Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Based on a limited market test, feeder steers under 600 lbs 10.00-20.00 higher, over 600 lbs 4.00-8..00 higher. Feeder heifers 10.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Demand very good. Supply light. The bullishness continues in the cattle with higher cutout values, cheaper corn and more never before seen feeder cattle prices.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $393.12/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 3 of 20 comparable sales and sits −38.41 against this barn's trailing median of $431.53.

Average price

$393.12

99 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,193

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$134

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

$5.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.10

vs MO average

+42.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	397.57	2,083	18thin
Medium and Large 1	565	392.13	2,217	81

One grade step is worth $5.44/cwt here — about −$134 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

20 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $462.49, low $382.87, median $431.53 across 20 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 sale99 hd

393.12

—

MO average14 barns · 1,504 hd

374.02

+19.10

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

+42.31

This barn, trailing median20 sales

431.53

−38.41

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	1,741	178.52	3,107	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,333	157.08	2,094	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	143.14	1,437	14

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$2,550	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	885	$2,360	7

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	—	1,606	168.89/cwt	150.00–187.00	2,712	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,817	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	157.96/cwt	152.00–161.00	2,001	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	147.52/cwt	142.50–150.00	1,506	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	132.19/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,272	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,625	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,013	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	1,650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	410.89/cwt	400.00–413.00	2,178	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	476.24/cwt	452.00–496.00	2,257	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,334	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	586.00/cwt	586.00–586.00	1,729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	455.72/cwt	449.00–469.00	2,402	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	369.25/cwt	365.00–373.50	2,278	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,008	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	488.01/cwt	486.00–490.00	2,162	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	436.82/cwt	433.00–438.00	2,062	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,215	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	386.11/cwt	381.00–389.00	2,591	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	529.65/cwt	518.00–542.00	1,366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,315	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	397.57/cwt	382.00–405.50	2,083	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	378.23/cwt	372.00–395.50	2,224	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	391.54/cwt	368.00–411.00	1,887	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,306	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	917	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,650	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	418.79/cwt	417.00–420.00	2,023	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	349	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	1,787	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	514.38/cwt	482.00–540.00	1,867	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	262	558.91/cwt	540.00–585.00	1,464	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	522	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,213	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	466.00/cwt	466.00–466.00	1,566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	435.52/cwt	418.00–464.00	1,646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	315.15/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,702	5
Bulls	—	—	2,010	197.78/cwt	195.00–202.00	3,975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,550.04/head	2,475.00–2,600.00	2,550	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	2,359.65/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,360	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	581	383.50/cwt	383.50–383.50	2,228	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	442.34/cwt	431.00–448.00	2,477	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	407.64/cwt	392.00–419.00	2,536	38

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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