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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, May 1

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← Apr 24May 1May 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

970 head

▲ 339 vs last sale 631▼ 1,006 vs year ago 1,976 · −50.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 145▼ 54 vs year ago 136 · −39.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 30▲ 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 550 lbs steady, over 550 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher based on limited comparisons with last week. Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. Good feeder offering with a little more age and condition in general including some nice consignments of yearlings. Bigger run expected next week with lots of reputation fall calves weighing 450-600 lbs. Cattle futures continue to be very unhelpful this week due to continuing bird flu concerns and lackluster beef cutout values.

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 $320.43/cwt on 144 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −159.59 against this barn's trailing median of $480.03.

Average price

$320.43

144 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$57

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

$8.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.16

vs MO average

+11.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	515	328.00	1,689	10thin
Medium and Large 1	546	319.87	1,747	134

One grade step is worth $8.13/cwt here — about −$57 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale144 hd

320.43

—

MO average18 barns · 2,829 hd

316.28

+4.16

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

+11.82

This barn, trailing median20 sales

480.03

−159.59

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	1,705	142.22	2,425	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	121.66	1,770	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	118.85	1,461	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,018	101.63	1,034	17

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)	1,147	$1,820	8

Every lot

59 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	393.97/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,336	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	341.18/cwt	335.00–349.00	1,256	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	367.29/cwt	362.00–376.00	1,421	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	356.91/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,506	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	326.02/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,395	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	434	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,545	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	345.94/cwt	327.00–358.00	1,595	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	314.46/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,459	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	515	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,689	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	520	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,737	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	325.51/cwt	314.00–342.00	1,725	73
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	531	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,646	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	574	294.98/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,693	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	314.27/cwt	309.00–320.50	1,810	41
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	601	274.40/cwt	268.00–284.00	1,649	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	610	314.75/cwt	314.75–314.75	1,920	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	290.40/cwt	284.00–305.50	1,815	65
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	291.93/cwt	278.00–294.00	1,915	73
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	272.03/cwt	261.75–279.50	1,959	26
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	237.79/cwt	232.00–245.50	1,967	32
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	266	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	904	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	322.76/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,043	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	322.10/cwt	319.00–327.00	1,198	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,328	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	406	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,226	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	323.50/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,352	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,335	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	305.15/cwt	291.00–314.00	1,410	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	466	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,309	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	1,403	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	294.62/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,517	66
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,528	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	548	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,491	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,397	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	551	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,328	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	254.00/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,445	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	266.89/cwt	251.50–287.00	1,532	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	257.82/cwt	250.00–260.50	1,560	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	612	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,502	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,495	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	243.83/cwt	238.50–246.00	1,614	57
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	233.95/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,574	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	229.57/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,678	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	322.37/cwt	319.00–326.00	1,338	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	274.10/cwt	269.00–278.00	1,412	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	285.68/cwt	266.00–306.00	1,603	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	1,628	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,683	145.06/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,441	5
Bulls	—	—	1,815	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,323	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	916	80.45/cwt	77.50–82.00	737	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	96.91/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,006	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	109.88/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,143	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	118.96/cwt	115.25–124.00	1,448	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	111.95/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,439	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	124.74/cwt	124.50–125.00	1,607	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,416	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,733	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,417	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,615	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,920	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	2,486	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,147	1,820.07/head	1,535.00–1,925.00	1,820	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 May 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 970Last week 631Year ago 1,976

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 145Year ago 136

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	439	304.00	304.00
6	450–500	493	284.50	284.50
30	550–600	569	250.00–255.00	254.00
5	600–650	623	240.00	240.00
6	650–700	673	232.00–236.00	233.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	551	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	266	340.00	340.00
6	300–350	323	314.00–330.00	322.76
5	350–400	372	319.00–327.00	322.10
16	400–450	418	320.00–324.00	323.50
26	450–500	462	291.00–314.00	305.15
66	500–550	515	280.00–302.50	294.62
22	550–600	574	251.50–287.00	266.89
22	600–650	605	250.00–260.50	257.82
57	650–700	662	238.50–246.00	243.83
7	700–750	731	226.00–231.00	229.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	406	302.00	302.00
4	450–500	466	281.00	281.00
14	500–550	548	272.00	272.00
4	550–600	550	254.00	254.00
7	600–650	612	245.50	245.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	400	332.00	332.00
7	500–550	525	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	339	380.00–400.00	393.97
14	350–400	387	362.00–376.00	367.29
15	400–450	422	350.00–360.00	356.91
25	450–500	461	327.00–358.00	345.94
73	500–550	530	314.00–342.00	325.51
41	550–600	576	309.00–320.50	314.27
65	600–650	625	284.00–305.50	290.40
73	650–700	656	278.00–294.00	291.93
26	700–750	720	261.75–279.50	272.03
32	800–850	827	232.00–245.50	237.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	531	310.00	310.00
7	550–600	574	290.00–302.00	294.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	434	356.00	356.00
5	500–550	520	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	515	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	368	335.00–349.00	341.18
4	400–450	428	325.00–327.00	326.02
4	450–500	464	312.00–317.00	314.46
17	600–650	601	268.00–284.00	274.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	610	314.75	314.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	415	319.00–326.00	322.37
7	500–550	515	269.00–278.00	274.10
4	550–600	561	266.00–306.00	285.68
3	600–650	618	263.50	263.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	124.50–125.00	124.74
2	—	1,285	110.00–114.00	111.95
18	—	1,217	115.25–124.00	118.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	916	77.50–82.00	80.45
10	—	1,040	106.00–116.00	109.88
4	—	1,038	92.00–105.00	96.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,416	120.00–125.00	122.41
1	—	1,920	129.50	129.50
2	—	1,417	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	128.00	128.00
5	—	1,683	140.00–147.00	145.06

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	—	1,147	1,535.00–1,925.00	1,820.07

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.