Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last trended feeder sale four weeks ago, feeder steers 25.00-40.00 higher. Feeder heifers 15.00-35.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand very good. Supply moderate. The market is smoking hot to start the year as buyers armed with last years profits compete for a limited supply of feeders, pushing prices to new all-time highs in spots under 700 lbs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $484.26/cwt on 237 head, up $56.27 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 21 comparable sales and sits +0.27 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$484.26

▲ 56.27 vs prior sale

237 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$73.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.21

vs MO average

+17.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	488.00	2,694	225
Medium and Large 1-2	590	414.22	2,444	12thin

One grade step is worth $73.78/cwt here — about $250 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 sale237 hd

484.26

—

MO average18 barns · 6,903 hd

462.05

+22.21

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

+17.93

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

+0.27

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	—	Low	1,815	184.80	3,354	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,483	167.55	2,485	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,280	158.11	2,023	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,030	130.35	1,343	31

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)	1,321	$3,079	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,420	$2,875	2thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	600–650	606	390.31/cwt	373.00–395.00	2,365	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	511	466.45/cwt	453.00–481.00	2,384	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	480.20/cwt	450.00–512.00	2,324	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	530.14/cwt	515.00–536.00	2,343	16
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	432	403.05/cwt	370.00–426.00	1,741	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	631	384.34/cwt	378.00–394.00	2,425	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	487	483.00/cwt	483.00–483.00	2,352	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	521.43/cwt	475.00–555.00	2,738	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	442.50/cwt	426.00–469.00	2,593	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	589.17/cwt	560.00–610.00	1,614	5
Steers	Large 1	400–450	446	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	396.50/cwt	392.00–412.00	2,740	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	394.00/cwt	387.00–401.00	2,892	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	533.98/cwt	530.00–546.00	2,606	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,400	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	687	415.96/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,858	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	565.89/cwt	560.00–575.00	1,845	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	414.22/cwt	410.00–427.00	2,444	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	388.36/cwt	371.00–410.00	2,423	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	428	602.00/cwt	602.00–602.00	2,577	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,781	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	628	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,779	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	341.83/cwt	330.00–350.50	2,810	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	543.58/cwt	524.00–566.00	2,337	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	459	556.00/cwt	556.00–556.00	2,552	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,974	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	577	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,723	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	331.82/cwt	323.00–345.00	2,236	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,211	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,207	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	441.25/cwt	440.00–442.50	1,937	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	552	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,976	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	464.66/cwt	442.00–480.00	1,780	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	574	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,342	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	432.61/cwt	404.00–453.00	2,687	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	574.11/cwt	544.00–584.00	2,164	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	408.72/cwt	386.00–440.00	2,326	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	423.27/cwt	412.00–445.00	1,977	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	447.66/cwt	413.00–468.00	2,135	24
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	565	381.89/cwt	348.00–400.00	2,158	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	546	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,843	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,124	5
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	373.26/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,113	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	476.88/cwt	458.00–489.00	2,017	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	506.88/cwt	502.50–510.00	1,906	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,375	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	429.99/cwt	426.00–432.00	2,176	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	339.92/cwt	328.00–347.50	2,451	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	339.27/cwt	315.50–348.50	2,317	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	358.50/cwt	358.50–358.50	2,312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	444.06/cwt	404.00–473.00	2,309	50
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	480	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,891	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,420	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,321	3,078.93/head	3,050.00–3,125.00	3,079	4
Bulls	—	—	1,760	173.69/cwt	162.00–182.00	3,057	5
Bulls	—	—	1,505	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,769	1
Bulls	—	—	2,010	203.59/cwt	199.00–212.50	4,092	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	167.55/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,485	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	151.43/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,640	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	139.35/cwt	133.00–147.00	1,529	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	166.93/cwt	164.00–172.50	2,178	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	144.37/cwt	136.00–148.00	1,896	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	124.19/cwt	119.00–133.00	1,220	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	93.96/cwt	79.00–112.00	830	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	157.53/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,996	27

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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