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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Apr 17

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

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Feeder Cattle receipts

782 head

▲ 304 vs last sale 478▼ 584 vs year ago 1,366 · −42.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

102 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 129▲ 26 vs year ago 76 · +34.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 10▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 500 lbs steady to firm, over 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs 3.00-10.00 lower following last weeks higher trade. Heifers over 550 lbs steady. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Demand good. Supply moderate. There are several unweaned calves in the bulk price ranges under 560 lbs that sold with minimal discounts due to quality and condition. Cattle futures eased back on Wednesday after a strong start to the week.

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 $303.15/cwt on 119 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −176.87 against this barn's trailing median of $480.03.

Average price

$303.15

119 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

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

$81.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.05

vs MO average

−1.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	308.88	1,678	96
Medium and Large 1-2	532	293.64	1,561	18thin
Medium and Large 2	591	227.50	1,345	5thin

One grade step is worth $81.38/cwt here — about $334 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 sale119 hd

303.15

—

MO average17 barns · 2,988 hd

303.20

−0.05

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

−1.24

This barn, trailing median20 sales

480.03

−176.87

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	1,767	150.27	2,655	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	129.64	1,930	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	126.68	1,596	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,029	109.38	1,126	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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,775	8

Every lot

62 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	341.51/cwt	341.00–342.00	1,076	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	348.00/cwt	339.00–361.00	1,319	25
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	327.89/cwt	320.00–331.00	1,249	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	352.69/cwt	339.00–361.00	1,467	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	328.96/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,398	7
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	481	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,486	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	322.91/cwt	310.00–331.00	1,556	50
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	300.11/cwt	291.00–304.00	1,573	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	311.87/cwt	305.00–326.00	1,653	63
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	558	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,512	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	303.16/cwt	288.00–321.50	1,725	33
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	591	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,345	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	278.33/cwt	272.00–283.00	1,703	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	284.06/cwt	279.00–295.50	1,758	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	275.84/cwt	267.00–283.50	1,829	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	267.84/cwt	261.00–270.50	1,894	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	327.37/cwt	327.00–328.00	881	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	317.15/cwt	314.00–324.00	1,059	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	353	304.00/cwt	298.00–308.00	1,073	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	322.37/cwt	314.00–326.00	1,241	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	307.36/cwt	298.00–317.00	1,291	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	318.66/cwt	313.00–327.00	1,357	40
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,174	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	304.90/cwt	284.00–319.00	1,421	40
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	247.01/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,188	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	275.50/cwt	274.00–277.00	1,333	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	486	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,307	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	495	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,329	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	510	274.57/cwt	272.00–276.50	1,400	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,400	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	281.09/cwt	277.00–284.00	1,493	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	535	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,396	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	264.07/cwt	253.00–269.00	1,463	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	554	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,377	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,281	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	584	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,431	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	238.41/cwt	237.00–243.00	1,521	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,508	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,134	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	397	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,374	22
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,409	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	306.41/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,284	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,447	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	273.88/cwt	241.00–302.00	1,413	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	264.65/cwt	259.00–267.00	1,538	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	243.23/cwt	241.50–245.00	1,540	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	237.17/cwt	231.00–243.50	1,563	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,405	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,953	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	150.94/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,714	9
Bulls	—	—	1,850	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	2,877	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	608	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	105.07/cwt	104.00–105.50	1,074	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	113.09/cwt	106.50–118.50	1,173	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,301	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,650	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	128.25/cwt	124.00–132.50	1,607	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	119.34/cwt	113.50–122.00	1,541	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,784	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	130.07/cwt	128.00–131.50	1,924	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,552	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,033	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	1,774.71/head	1,710.00–1,910.00	1,775	8

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 782Last week 478Year ago 1,366

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 129Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 10Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	132.50	132.50
29	—	1,253	124.00–132.50	128.25
7	—	1,291	113.50–122.00	119.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,479	128.00–131.50	130.07
1	—	1,450	123.00	123.00
2	—	1,552	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	65.00	65.00
16	—	1,037	106.50–118.50	113.09
1	—	1,045	124.50	124.50
7	—	1,022	104.00–105.50	105.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,850	155.50	155.50
9	—	1,798	145.00–155.00	150.94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	269	327.00–328.00	327.37
18	300–350	334	314.00–324.00	317.15
17	350–400	385	314.00–326.00	322.37
40	400–450	426	313.00–327.00	318.66
40	450–500	466	284.00–319.00	304.90
17	500–550	531	277.00–284.00	281.09
14	550–600	554	253.00–269.00	264.07
10	600–650	638	237.00–243.00	238.41
5	650–700	653	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	486	269.00	269.00
3	500–550	535	261.00	261.00
10	550–600	584	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	495	268.50	268.50
7	500–550	510	272.00–276.50	274.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	353	298.00–308.00	304.00
7	400–450	420	298.00–317.00	307.36
12	450–500	484	274.00–277.00	275.50
4	500–550	511	274.00	274.00
6	550–600	554	248.50	248.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	265.00	265.00
7	450–500	481	230.00–254.00	247.01
4	550–600	557	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	351.00	351.00
22	350–400	397	346.00	346.00
9	400–450	417	338.00	338.00
14	450–500	473	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	419	302.00–320.00	306.41
11	500–550	516	241.00–302.00	273.88
7	550–600	581	259.00–267.00	264.65
4	600–650	633	241.50–245.00	243.23
4	650–700	659	231.00–243.50	237.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	350–400	379	339.00–361.00	348.00
17	400–450	416	339.00–361.00	352.69
50	450–500	482	310.00–331.00	322.91
63	500–550	530	305.00–326.00	311.87
33	550–600	569	288.00–321.50	303.16
27	600–650	619	279.00–295.50	284.06
21	650–700	663	267.00–283.50	275.84
11	700–750	707	261.00–270.50	267.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	481	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	558	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	341.00–342.00	341.51
7	350–400	381	320.00–331.00	327.89
7	400–450	425	325.00–332.00	328.96
14	500–550	524	291.00–304.00	300.11
6	600–650	612	272.00–283.00	278.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	450	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	591	227.50	227.50

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,060	1,710.00–1,910.00	1,774.71

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.