Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. Several top grazing cattle again this week highlighted by 56 head of 509 lb steers @ 559.00. Cattle futures were a pleasant surprise on Wednesday with most feeder contracts gaining over 700 points.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $502.51/cwt on 221 head, up $26.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 21 comparable sales and sits +18.52 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$502.51

▲ 26.28 vs prior sale

221 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$68.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.81

vs MO average

+26.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	513.98	2,748	184
Medium and Large 1-2	556	445.47	2,478	37

One grade step is worth $68.50/cwt here — about $270 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 sale221 hd

502.51

—

MO average15 barns · 2,509 hd

474.70

+27.81

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

+26.95

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

+18.52

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	1,645	194.02	3,192	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	171.50	2,530	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	160.12	2,112	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,033	140.23	1,449	11

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$3,279	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,313	$2,899	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	300–350	343	641.08/cwt	610.00–651.00	2,199	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	573.84/cwt	549.00–599.00	2,456	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,877	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	424.20/cwt	418.00–436.00	2,677	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	598.46/cwt	580.00–610.00	2,029	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	389	580.46/cwt	570.00–595.00	2,258	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	387	513.00/cwt	513.00–513.00	1,985	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	443.74/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,529	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	490.13/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,274	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,546	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	467.22/cwt	451.00–500.00	2,705	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	571.64/cwt	552.50–585.00	2,115	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	454.26/cwt	442.50–461.00	2,421	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	462	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,518	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	593.76/cwt	585.00–605.00	2,233	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	549.76/cwt	537.00–562.50	2,617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	689.25/cwt	665.00–710.00	1,827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	509.44/cwt	490.00–525.00	2,145	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	429.50/cwt	429.50–429.50	2,792	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	644	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,827	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	553.39/cwt	534.00–559.00	2,822	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	717	405.25/cwt	405.25–405.25	2,906	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	367	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,202	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	640	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,688	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	412	602.00/cwt	602.00–602.00	2,480	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	593.92/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	549	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,971	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	537	395.81/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,125	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	473	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	390.14/cwt	367.50–416.00	2,216	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	523.23/cwt	470.00–577.50	2,182	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,150	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	140.15/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,396	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	148.16/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,605	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	2,530	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	162.59/cwt	160.00–163.50	2,132	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	152.08/cwt	150.00–154.50	2,073	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,079	1
Bulls	—	—	1,602	200.33/cwt	191.00–207.00	3,209	6
Bulls	—	—	1,710	184.56/cwt	178.50–188.50	3,156	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	2,899.38/head	2,675.00–3,150.00	2,899	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	3,278.98/head	2,900.00–3,500.00	3,279	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	2,506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	399.49/cwt	390.00–403.00	2,337	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	483.04/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	465.03/cwt	448.00–475.00	2,055	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	499.89/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,115	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	386.23/cwt	372.00–400.00	2,398	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	447.57/cwt	414.00–475.00	2,363	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	443.54/cwt	425.00–449.00	2,116	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	482.15/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,295	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	542.13/cwt	517.50–575.00	2,028	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,268	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	407.37/cwt	397.00–425.00	2,135	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,128	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	457	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,216	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	669	373.50/cwt	369.00–383.00	2,499	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	858	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	580.43/cwt	555.00–597.50	1,863	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	402.36/cwt	388.00–408.00	2,350	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	370.50/cwt	370.50–370.50	2,882	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	528.86/cwt	490.00–539.00	2,739	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	534	440.41/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,352	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	559	450.93/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,521	23

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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