Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Based on limited comparisons with the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers 15.00-30.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Supply moderate. Demand very good. The cattle narrative remains the same as the market continues to grind higher and those who have been on the elevator ride up are going to buy back more cattle with current feedlot closeouts estimated at around 480.00/head to the plus side.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $461.86/cwt on 146 head. That ranks 5 of 21 comparable sales and sits −22.13 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$461.86

146 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$25.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.13

vs MO average

+52.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	464.66	2,549	130
Medium and Large 1-2	541	439.05	2,373	16thin

One grade step is worth $25.61/cwt here — about $175 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale146 hd

461.86

—

MO average16 barns · 2,363 hd

436.73

+25.13

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

+52.56

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

−22.13

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	1,796	193.45	3,474	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,521	167.67	2,550	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,267	166.20	2,106	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	143.75	1,436	43

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,161	$3,009	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,338	$2,597	10

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1-2	600–650	630	404.32/cwt	393.00–412.00	2,547	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	511	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,243	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,684	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	423.89/cwt	402.50–447.00	2,204	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	462.99/cwt	452.00–470.00	2,222	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	393.48/cwt	381.00–406.00	2,436	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	630	403.95/cwt	390.00–413.00	2,545	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	609	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,466	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	558	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,511	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	529	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	2,650	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	457.93/cwt	450.00–466.00	2,006	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	453.89/cwt	438.00–469.00	2,360	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	480.60/cwt	458.00–499.50	2,528	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	588	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,399	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	449.54/cwt	430.00–462.00	2,589	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	426.12/cwt	408.50–444.00	2,663	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	379.59/cwt	371.00–389.00	2,574	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	413.31/cwt	391.00–418.50	2,761	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	677	389.66/cwt	389.00–391.00	2,638	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	173.43/cwt	172.50–175.00	2,208	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	163.57/cwt	157.50–169.50	2,069	11
Bulls	—	—	1,925	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,504	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	132.82/cwt	116.00–140.50	1,258	16
Bulls	—	—	1,750	195.79/cwt	184.50–206.00	3,426	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,488	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	3,009.35/head	2,600.00–3,350.00	3,009	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	2,597.42/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,597	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	481	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,140	7
Bulls	—	—	1,720	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	3,560	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	150.23/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,547	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	167.09/cwt	160.00–172.50	2,555	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	415.05/cwt	412.00–418.00	2,420	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	347.50/cwt	347.00–348.00	2,669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,285	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	529	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,433	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	581	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,266	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	410.27/cwt	395.00–449.00	2,359	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	484.15/cwt	430.00–518.00	2,048	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	451.56/cwt	436.00–471.00	2,095	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	453.45/cwt	425.00–480.00	2,335	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	467.35/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	549.62/cwt	525.00–565.00	2,100	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	492.06/cwt	465.00–499.00	2,303	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	441.93/cwt	431.00–456.00	1,953	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	433.63/cwt	412.00–452.00	2,008	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	416.33/cwt	412.00–421.00	2,165	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	514.80/cwt	505.00–522.00	2,157	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	402.77/cwt	401.00–409.00	2,888	9

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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