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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Dec 4

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← Nov 20Dec 4Dec 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,927 head

▲ 860 vs last sale 1,067▲ 260 vs year ago 1,667 · +15.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 71▼ 5 vs year ago 125 · −4.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 600 lbs 10.00-20.00 higher, over 600 lbs 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs 5.00-20.00 higher, over 650 lbs steady. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good to very good. Supply heavy. Producers received figures never seen before on several light cattle as the market for grazing flesh cattle is dollars higher this week and there were numerous consignments on hand with the quality and condition to generate premium prices.

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 $319.32/cwt on 344 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −160.70 against this barn's trailing median of $480.03.

Average price

$319.32

344 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$374

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

$67.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.93

vs MO average

−6.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	323.80	1,823	306
Medium and Large 1-2	573	291.74	1,672	29
Medium and Large 2	566	256.00	1,449	9thin

One grade step is worth $67.80/cwt here — about $374 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 sale344 hd

319.32

—

MO average13 barns · 3,673 hd

318.40

+0.93

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−6.05

This barn, trailing median20 sales

480.03

−160.70

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	—	High	1,901	144.82	2,753	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,534	117.82	1,807	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,301	111.21	1,447	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,157	91.78	1,062	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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,184	$2,136	6

Every lot

81 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,304	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	400.99/cwt	381.00–432.50	1,472	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	410.32/cwt	365.00–432.50	1,707	34
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	364.43/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,556	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	435	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,653	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,391	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	460	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,863	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	471	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,799	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	374.91/cwt	352.00–391.00	1,788	40
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	339.59/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,620	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	484	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	1,600	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	490	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,637	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	501	351.15/cwt	349.00–360.00	1,759	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	319.99/cwt	316.00–324.00	1,693	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	344.02/cwt	314.00–352.00	1,858	61
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	551	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,653	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	566	303.68/cwt	279.00–315.00	1,719	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,449	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	321.57/cwt	305.50–338.00	1,827	113
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	290.12/cwt	283.50–310.00	1,674	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	594	306.11/cwt	302.25–309.75	1,818	88
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Full	598	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,627	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	277.35/cwt	274.50–280.00	1,720	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	629	297.98/cwt	297.00–301.50	1,874	31
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	288.21/cwt	277.50–299.00	1,824	145
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,783	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	283.05/cwt	270.00–288.50	1,908	40
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	691	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,752	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	274.05/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,984	28
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	729	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,012	73
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,841	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	760	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,105	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	246.73/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,905	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	265.72/cwt	258.00–275.00	2,054	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	786	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,922	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	257.33/cwt	257.00–257.50	2,133	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	933	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	303	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,079	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	344.39/cwt	332.00–350.00	1,133	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	352	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,306	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	305.17/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,163	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	346.94/cwt	338.00–352.00	1,325	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	409	326.02/cwt	312.00–338.00	1,333	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	414	342.53/cwt	342.00–343.00	1,418	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	328.16/cwt	306.00–341.00	1,408	32
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1-2	436	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,059	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	290.40/cwt	271.00–300.00	1,371	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	311.68/cwt	294.00–335.00	1,477	70
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,122	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	497	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,466	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,540	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	508	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,595	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	298.45/cwt	281.00–313.00	1,576	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	276.87/cwt	263.00–290.00	1,481	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	553	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,698	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	563	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,498	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	283.17/cwt	267.00–301.00	1,606	75
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	260.77/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,489	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	240.60/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,497	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	259.40/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,647	95
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,573	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	680	256.75/cwt	256.75–256.75	1,746	22
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	236.04/cwt	231.00–240.50	1,692	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,638	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	748	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,653	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	2,032	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,515	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,400	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,670	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,971	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	145.73/cwt	138.50–151.50	2,628	4
Bulls	—	—	2,525	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	4,242	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	55.80/cwt	52.00–62.00	499	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,159	82.85/cwt	68.50–93.00	960	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,201	104.95/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,260	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	103.73/cwt	102.00–105.50	1,336	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	111.37/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,449	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	117.98/cwt	116.50–119.50	1,551	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,514	120.88/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,830	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,546	115.90/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,792	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,184	2,136.18/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,136	6

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 Dec 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,927Last week 1,067Year ago 1,667

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 71Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	427	340.00–385.00	364.43
22	450–500	477	320.00–350.00	339.59
4	500–550	529	316.00–324.00	319.99
21	550–600	577	283.50–310.00	290.12
19	600–650	620	274.50–280.00	277.35
6	650–700	673	265.00	265.00
4	700–750	741	248.50	248.50
7	750–800	772	245.00–251.00	246.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	326	400.00	400.00
9	350–400	367	381.00–432.50	400.99
34	400–450	416	365.00–432.50	410.32
40	450–500	477	352.00–391.00	374.91
61	500–550	540	314.00–352.00	344.02
113	550–600	568	305.50–338.00	321.57
145	600–650	633	277.50–299.00	288.21
40	650–700	674	270.00–288.50	283.05
28	700–750	724	268.00–278.00	274.05
9	750–800	773	258.00–275.00	265.72
6	800–850	829	257.00–257.50	257.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	551	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	436	319.00	319.00
9	550–600	566	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	471	382.00	382.00
31	500–550	501	349.00–360.00	351.15
88	550–600	594	302.25–309.75	306.11
31	600–650	629	297.00–301.50	297.98
73	700–750	729	276.00	276.00
9	750–800	760	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	380.00	380.00
8	450–500	484	330.50	330.50
10	550–600	566	279.00–315.00	303.68
3	650–700	691	253.50	253.50
8	750–800	786	244.50	244.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	460	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	490	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	598	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	500	308.00	308.00
18	550–600	553	307.00	307.00
22	650–700	680	256.75	256.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	563	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	281	332.00	332.00
9	300–350	329	332.00–350.00	344.39
17	350–400	382	338.00–352.00	346.94
32	400–450	429	306.00–341.00	328.16
70	450–500	474	294.00–335.00	311.68
32	500–550	528	281.00–313.00	298.45
75	550–600	567	267.00–301.00	283.17
95	600–650	635	255.00–267.00	259.40
3	650–700	650	242.00	242.00
13	700–750	717	231.00–240.50	236.04
4	950–1000	970	209.50	209.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	488	230.00	230.00
5	700–750	748	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	497	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	381	290.00–312.00	305.17
15	400–450	409	312.00–338.00	326.02
14	450–500	472	271.00–300.00	290.40
30	500–550	535	263.00–290.00	276.87
10	550–600	571	259.00–265.00	260.77
5	600–650	622	240.00–241.00	240.60
4	700–750	741	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	530	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	303	356.00	356.00
7	350–400	352	371.00	371.00
11	400–450	414	342.00–343.00	342.53
8	500–550	508	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	436	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	492	308.00	308.00
4	550–600	581	241.00	241.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,201	100.00–107.00	104.95
13	—	1,159	68.50–93.00	82.85
3	—	895	52.00–62.00	55.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	102.00–105.50	103.73
2	—	1,315	116.50–119.50	117.98
9	—	1,301	105.00–114.00	111.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,514	119.00–122.00	120.88
8	—	1,546	113.00–118.00	115.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,525	168.00	168.00
4	—	1,803	138.50–151.50	145.73
1	—	1,670	118.00	118.00

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)	6	—	1,184	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,136.18

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.