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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, May 8

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← May 1May 8May 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,908 head

▲ 938 vs last sale 970▼ 16 vs year ago 1,924 · −0.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

169 head

▲ 87 vs last sale 82▲ 39 vs year ago 130 · +30.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 20▲ 15 vs year ago 15 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers 4.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 575 lbs 4.00-8.00 higher, over 575 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand very good. Supply heavy. Top quality feeder offering this week with lots of weaned, reputation fall calves weighing mostly 450-700 lbs. Some consignments of non-weaned calves with shots also found excellent demand. Good buyer attendance. A similar offering is expected next week but with more non-weaned calves with full health programs.

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 $329.27/cwt on 470 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −150.76 against this barn's trailing median of $480.03.

Average price

$329.27

470 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$44.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.05

vs MO average

+19.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	333.30	1,807	421
Medium and Large 1-2	563	295.37	1,663	43
Medium and Large 2	527	288.94	1,523	6thin

One grade step is worth $44.36/cwt here — about $284 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale470 hd

329.27

—

MO average15 barns · 3,371 hd

316.22

+13.05

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

+19.56

This barn, trailing median20 sales

480.03

−150.76

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	1,632	143.83	2,348	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,430	127.13	1,818	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	124.86	1,536	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,057	109.75	1,160	53

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)	1,240	$1,789	9

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	402.37/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,352	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	380.05/cwt	360.00–387.00	1,437	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	359.14/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,519	53
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	338.43/cwt	330.00–346.00	1,432	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	436	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,557	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	315.35/cwt	312.00–324.00	1,498	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	362.04/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,723	74
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	485	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,678	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	509	346.22/cwt	333.00–355.25	1,762	58
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	339.54/cwt	314.00–356.00	1,776	173
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	288.94/cwt	287.00–291.00	1,523	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	304.62/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,630	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	558	297.01/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,657	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	327.01/cwt	306.00–341.00	1,861	145
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	573	315.39/cwt	314.00–316.00	1,807	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	290.42/cwt	285.00–307.00	1,679	28
Steers	600–650	Large 1	620	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,668	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	625	304.85/cwt	299.50–310.00	1,905	54
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	298.27/cwt	282.00–308.00	1,864	124
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	654	247.48/cwt	244.00–251.00	1,619	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	655	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,952	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,697	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	279.53/cwt	274.00–298.00	1,864	51
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	675	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,796	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	243.87/cwt	238.50–251.00	1,746	28
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	268.88/cwt	260.00–270.25	1,931	42
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	729	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,775	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	797	259.25/cwt	259.25–259.25	2,066	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	804	254.75/cwt	254.75–254.75	2,048	46
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	341.85/cwt	325.00–356.00	1,155	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	324.53/cwt	317.00–332.00	1,233	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	402	315.21/cwt	314.00–317.00	1,267	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	326.43/cwt	316.00–345.00	1,397	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	290.55/cwt	288.00–293.00	1,334	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	473	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,490	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	318.23/cwt	300.00–334.00	1,521	134
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	502	286.82/cwt	279.00–292.00	1,440	5
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	511	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,451	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	295.12/cwt	284.50–311.00	1,532	83
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	557	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,526	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	276.52/cwt	262.00–285.00	1,562	105
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	591	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,489	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,513	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	608	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,471	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	249.74/cwt	246.00–252.50	1,583	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,529	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	242.21/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,586	28
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	230.61/cwt	224.00–237.50	1,677	4
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,058	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,000	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	349.79/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,350	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,547	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	237.62/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,618	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,498	130.67/cwt	115.00–139.00	1,957	3
Bulls	—	—	1,637	146.20/cwt	140.00–152.50	2,393	5
Bulls	—	—	2,010	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	3,447	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	96.47/cwt	90.00–105.00	991	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	123.42/cwt	120.00–126.50	1,275	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	115.04/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,233	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,375	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	123.44/cwt	116.00–126.50	1,481	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	130.75/cwt	127.00–131.50	1,751	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	125.22/cwt	123.50–128.00	1,767	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	133.97/cwt	132.50–137.00	1,956	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,770	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,788.77/head	1,600.00–2,010.00	1,789	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	976	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,376	4

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 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,908Last week 970Year ago 1,924

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 82Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 20Year ago 15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	116.00	116.00
9	—	1,339	127.00–131.50	130.75
31	—	1,200	116.00–126.50	123.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	120.00	120.00
7	—	1,411	123.50–128.00	125.22
3	—	1,460	132.50–137.00	133.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	120.00–126.50	123.42
16	—	1,027	90.00–105.00	96.47
35	—	1,072	112.00–117.00	115.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,637	140.00–152.50	146.20
3	—	1,498	115.00–139.00	130.67
1	—	2,010	171.50	171.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	338	325.00–356.00	341.85
25	350–400	380	317.00–332.00	324.53
35	400–450	428	316.00–345.00	326.43
134	450–500	478	300.00–334.00	318.23
83	500–550	519	284.50–311.00	295.12
105	550–600	565	262.00–285.00	276.52
18	600–650	634	246.00–252.50	249.74
4	700–750	727	224.00–237.50	230.61
4	1050–1100	1,058	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	473	315.00	315.00
15	550–600	557	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	591	252.00	252.00
5	600–650	608	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	511	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	402	314.00–317.00	315.21
9	450–500	459	288.00–293.00	290.55
5	500–550	502	279.00–292.00	286.82
4	550–600	598	253.00	253.00
5	600–650	648	236.00	236.00
28	650–700	655	242.00–245.00	242.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	336	400.00–410.00	402.37
21	350–400	378	360.00–387.00	380.05
53	400–450	423	340.00–380.00	359.14
74	450–500	476	335.00–380.00	362.04
173	500–550	523	314.00–356.00	339.54
145	550–600	569	306.00–341.00	327.01
124	600–650	625	282.00–308.00	298.27
51	650–700	667	274.00–298.00	279.53
42	700–750	718	260.00–270.25	268.88
17	750–800	797	259.25	259.25
46	800–850	804	254.75	254.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	436	357.00	357.00
9	450–500	485	346.00	346.00
58	500–550	509	333.00–355.25	346.22
39	550–600	573	314.00–316.00	315.39
54	600–650	625	299.50–310.00	304.85
15	650–700	655	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	558	294.00–300.00	297.01
5	650–700	675	266.00	266.00
5	700–750	729	243.50	243.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	620	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	527	287.00–291.00	288.94
4	650–700	654	244.00–251.00	247.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	330.00–346.00	338.43
10	450–500	475	312.00–324.00	315.35
15	500–550	535	302.00–310.00	304.62
28	550–600	578	285.00–307.00	290.42
19	650–700	663	256.00	256.00
28	700–750	716	238.50–251.00	243.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	386	345.00–352.00	349.79
7	500–550	537	288.00	288.00
7	650–700	681	236.00–241.00	237.62

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)	9	—	1,240	1,600.00–2,010.00	1,788.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	976	141.00	141.00

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.