Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Based on limited comparisons with last week, feeder steers and heifers mostly steady with several steer calves under 450 lbs fully 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand good. Supply light. Cattle futures found some support Wednesday following yesterday's big sell-off. Beef cutout values are continuing to rise this week due to strong demand and low slaughter volumes while feedlots still appear very current based on declining carcass weights.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $387.28/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −96.71 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$387.28

67 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,151

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$22.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.98

vs MO average

+15.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	392.89	2,184	50
Medium and Large 1-2	553	370.80	2,052	17thin

One grade step is worth $22.08/cwt here — about $132 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 sale67 hd

387.28

—

MO average14 barns · 2,665 hd

379.30

+7.98

National average146 barns · 8,317 hd

371.92

+15.36

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

−96.71

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	1,658	182.44	3,024	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,318	155.22	2,046	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,452	153.12	2,223	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	136.10	1,468	62

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$3,200	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,181	$2,438	8

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	146.30/cwt	133.50–149.00	1,640	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	122.88/cwt	95.50–129.00	1,258	27
Bulls	—	—	1,895	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,961	1
Bulls	—	—	1,345	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	335.59/cwt	326.00–339.00	1,903	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	351.65/cwt	310.00–368.00	1,888	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	393.60/cwt	393.00–394.00	1,787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	348.99/cwt	340.00–351.00	1,839	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	470.25/cwt	460.00–478.00	1,956	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	334.61/cwt	324.00–345.00	1,753	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,828	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	154.07/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,934	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	445.30/cwt	440.00–448.00	1,915	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	403.61/cwt	387.25–414.00	2,087	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	716	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,119	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	338.75/cwt	337.50–340.00	2,304	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,920	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	699	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,254	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	464.10/cwt	451.00–472.00	1,778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,972	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	318.63/cwt	303.00–332.00	1,800	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	477.02/cwt	471.00–480.00	1,851	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	357.93/cwt	347.00–362.00	2,191	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	376.18/cwt	365.50–393.00	2,005	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	326.98/cwt	318.00–332.00	2,197	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	368.56/cwt	360.00–374.50	2,071	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	395.58/cwt	375.00–408.00	1,693	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,869	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,899	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	2,438.04/head	2,300.00–2,475.00	2,438	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	419.80/cwt	412.00–430.00	2,053	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	373.98/cwt	364.00–385.00	1,773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	398.35/cwt	375.00–419.00	1,502	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	410.99/cwt	380.00–432.00	1,932	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	157.57/cwt	156.00–159.50	2,209	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	153.12/cwt	149.00–156.00	2,223	3
Bulls	—	—	1,695	189.13/cwt	188.00–190.00	3,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	418.78/cwt	410.00–427.00	1,746	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	389.86/cwt	379.50–396.00	2,211	39
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	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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