Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers steady to 12.00 lower with best demand on steer calves near 450 lbs and several high quality 600-675 lbs. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 5.00-15.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady. Demand moderate to good. Supply moderate. Similar feeder offering to last week with several consignments of outstanding fall calves. The feeder market has eased back so far this week following administration talk of lowering tariffs and increasing beef imports although we got some support Wednesday from a nice rebound in cattle futures. Fed cattle appear headed for another new record high this week as packers struggle to come up with enough numbers. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $501.66/cwt on 304 head, down $8.92 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 21 comparable sales and sits +17.67 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$501.66

▼ 8.92 vs prior sale

304 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$40.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.98

vs MO average

+27.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	504.51	2,711	282
Medium and Large 2	520	472.50	2,457	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	543	463.93	2,518	19thin

One grade step is worth $40.58/cwt here — about $193 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 sale304 hd

501.66

—

MO average18 barns · 5,045 hd

483.68

+17.98

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

+27.96

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

+17.67

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	1,955	233.05	4,556	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	181.64	2,686	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,249	175.52	2,193	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	158.92	1,715	34

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$2,813	5
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,121	$2,476	4thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	480.63/cwt	455.00–519.00	2,278	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	430.11/cwt	400.00–446.00	2,400	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	570.76/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,844	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	591	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,506	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	502	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	2,349	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	409.50/cwt	409.50–409.50	2,477	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,215	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	563.36/cwt	560.00–580.00	2,208	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	579	386.54/cwt	386.00–388.00	2,238	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	653	458.50/cwt	458.50–458.50	2,994	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	615	446.95/cwt	425.00–464.00	2,749	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	715	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,128	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	531	521.07/cwt	516.00–522.50	2,767	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	613	470.50/cwt	470.50–470.50	2,884	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	416	536.00/cwt	536.00–536.00	2,230	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	567	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,455	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	476.05/cwt	470.00–486.00	2,495	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	412.75/cwt	408.00–420.00	2,596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,200	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	521.35/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,898	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	451.53/cwt	425.00–495.00	2,158	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	2,476.27/head	2,150.00–2,975.00	2,476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	484.72/cwt	484.00–487.50	2,259	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	404.85/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,372	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,732	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,751	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,150	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	159.26/cwt	153.00–169.00	1,750	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	181.64/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,686	5
Bulls	—	—	1,860	227.16/cwt	223.00–229.00	4,225	4
Bulls	—	—	2,145	244.82/cwt	239.00–250.00	5,251	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,045	2,812.89/head	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,813	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	300–350	310	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,845	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	175.58/cwt	171.50–184.00	2,146	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	186.87/cwt	185.50–188.00	2,461	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	146.45/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,377	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	179.18/cwt	178.00–180.50	1,932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	251	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	617.14/cwt	580.00–628.00	2,049	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	712	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	586	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,028	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	376.55/cwt	375.00–376.75	2,512	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	495	514.00/cwt	514.00–514.00	2,544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	482	453.50/cwt	452.00–455.00	2,186	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	427.08/cwt	418.00–434.00	2,199	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	652.17/cwt	630.00–670.00	2,133	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	543.46/cwt	512.50–581.00	2,576	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	621.66/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	524.49/cwt	487.50–555.00	2,198	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	547	474.00/cwt	474.00–474.00	2,593	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	565	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,215	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	581.00/cwt	581.00–581.00	2,411	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	543	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	553.30/cwt	540.00–582.50	2,086	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	515.62/cwt	482.50–535.00	2,702	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	448.18/cwt	420.00–473.50	2,815	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	475.87/cwt	460.00–489.00	2,703	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	698	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,757	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	619.75/cwt	590.00–645.00	2,318	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	545	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,453	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	437.71/cwt	411.50–457.00	2,972	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	445.69/cwt	426.00–455.00	2,327	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	587.41/cwt	571.00–617.50	2,455	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	682.43/cwt	680.00–685.00	1,897	4

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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