Sale reports / Missouri / South Central Regional Stockyards / 2025-11-05

South Central Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Nov 5
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817
Feeder Cattle receipts
774 head
399 vs last sale 1,173 117 vs year ago 657 · +17.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
4 vs last sale 84 38 vs year ago 50 · +76.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
30 vs last sale 0 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale two weeks ago, feeder steers 25.00-40.00 lower. Feeder heifers 15.00-30.00 lower. Slaughter cows 4.00-8.00 lower. Demand good. Supply light. The board was down the limit on Wednesday just as it was two weeks ago although the down trend in futures had not impacted auction prices much at that time. While prices have lost considerable ground from the crest a few weeks ago, buyers remain aggressive as the supply/demand setup for cattle still looks very favorable. Good quality feeder offering including several consignments of green, weaned steers weighing 425-575 lbs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $388.09/cwt on 178 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits 95.90 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.
Average price
$388.09
178 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,160
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$315
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$53.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.04
vs MO average
31.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562393.762,215102
Medium and Large 1-2550386.192,12262
Medium 1-2530375.001,9886thin
Large 1558340.501,9008thin
One grade step is worth $53.26/cwt here — about $315 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
530487444401median 483.9912/1702/1804/2206/0308/19
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 sale178 hd
388.09
MO average19 barns · 2,607 hd
397.14
−9.04
National average195 barns · 36,957 hd
419.10
−31.01
This barn, trailing median21 sales
483.99
−95.90
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,463180.392,6392thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,484167.602,4875thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,301160.042,08229
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,091130.791,42716

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,127$2,9502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,360$2,1251thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)796$2,5003thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600580362.56/cwt356.00–372.002,10330
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700678353.21/cwt350.00–360.002,39525
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500472465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,19510
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350334452.65/cwt445.00–456.001,5127
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650644322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,0745
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350326418.00/cwt418.00–418.001,3633
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650633325.55/cwt321.00–332.002,06112
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550535368.59/cwt363.00–373.001,97219
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400388420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6304
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750701302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,1173
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy500–550546336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,8357
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600571357.01/cwt331.00–378.002,03914
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500466448.66/cwt418.00–461.002,09162
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450411465.78/cwt442.00–476.001,91435
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550515431.75/cwt431.00–436.002,22420
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600574384.49/cwt371.00–406.002,20782
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750732285.58/cwt284.00–288.002,0905
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400374452.78/cwt431.00–466.001,69310
CowsBoner 80-85%1,315166.50/cwt162.00–169.502,18913
CowsBoner 80-85%1,287156.07/cwt150.00–160.002,00915
CowsLean 85-90%1,085108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1721
CowsLean 85-90%1,071122.27/cwt114.00–129.001,3107
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,500170.38/cwt167.00–171.502,5564
CowsBoner 80-85%1,335135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,8091
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450438440.21/cwt437.00–447.001,9286
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400350392.50/cwt375.00–410.001,3744
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700680282.40/cwt264.00–300.001,9204
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550534347.39/cwt332.00–377.001,8556
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400372426.39/cwt412.00–437.001,58610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500471425.94/cwt418.00–430.002,0069
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed758249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,8874
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500483395.79/cwt391.00–401.001,91244
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450446344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,5343
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550521408.34/cwt385.00–424.002,12732
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700687305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0956
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450416375.33/cwt360.00–391.001,56110
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27962,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003
SteersMedium 1-2500–550530375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9886
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800755334.50/cwt334.50–334.502,5258
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650636361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,29615
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3602,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1272,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9502
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,420156.50/cwt156.50–156.502,2221
CowsLean 85-90%1,109141.09/cwt134.00–148.001,5658
Bulls1,463180.39/cwt178.50–182.002,6392
SteersLarge 1550–600581351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,0394
SteersLarge 1650–700686320.50/cwt320.50–320.502,19913
SteersLarge 1500–550535330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7664

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.