Sale reports / Missouri / South Central Regional Stockyards / 2026-04-29

South Central Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Apr 29
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,426 head
1,082 vs last sale 344 592 vs year ago 834 · +71.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
8 vs last sale 70 5 vs year ago 73 · +6.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last trended sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 550 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, over 550 lbs 5.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate. Strong feeder offering of good quality fall calves weighing mostly from 400-625 lbs. Fed cattle will reach another all-time high price again this week with several bringing 255.00 yesterday and some confirmed sales at 256.00 today. More of the same is on tap for next week will several consignments of reputation fall calves expected.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $507.23/cwt on 316 head, up $53.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 21 comparable sales and sits +23.24 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.
Average price
$507.23
53.76 vs prior sale
316 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,790
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$429
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1
$97.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+21.43
vs MO average
+26.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550511.032,809279
Medium and Large 1-2548488.842,68032
Medium 1576413.192,3805thin
One grade step is worth $97.84/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
530487444401median 483.9912/1702/1804/2206/0308/19
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 sale316 hd
507.23
MO average18 barns · 3,114 hd
485.81
+21.43
National average169 barns · 10,621 hd
481.02
+26.21
This barn, trailing median21 sales
483.99
+23.24
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
BullsLow1,901219.844,1798thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,366175.062,3909thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,557174.352,7153thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,008147.301,48420

Every lot, as filed

58 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500456506.00/cwt506.00–506.002,30713
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450429514.76/cwt492.50–570.002,20895
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600567439.49/cwt425.00–450.502,49256
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700650377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,4546
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350343608.16/cwt565.00–645.002,0866
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600576439.00/cwt439.00–439.002,52915
SteersMedium 1550–600576413.19/cwt412.00–415.002,3805
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500481548.85/cwt530.00–585.002,64076
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650613463.94/cwt437.00–482.502,84460
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600574494.63/cwt463.00–508.002,83952
SteersMedium 1300–350346590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,0415
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600597460.47/cwt450.00–462.002,74931
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400372637.62/cwt610.00–668.002,37235
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350336647.68/cwt630.00–670.002,1767
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650631441.00/cwt441.00–441.002,7834
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500461545.90/cwt530.00–561.002,51714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400380610.66/cwt585.00–650.002,32114
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550528512.39/cwt503.00–517.002,70513
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500453590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,67311
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700661440.39/cwt430.00–447.002,91125
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450433559.78/cwt532.50–610.002,42426
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600562472.73/cwt471.00–484.002,65719
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350320679.44/cwt660.00–700.002,17414
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550523531.11/cwt510.00–549.002,778136
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned700–750715404.00/cwt404.00–404.002,8898
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650619478.50/cwt478.50–478.502,96210
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450434591.48/cwt572.50–625.002,56793
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600566506.55/cwt495.00–515.002,86756
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550520442.18/cwt430.00–453.002,29911
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500481465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,2373
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400391578.67/cwt555.00–595.002,2636
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600583412.49/cwt410.00–415.002,4054
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900858320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,7463
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500470528.79/cwt505.00–542.502,4858
CowsBoner 80-85%1,344177.81/cwt171.00–181.002,3906
CowsLean 85-90%730115.00/cwt115.00–115.008401
CowsBoner 80-85%1,428162.32/cwt157.00–168.002,3182
CowsBoner 80-85%1,370184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,5211
CowsLean 85-90%1,002141.23/cwt135.00–145.001,41511
CowsLean 85-90%1,085169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,8341
CowsLean 85-90%1,045158.34/cwt149.00–166.001,6557
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,557174.35/cwt171.00–176.002,7153
Bulls1,530200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,0601
Bulls1,954222.67/cwt210.00–238.004,3517
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550535439.12/cwt433.00–443.502,34912
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550517464.33/cwt449.00–470.002,40161
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500489449.00/cwt449.00–449.002,1965
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400364514.30/cwt485.00–547.501,87218
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300296590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,7463
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450416499.83/cwt446.00–520.002,07915
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350325546.37/cwt540.00–560.001,7766
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy450–500468445.39/cwt435.00–450.002,08410
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500495424.00/cwt424.00–424.002,0993
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500488514.00/cwt514.00–514.002,5087
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550547496.00/cwt496.00–496.002,7134
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750706407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,8733
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500487480.02/cwt466.00–525.002,33849
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373601.81/cwt520.00–650.002,24521

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.