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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Mar 6

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← Feb 21Mar 6Mar 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,815 head

▲ 1,235 vs last sale 580▲ 1,524 vs year ago 291 · +523.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 72▲ 5 vs year ago 83 · +6.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 40▼ 10 vs year ago 30 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 600 lbs steady, over 600 lbs 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady, over 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher. Demand very good. Supply heavy. Lots of long timed weaned, full health program consignments this week with several top grazing cattle in the mix.

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 $311.87/cwt on 260 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −168.16 against this barn's trailing median of $480.03.

Average price

$311.87

260 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$57.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.38

vs MO average

−1.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	321.54	1,792	177
Medium and Large 1-2	552	295.60	1,633	69
Medium 1	516	280.00	1,445	4thin
Medium and Large 2	538	266.44	1,433	7thin
Large 1	581	264.00	1,534	3thin

One grade step is worth $57.54/cwt here — about $258 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale260 hd

311.87

—

MO average13 barns · 3,219 hd

313.24

−1.38

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−1.13

This barn, trailing median20 sales

480.03

−168.16

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	—	Average	1,696	121.09	2,053	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,512	113.16	1,711	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	108.93	1,322	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,034	96.79	1,001	25

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,097	$1,728	4thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	963	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	319	331.75/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,058	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	370.62/cwt	357.00–377.00	1,268	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	363.77/cwt	347.00–373.00	1,379	33
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	328.81/cwt	326.00–338.00	1,256	8
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	396	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,267	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	409	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,517	28
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	302.94/cwt	301.00–305.00	1,263	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	311.50/cwt	310.00–313.00	1,327	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	430	337.85/cwt	325.00–344.00	1,453	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	349.14/cwt	331.00–357.00	1,505	42
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	474	354.97/cwt	348.00–360.00	1,683	36
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	340.43/cwt	318.00–351.00	1,641	50
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	312.40/cwt	306.50–326.00	1,506	37
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	506	270.52/cwt	261.00–280.00	1,369	4
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	516	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,445	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	532	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	1,838	45
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	320.74/cwt	311.00–333.00	1,706	49
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	307.52/cwt	293.00–322.00	1,636	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	285.29/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,626	37
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	303.48/cwt	293.00–306.50	1,757	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	580	273.97/cwt	269.00–282.50	1,589	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,514	3
Steers	550–600	Large 1	581	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,534	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	591	321.42/cwt	318.00–324.00	1,900	47
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	294.56/cwt	282.50–311.00	1,814	94
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	267.12/cwt	264.00–275.50	1,656	13
Steers	600–650	Medium 1-2	641	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,609	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	666	283.70/cwt	281.50–286.00	1,889	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	277.71/cwt	268.00–285.00	1,866	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	261.46/cwt	252.00–269.00	1,765	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	248.17/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,789	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	258.93/cwt	248.00–267.50	1,893	75
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	737	264.13/cwt	260.75–266.25	1,947	26
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,812	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	248.44/cwt	248.00–256.50	1,975	75
Steers	750–800	Large 1	796	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,807	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	296	328.80/cwt	328.00–330.00	973	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,183	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,130	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	314.17/cwt	308.00–325.00	1,188	29
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	416	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,323	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	290.95/cwt	284.00–295.00	1,239	38
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	294.14/cwt	286.00–324.00	1,271	44
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	290.07/cwt	284.00–294.00	1,331	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	273.53/cwt	267.00–281.00	1,286	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	473	267.30/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,264	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	487	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,271	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1Unweaned	488	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,196	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	510	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,234	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	516	289.75/cwt	289.75–289.75	1,495	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	264.97/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,370	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	275.84/cwt	269.00–283.75	1,448	84
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	270.63/cwt	258.00–275.50	1,532	58
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	567	270.47/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,534	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	595	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,440	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	604	265.04/cwt	264.00–265.50	1,601	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	242.52/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,516	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	251.75/cwt	247.25–256.50	1,584	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	241.25/cwt	237.00–244.75	1,643	41
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	690	241.69/cwt	240.00–244.50	1,668	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,708	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	224.22/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,614	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,235	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	301.66/cwt	275.00–312.50	1,294	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,515	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	273.31/cwt	258.00–289.00	1,432	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,384	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	254.01/cwt	248.00–257.00	1,595	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	248.57/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,660	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,323	110.52/cwt	105.00–115.50	1,462	2
Bulls	—	—	1,789	123.73/cwt	118.50–129.00	2,214	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	760	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	109.74/cwt	109.50–110.00	1,130	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	87.85/cwt	80.50–94.00	914	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	104.97/cwt	102.00–108.50	1,104	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	110.39/cwt	105.00–115.50	1,287	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	103.25/cwt	100.50–105.50	1,267	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	117.36/cwt	115.50–118.50	1,543	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	110.01/cwt	107.50–113.50	1,598	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	117.37/cwt	115.50–118.50	1,866	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	1,090	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	1,730.95/head	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,731	2

