Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Based on limited comparisons with the last reported sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers 15.00-35.00 lower. Few slaughter cows near steady. Demand moderate to good. Supply light. The cattle market has been losing ground in big chunks since the last sale. Much of the issue seems to be the summer heat which softens beef demand and decreases feedlot leverage although we may also be seeing some demand destruction due to high retail beef prices. Much of the offering today were unweaned with some longer tailed calves stil finding good demand at lower prices with some new crop bawlers seeing the full price decline.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $424.42/cwt on 88 head, down $43.92 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 21 comparable sales and sits −59.57 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$424.42

▼ 43.92 vs prior sale

88 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,390

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$4.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.94

vs MO average

+5.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	426.03	2,455	59
Medium and Large 1-2	537	421.14	2,260	29

One grade step is worth $4.89/cwt here — about $195 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 sale88 hd

424.42

—

MO average12 barns · 736 hd

429.36

−4.94

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

+5.38

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

−59.57

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	1,810	208.10	3,767	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,319	176.02	2,322	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	175.53	2,682	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,077	150.64	1,623	9thin

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)	1,160	$2,930	2thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,860	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	508	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,930	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	411.54/cwt	398.00–420.00	1,889	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	423.45/cwt	413.00–426.00	2,486	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	491.73/cwt	479.00–515.00	2,085	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	425.14/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,245	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	435.15/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,341	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	512.87/cwt	487.50–540.00	1,923	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	408.57/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,304	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	373.72/cwt	365.00–375.50	2,448	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	635	356.50/cwt	356.50–356.50	2,264	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,096	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	471	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,072	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	744	353.37/cwt	352.00–368.00	2,629	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	613	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,107	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	686	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,319	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	373.78/cwt	369.00–375.50	2,695	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	469.38/cwt	467.50–477.50	2,244	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	1,962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	380.13/cwt	367.00–387.00	2,231	17
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	476	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	368.95/cwt	365.00–377.00	2,284	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	638	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,259	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	386.47/cwt	381.00–388.00	2,006	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	553	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,118	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,929.53/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,930	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	208.10/cwt	206.00–210.00	3,767	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,243	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	175.53/cwt	175.00–176.00	2,682	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	178.02/cwt	175.00–183.00	2,341	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,249	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	162.78/cwt	153.00–170.00	1,812	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	143.95/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,437	3

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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