Sale reports / Missouri / South Central Regional Stockyards / 2026-09-16

South Central Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Sep 16
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817
Feeder Cattle receipts
696 head
▼ 208 vs last sale 904▲ 696 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 28▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 40▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent price comparisons available as the last reported sale was four weeks ago. Demand was good for several consignments of good quality green yearling cattle weighing 550-750 lbs with moderate demand for some shorter weaned calves and little interest in fescue haired cattle during this late bonus week of hot weather. Cattle futures have lost considerable ground the past couple of days partly due to concerns over the rising cost of diesel. Slaughter cows sold with a sharply lower undertone compared to four weeks ago.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $420.23/cwt on 82 head, up $5.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 20 comparable sales and sits −61.19 against this barn's trailing median of $481.42.
Average price
$420.23
▲ 5.36 vs prior sale
82 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,354
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$535
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$63.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.50
vs MO average
+16.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1570429.432,44957
Medium and Large 1-2541409.762,21919thin
Medium and Large 2523365.981,9146thin
One grade step is worth $63.45/cwt here — about $535 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

20 sales
530487444401median 481.4202/1104/1505/2007/2209/30
Steers 500–600 lb: high $516.16, low $414.87, median $481.42 across 20 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 sale82 hd
420.23
—
MO average16 barns · 1,785 hd
409.74
+10.50
National average167 barns · 12,243 hd
403.36
+16.87
This barn, trailing median20 sales
481.42
−61.19
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
Bulls—Average1,862192.883,59111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,608140.922,26517
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,325140.231,8576thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,127118.181,33215

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$2,8001thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1450–500481413.62/cwt400.00–420.001,99013
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650640310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9843
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600583374.77/cwt360.00–390.002,18545
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900896316.50/cwt316.50–316.502,8364
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600569429.22/cwt427.00–435.002,44239
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350313497.50/cwt497.50–497.501,5573
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650644369.38/cwt363.00–379.002,37910
SteersMedium and Large 1Full600–650635365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3183
SteersMedium and Large 1Full500–550535427.00/cwt427.00–427.002,2845
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550523365.98/cwt359.00–372.501,9146
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550535409.25/cwt382.50–420.002,18916
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650645397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,56110
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800785348.86/cwt344.00–350.502,73916
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650610404.00/cwt404.00–404.002,4649
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600576412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,3763
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400352488.31/cwt485.00–495.001,7196
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600588431.00/cwt431.00–431.002,53413
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700662391.74/cwt387.00–398.502,59334
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750715374.60/cwt367.00–383.002,67833
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350319523.62/cwt520.00–530.001,6708
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400350447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,5663
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700655339.25/cwt339.25–339.252,2229
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450431447.00/cwt447.00–447.001,9278
BullsMedium 1-2350–400351400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4045
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650640335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1443
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350314558.43/cwt550.00–567.501,7534
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500472454.44/cwt450.00–459.002,14514
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650637370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3574
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2803
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650634343.30/cwt340.00–348.002,17718
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850808303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,4483
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800753366.50/cwt366.50–366.502,76055
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350346430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4884
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600564371.57/cwt345.00–380.002,09617
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650637332.62/cwt324.00–336.502,1199
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500482399.84/cwt395.00–405.001,9274
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550530389.12/cwt387.50–391.002,06211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700696315.50/cwt315.50–315.502,1964
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550520381.03/cwt365.00–395.001,9819
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bulls——1,849189.84/cwt184.00–195.003,5108
Bulls——1,870210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,9272
Bulls——1,950183.00/cwt183.00–183.003,5691
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,300128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,6641
CowsLean 85-90%—1,077128.18/cwt124.00–135.001,3809
CowsLean 85-90%—1,270106.83/cwt103.00–113.001,3575
CowsLean 85-90%—86085.00/cwt85.00–85.007311
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,353141.35/cwt137.00–146.001,9124
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,598140.20/cwt138.00–148.002,24016
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,760152.50/cwt152.50–152.502,6841
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,235148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,8281

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.