Sale reports / Missouri / South Central Regional Stockyards / 2026-01-21

South Central Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Jan 21
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817
Feeder Cattle receipts
830 head
712 vs last sale 1,542 585 vs year ago 1,415 · 41.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
14 vs last sale 70 24 vs year ago 32 · +75.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
30 vs last sale 50 5 vs year ago 15 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 650 lbs firm to 5.00 higher, over 650 lbs near steady on a light test. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs 5.00-10.00 lower, 450-650 lbs steady to firm and over 650 lbs near steady on a light test. Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 higher. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. Good feeder offering weighing with several consignments of nice grazing cattle weighing mostly under 650 lbs.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $428.41/cwt on 186 head, up $19.21 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 20 comparable sales and sits 3.12 against this barn's trailing median of $431.53.
Average price
$428.41
19.21 vs prior sale
186 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,267
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$335
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$70.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+23.25
vs MO average
+17.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529431.892,284175
Medium and Large 1-2527382.942,0186thin
Medium and Large 2540361.001,9495thin
One grade step is worth $70.89/cwt here — about $335 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

20 sales
476441405369median 431.5301/0703/0404/2906/1008/19
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 sale186 hd
428.41
MO average19 barns · 3,558 hd
405.16
+23.25
National average175 barns · 20,266 hd
410.87
+17.54
This barn, trailing median20 sales
431.53
−3.12
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
BullsHigh1,714191.793,2886thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,525169.022,57812
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,297164.172,12912
CowsLean 85-90%High1,044140.041,46210

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,371$3,1794thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1600–650630439.61/cwt400.00–456.002,77049
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500457517.19/cwt490.00–535.002,3645
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750722374.63/cwt361.00–385.002,70514
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700674333.41/cwt322.00–346.002,24726
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575408.30/cwt395.00–415.002,34839
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400367577.84/cwt572.50–580.002,1217
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500475531.56/cwt525.00–537.502,52511
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned400–450423510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,1573
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500484583.12/cwt572.00–590.002,82218
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550509381.00/cwt381.00–381.001,9395
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned400–450432438.00/cwt438.00–438.001,8928
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450428582.34/cwt570.00–600.002,49217
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600590438.99/cwt426.00–462.502,59011
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500476561.04/cwt530.00–577.502,67126
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350329584.41/cwt560.00–600.001,92311
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600576472.58/cwt450.00–511.002,72239
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850833331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,7573
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800768363.37/cwt362.00–364.602,79113
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700673384.70/cwt375.00–400.002,5899
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300279585.08/cwt570.00–600.001,6324
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450434461.20/cwt452.00–468.002,00214
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270508.82/cwt508.00–510.001,3745
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650618341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,1073
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650608377.54/cwt374.00–381.002,2954
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450425455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,9343
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600570413.89/cwt410.00–418.002,3594
CowsLean 85-90%1,080165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,7821
CowsBoner 80-85%1,395168.90/cwt168.00–171.502,3566
CowsBoner 80-85%1,161162.02/cwt158.00–167.001,8815
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,593164.42/cwt161.50–168.002,6194
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,498174.73/cwt170.00–184.502,6177
CowsLean 85-90%1,061147.24/cwt142.00–151.001,5624
CowsBoner 80-85%1,385146.50/cwt146.50–146.502,0291
CowsLean 85-90%1,026135.36/cwt125.00–139.001,3894
CowsLean 85-90%1,010105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0611
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,445147.50/cwt147.50–147.502,1311
Bulls1,865209.00/cwt209.00–209.003,8981
Bulls1,788195.78/cwt195.50–196.003,5012
Bulls1,615183.40/cwt182.00–185.002,9623
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3713,179.26/head2,975.00–3,400.003,1794
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500453355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6083
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550516440.86/cwt405.00–449.002,275131
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400364471.74/cwt454.00–492.501,71719
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550527382.94/cwt372.00–390.002,0186
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550540361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,9495
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650613392.32/cwt386.00–395.502,40543
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550519528.29/cwt525.00–536.002,74242
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned400–450420406.00/cwt406.00–406.001,7053
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned350–400375439.00/cwt439.00–439.001,6467
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400388440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7073
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500466458.11/cwt434.00–464.002,13519
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450437427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,8685

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.