Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows steady to firm. Demand moderate to good. Lighter run with some nice cattle but some consignments seeing discounts for quality or fescue hair. The fed cattle market is seeing some pressure with cutout values losing ground and the feedlot trade likely to be lower this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $468.34/cwt on 127 head, down $12.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 21 comparable sales and sits −15.65 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$468.34

▼ 12.35 vs prior sale

127 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$5

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

$56.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.14

vs MO average

+8.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	472.63	2,474	32
Medium and Large 1	559	470.33	2,627	89
Medium and Large 2	596	416.00	2,479	6thin

One grade step is worth $56.63/cwt here — about −$5 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

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 sale127 hd

468.34

—

MO average9 barns · 1,787 hd

487.48

−19.14

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

+8.86

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

−15.65

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	1,748	214.50	3,748	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,452	185.31	2,690	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	183.93	2,430	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,095	177.00	1,938	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	463	541.43/cwt	540.00–542.00	2,507	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	568.54/cwt	567.50–572.50	2,092	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	455.88/cwt	448.00–461.00	2,617	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,236	4
Steers	Large 1	450–500	464	519.00/cwt	519.00–519.00	2,408	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	563.75/cwt	545.00–575.00	2,418	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	516	519.00/cwt	519.00–519.00	2,678	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,992	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	415.40/cwt	410.00–416.00	2,850	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	501.38/cwt	499.00–507.00	2,592	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,205	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	434.66/cwt	434.00–435.00	2,712	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	2,500	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	725	412.75/cwt	412.75–412.75	2,992	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	467.89/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,452	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	596	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,479	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	513.33/cwt	510.00–517.50	2,243	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,012	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	498.95/cwt	497.00–502.50	2,126	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,145	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	652	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,302	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,169	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	336.27/cwt	329.50–347.00	2,435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	389	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,091	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	483.00/cwt	483.00–483.00	2,222	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	417.10/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,569	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,410	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	364.50/cwt	364.50–364.50	2,850	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	495.91/cwt	485.00–512.50	1,924	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,133	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	291	538.34/cwt	510.00–590.00	1,567	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	453.21/cwt	412.00–472.00	2,379	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	477.79/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,088	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	500.80/cwt	493.00–505.00	1,628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,226	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	375.50/cwt	375.50–375.50	2,418	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	409.51/cwt	406.00–412.00	2,301	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	401.17/cwt	395.00–407.50	2,162	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	—	—	2,160	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	4,903	1
Bulls	—	—	1,335	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,697	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	182.97/cwt	182.00–184.00	2,507	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,069	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,938	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	179.25/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,268	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	188.61/cwt	186.00–190.00	2,597	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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