Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle traded mostly 15.00-25.00 higher with spots 30.00-40.00 higher. A very good supply of top end reputation cattle with 20 head of 601-643 pound replacement quality heifers topping out at 417.00. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $427.25/cwt on 240 head. That ranks 3 of 21 comparable sales and sits −56.74 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$427.25

240 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,310

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$21.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+31.04

vs MO average

+2.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	431.92	2,333	189
Medium and Large 1-2	543	409.96	2,225	51

One grade step is worth $21.95/cwt here — about $108 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 sale240 hd

427.25

—

MO average20 barns · 3,357 hd

396.21

+31.04

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

+2.38

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

−56.74

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	1,716	177.52	3,046	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,546	159.23	2,461	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	149.84	1,879	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,043	125.43	1,308	30

Every lot, as filed

92 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 1Replacement	600–650	612	416.74/cwt	416.00–417.00	2,550	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	339.09/cwt	335.00–341.00	2,068	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	756	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,646	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	487	448.38/cwt	441.00–458.00	2,184	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	460.18/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,666	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	352	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,111	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,182	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	482	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,688	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	892	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,730	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	342.21/cwt	337.50–349.00	2,426	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	612	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,188	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	486	475.30/cwt	470.00–484.00	2,310	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	460.64/cwt	446.00–467.50	1,985	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,907	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,325	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	406.39/cwt	355.00–427.50	1,967	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	341	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,500	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	333	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,582	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	409.07/cwt	375.00–420.00	2,160	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	349.52/cwt	345.00–362.00	2,038	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	450	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,969	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	688	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,539	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	349.45/cwt	341.00–378.00	2,229	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	356.08/cwt	350.00–358.00	2,343	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	394.25/cwt	372.00–427.50	1,644	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	625	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,400	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	640	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,176	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	643	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,167	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	391.54/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,287	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	358.59/cwt	342.00–366.00	1,926	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	700–750	741	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,660	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	1,569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	408	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,243	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	537	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,008	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	464	409.31/cwt	385.00–427.00	1,899	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	410	420.19/cwt	409.00–430.00	1,723	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	726	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,280	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	156.53/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,983	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	147.43/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,614	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	137.79/cwt	130.00–144.50	1,477	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	147.16/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,785	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	139.46/cwt	130.00–142.50	1,807	4
Bulls	—	—	1,514	178.89/cwt	178.00–182.00	2,708	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	99.02/cwt	70.00–115.00	980	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	127.79/cwt	119.00–129.50	1,329	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	157.09/cwt	147.00–159.50	2,469	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	2,414	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	160.62/cwt	160.00–162.50	2,457	4
Bulls	—	—	1,805	171.80/cwt	170.00–173.00	3,101	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	501	433.03/cwt	382.50–439.50	2,169	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	620	369.49/cwt	364.00–379.00	2,291	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	435	473.85/cwt	465.00–479.00	2,061	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	427	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	396	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,742	3
Bulls	—	—	2,043	185.51/cwt	185.00–186.00	3,790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	385	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,925	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	767	346.50/cwt	346.50–346.50	2,658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	477.06/cwt	464.00–479.00	2,190	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	371.85/cwt	360.00–377.00	2,465	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	510	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,964	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	786	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,649	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	369.11/cwt	356.00–374.00	2,610	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	506	442.33/cwt	426.00–447.00	2,238	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	448	466.00/cwt	466.00–466.00	2,088	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,828	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	617	379.95/cwt	374.00–386.00	2,344	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	425	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	497.12/cwt	482.00–501.00	2,167	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	388.58/cwt	376.00–394.00	2,429	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	566	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,066	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	497.10/cwt	492.50–500.00	1,824	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	406.29/cwt	396.00–432.50	2,348	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	453.13/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,347	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	428.92/cwt	428.00–430.00	1,664	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	464.23/cwt	463.00–465.00	2,061	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	663	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,732	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	613	404.18/cwt	381.00–413.00	2,478	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	335.25/cwt	335.25–335.25	2,726	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	395.13/cwt	392.50–396.00	2,007	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	663	372.49/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,470	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	371	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	556	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,946	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,280	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	362.04/cwt	360.00–366.00	2,096	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	519	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,175	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	536	443.70/cwt	442.50–445.00	2,378	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	563	418.80/cwt	416.00–424.00	2,358	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	673	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,342	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	710	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,620	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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