Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers 10.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs 10.00-25.00 higher with no comparisons available over 700 lbs. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Demand very good. Supply moderate. The bullishness continues in the cattle industry with feeders higher again this week and some fed cattle trading already on Wednesday afternoon from 218.00-222.00. The heart of the fall calf trade will occur at South Central over the next few weeks with several reputation consignments on the way

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $380.58/cwt on 174 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −103.41 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$380.58

174 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$55.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.05

vs MO average

+6.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	389.27	2,110	126
Medium and Large 1-2	543	368.65	2,003	31
Medium 1-2	524	345.00	1,808	5thin
Medium 1	550	337.00	1,854	4thin
Medium and Large 2	568	334.00	1,897	8thin

One grade step is worth $55.27/cwt here — about $213 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 sale174 hd

380.58

—

MO average17 barns · 4,553 hd

383.63

−3.05

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

+6.15

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

−103.41

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	—	High	1,835	174.37	3,199	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,434	147.53	2,115	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	145.16	1,820	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,021	120.65	1,232	19

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,113	$1,800	3thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	450–500	468	419.97/cwt	398.00–437.50	1,965	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	394.19/cwt	365.00–402.00	2,066	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	531	405.50/cwt	405.50–405.50	2,153	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,897	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,838	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,465	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	308.73/cwt	303.00–313.00	2,096	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,204	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	315.82/cwt	301.00–322.00	2,277	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	372.22/cwt	358.00–390.00	2,151	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	377.48/cwt	355.00–393.00	1,778	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	358.75/cwt	330.00–372.50	2,013	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	433.22/cwt	412.50–459.00	1,425	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	298	496.00/cwt	496.00–496.00	1,478	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	400.97/cwt	400.00–402.00	1,905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	361.94/cwt	342.00–382.50	1,882	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	414.46/cwt	409.00–421.00	1,546	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	283.44/cwt	281.00–284.50	2,188	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	356.10/cwt	347.00–372.50	2,247	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	441	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	1,980	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	319.80/cwt	319.50–320.50	2,277	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	334.97/cwt	321.00–350.00	2,060	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	474.84/cwt	464.00–485.00	1,762	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	2,311	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	717	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	111.68/cwt	95.50–117.50	1,131	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,427	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,227	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	144.30/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,794	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,960	1
Heifers	Large 1	900–950	916	248.75/cwt	248.75–248.75	2,279	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	128.40/cwt	119.00–136.00	1,343	10
Bulls	—	—	1,870	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	3,431	1
Bulls	—	—	1,829	172.85/cwt	160.00–176.50	3,161	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	145.29/cwt	144.50–146.00	2,060	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	151.21/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,895	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	524	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,808	5
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	540	323.50/cwt	323.50–323.50	1,747	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	683	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,844	8
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	550	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,854	4
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	814	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	2,186	29
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	549	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,031	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	415	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	542	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	493	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	599	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,857	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	311.79/cwt	311.50–315.00	1,983	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	374.25/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,606	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	331.83/cwt	311.00–365.00	1,789	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	382.62/cwt	372.50–392.50	1,247	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	451.34/cwt	447.50–455.00	1,738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	351.92/cwt	339.00–362.00	2,048	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	376.61/cwt	364.00–382.00	1,977	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	427.60/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,432	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	887	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,096	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,154	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	331.59/cwt	320.00–347.00	2,062	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	433.60/cwt	427.50–447.00	1,890	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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