Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 450 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher, heavier weights mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 5.00-15.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good. Supply moderate. Several high quality calves weighing 425-600 lbs with some weaned and some not although overall quality was not quite as good as two weeks ago. Feeder futures were lowet Wednesday with Mexican border rumors floating while fed cattle could reach 250.00 this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $500.31/cwt on 343 head, down $15.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 21 comparable sales and sits +16.32 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$500.31

▼ 15.85 vs prior sale

343 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$460

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

$101.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.64

vs MO average

+11.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	517.24	2,806	256
Medium and Large 1-2	559	454.95	2,542	77
Medium and Large 2	564	416.20	2,346	10thin

One grade step is worth $101.04/cwt here — about $460 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale343 hd

500.31

—

MO average18 barns · 3,772 hd

499.67

+0.64

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

+11.96

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

+16.32

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	1,857	212.52	3,947	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	178.78	2,625	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	174.20	2,252	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	149.73	1,508	32

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,083	$3,079	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	184.64/cwt	183.00–189.00	2,735	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	175.85/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,571	8
Bulls	—	—	1,725	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	3,519	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	189.14/cwt	177.50–197.00	3,423	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	155.01/cwt	149.00–166.50	1,626	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	118.41/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,078	2
Bulls	—	—	1,977	233.79/cwt	230.00–240.00	4,622	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	173.79/cwt	169.00–179.50	2,289	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	139.88/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,323	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	172.66/cwt	167.50–175.00	1,841	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	182.35/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,110	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	485.53/cwt	450.00–508.00	2,578	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	566.23/cwt	532.50–587.50	2,373	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	436.23/cwt	430.00–446.50	2,508	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	440.73/cwt	417.00–455.00	2,261	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	430.09/cwt	416.00–437.00	2,731	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,343	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	424.43/cwt	423.50–426.00	1,829	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	650.79/cwt	640.00–655.00	2,154	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	475.73/cwt	440.00–490.00	2,498	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	552	463.50/cwt	463.50–463.50	2,559	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	442.81/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,165	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	585	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	586.75/cwt	577.00–635.00	2,282	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	388.44/cwt	372.50–419.00	2,288	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	570.93/cwt	535.00–582.00	2,215	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	360.80/cwt	350.00–383.00	2,432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	398.93/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,517	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	3,078.81/head	3,000.00–3,175.00	3,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	507.13/cwt	489.00–525.00	2,419	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	439.79/cwt	398.00–444.00	2,524	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	627.62/cwt	584.00–657.00	2,667	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	532.92/cwt	510.00–555.00	1,988	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	370.33/cwt	360.00–381.00	2,259	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,431	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	546	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,288	6
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	400	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,060	3
Steers	Large 1	250–300	271	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	573	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,269	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	516	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	328.51/cwt	322.00–335.00	2,526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	528	494.01/cwt	460.00–510.00	2,608	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,211	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	489.08/cwt	453.00–512.00	2,822	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	704.93/cwt	670.00–720.00	2,319	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	586	480.20/cwt	476.00–489.00	2,814	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	685	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	461	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,075	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	542.75/cwt	515.00–551.25	2,801	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	672.69/cwt	640.00–720.00	2,496	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	530.00/cwt	510.00–555.00	2,274	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	552.34/cwt	528.00–590.00	2,585	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	767.31/cwt	720.00–795.00	2,156	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	683	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	403.90/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,904	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	489.20/cwt	467.50–525.00	2,118	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	507.30/cwt	460.00–540.00	2,394	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	432.46/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,846	12

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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