Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 550 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 550 lbs 5.00-20.00 higher with greatest advance near 600 lbs. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs 15.00-30.00 higher, over 550 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Demand very good. Supply moderate. Very good buyer attendance with several nice consignments of weaned cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $452.30/cwt on 232 head. That ranks 4 of 21 comparable sales and sits −31.69 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$452.30

232 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$426

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

$93.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.72

vs MO average

+35.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	456.63	2,531	198
Medium and Large 1-2	540	433.34	2,339	31
Medium and Large 2	580	363.00	2,105	3thin

One grade step is worth $93.63/cwt here — about $426 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale232 hd

452.30

—

MO average14 barns · 1,812 hd

425.58

+26.72

National average168 barns · 11,658 hd

417.09

+35.21

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

−31.69

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	1,890	184.13	3,479	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	164.38	2,614	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,297	160.29	2,079	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,073	138.84	1,490	16

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)	1,065	$2,846	3thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	369.79/cwt	359.00–378.00	2,174	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	368.85/cwt	361.00–370.00	2,279	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	622	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	2,105	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	454.85/cwt	433.00–479.00	2,611	96
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	301	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	677	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	522	351.77/cwt	346.00–361.00	1,836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	463.08/cwt	448.00–475.00	2,010	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	482.10/cwt	462.00–490.00	2,338	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	387.08/cwt	382.00–388.00	2,826	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	507.48/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,385	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	424.72/cwt	401.00–476.00	2,688	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	402.06/cwt	395.50–421.00	2,718	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	350.76/cwt	349.00–361.00	2,897	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	458.40/cwt	438.00–478.00	1,944	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	438.10/cwt	426.00–464.00	1,634	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	491.65/cwt	465.00–505.00	1,873	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	410.30/cwt	373.00–424.00	2,302	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	484.43/cwt	476.00–496.00	2,035	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	391.34/cwt	389.00–394.50	2,407	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	606	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,248	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	1,586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	661	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,254	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	562	371.65/cwt	370.00–372.00	2,089	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	437.31/cwt	401.00–451.00	2,287	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	472.71/cwt	462.00–500.00	2,468	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	371.80/cwt	370.00–374.00	2,465	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	448.93/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,137	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,704	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	143.88/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,678	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,024	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,697	162.30/cwt	159.00–166.50	2,754	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	168.49/cwt	166.00–169.50	2,187	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	146.54/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,898	2
Bulls	—	—	2,258	183.44/cwt	180.50–186.00	4,142	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	187.87/cwt	182.00–194.50	3,438	5
Bulls	—	—	1,670	175.47/cwt	172.50–178.00	2,930	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,395	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	158.30/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,053	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	125.56/cwt	115.00–134.00	1,284	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	568	421.14/cwt	416.00–422.00	2,392	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,176	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	324.30/cwt	320.00–326.00	2,724	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	575	423.68/cwt	410.00–433.00	2,436	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,846.01/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,846	3
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	431	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,819	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	390.58/cwt	365.00–408.00	2,039	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	436.07/cwt	401.00–452.00	2,080	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,992	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	462.65/cwt	442.00–475.00	2,147	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,285	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	292.25/cwt	292.25–292.25	2,762	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	383.78/cwt	359.00–386.00	2,694	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	433.68/cwt	424.00–442.00	1,631	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	437.47/cwt	434.00–441.00	1,369	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	393.26/cwt	372.00–436.00	1,856	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	801	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,331	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,805	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	498	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	2,281	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	267	448.10/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,196	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	436.65/cwt	429.00–443.00	2,467	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	447.38/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	418.31/cwt	408.00–425.00	1,778	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	431.52/cwt	408.00–455.00	2,270	20

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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