gained further strength following last weeks higher fed cattle trade. Some medium flesh unweaned calves are included in the bulk price ranges on weights under 450 lbs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $358.61/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −125.38 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$358.61

55 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$30.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.12

vs MO average

−0.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	364.20	1,984	45
Medium and Large 1-2	522	333.49	1,742	10thin

One grade step is worth $30.71/cwt here — about $242 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 sale55 hd

358.61

—

MO average16 barns · 2,874 hd

356.49

+2.12

National average173 barns · 15,162 hd

358.67

−0.06

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

−125.38

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	1,819	156.02	2,837	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,539	139.34	2,144	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	131.88	1,732	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	112.40	1,176	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,362	$2,160	5

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1Unweaned	450–500	481	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,866	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,048	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	340.34/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,276	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	316.63/cwt	305.00–324.00	1,498	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	451	323.42/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,459	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	441.91/cwt	436.00–446.00	1,405	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	387.12/cwt	379.00–390.00	1,835	8
Steers	Large 1	650–700	689	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	1,960	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,225	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	423.04/cwt	412.00–426.00	1,616	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	369.38/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,958	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	324.87/cwt	315.00–338.00	2,030	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	339.27/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,730	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	369.76/cwt	356.00–385.00	1,753	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	417.24/cwt	404.00–424.00	1,740	30
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	356	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,274	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,115	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	269.75/cwt	269.75–269.75	2,177	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	486.00/cwt	486.00–486.00	1,375	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	379.42/cwt	363.00–398.00	1,639	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	392.17/cwt	375.00–398.00	1,506	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	392.86/cwt	372.00–411.00	1,269	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	265.66/cwt	265.00–267.00	2,056	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	316.65/cwt	288.00–331.00	1,662	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	292.89/cwt	276.00–311.00	1,669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	274.56/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,678	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	383.13/cwt	374.00–392.00	1,360	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,423	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	117.63/cwt	113.50–123.00	1,352	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	136.53/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,741	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	126.84/cwt	123.50–131.00	1,687	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,966	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	101.64/cwt	90.00–105.00	966	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,372	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,182	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	138.82/cwt	136.00–145.00	2,141	11
Bulls	—	—	1,835	146.48/cwt	143.50–149.00	2,688	2
Bulls	—	—	1,747	161.95/cwt	159.00–167.50	2,829	6
Bulls	—	—	2,215	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	3,090	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,307	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,398	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	364.94/cwt	361.00–380.00	1,248	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	632	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,883	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	258.30/cwt	253.50–263.00	1,725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	531	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	364.11/cwt	350.00–369.00	1,398	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	299.50/cwt	292.00–303.00	1,815	12
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	453	279.97/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,268	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	303.75/cwt	284.00–318.00	1,564	6
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	616	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	382	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,337	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	329.14/cwt	325.00–342.00	1,392	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	271.03/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	340.44/cwt	324.00–350.00	1,576	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	309.03/cwt	299.00–313.00	1,737	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,954	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	353.83/cwt	350.00–358.00	2,031	15

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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