Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, steers and heifers mostly steady with some steers near 600 lbs 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good. Supply light. More good quality weaned and unweaned spring calves in the mix this week. Live cattle futures were higher partly due to the higher slaughter pace expected this week with feeder contracts getting and additional boost from the lower corn trade.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $427.27/cwt on 97 head, up $6.93 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 20 comparable sales and sits −54.16 against this barn's trailing median of $481.42.

Average price

$427.27

▲ 6.93 vs prior sale

97 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,343

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$19.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.86

vs MO average

+24.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	429.05	2,359	88
Medium and Large 1-2	536	409.87	2,197	9thin

One grade step is worth $19.17/cwt here — about $162 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

20 sales

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 sale97 hd

427.27

—

MO average19 barns · 2,428 hd

400.41

+26.86

National average160 barns · 11,896 hd

403.12

+24.15

This barn, trailing median20 sales

481.42

−54.16

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	1,638	177.46	2,907	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,563	140.26	2,192	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,315	135.83	1,785	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	113.56	1,237	27

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)	1,342	$3,398	9
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,202	$3,307	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	988	$2,869	12

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1-2Full	550–600	592	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	307.50/cwt	307.00–308.00	2,168	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	394.14/cwt	377.50–403.00	2,022	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	450.79/cwt	435.00–457.50	1,866	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	581	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	457.20/cwt	445.00–458.00	2,382	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	463.70/cwt	460.00–467.50	1,716	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	614	373.99/cwt	373.00–375.00	2,296	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	659	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,544	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	437.41/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,135	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	509.55/cwt	450.00–535.00	2,094	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,302	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	685	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,630	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	513.90/cwt	490.00–545.00	1,701	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	408.83/cwt	408.00–420.00	2,400	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	706	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,429	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	388.64/cwt	383.50–395.00	2,413	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	353.53/cwt	347.50–360.50	2,623	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	376.67/cwt	357.50–380.00	2,354	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	421.66/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,041	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	324.69/cwt	312.00–333.50	2,296	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	660	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,152	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	570	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,457	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	407.81/cwt	402.50–411.00	2,145	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	723	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	523	399.07/cwt	398.00–400.00	2,087	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	119.93/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,373	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,224	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	139.35/cwt	136.00–141.00	2,181	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	107.92/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,116	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,567	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	143.77/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,929	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	132.16/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,698	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	684	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,970	1
Bulls	—	—	1,611	179.54/cwt	169.00–185.00	2,892	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	988	2,869.25/head	2,650.00–3,025.00	2,869	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	3,306.91/head	2,950.00–3,925.00	3,307	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,342	3,398.42/head	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,398	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	397.62/cwt	395.00–402.00	2,052	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,942	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	343.01/cwt	333.00–346.00	2,127	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	383.76/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,792	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	458	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,869	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	507	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,307	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,121	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	569	345.71/cwt	339.50–348.00	1,967	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	329.18/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,176	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	425.87/cwt	420.00–433.00	1,814	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	2,702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	437.43/cwt	430.00–451.00	1,636	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	337.33/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,953	12

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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