Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last trended sale two weeks ago, feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, over 500 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. Cattle futures have been higher so far this week with fed cattle also expected to trade higher. Feeder highlights included 94 head of unweaned, vaccinated calves weighing 492 lbs @ 410.25 and 77 head of mixed yearling steers weighing 813 lbs @ 289.50. Lots of high quality fall calves this week with the strength of the market likely accelerating marketing for some producers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $350.18/cwt on 215 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −133.81 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$350.18

215 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$41.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.43

vs MO average

−14.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	359.07	1,978	156
Medium and Large 1-2	545	336.92	1,837	28
Medium and Large 2	551	317.41	1,749	31

One grade step is worth $41.65/cwt here — about $229 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 sale215 hd

350.18

—

MO average17 barns · 3,064 hd

363.61

−13.43

National average169 barns · 11,281 hd

364.76

−14.58

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

−133.81

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	1,836	165.20	3,033	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	140.68	1,752	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	140.41	2,066	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	109.46	1,112	24

Every lot, as filed

63 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	500–550	524	321.15/cwt	310.00–337.00	1,683	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	339.86/cwt	330.00–346.00	1,917	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	308.55/cwt	300.00–311.50	1,898	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	445.07/cwt	423.00–457.00	1,874	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	459.80/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,536	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	310.42/cwt	310.00–311.00	2,102	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	402.63/cwt	370.00–435.00	1,961	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	318.61/cwt	318.00–319.00	2,275	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	666	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	315.85/cwt	311.00–316.50	1,999	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	418	463.22/cwt	458.00–470.00	1,936	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	355.76/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,750	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	455.30/cwt	435.00–472.50	1,739	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	331.70/cwt	324.00–348.00	1,864	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	289.00/cwt	282.50–289.50	2,350	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	567	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,206	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	625	286.89/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	371.55/cwt	350.00–394.00	1,921	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	319.47/cwt	310.00–321.50	1,799	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	403.43/cwt	379.00–425.00	1,674	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	582	355.32/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,068	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	631	359.78/cwt	359.00–360.00	2,270	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	338.50/cwt	334.00–347.00	2,065	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	352.66/cwt	340.00–381.00	2,017	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	360.74/cwt	350.00–372.00	1,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	339.15/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,777	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	340.56/cwt	333.00–355.00	1,304	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	400.02/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,496	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,952	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,618	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	132.15/cwt	130.00–134.50	1,788	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,819	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	141.60/cwt	134.50–145.50	1,736	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	120.96/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,272	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	560	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	141.69/cwt	137.50–145.50	2,063	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	102.72/cwt	80.50–113.00	1,025	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,077	1
Bulls	—	—	1,836	175.02/cwt	165.00–182.00	3,213	5
Bulls	—	—	1,608	139.31/cwt	120.00–160.00	2,240	4
Bulls	—	—	2,140	183.37/cwt	182.00–184.50	3,924	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,792	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	532	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,803	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	351.05/cwt	337.00–372.50	1,499	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	371.75/cwt	347.00–385.00	1,610	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	402.65/cwt	385.00–417.50	1,268	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	476	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	356.21/cwt	336.00–370.00	1,688	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	566	319.57/cwt	291.00–338.00	1,809	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,617	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	291.13/cwt	290.50–293.00	1,892	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	306.78/cwt	296.00–329.00	1,825	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,201	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	311.50/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,607	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	331.65/cwt	329.00–337.00	1,602	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	892	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,212	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,821	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	627	294.19/cwt	277.00–312.00	1,845	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	315.20/cwt	304.50–326.00	2,033	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	342.95/cwt	326.00–361.00	1,804	13

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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