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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Apr 24

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← Apr 17Apr 24May 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

631 head

▼ 151 vs last sale 782▲ 107 vs year ago 524 · +20.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

145 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 102▼ 54 vs year ago 199 · −27.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 20▲ 30 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 600 lbs 3.00-12.00 higher with greatest advance under 500 lbs. Steers over 600 lbs near steady on a light test. Feeder heifers 5.00-10.00 higher except some less attractive near 500 lbs steady to firm. Slaughter cows 2.00-6.00 lower. Demand good to very good. Supply light. Good feeder trade despite the return of negative bird flu news which sent feeder futures lower on Wednesday.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $279.44/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −143.03 against this barn's trailing median of $422.47.

Average price

$279.44

72 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,489

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$36.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.53

vs MO average

+9.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	291.15	1,534	43
Medium and Large 1-2	554	264.31	1,464	22
Medium and Large 2	505	255.00	1,288	7thin

One grade step is worth $36.15/cwt here — about $246 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 sale72 hd

279.44

—

MO average16 barns · 2,240 hd

270.91

+8.53

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

+9.25

This barn, trailing median20 sales

422.47

−143.03

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $462.49, low $357.64, median $422.47 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	1,652	142.66	2,357	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,478	122.64	1,812	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	121.61	1,508	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,038	100.82	1,047	33

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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,174	$1,853	9

Every lot

53 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	377.68/cwt	361.00–393.00	1,273	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	333.08/cwt	331.00–335.00	1,216	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	373.19/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,411	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	349.39/cwt	340.00–376.00	1,481	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,474	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	346.22/cwt	321.00–366.00	1,613	35
Steers	500–550	Large 1	500	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,490	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,677	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	505	328.52/cwt	327.00–330.50	1,659	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	508	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,610	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	519	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,661	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	300.68/cwt	296.00–305.00	1,603	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	303.51/cwt	293.00–309.00	1,706	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	571	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,650	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	303.14/cwt	294.50–317.50	1,767	34
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	291.00/cwt	285.00–293.50	1,784	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	274.87/cwt	266.00–282.75	1,737	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,704	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	665	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,736	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,821	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	715	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,730	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,819	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,812	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	332.14/cwt	322.00–342.00	1,252	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	313.69/cwt	306.00–321.00	1,208	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	326.67/cwt	312.00–340.00	1,385	35
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	292.30/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,304	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	284.48/cwt	282.00–286.00	1,326	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	297.47/cwt	284.00–308.00	1,401	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,288	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	291.31/cwt	274.00–304.00	1,526	40
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	268.61/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,416	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,633	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	261.86/cwt	261.00–262.00	1,490	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	248.82/cwt	246.00–251.00	1,535	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	248.25/cwt	248.25–248.25	1,544	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,648	4
Heifers	750–800	Large 1	755	229.25/cwt	229.25–229.25	1,731	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	234.25/cwt	234.25–234.25	1,797	50
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,559	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,466	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,448	128.68/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,863	2
Bulls	—	—	1,703	146.16/cwt	138.00–150.00	2,489	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	79.32/cwt	69.50–85.00	724	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	109.28/cwt	105.00–116.50	1,140	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	98.22/cwt	94.50–102.00	1,093	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	112.33/cwt	108.00–115.50	1,378	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	120.95/cwt	116.00–125.50	1,488	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	128.29/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,627	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,817	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	123.07/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,813	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,781	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,174	1,853.04/head	1,750.00–1,935.00	1,853	9

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 631Last week 782Year ago 524

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 102Year ago 199

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	575	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	565	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	306.00–321.00	313.69
7	400–450	446	290.00–294.00	292.30
8	450–500	466	282.00–286.00	284.48
8	500–550	527	258.00–275.00	268.61
14	550–600	569	261.00–262.00	261.86
14	600–650	622	248.25	248.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	505	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	377	322.00–342.00	332.14
35	400–450	424	312.00–340.00	326.67
18	450–500	471	284.00–308.00	297.47
40	500–550	524	274.00–304.00	291.31
3	550–600	565	289.00	289.00
13	600–650	617	246.00–251.00	248.82
4	700–750	723	228.00	228.00
50	750–800	767	234.25	234.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	755	229.25	229.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	337	361.00–393.00	377.68
6	350–400	378	350.00–390.00	373.19
21	400–450	424	340.00–376.00	349.39
35	450–500	466	321.00–366.00	346.22
7	500–550	505	332.00	332.00
34	550–600	583	294.50–317.50	303.14
7	600–650	613	285.00–293.50	291.00
4	650–700	687	265.00	265.00
3	750–800	758	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	331.00–335.00	333.08
3	400–450	440	335.00	335.00
6	500–550	533	296.00–305.00	300.68
9	550–600	562	293.00–309.00	303.51
26	600–650	632	266.00–282.75	274.87
3	650–700	663	257.00	257.00
4	750–800	776	233.50	233.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	519	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	500	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	508	317.00	317.00
4	550–600	571	289.00	289.00
3	650–700	665	261.00	261.00
5	700–750	715	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	505	327.00–330.50	328.52

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)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	—	1,174	1,750.00–1,935.00	1,853.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,268	125.00–135.00	128.29
29	—	1,230	116.00–125.50	120.95
8	—	1,227	108.00–115.50	112.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	913	69.50–85.00	79.32
18	—	1,043	105.00–116.50	109.28
9	—	1,113	94.50–102.00	98.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	112.00	112.00
9	—	1,473	118.00–126.00	123.07
2	—	1,442	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,703	138.00–150.00	146.16
2	—	1,448	125.00–132.50	128.68

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.