Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last trended sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 550 lbs 5.00-15.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to firm. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs 10.00-15.00 lower, over 650 lbs steady to firm. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Supply moderate. Demand uneven with a few light heifer buyers not in attendance. Feeder futures contracts have seen large advances each day this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $385.69/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 2 of 20 comparable sales and sits −45.83 against this barn's trailing median of $431.53.

Average price

$385.69

92 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,154

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$20.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.59

vs MO average

+1.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	400.38	2,177	26
Medium and Large 1-2	564	379.91	2,144	66

One grade step is worth $20.48/cwt here — about $33 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale92 hd

385.69

—

MO average19 barns · 1,375 hd

379.10

+6.59

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

+1.30

This barn, trailing median20 sales

431.53

−45.83

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	1,812	180.13	3,264	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	166.23	2,055	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	165.59	2,437	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,091	141.85	1,548	26

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,236	$3,117	6

Every lot, as filed

63 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	550–600	575	451.93/cwt	442.00–459.00	2,599	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	652	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,152	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	443.99/cwt	431.00–449.00	2,033	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	479.88/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,083	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	390.74/cwt	362.00–412.00	1,872	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,193	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	419.70/cwt	410.00–426.00	1,998	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	713	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,356	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,865	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	476.05/cwt	466.00–484.00	2,452	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	361.00/cwt	355.00–369.00	2,289	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	401.57/cwt	396.00–414.00	2,662	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	363.90/cwt	351.50–367.00	2,587	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	505.91/cwt	498.00–511.00	2,368	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	271	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	1,347	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	2,499	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	632	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,484	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	584	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,137	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	301.50/cwt	295.00–308.00	2,095	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	546	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,211	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	722	362.08/cwt	350.00–365.50	2,614	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	170.57/cwt	167.50–173.50	2,105	10
Bulls	—	—	2,138	183.39/cwt	182.00–184.00	3,921	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	163.33/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,022	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	125.46/cwt	117.00–134.00	1,223	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	172.12/cwt	171.50–172.50	2,575	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	159.05/cwt	156.00–168.00	2,303	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	3,116.67/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,117	6
Heifers	Large 1	200–250	220	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	968	4
Steers	Large 1	300–350	327	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	1,609	6
Bulls	—	—	1,672	169.47/cwt	167.50–173.00	2,834	6
Bulls	—	—	1,784	190.97/cwt	185.00–196.00	3,407	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,675	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	147.33/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,677	18
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	395	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,718	3
Steers	Large 1	450–500	460	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	1,960	6
Steers	Large 1	250–300	284	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,335	8
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	403	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,531	9
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	307	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,296	6
Steers	Large 1	350–400	365	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	959	280.22/cwt	279.50–281.00	2,687	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	259	577.68/cwt	577.00–580.00	1,496	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	541	439.98/cwt	432.00–452.00	2,380	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	599	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,468	10
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	451	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,939	5
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	425	409.13/cwt	406.00–410.00	1,739	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	388.24/cwt	368.00–397.50	2,609	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	424.97/cwt	414.00–446.00	2,478	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	485.97/cwt	480.00–492.00	1,647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	415.00/cwt	412.00–417.00	2,511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,455	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	386.23/cwt	373.00–392.00	2,043	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	368.26/cwt	351.00–369.50	2,324	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	407.23/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,727	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	471.72/cwt	440.00–501.00	2,278	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	450.82/cwt	432.00–475.00	2,380	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	374.49/cwt	373.00–375.00	2,891	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	376.05/cwt	366.00–378.00	2,204	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	430.86/cwt	420.00–442.00	1,633	15

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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