Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 550 lbs 10.00-15.00 higher, over 550 lbs 4.00-8.00 higher except some near 600 lbs steady. Feeder heifers 4.00-12.00 higher except some near 475 lbs steady. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Demand very good. Supply heavy. Lots of outstanding cattle again this week with very good buyer attendance. The momentum rolls on in the market as fed cattle continue to work higher generating more and more dollars to be plowed into feeder auctions.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $400.86/cwt on 393 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −83.14 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$400.86

393 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,192

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$30.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.56

vs MO average

+22.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	403.12	2,202	362
Large 1	540	385.00	2,079	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	554	372.40	2,065	26

One grade step is worth $30.72/cwt here — about $138 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 sale393 hd

400.86

—

MO average16 barns · 5,035 hd

382.29

+18.56

National average158 barns · 13,435 hd

378.58

+22.28

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

−83.14

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	1,777	171.17	3,042	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	152.48	2,028	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,451	152.46	2,212	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	126.69	1,299	29

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,352	3thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	332.29/cwt	319.00–336.00	1,980	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	620	356.50/cwt	356.50–356.50	2,210	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	608	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,055	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,985	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	632	328.50/cwt	328.50–328.50	2,076	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	415.74/cwt	388.00–439.00	2,170	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	628	379.88/cwt	374.50–393.50	2,386	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	544	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,926	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	333.21/cwt	321.00–347.00	2,389	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	579	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,200	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	693	345.98/cwt	341.50–352.50	2,398	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	353.81/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,847	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	543	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,215	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	392.46/cwt	374.00–410.00	2,221	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	416.03/cwt	387.00–438.00	1,793	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	323.27/cwt	311.50–334.50	2,489	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	473	394.50/cwt	394.50–394.50	1,866	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	376.15/cwt	365.00–389.00	1,783	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	352.38/cwt	338.00–359.00	2,379	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	439.31/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,687	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	462.81/cwt	440.00–474.00	1,985	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	313.14/cwt	309.00–314.50	2,060	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	461.97/cwt	451.00–480.00	1,742	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	441.76/cwt	436.00–450.00	1,440	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	650	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,191	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	496	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,860	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	681	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,016	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	482.00/cwt	454.00–510.00	1,567	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	464.61/cwt	464.00–465.00	1,338	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	343.90/cwt	323.50–358.00	1,943	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	378.92/cwt	350.00–394.50	2,346	170
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	102.34/cwt	88.50–120.00	988	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,609	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	135.31/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,417	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,021	1
Bulls	—	—	1,910	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	3,810	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	159.40/cwt	154.50–162.50	2,120	4
Steers	Large 1	500–550	540	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,079	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	149.57/cwt	148.00–152.50	2,217	3
Bulls	—	—	1,793	177.61/cwt	175.00–180.00	3,185	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	150.56/cwt	141.00–160.00	2,552	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	154.65/cwt	154.00–155.50	2,227	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	150.17/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,997	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	521	337.00/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,756	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	332.66/cwt	312.00–354.00	2,043	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,199	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,352.42/head	2,225.00–2,575.00	2,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	811	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,384	10
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	486	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	387.94/cwt	370.00–397.00	2,029	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	380.62/cwt	361.00–400.00	1,751	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	424.66/cwt	404.00–437.00	1,864	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	340.36/cwt	316.00–351.00	1,783	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	362.68/cwt	352.00–374.00	2,082	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	705	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,207	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	327.42/cwt	327.00–327.50	2,158	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	356.36/cwt	340.00–373.50	1,703	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	2,028	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	391.71/cwt	382.00–396.00	1,500	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	434.98/cwt	430.00–442.50	1,727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	399.02/cwt	378.00–430.00	1,895	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	641	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,099	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	407.50/cwt	407.00–408.00	1,520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	390.23/cwt	365.00–407.00	1,670	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	414.45/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,737	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	422.59/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,420	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	344.57/cwt	342.50–352.00	2,181	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	593	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	578	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,298	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	320.88/cwt	316.50–325.00	1,948	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	495	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,166	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	350.90/cwt	314.00–371.00	1,825	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	323.85/cwt	311.00–335.50	1,852	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	438.61/cwt	415.00–465.00	2,088	116

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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