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,815Last week 580Year ago 291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 72Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 40Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	342	357.00–377.00	370.62
33	350–400	379	347.00–373.00	363.77
42	400–450	431	331.00–357.00	349.14
50	450–500	482	318.00–351.00	340.43
49	500–550	532	311.00–333.00	320.74
23	550–600	579	293.00–306.50	303.48
94	600–650	616	282.50–311.00	294.56
26	650–700	672	268.00–285.00	277.71
75	700–750	731	248.00–267.50	258.93
75	750–800	795	248.00–256.50	248.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	400–450	409	371.00	371.00
36	450–500	474	348.00–360.00	354.97
45	500–550	532	345.50	345.50
47	550–600	591	318.00–324.00	321.42
14	650–700	666	281.50–286.00	283.70
26	700–750	737	260.75–266.25	264.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	430	325.00–344.00	337.85
13	550–600	580	269.00–282.50	273.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	581	264.00	264.00
3	750–800	796	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	641	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	396	320.00	320.00
4	500–550	516	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	350.00	350.00
7	300–350	319	330.00–332.50	331.75
8	350–400	382	326.00–338.00	328.81
4	400–450	426	310.00–313.00	311.50
37	450–500	482	306.50–326.00	312.40
32	500–550	532	293.00–322.00	307.52
37	550–600	570	275.00–291.00	285.29
13	600–650	620	264.00–275.50	267.12
7	650–700	675	252.00–269.00	261.46
10	700–750	721	245.00–251.00	248.17
4	750–800	768	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	417	301.00–305.00	302.94
4	500–550	506	261.00–280.00	270.52
3	550–600	580	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	367	308.00	308.00
38	400–450	426	284.00–295.00	290.95
15	450–500	470	267.00–281.00	273.53
9	500–550	517	262.00–268.00	264.97
11	600–650	625	242.00–245.00	242.52
7	700–750	720	220.00–228.00	224.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	242.00	242.00
4	550–600	595	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	487	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	416	318.00	318.00
20	500–550	516	289.75	289.75
31	550–600	567	267.00–275.00	270.47
23	600–650	604	264.00–265.50	265.04
16	650–700	690	240.00–244.50	241.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	296	328.00–330.00	328.80
4	300–350	343	345.00	345.00
29	350–400	378	308.00–325.00	314.17
44	400–450	432	286.00–324.00	294.14
12	450–500	459	284.00–294.00	290.07
84	500–550	525	269.00–283.75	275.84
58	550–600	566	258.00–275.50	270.63
18	600–650	629	247.25–256.50	251.75
41	650–700	681	237.00–244.75	241.25
5	700–750	713	239.50	239.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	473	260.00–275.00	267.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	343	360.00	360.00
10	400–450	429	275.00–312.50	301.66
5	450–500	492	308.00	308.00
10	500–550	524	258.00–289.00	273.31
11	600–650	628	248.00–257.00	254.01
4	650–700	668	245.00–252.00	248.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	572	242.00	242.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,730.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	1,725.00	1,725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	109.50–110.00	109.74
11	—	1,052	102.00–108.50	104.97
2	—	910	83.50	83.50
10	—	1,040	80.50–94.00	87.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,590	115.50–118.50	117.37
4	—	1,453	107.50–113.50	110.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,166	105.00–115.50	110.39
11	—	1,227	100.50–105.50	103.25
5	—	1,315	115.50–118.50	117.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,789	118.50–129.00	123.73
2	—	1,323	105.00–115.50	110.52

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.