Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 550 lbs steady, over 550 lbs 2.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady. Demand good to very good. Supply heavy. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Outstanding feeder offering again this week as several of the areas top producers were in the seats with consignments of both weaned and non-weaned fall calves. The bulk price ranges contain some hefty quotes on bawling calves including 69 steers weighing 475 @ 447.00 and 40 hd of 607 lb steers @ 392.00. Futures action tomorrow will get some added attention after feeder contracts sold off sharply late in the Wednesday session. Another top quality run of feeders is expected next week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $388.09/cwt on 425 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −95.90 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$388.09

425 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$550

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

$66.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.74

vs MO average

+3.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	396.93	2,221	348
Medium 1	520	370.00	1,924	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	561	351.12	1,968	60
Medium 1-2	505	330.82	1,671	14thin

One grade step is worth $66.11/cwt here — about $550 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale425 hd

388.09

—

MO average17 barns · 4,348 hd

389.83

−1.74

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

+3.49

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

−95.90

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	1,794	176.94	3,174	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	147.68	2,202	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,353	146.34	1,981	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,029	106.44	1,096	17

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)	1,238	$2,377	5

Every lot, as filed

72 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	300–350	332	506.06/cwt	495.00–545.00	1,680	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	545	348.69/cwt	346.00–350.00	1,900	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	561	361.61/cwt	360.00–364.00	2,029	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	540	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	509.96/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	593	318.39/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,888	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	387.32/cwt	361.00–394.00	2,401	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	603	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,924	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,237	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	576	400.97/cwt	382.50–410.50	2,310	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	451.35/cwt	437.00–468.00	1,963	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	491	427.70/cwt	412.00–441.00	2,100	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	2,057	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	436.30/cwt	396.00–464.00	2,059	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	393.09/cwt	374.00–410.50	2,260	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	311	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	382.96/cwt	356.00–418.00	1,827	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	420.21/cwt	396.00–447.50	1,748	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	483.47/cwt	442.50–496.50	1,857	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	394.46/cwt	378.00–406.00	2,071	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	428.05/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,588	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	448.64/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,489	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	449	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	289	429.61/cwt	427.50–435.00	1,242	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	347.30/cwt	343.00–356.00	2,310	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	431	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,746	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	358.01/cwt	344.00–367.00	1,876	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	349.64/cwt	323.00–357.00	1,982	46
Bulls	—	—	1,525	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,402	1
Bulls	—	—	2,000	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	3,830	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	762	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	617	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	106.15/cwt	94.50–123.50	1,111	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	133.75/cwt	132.00–135.50	1,582	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	147.68/cwt	146.00–149.50	2,202	6
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	520	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,924	3
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	475	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,658	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	147.85/cwt	143.50–149.50	2,043	7
Bulls	—	—	1,825	179.38/cwt	174.50–184.00	3,274	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,835	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	150.86/cwt	149.50–151.50	1,939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,088	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,896	5
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	331	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,175	5
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	372	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,414	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	442	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,414	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	505	330.82/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,671	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,961	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	382.05/cwt	378.00–386.00	1,356	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	497	355.20/cwt	355.00–356.00	1,765	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	490	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,931	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	530	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,972	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,376.78/head	1,875.00–2,600.00	2,377	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,844	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	374.36/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,789	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	256	494.92/cwt	475.00–515.00	1,267	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	578	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,913	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,813	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	668	353.38/cwt	347.00–360.00	2,361	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	366.60/cwt	347.00–387.50	1,723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	392.53/cwt	372.00–412.00	1,711	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	334.51/cwt	334.00–335.00	1,589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	373.96/cwt	353.00–388.00	1,956	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	333.25/cwt	332.00–335.00	2,333	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	426.26/cwt	417.50–440.00	1,752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	355.84/cwt	332.00–363.00	2,092	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	542	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,767	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	618	397.85/cwt	392.00–404.50	2,459	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	758	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,198	3

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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