Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, instances 5.00 higher on steers near 600 lbs. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 lower. Demand moderate to good. Supply moderate. Steers weighing 650-750 lbs look cheaper on paper but may not be with less condition for the most part than last week. Feeder contracts have gained a lot of ground so far this week while beef demand continues to weather the fuel/inflation risk maybe better than expected.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $420.33/cwt on 105 head, up $0.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 20 comparable sales and sits −62.74 against this barn's trailing median of $483.07.

Average price

$420.33

▲ 0.10 vs prior sale

105 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,394

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$22.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.09

vs MO average

+14.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	431.44	2,413	54
Medium and Large 1-2	581	408.57	2,373	51

One grade step is worth $22.87/cwt here — about $40 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $516.16, low $414.87, median $483.07 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 sale105 hd

420.33

—

MO average15 barns · 1,702 hd

411.25

+9.09

National average166 barns · 11,684 hd

406.11

+14.22

This barn, trailing median20 sales

483.07

−62.74

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	—	Low	1,758	179.35	3,152	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	135.94	1,765	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	131.37	1,955	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	115.19	1,286	17

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,223	$2,741	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1Fleshy	450–500	481	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,890	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	687	340.76/cwt	340.00–343.00	2,341	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	604	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,337	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	350.50/cwt	350.50–350.50	2,401	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	408.14/cwt	406.00–410.00	2,171	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	405.33/cwt	403.00–410.00	2,347	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	405.11/cwt	404.00–412.50	1,993	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	492	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,116	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	596	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,444	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	354.47/cwt	346.00–360.00	2,694	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	434.80/cwt	425.00–449.00	2,278	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	430.03/cwt	412.00–445.00	2,468	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	339.25/cwt	339.25–339.25	2,761	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	359.38/cwt	359.00–363.00	2,663	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	366.19/cwt	360.00–383.00	2,501	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,084	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	448.21/cwt	418.00–470.00	2,111	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	416.35/cwt	406.00–427.50	2,581	37
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	660	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,218	4
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	613	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,495	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	354.25/cwt	354.25–354.25	2,196	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	708	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,195	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	682	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,176	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	402.43/cwt	388.00–405.00	2,515	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	296	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,517	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	486.15/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	328.86/cwt	321.50–344.00	2,062	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	424.78/cwt	400.00–434.00	1,576	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	383.82/cwt	382.50–391.00	1,865	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	380.79/cwt	377.50–385.00	1,618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	721	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	365.01/cwt	356.00–371.00	1,964	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	298.31/cwt	291.00–302.00	2,348	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	431.57/cwt	412.00–442.00	1,873	12
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	583	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,924	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	350.54/cwt	343.00–356.00	1,970	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	329.61/cwt	324.50–333.00	2,334	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	318	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,248	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	424	397.31/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	552	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,960	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	329.83/cwt	321.00–339.00	2,207	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	408.74/cwt	407.50–410.00	1,852	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	376.93/cwt	374.00–383.00	1,960	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	350.37/cwt	347.00–355.00	2,074	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	2,740.90/head	2,650.00–2,825.00	2,741	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,836	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	182.53/cwt	174.50–186.00	3,039	4
Bulls	—	—	2,255	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	3,879	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	136.05/cwt	135.00–137.00	2,014	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,836	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	121.44/cwt	111.00–127.00	1,359	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	949	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	135.58/cwt	132.50–141.00	1,764	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,045	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,168	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	492	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	381.05/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	411.25/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,645	8

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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