Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale two weeks ago, feeder steers steady. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs 5,00-15.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Demand good to very good. Supply light. Good quality feeder offering with some nice packages of grazing steers weighing around 600 lbs. Feeder numbers in this area continue to be light with fall calf movement expected to pick up in a couple of weeks.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $483.99/cwt on 151 head, down $18.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 21 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$483.99

▼ 18.52 vs prior sale

151 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$26.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.65

vs MO average

+11.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	487.50	2,696	131
Medium and Large 1-2	536	461.02	2,471	20

One grade step is worth $26.48/cwt here — about $225 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale151 hd

483.99

—

MO average14 barns · 1,542 hd

477.34

+6.65

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

+11.87

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

+0.00

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	1,727	203.36	3,513	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	171.75	2,525	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	171.00	2,191	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	988	142.82	1,410	21

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 Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,950	3thin

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 1-2	650–700	698	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	411.00/cwt	394.00–429.00	2,589	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	517	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	2,420	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	353.52/cwt	351.00–355.50	2,768	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,805	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	461.02/cwt	449.00–491.00	2,471	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	552.13/cwt	550.00–557.50	2,192	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	682	371.50/cwt	371.50–371.50	2,534	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	485.08/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,294	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	559.96/cwt	534.00–575.00	2,352	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	596.23/cwt	580.00–620.00	2,188	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	966	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	603	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,756	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	382.30/cwt	376.00–385.50	2,768	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	455.84/cwt	438.00–466.00	2,648	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	535.59/cwt	535.00–537.50	2,576	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	445.70/cwt	444.50–446.00	2,723	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	517.01/cwt	491.00–526.00	2,663	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	632.70/cwt	625.00–650.00	1,778	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	696	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,533	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	439	579.00/cwt	579.00–579.00	2,542	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	591	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,701	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,722	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	511	558.00/cwt	558.00–558.00	2,851	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	412.36/cwt	395.00–417.50	2,755	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	497	417.98/cwt	406.00–426.00	2,077	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	541	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	586	379.23/cwt	370.00–386.00	2,222	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,150	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	533.01/cwt	480.00–550.00	2,265	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	437.28/cwt	412.00–450.50	2,309	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	136.80/cwt	125.00–139.50	1,289	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	152.20/cwt	142.00–157.50	1,662	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	2,548	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,501	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	176.75/cwt	176.50–177.00	2,360	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	168.13/cwt	162.50–172.00	2,108	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,688	2
Bulls	—	—	1,683	190.48/cwt	190.00–191.00	3,206	2
Bulls	—	—	1,757	211.94/cwt	205.00–219.00	3,724	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	384.97/cwt	383.50–392.00	2,264	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	456.69/cwt	426.00–480.00	2,384	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	451	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	475.58/cwt	463.00–508.00	2,292	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	632.42/cwt	625.00–635.00	1,764	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	599.37/cwt	595.00–605.00	1,978	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	370.99/cwt	359.00–384.50	2,274	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	486.00/cwt	486.00–486.00	1,934	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	438	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,059	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	478.70/cwt	446.00–500.00	2,054	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	450	519.00/cwt	519.00–519.00	2,336	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	558.23/cwt	535.00–590.00	2,132	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	472	491.00/cwt	491.00–491.00	2,318	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	609	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,466	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	385.75/cwt	377.00–394.00	2,392	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	343.04/cwt	334.50–357.50	2,518	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	527.91/cwt	490.00–549.00	2,312	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	796	363.50/cwt	363.50–363.50	2,893	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	470	466.00/cwt	466.00–466.00	2,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	521.50/cwt	498.00–535.00	2,227	14

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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