Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale three weeks ago, feeder steers 5.00-15.00 higher except several near 500 lbs steady. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs 20.00-40.00 higher, over 550 lbs 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 higher. Demand very good. Supply moderate. High quality offering including several green yearling cattle weighing 650-850 lbs. Different day same story in the feeder trade with more stratospheric prices including 55 head of 632 steers @ 463.00 and 32 head of 807 lb steers @ 382.00.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $489.44/cwt on 223 head, down $4.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 21 comparable sales and sits +5.45 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$489.44

▼ 4.56 vs prior sale

223 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$429

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

$85.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.46

vs MO average

+11.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	492.83	2,758	196
Medium and Large 1-2	533	485.05	2,585	20
Medium and Large 2	572	407.00	2,328	7thin

One grade step is worth $85.83/cwt here — about $429 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

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 sale223 hd

489.44

—

MO average19 barns · 4,913 hd

481.98

+7.46

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

+11.05

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

+5.45

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	1,740	195.28	3,398	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,575	171.11	2,694	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,273	162.86	2,073	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	136.47	1,415	14

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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,317	$3,571	4thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1-2	250–300	287	548.84/cwt	530.00–585.00	1,575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	415.13/cwt	410.00–427.50	2,653	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,021	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,165	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	619.12/cwt	610.00–625.00	1,956	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	390.50/cwt	383.50–401.00	2,823	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	672	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	507.50/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,395	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,328	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,989	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	501.48/cwt	460.00–531.00	2,628	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	372.24/cwt	352.25–382.00	3,045	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	564.40/cwt	555.00–567.50	2,111	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	588.20/cwt	570.00–595.00	2,547	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	375.67/cwt	350.00–384.00	2,908	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	478.45/cwt	453.00–500.00	2,770	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	446.71/cwt	425.00–472.50	2,475	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	591.13/cwt	575.00–600.00	2,282	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	379.43/cwt	375.00–381.00	2,614	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	544.87/cwt	520.00–567.50	2,599	101
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	487	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,435	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	451.02/cwt	424.00–464.00	2,828	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	433.16/cwt	375.00–437.00	2,885	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	526.21/cwt	503.00–540.00	2,747	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	453	553.00/cwt	553.00–553.00	2,505	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	540	473.00/cwt	473.00–473.00	2,554	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	550	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	462.91/cwt	417.50–490.00	2,440	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	394.35/cwt	384.00–403.00	2,433	83
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	385.47/cwt	357.00–415.00	2,425	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,244	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	551.94/cwt	532.50–580.00	2,285	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	130.42/cwt	114.00–143.00	1,386	8
Bulls	—	—	1,737	194.84/cwt	190.00–198.50	3,384	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,806	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	149.29/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,508	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	929	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	172.82/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,758	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	167.69/cwt	167.00–168.00	2,569	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	146.31/cwt	145.00–147.50	1,921	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	174.88/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,078	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	163.36/cwt	158.50–169.00	2,088	18
Bulls	—	—	1,440	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	2,426	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	209.97/cwt	208.00–212.00	3,989	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,317	3,571.01/head	3,100.00–4,150.00	3,571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	509.35/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,134	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	382.19/cwt	370.00–387.00	2,240	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	338.21/cwt	330.00–354.00	2,445	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	479.81/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,943	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	509.45/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	372.22/cwt	367.00–377.00	2,512	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	342.77/cwt	342.50–343.00	2,811	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	442.73/cwt	411.00–477.00	2,094	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	364.79/cwt	358.00–366.25	2,623	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,325	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	529.77/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	476.43/cwt	457.00–500.00	2,254	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	606.27/cwt	590.00–630.00	1,643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	422.45/cwt	402.50–429.00	2,387	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	521.39/cwt	516.00–527.50	1,955	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	454	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,157	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	415	481.00/cwt	481.00–481.00	1,996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	717	363.60/cwt	357.00–377.00	2,607	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	342.47/cwt	333.50–345.50	2,675	8

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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