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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, May 15

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← May 8May 15May 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,209 head

▲ 301 vs last sale 1,908▼ 250 vs year ago 2,459 · −10.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 169▼ 90 vs year ago 178 · −50.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 30▲ 25 vs year ago 5 · +500.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 700 lbs 3.00-10.00 higher, over 700 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs steady, over 550 lbs 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good to very good. Supply heavy. Outstanding feeder offering again this week with a good crowd of buyers bidding aggressively on some of the areas best cattle. Several of the reputation consignments were double vaccinated, non-weaned fall calves and represented some of the highest prices paid on weights under 600 lbs including 41 head of 556 lb steers @ 3.53/cwt.

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 $334.43/cwt on 468 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −145.59 against this barn's trailing median of $480.03.

Average price

$334.43

468 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$362

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

$83.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.55

vs MO average

+23.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	339.97	1,846	403
Medium and Large 1-2	539	308.85	1,665	50
Medium 1	589	281.00	1,655	9thin
Medium and Large 2	579	256.26	1,484	6thin

One grade step is worth $83.71/cwt here — about $362 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale468 hd

334.43

—

MO average18 barns · 4,025 hd

316.89

+17.55

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

+23.66

This barn, trailing median20 sales

480.03

−145.59

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	1,661	148.31	2,463	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	126.67	1,796	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	124.76	1,585	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	107.42	1,142	21

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)	1,274	$1,990	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,439	$2,400	12

Every lot

79 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	296	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	992	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	349.33/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,118	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	364.01/cwt	363.00–365.00	1,179	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	353.49/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,315	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	385.47/cwt	372.00–398.00	1,476	31
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,179	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	335.94/cwt	315.00–368.00	1,424	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	383.84/cwt	354.00–398.50	1,631	72
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	453	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,563	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	366.44/cwt	336.00–390.00	1,726	105
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	322.72/cwt	315.00–334.00	1,523	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	316.05/cwt	312.00–318.00	1,615	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	345.28/cwt	314.00–367.00	1,771	155
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	533	347.73/cwt	337.00–357.00	1,853	64
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	536	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,565	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	332.75/cwt	308.00–353.00	1,893	156
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	302.85/cwt	281.00–314.00	1,744	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	256.26/cwt	246.00–278.00	1,484	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	585	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,948	28
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	589	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,655	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	603	317.66/cwt	306.00–321.00	1,915	58
Steers	600–650	Large 1	603	265.53/cwt	250.00–281.00	1,601	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	617	310.59/cwt	301.00–322.50	1,916	58
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	282.65/cwt	266.00–290.00	1,750	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	308.46/cwt	291.50–320.00	1,919	88
Steers	600–650	Medium 1-2	630	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,714	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	300.30/cwt	287.00–312.50	1,997	145
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	674	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,827	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	272.08/cwt	267.00–276.00	1,845	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	270.45/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,917	26
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	255.51/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,842	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,969	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	793	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,856	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,853	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	922	220.25/cwt	220.25–220.25	2,031	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	348.88/cwt	338.00–352.00	1,144	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	313.81/cwt	310.00–321.00	1,139	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	333.69/cwt	324.00–345.00	1,261	43
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	319.93/cwt	310.00–336.00	1,366	41
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	296.76/cwt	287.00–310.00	1,279	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	311.65/cwt	298.00–320.00	1,440	91
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,218	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	291.28/cwt	281.00–302.00	1,369	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	476	286.57/cwt	286.00–287.00	1,364	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	503	290.44/cwt	290.00–291.00	1,461	25
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	520	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,217	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	275.90/cwt	267.00–282.00	1,443	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,286	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	293.35/cwt	280.50–310.00	1,540	156
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	532	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,351	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	278.43/cwt	261.00–288.00	1,556	70
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	564	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,647	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	254.77/cwt	253.00–259.00	1,452	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,541	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	253.20/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,537	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	614	242.21/cwt	241.00–243.00	1,487	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	254.28/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,597	36
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	256.37/cwt	256.00–257.00	1,669	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,804	17
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	721	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,500	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,751	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	218.25/cwt	218.25–218.25	1,796	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,463	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	331.13/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,450	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,593	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	255.00/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,673	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,362	131.89/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,796	3
Bulls	—	—	1,713	151.07/cwt	143.50–155.50	2,588	7
Bulls	—	—	1,925	163.28/cwt	155.00–170.00	3,143	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	78.84/cwt	75.00–83.00	728	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	111.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,188	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	93.69/cwt	85.00–105.00	1,000	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	119.99/cwt	119.50–121.50	1,346	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	122.57/cwt	121.00–126.50	1,530	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,326	130.22/cwt	128.50–131.50	1,727	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,402	127.37/cwt	127.00–127.50	1,786	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	125.26/cwt	125.00–125.50	1,816	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,439	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,274	1,989.55/head	1,875.00–2,200.00	1,990	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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,209Last week 1,908Year ago 2,459

