Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers and heifers 5.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Demand very good. Supply moderate. Feeders are higher again following the lead of fed cattle which have seen strong advances the past two weeks. Another higher feedlot trade could be on tap with the choice cutout having a good week so far. A special cow sale followed the feeders including a large dispersion of mostly older cows with small calves and bred cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $356.42/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −127.57 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$356.42

76 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$499

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

$80.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.74

vs MO average

−0.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	365.66	2,018	60
Medium and Large 1-2	580	330.26	1,916	13thin
Medium and Large 2	533	285.00	1,519	3thin

One grade step is worth $80.66/cwt here — about $499 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 sale76 hd

356.42

—

MO average16 barns · 2,679 hd

357.15

−0.74

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

−0.74

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

−127.57

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	1,711	158.76	2,716	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,508	141.25	2,131	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	137.44	1,758	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	108.94	1,197	42

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)	1,020	$2,896	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,246	$2,172	40
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$1,875	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	788	$1,900	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$3,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$3,100	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,240	$2,839	14

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	311	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	511	338.04/cwt	335.50–340.50	1,727	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	662	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,701	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	341.96/cwt	338.00–345.00	2,083	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	422	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,599	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	373.77/cwt	350.00–384.00	1,342	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	386.98/cwt	368.00–400.00	1,834	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	620	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	385.18/cwt	377.00–390.50	2,003	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	455	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,706	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,856	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	503	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	404.88/cwt	385.00–426.00	1,895	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	291.47/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,131	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	459.07/cwt	450.00–462.00	1,497	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	397.56/cwt	380.00–412.00	1,670	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	325.58/cwt	316.00–337.50	1,911	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	418.50/cwt	410.00–438.00	1,808	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	276.50/cwt	276.50–276.50	2,309	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	523	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	2,102	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	326.24/cwt	320.50–327.25	2,186	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	482.00/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,282	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	405.25/cwt	405.25–405.25	1,864	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	378.75/cwt	378.75–378.75	2,121	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	366.29/cwt	360.00–372.00	1,538	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	417.56/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,390	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	358.77/cwt	354.50–373.50	2,038	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	607	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,003	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	533	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	1,626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	316.50/cwt	316.50–316.50	1,883	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,923	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,647	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	383.94/cwt	382.00–386.00	1,624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	310.70/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,662	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	102.55/cwt	86.00–114.50	1,124	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,418	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	140.77/cwt	137.00–145.00	2,107	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,599	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,848	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	65.87/cwt	50.00–80.00	595	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	126.96/cwt	116.00–133.00	1,438	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	137.46/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,762	15
Bulls	—	—	1,780	152.43/cwt	144.00–157.50	2,713	6
Bulls	—	—	1,628	166.35/cwt	160.00–171.50	2,708	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,896.09/head	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,896	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,255	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	3,100.00/head	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,100	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,839.29/head	2,800.00–2,925.00	2,839	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	960	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	2,171.81/head	2,085.00–2,450.00	2,172	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	681	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,893	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	461	332.61/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,533	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	333.28/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,703	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	287.00/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,926	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,821	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,047	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	366.27/cwt	350.00–373.00	1,538	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	296.93/cwt	289.00–320.00	1,609	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	518	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	1,686	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	350	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,330	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	419.80/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,364	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	936	216.67/cwt	214.50–220.00	2,028	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	386	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	259	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,153	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,824	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	352.49/cwt	338.00–357.00	1,713	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,762	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	334.34/cwt	325.00–339.00	1,578	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	432.52/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,570	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	384.58/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,484	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	355.41/cwt	350.00–361.00	1,539	6

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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