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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Apr 3

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← Mar 27Apr 3Apr 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,188 head

▲ 938 vs last sale 250▲ 582 vs year ago 606 · +96.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 52▼ 82 vs year ago 166 · −49.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 5▼ 90 vs year ago 100 · −90.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last trended sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers steady to 5.00 lower except several steers 575-600 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher and heifers over 600 lbs 5.00-10..0 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate. Good quality feeder offering including a large consignment of non-weaned front end fall calves weighing 500-685 lbs. The influence of bird flu reports is much different in the cash trade vs. futures as traders have pushed fall feeder contracts 15.00+/cwt lower while reaction in feeder markets has been much more muted. The current feeder index is 247.73, down around 3.50/cwt from a week ago. Beef cutout values are losing ground so for this week with fed cattle likely to trade lower.

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 $315.06/cwt on 314 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −164.96 against this barn's trailing median of $480.03.

Average price

$315.06

314 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$54.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.83

vs MO average

+4.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	315.94	1,765	309
Medium 1	592	261.00	1,545	5thin

One grade step is worth $54.94/cwt here — about $220 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 sale314 hd

315.06

—

MO average17 barns · 2,496 hd

313.23

+1.83

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

+4.30

This barn, trailing median20 sales

480.03

−164.96

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	1,791	162.63	2,912	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	137.27	2,021	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,302	133.51	1,738	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	115.73	1,152	29

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,228	$1,787	2thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	243	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	984	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	313	325.92/cwt	315.00–336.00	1,020	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,195	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	346	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,349	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	363.81/cwt	342.00–376.00	1,386	34
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	327.45/cwt	326.00–329.00	1,254	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	332.71/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,407	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	319.89/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,398	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	439	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,580	45
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	328.25/cwt	317.00–340.00	1,553	44
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	482	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,673	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	502	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,556	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	513	336.07/cwt	330.00–348.00	1,724	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	326.79/cwt	315.00–336.50	1,712	69
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	535	288.68/cwt	288.00–289.00	1,544	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	320.00/cwt	304.50–333.00	1,843	103
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	581	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,911	20
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	592	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,545	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	599	290.25/cwt	290.25–290.25	1,739	65
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	282.55/cwt	266.00–308.50	1,780	42
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,830	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	684	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,792	36
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	688	247.78/cwt	245.00–253.50	1,705	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	255.63/cwt	252.50–259.00	1,892	30
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	331.00/cwt	328.00–334.00	930	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	308.97/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,112	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	319.89/cwt	309.00–329.00	1,180	23
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	956	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	405	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,312	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	407	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,302	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	306.93/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,280	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	282.49/cwt	282.00–283.00	1,186	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1Fleshy	430	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,122	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	291.64/cwt	287.00–295.50	1,368	37
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,217	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	277.86/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,314	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	267.97/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,361	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	281.80/cwt	276.00–292.00	1,440	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	520	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,547	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	532	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,543	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	532	259.70/cwt	259.00–260.50	1,382	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	252.61/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,407	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	265.83/cwt	256.00–277.50	1,515	45
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	576	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,377	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	581	251.17/cwt	250.50–251.50	1,459	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	241.48/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,490	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	617	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,419	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	651	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,458	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	228.17/cwt	223.50–231.00	1,572	27
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	220.03/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,586	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	221.69/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,627	14
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	958	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,830	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	290.50/cwt	290.00–291.00	1,316	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,518	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,786	162.15/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,896	5
Bulls	—	—	1,815	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,995	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	710	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	511	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	107.35/cwt	93.50–112.50	1,014	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	131.79/cwt	131.50–133.00	1,398	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	118.89/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,275	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,453	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	132.83/cwt	128.50–135.00	1,716	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	137.53/cwt	136.50–140.50	1,817	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,424	134.55/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,916	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	138.83/cwt	136.50–143.50	2,082	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	1,786.76/head	1,500.00–2,050.00	1,787	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 Apr 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,188Last week 250Year ago 606

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 52Year ago 166

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 5Year ago 100

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	113.50	113.50
12	—	1,292	128.50–135.00	132.83
7	—	1,321	136.50–140.50	137.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,424	132.00–136.00	134.55
7	—	1,500	136.50–143.50	138.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	945	93.50–112.50	107.35
10	—	1,061	131.50–133.00	131.79
6	—	1,072	114.00–124.00	118.89
2	—	710	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,786	158.00–166.00	162.15
1	—	1,815	165.00	165.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	281	328.00–334.00	331.00
23	350–400	369	309.00–329.00	319.89
22	400–450	417	295.00–315.00	306.93
37	450–500	469	287.00–295.50	291.64
11	500–550	511	276.00–292.00	281.80
45	550–600	570	256.00–277.50	265.83
26	600–650	617	232.50–247.50	241.48
27	650–700	689	223.50–231.00	228.17
14	700–750	734	220.00–228.00	221.69
6	950–1000	958	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	405	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	407	320.00	320.00
29	500–550	520	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	532	259.00–260.50	259.70
9	550–600	581	250.50–251.50	251.17
16	600–650	617	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	253.00	253.00
3	450–500	470	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	360	308.00–310.00	308.97
4	400–450	420	282.00–283.00	282.49
14	450–500	473	270.00–287.00	277.86
4	500–550	508	266.00–270.00	267.97
10	550–600	557	252.00–254.00	252.61
3	650–700	651	224.00	224.00
6	700–750	721	216.00–224.00	220.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	576	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
37	500–550	532	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	243	405.00	405.00
4	300–350	330	362.00	362.00
34	350–400	381	342.00–376.00	363.81
8	400–450	423	330.00–334.00	332.71
44	450–500	473	317.00–340.00	328.25
69	500–550	524	315.00–336.50	326.79
103	550–600	576	304.50–333.00	320.00
42	600–650	630	266.00–308.50	282.55
7	650–700	683	268.00	268.00
30	700–750	740	252.50–259.00	255.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	346	390.00	390.00
45	400–450	439	360.00	360.00
11	450–500	482	347.00	347.00
26	500–550	513	330.00–348.00	336.07
20	550–600	581	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	535	288.00–289.00	288.68
9	650–700	688	245.00–253.50	247.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	592	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	315.00–336.00	325.92
4	350–400	383	326.00–329.00	327.45
5	400–450	437	315.00–330.00	319.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	502	310.00	310.00
65	550–600	599	290.25	290.25
36	650–700	684	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	453	290.00–291.00	290.50
3	500–550	520	292.00	292.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,228	1,500.00–2,050.00	1,786.76

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.