Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 475 lbs 6.00-12.00 lower, over 475 lbs unevenly steady. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 4.00 lower except those near 425 lbs 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand good.. Supply heavy. Another large run of high quality feeders although with more weaned cattle and more flesh overall this week. The feeder market is still quite strong despite the recent 10.00/cwt decline in feeder futures since the recent record highs with steady prices seen in several spots on the best cattle. Beef cutout values have been working seasonally higher with fed cattle looking likely to be at least steady this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $385.36/cwt on 488 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −98.63 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$385.36

488 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,118

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$32.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.27

vs MO average

+7.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	387.27	2,128	459
Medium and Large 1-2	554	355.15	1,967	29

One grade step is worth $32.12/cwt here — about $161 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale488 hd

385.36

—

MO average15 barns · 4,890 hd

383.09

+2.27

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

+7.31

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

−98.63

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	1,753	179.42	3,146	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	151.06	2,142	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	149.13	1,854	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,056	137.17	1,448	26

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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,178	$2,442	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$2,235	4thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1Full	550–600	596	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,187	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	482	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,044	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	627	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,389	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	502	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,113	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	626	346.67/cwt	339.00–353.00	2,170	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	641	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,096	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	350.22/cwt	331.00–374.00	1,832	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	528.82/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	344.02/cwt	339.50–368.00	2,305	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	324.98/cwt	319.50–330.50	2,376	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	402	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,684	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	384.42/cwt	368.00–398.00	2,168	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	538	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,066	11
Cows	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	419.60/cwt	400.00–428.00	1,607	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	479.43/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,270	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	430.08/cwt	405.00–442.00	1,858	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	410.67/cwt	392.00–421.00	1,930	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	524	380.29/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,993	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	403.95/cwt	388.00–420.00	1,729	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	418	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	334.51/cwt	318.00–339.00	1,883	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	390.83/cwt	371.00–397.00	2,404	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	706	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,843	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	477	344.64/cwt	341.00–350.00	1,644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	445.11/cwt	426.00–460.00	1,491	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	378.12/cwt	354.00–395.00	1,807	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	395.90/cwt	372.00–411.00	2,098	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	325.57/cwt	305.00–330.50	2,002	44
Bulls	—	—	1,840	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	3,468	1
Bulls	—	—	1,739	177.91/cwt	172.00–186.00	3,094	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,525	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	151.06/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,142	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	139.55/cwt	137.50–142.00	1,919	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	153.69/cwt	153.50–155.00	1,913	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	487	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	638	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,310	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,441.74/head	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,442	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	142.70/cwt	135.00–148.50	1,507	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	148.37/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,826	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	117.35/cwt	110.00–126.50	1,247	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	384.63/cwt	367.50–391.00	1,662	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	409.43/cwt	404.00–420.00	1,494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	524	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,740	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	2,235.00/head	2,235.00–2,235.00	2,235	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,065	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	374.80/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,765	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	329.24/cwt	320.00–353.00	1,722	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	358.23/cwt	336.00–379.00	1,931	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	350.78/cwt	348.00–354.00	2,017	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	467.98/cwt	442.50–495.00	1,479	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	306.61/cwt	302.00–314.00	1,766	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	351.51/cwt	342.00–364.00	1,698	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	463.76/cwt	432.00–475.00	1,762	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	397.14/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,509	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	331.71/cwt	321.00–337.00	2,173	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	411.36/cwt	393.00–426.00	1,769	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	274	477.92/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,310	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	386.36/cwt	378.00–400.00	1,835	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	568	384.13/cwt	372.00–401.00	2,182	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	653	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	575	321.04/cwt	313.00–328.00	1,846	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	568	359.76/cwt	333.00–363.00	2,043	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	341.38/cwt	329.00–354.00	1,826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	513	356.10/cwt	345.50–365.00	1,827	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	477.85/cwt	455.00–495.00	1,496	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	726	303.89/cwt	298.50–307.00	2,206	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	671	312.29/cwt	304.00–330.00	2,095	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	583	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,924	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	379.53/cwt	358.00–394.00	1,609	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	713	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	2,036	8

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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