Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 550 lbs firm to 10.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady. Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. The feeder market continues to be outstanding this week with several high quality consignments and more new all-time high prices in spots on steers under 650 lbs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $474.68/cwt on 277 head, down $9.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 21 comparable sales and sits −9.31 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$474.68

▼ 9.58 vs prior sale

277 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$721

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

$124.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.77

vs MO average

+2.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	479.23	2,677	258
Medium and Large 1-2	537	440.12	2,363	12thin
Large 1	561	381.00	2,137	3thin
Medium and Large 2	551	355.00	1,956	4thin

One grade step is worth $124.23/cwt here — about $721 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 sale277 hd

474.68

—

MO average21 barns · 6,655 hd

461.91

+12.77

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

+2.70

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

−9.31

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	—	High	1,589	175.87	2,795	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,516	156.49	2,373	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	154.95	1,935	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,026	133.72	1,372	13

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,286	$2,941	16

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1Unweaned	450–500	489	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,494	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	388.62/cwt	375.00–394.00	2,615	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	510.73/cwt	480.00–546.00	2,681	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	545.74/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,079	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	577.87/cwt	565.00–597.50	2,150	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	728	337.75/cwt	337.75–337.75	2,459	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	370.32/cwt	367.00–375.00	2,285	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	358.53/cwt	343.50–367.00	2,366	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	466.32/cwt	435.00–540.00	2,658	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	394.55/cwt	390.00–414.00	2,576	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	370.95/cwt	361.00–376.00	2,697	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	633	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	437	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,141	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	568	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,329	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	612	453.18/cwt	438.00–466.50	2,773	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	575.32/cwt	550.00–600.00	2,480	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	440.12/cwt	428.00–467.50	2,363	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	581.40/cwt	550.00–607.50	1,913	6
Steers	Large 1	600–650	617	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,332	6
Steers	Large 1	650–700	680	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,496	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	653	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,697	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	440	612.50/cwt	612.50–612.50	2,695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	323.75/cwt	323.75–323.75	3,059	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	375.45/cwt	350.00–382.00	2,857	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	427.68/cwt	408.00–458.00	2,656	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	572.33/cwt	545.00–595.00	1,786	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	763	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,777	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	471	567.47/cwt	556.00–575.00	2,673	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	549.90/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,601	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	573	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,705	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	446	587.00/cwt	587.00–587.00	2,618	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	463	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,864	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	360.57/cwt	347.50–371.00	2,243	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,316	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,225	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	455.73/cwt	430.00–487.50	2,192	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	495.00/cwt	455.00–570.00	2,074	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	161.45/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,067	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	154.60/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,889	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	141.30/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,943	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	3,421	1
Bulls	—	—	1,553	185.14/cwt	180.50–191.00	2,875	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	146.71/cwt	145.50–148.00	2,289	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	159.29/cwt	159.00–160.00	2,396	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	130.51/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,348	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	138.59/cwt	135.00–140.50	1,480	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	154.51/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,596	2
Bulls	—	—	1,585	161.69/cwt	150.00–168.00	2,563	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,286	2,940.73/head	2,400.00–3,425.00	2,941	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	444.85/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	1,371	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	395.78/cwt	374.00–412.00	2,050	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	499.29/cwt	479.00–509.50	2,117	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	343.50/cwt	343.50–343.50	2,446	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	453.01/cwt	430.00–463.00	2,111	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	486.93/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	438.74/cwt	402.00–455.50	2,255	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	556	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	658	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,237	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	760	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,402	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	409.02/cwt	394.00–418.00	2,315	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	643	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,405	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	444.97/cwt	412.50–472.50	1,824	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	385.36/cwt	385.00–386.00	2,177	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	350.29/cwt	346.50–352.50	2,235	14
Steers	Large 1	550–600	561	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,137	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	807	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,744	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	322.92/cwt	322.50–323.25	2,648	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	504.58/cwt	500.00–507.50	1,933	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	328.25/cwt	328.25–328.25	2,534	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	551	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,956	4

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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