Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale two weeks ago, feeder steers 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Demand good. Supply light. The market continues to be very strong with the latest feeder index within 4.00/cwt of the all-time high.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $480.69/cwt on 140 head, down $1.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 21 comparable sales and sits −3.30 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$480.69

▼ 1.46 vs prior sale

140 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$33.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.01

vs MO average

+12.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	484.83	2,723	95
Medium and Large 1-2	547	478.52	2,615	34
Medium and Large 2	543	451.68	2,453	11thin

One grade step is worth $33.15/cwt here — about $271 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale140 hd

480.69

—

MO average19 barns · 2,985 hd

477.68

+3.01

National average150 barns · 8,917 hd

468.46

+12.23

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

−3.30

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	1,775	225.37	4,000	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,638	181.00	2,964	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	177.76	2,289	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	155.66	1,591	15

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,406	$3,438	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,281	$3,063	4thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	450–500	489	525.77/cwt	512.50–530.00	2,571	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	456.82/cwt	438.00–461.00	2,887	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	408.12/cwt	406.50–412.00	2,987	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	488.83/cwt	484.00–495.00	2,581	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	457.18/cwt	425.00–477.50	2,414	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	511.67/cwt	499.00–525.00	2,681	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	417.02/cwt	411.50–442.00	2,852	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	886	343.50/cwt	343.50–343.50	3,043	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	546.61/cwt	534.00–555.00	2,449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	613.21/cwt	612.50–614.00	2,269	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	611	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	697	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,969	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	463.80/cwt	460.00–468.00	2,658	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	559.81/cwt	550.00–582.50	2,424	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,978	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	558.78/cwt	542.50–572.50	2,174	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	424.18/cwt	418.50–430.00	2,655	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	478.60/cwt	459.00–499.00	2,752	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	618	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,040	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,129	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	455.53/cwt	433.00–466.00	2,373	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	476.03/cwt	468.00–482.50	2,033	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	634	373.74/cwt	361.00–387.00	2,370	6
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	420	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,058	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	177.46/cwt	173.00–184.00	2,293	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	145.11/cwt	137.00–151.00	1,450	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	159.81/cwt	154.00–167.00	1,670	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,967	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,952	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	172.81/cwt	171.50–174.00	1,751	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,665	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	188.34/cwt	187.00–190.00	2,501	3
Bulls	—	—	1,678	219.54/cwt	207.50–225.00	3,684	4
Bulls	—	—	1,968	237.02/cwt	234.00–240.00	4,665	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,406	3,437.70/head	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,438	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,281	3,062.76/head	3,025.00–3,100.00	3,063	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	409.64/cwt	393.00–416.50	2,503	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	517.11/cwt	482.50–547.50	1,944	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,535	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	441.14/cwt	435.00–453.00	2,250	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	390.60/cwt	386.50–394.00	2,402	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	466.95/cwt	454.00–478.00	2,237	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	494.57/cwt	493.00–497.00	2,176	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,473	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	411.64/cwt	404.00–413.00	2,816	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	511.92/cwt	506.00–517.50	2,391	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,884	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	548	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	429.83/cwt	419.00–457.00	2,446	31

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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