Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers 3.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers 475-550 lbs 5.00-15.00 higher with other weights steady. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. Some outstanding consignments again but not quite the overall quality seen last week. One highlight of the feeders was 54 head of unweaned steers with one round of modified live weighing 565 lbs @ 414.00. Beef cutout values have been stronger so far this week. The Cattle Report Feeder Meter currently estimates feedlot close outs at a whopping $550.42 per head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $402.63/cwt on 274 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −81.36 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$402.63

274 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,224

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$338

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

$51.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.22

vs MO average

+21.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	408.31	2,255	222
Medium and Large 1-2	548	380.89	2,086	35
Large 1	572	380.00	2,174	12thin
Medium and Large 2	537	357.00	1,917	5thin

One grade step is worth $51.31/cwt here — about $338 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale274 hd

402.63

—

MO average18 barns · 3,146 hd

393.41

+9.22

National average158 barns · 9,089 hd

381.01

+21.62

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

−81.36

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	1,734	182.11	3,158	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,289	149.63	1,929	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	146.67	2,182	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	126.19	1,346	35

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,203	$2,530	19
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,209	$2,390	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$3,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,092	$3,177	14

Every lot, as filed

75 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	350–400	357	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	1,621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,195	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	372.38/cwt	361.00–382.00	2,137	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	279	515.61/cwt	495.00–535.00	1,439	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	542	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,152	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	314.14/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,954	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	351.63/cwt	346.00–375.00	1,719	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	409.25/cwt	403.00–414.00	1,514	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	331.74/cwt	331.00–332.50	2,438	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	403.62/cwt	380.50–414.00	2,293	122
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	389.63/cwt	384.00–395.00	1,816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	340.26/cwt	326.00–350.50	2,600	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	357.38/cwt	346.00–366.00	2,369	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	652	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,315	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	399.16/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,724	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	423.56/cwt	400.00–441.00	2,211	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	437.68/cwt	428.00–446.00	2,066	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	378.39/cwt	365.00–393.00	1,794	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	503.35/cwt	475.00–535.00	1,586	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	357.07/cwt	335.00–359.25	2,521	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	328.96/cwt	314.00–342.00	1,898	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	432.10/cwt	426.00–442.00	1,655	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	421.29/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,340	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	1,997	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	376.67/cwt	361.00–390.00	1,936	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	462.26/cwt	445.00–474.00	1,992	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	378.94/cwt	358.00–391.50	2,372	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	347.00/cwt	331.00–362.00	1,961	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	413.78/cwt	396.00–430.00	1,957	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	650	318.50/cwt	318.50–318.50	2,070	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	387.28/cwt	368.00–405.50	2,045	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	436.28/cwt	426.00–452.00	1,859	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,164	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	370.16/cwt	356.00–374.00	1,936	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	459.72/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,696	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	615	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	343.93/cwt	341.50–349.00	2,297	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	351.45/cwt	346.00–361.00	2,232	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,950	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	348.93/cwt	333.00–365.00	1,814	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	2,389.72/head	2,275.00–2,525.00	2,390	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	576	380.90/cwt	379.00–384.00	2,194	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	751	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,917	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	312.14/cwt	295.50–323.50	2,098	16
Steers	Large 1	600–650	630	356.35/cwt	349.00–364.00	2,245	10
Steers	Large 1	550–600	572	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,174	12
Steers	Large 1	400–450	436	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,870	5
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	388	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,630	3
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	633	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,810	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	2,529.50/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,530	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	137.71/cwt	125.00–146.00	1,527	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,421	1
Bulls	—	—	1,734	182.11/cwt	174.50–189.50	3,158	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	149.10/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,293	5
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	574	317.34/cwt	314.00–322.00	1,822	7
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	530	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,866	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	413.67/cwt	393.00–440.00	1,758	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	606	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,109	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	451	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,628	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	548	348.50/cwt	348.50–348.50	1,910	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	335.52/cwt	310.00–338.25	2,084	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	465.46/cwt	462.00–472.00	1,727	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	2,046	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	156.02/cwt	155.00–157.00	2,251	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	148.53/cwt	145.00–153.50	1,886	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	138.04/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,944	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	156.80/cwt	154.00–160.50	2,093	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	108.29/cwt	98.00–121.00	1,096	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	3,176.79/head	2,725.00–3,500.00	3,177	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2

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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