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 169Year ago 178

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 30Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	363.00–365.00	364.01
31	350–400	383	372.00–398.00	385.47
72	400–450	425	354.00–398.50	383.84
105	450–500	471	336.00–390.00	366.44
155	500–550	513	314.00–367.00	345.28
156	550–600	569	308.00–353.00	332.75
88	600–650	622	291.50–320.00	308.46
145	650–700	665	287.00–312.50	300.30
26	700–750	709	260.00–279.00	270.45
20	750–800	756	260.50	260.50
10	900–950	922	220.25	220.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	421	280.00	280.00
6	550–600	579	246.00–278.00	256.26
3	750–800	793	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	296	335.00	335.00
6	300–350	320	340.00–360.00	349.33
9	350–400	372	340.00–360.00	353.49
21	400–450	424	315.00–368.00	335.94
14	450–500	472	315.00–334.00	322.72
26	500–550	511	312.00–318.00	316.05
20	550–600	576	281.00–314.00	302.85
20	600–650	619	266.00–290.00	282.65
14	650–700	678	267.00–276.00	272.08
4	700–750	721	255.00–256.00	255.51
3	850–900	850	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	630	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
58	600–650	603	306.00–321.00	317.66
20	650–700	674	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	500–550	533	337.00–357.00	347.73
28	550–600	585	333.00	333.00
58	600–650	617	301.00–322.50	310.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	453	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	589	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	603	250.00–281.00	265.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	536	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	262.00	262.00
5	500–550	524	245.50	245.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	363	310.00–321.00	313.81
9	400–450	431	287.00–310.00	296.76
12	450–500	470	281.00–302.00	291.28
24	500–550	523	267.00–282.00	275.90
3	550–600	595	259.00	259.00
5	600–650	607	252.00–254.00	253.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	500–550	503	290.00–291.00	290.44
10	550–600	564	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	328	338.00–352.00	348.88
43	350–400	378	324.00–345.00	333.69
41	400–450	427	310.00–336.00	319.93
91	450–500	462	298.00–320.00	311.65
156	500–550	525	280.50–310.00	293.35
70	550–600	559	261.00–288.00	278.43
36	600–650	628	251.00–257.00	254.28
19	650–700	651	256.00–257.00	256.37
17	700–750	713	253.00	253.00
5	750–800	750	233.50	233.50
11	800–850	823	218.25	218.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	520	234.00	234.00
5	700–750	721	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	614	241.00–243.00	242.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	532	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	476	286.00–287.00	286.57
8	550–600	570	253.00–259.00	254.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	387	378.00	378.00
12	400–450	438	330.00–334.00	331.13
4	450–500	477	334.00	334.00
5	650–700	656	252.00–257.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,362	127.00–135.00	131.89
7	—	1,713	143.50–155.50	151.07
2	—	1,925	155.00–170.00	163.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,066	110.00–115.00	111.43
4	—	1,122	119.50–121.50	119.99
3	—	1,067	85.00–105.00	93.69
2	—	923	75.00–83.00	78.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	125.00–125.50	125.26
4	—	1,402	127.00–127.50	127.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,326	128.50–131.50	130.22
15	—	1,248	121.00–126.50	122.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,439	2,400.00	2,400.00

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)	4	—	1,274	1,875.00–2,200.00	1,989.55

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.