Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sharply higher trade two weeks ago, feeder steers under 550 lbs 4.00-8.00 lower, over 550 lbs 8.00-12.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 15.00-30.00 lower, over 600 lbs 5.00-15.00 lower. Demand moderate. Supply moderate. Slaughter cows steady. The feeder market has turned lower following the limit down sell-off seen in feeder futures on Tuesday. The quality and condition of the feeder offering was down from the last sale which also limited the top end price quotes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $440.23/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 4 of 21 comparable sales and sits −43.76 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$440.23

93 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,360

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$36.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.35

vs MO average

+26.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	457.31	2,460	49
Medium and Large 1-2	534	421.22	2,250	44

One grade step is worth $36.10/cwt here — about $209 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 sale93 hd

440.23

—

MO average17 barns · 2,952 hd

424.88

+15.35

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

+26.71

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

−43.76

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	1,745	194.77	3,399	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	171.32	2,476	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,295	159.89	2,070	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,130	136.99	1,548	7thin

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$3,248	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,418	$3,225	4thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,247	$2,714	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,359	4thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	400–450	424	427.03/cwt	388.00–464.00	1,811	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	331.78/cwt	325.00–359.50	2,060	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	520	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,924	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	600	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	455	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	590	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,218	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	419.52/cwt	412.00–430.00	2,421	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,875	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	646	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,494	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	649	346.50/cwt	346.50–346.50	2,249	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	666	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,551	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	410.03/cwt	394.00–418.00	2,132	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	477.39/cwt	432.00–492.50	2,468	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	406.43/cwt	403.00–413.00	1,910	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,348	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	490.05/cwt	472.00–513.00	2,088	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	506.04/cwt	498.00–508.00	1,963	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	351.48/cwt	344.00–354.50	2,531	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,012	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	385.12/cwt	381.00–390.50	2,245	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	488.56/cwt	468.00–499.00	2,277	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	369.85/cwt	354.00–370.25	2,508	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	368.41/cwt	363.00–377.00	2,284	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	361.88/cwt	360.50–363.50	2,776	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	385.65/cwt	369.00–388.50	2,754	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	437.62/cwt	420.00–443.00	1,558	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	739	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	407.93/cwt	394.00–417.00	2,533	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	420.33/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,812	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	148.44/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,032	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,243	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	162.56/cwt	155.00–168.50	2,069	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	130.03/cwt	124.50–142.50	1,413	4
Bulls	—	—	1,819	194.48/cwt	184.00–204.00	3,538	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	176.14/cwt	170.50–179.50	2,626	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	541	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,845	8
Steers	Large 1	450–500	493	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,883	3
Bulls	—	—	1,705	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,563	1
Bulls	—	—	1,415	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,575	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	146.28/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,736	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	167.46/cwt	165.40–169.50	2,360	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,358.69/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,359	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	3,247.78/head	3,125.00–3,500.00	3,248	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,418	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	394.84/cwt	382.00–403.50	2,673	79
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	423	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,514	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	558	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	374.48/cwt	361.00–383.00	2,513	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	341.50/cwt	341.50–341.50	2,503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	383.87/cwt	367.00–399.00	2,411	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	458.28/cwt	435.00–495.00	1,471	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	355.18/cwt	344.00–356.00	2,909	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	2,714.23/head	2,450.00–3,025.00	2,714	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	372.76/cwt	354.00–381.00	2,181	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	409	463.82/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,897	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	639	349.29/cwt	346.00–355.00	2,232	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,185	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	409.83/cwt	402.00–418.00	1,467	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	312.17/cwt	302.00–315.00	2,070	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	478.72/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,747	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	378.80/cwt	373.00–395.00	2,011	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	429.17/cwt	403.00–461.00	2,253	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	404.88/cwt	394.00–415.00	1,741	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	442.59/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,054	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,371	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	386.81/cwt	375.00–399.00	1,826	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	335.50/cwt	335.50–335.50	2,369	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	397.43/cwt	390.00–404.00	2,226	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,257	12

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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