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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Oct 28

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

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Feeder Cattle receipts

473 head

▼ 401 vs last sale 874▲ 473 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 41▲ 80 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 30▲ 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 600 lbs 10.00-20.00 higher, few over 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers firm to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good to very good. Supply light. Strong demand for several packages of front end steer calves weighing 475-575 lbs which may be a peak at what's around the corner as more high quality, preconditioned calves are marketed over the next 45 days. Hopes for a higher fed cattle trade this week took a hit as cattle futures sold off on Wednesday and beef cutout values also lost ground.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $444.48/cwt on 126 head, up $24.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 20 comparable sales and sits −35.55 against this barn's trailing median of $480.03.

Average price

$444.48

▲ 24.78 vs prior sale

126 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,378

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$16.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+32.11

vs MO average

+9.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	449.83	2,429	84
Medium and Large 1-2	525	433.76	2,276	42

One grade step is worth $16.07/cwt here — about $153 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale126 hd

444.48

—

MO average19 barns · 2,588 hd

412.36

+32.11

National average163 barns · 26,594 hd

435.15

+9.33

This barn, trailing median20 sales

480.03

−35.55

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $516.16, low $414.87, median $480.03 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,665	159.39	2,653	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,536	130.00	1,997	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,273	126.83	1,614	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	95.63	973	7thin

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)	1,169	$2,947	9

Every lot, as filed

50 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	509.28/cwt	500.00–518.00	1,701	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	486.06/cwt	477.50–492.50	2,231	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	435.09/cwt	420.00–449.00	2,049	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	475	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,057	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	489	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	2,406	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	436.47/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,261	36
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	463.15/cwt	450.00–483.00	2,413	44
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	443.93/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,486	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	563	417.03/cwt	399.00–429.00	2,348	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	417.50/cwt	410.00–422.00	2,359	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,305	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	393.76/cwt	380.00–414.00	2,437	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	364.46/cwt	352.00–404.00	2,300	8
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	660	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,396	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	380.64/cwt	380.50–381.00	2,524	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	678	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,359	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	687	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,542	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	693	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,446	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	442.58/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,598	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	402.89/cwt	401.00–405.00	1,515	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	427.43/cwt	420.00–429.00	1,821	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,766	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	391.17/cwt	390.00–392.50	1,885	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	389.00/cwt	376.00–396.00	2,019	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	537	371.53/cwt	370.00–384.00	1,995	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	563	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,246	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	381.95/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,192	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	607	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,049	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	361.02/cwt	360.00–363.00	2,220	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	698	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,303	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,592	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,722	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,625	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	423.43/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,787	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	431.98/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,996	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,891	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,993	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,092	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,617	162.37/cwt	156.00–163.50	2,626	14
Bulls	—	—	1,635	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,158	1
Bulls	—	—	2,360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	3,422	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	89.88/cwt	82.00–95.00	909	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	110.02/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,139	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	134.76/cwt	134.00–135.50	1,543	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	128.15/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,638	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	113.16/cwt	108.50–116.00	1,497	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,536	130.00/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,997	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	237.45/cwt	226.00–243.00	2,161	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	183.82/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,939	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,169	2,946.59/head	2,400.00–3,225.00	2,947	9

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna, MO

Wed Oct 28, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 473Last week 874Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 30Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,536	127.00–133.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,323	108.50–116.00	113.16
2	—	1,145	134.00–135.50	134.76
19	—	1,278	122.00–135.00	128.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,011	82.00–95.00	89.88
2	—	1,035	105.00–115.00	110.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,360	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,635	132.00	132.00
14	—	1,617	156.00–163.50	162.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	910	226.00–243.00	237.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,055	175.00–190.00	183.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,169	2,400.00–3,225.00	2,946.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	563	399.00	399.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	480	368.00	368.00
26	500–550	537	370.00–384.00	371.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	361	440.00–445.00	442.58
12	400–450	426	420.00–429.00	427.43
14	450–500	482	390.00–392.50	391.17
13	500–550	519	376.00–396.00	389.00
7	550–600	574	375.00–390.00	381.95
8	600–650	615	360.00–363.00	361.02
5	800–850	828	313.00	313.00
3	850–900	881	309.00	309.00
5	900–950	905	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	607	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	376	401.00–405.00	402.89
3	650–700	698	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	422	420.00–430.00	423.43
5	450–500	462	410.00–445.00	431.98
3	500–550	503	376.00	376.00
2	550–600	595	335.00	335.00
3	650–700	688	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	471	420.00–449.00	435.09
6	550–600	565	410.00–422.00	417.50
8	600–650	631	352.00–404.00	364.46
6	650–700	687	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	433.00	433.00
13	550–600	563	399.00–429.00	417.03
4	650–700	678	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	334	500.00–518.00	509.28
7	450–500	459	477.50–492.50	486.06
44	500–550	521	450.00–483.00	463.15
27	550–600	560	425.00–465.00	443.93
16	600–650	619	380.00–414.00	393.76
7	650–700	663	380.50–381.00	380.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	489	492.00	492.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	605	381.00	381.00
5	650–700	693	353.00	353.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	660	363.00	363.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	500–550	518	430.00–440.00	436.47

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.