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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Dec 18

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

329 head

▼ 1,354 vs last sale 1,683▲ 196 vs year ago 133 · +147.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

94 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 119▼ 15 vs year ago 109 · −13.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

140 head

▲ 110 vs last sale 30▲ 100 vs year ago 40 · +250.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers and heifers steady on a limited market test. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand good. Supply light. A special cow sale followed the feeders including two consignments of high quality bred heifers and some fancy reputation bred cows.

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 $326.20/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −153.82 against this barn's trailing median of $480.03.

Average price

$326.20

62 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$41.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.51

vs MO average

−0.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	330.95	1,768	51
Medium and Large 1-2	521	312.86	1,630	7thin
Large 1	545	289.00	1,575	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.95/cwt here — about $193 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 sale62 hd

326.20

—

MO average16 barns · 2,858 hd

314.70

+11.51

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−0.43

This barn, trailing median20 sales

480.03

−153.82

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	1,995	149.50	2,983	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	116.83	1,494	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,450	116.65	1,691	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,006	80.91	814	20

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)	1,341	$3,053	36
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,405	$2,645	11
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,057	$3,142	49
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,600	2thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,481	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	443	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,573	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	337.85/cwt	319.00–343.00	1,561	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	312.86/cwt	295.00–321.00	1,630	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	529	334.30/cwt	334.00–335.00	1,768	43
Steers	500–550	Large 1	545	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,575	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	312.97/cwt	311.00–321.00	1,759	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	616	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,873	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,786	4
Steers	600–650	Large 1	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,808	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,096	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,225	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	313.09/cwt	306.00–320.00	1,174	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	401	318.50/cwt	318.50–318.50	1,277	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	321.65/cwt	318.00–327.00	1,325	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	471	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,201	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	283.74/cwt	279.00–291.00	1,351	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,351	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	506	255.43/cwt	252.00–261.00	1,292	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	548	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,354	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	606	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,509	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,540	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,459	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	665	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,569	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,649	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,882	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	321	369.84/cwt	362.00–395.00	1,187	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	334.37/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,284	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,339	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,423	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	473	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,419	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	296.24/cwt	280.00–303.50	1,570	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	531	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,367	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	596	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,639	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	239.98/cwt	234.00–246.00	1,579	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	747	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,546	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,995	149.50/cwt	146.00–154.00	2,983	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	79.09/cwt	61.00–93.00	768	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	58.56/cwt	56.00–61.00	586	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,300	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	99.87/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,208	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,347	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	117.86/cwt	112.50–120.00	1,509	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	118.01/cwt	111.00–121.50	1,693	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,671	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,057	3,141.55/head	2,850.00–3,275.00	3,142	49
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,043	2,333.94/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,334	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,368	3,118.37/head	2,600.00–3,400.00	3,118	33
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,405	2,644.96/head	1,975.00–2,950.00	2,645	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 329Last week 1,683Year ago 133

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 119Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 140Last week 30Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	362.00–395.00	369.84
9	350–400	384	305.00–345.00	334.37
5	400–450	432	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	465	306.00	306.00
10	500–550	530	280.00–303.50	296.24
3	550–600	596	275.00	275.00
4	650–700	658	234.00–246.00	239.98
2	700–750	747	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	473	300.00	300.00
4	500–550	531	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	375.00	375.00
8	550–600	562	311.00–321.00	312.97
4	600–650	616	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	712	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	500–550	529	334.00–335.00	334.30
20	600–650	616	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	545	289.00	289.00
3	600–650	625	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	450–500	462	319.00–343.00	337.85
7	500–550	521	295.00–321.00	312.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	443	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	306.00–320.00	313.09
3	400–450	401	318.50	318.50
2	500–550	505	267.50	267.50
3	600–650	606	249.00	249.00
4	700–750	725	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	471	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	506	252.00–261.00	255.43
2	600–650	637	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	331	331.00	331.00
2	350–400	370	331.00	331.00
6	400–450	412	318.00–327.00	321.65
5	450–500	476	279.00–291.00	283.74
3	600–650	611	252.00	252.00
3	900–950	918	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	665	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	548	247.00	247.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	56.00–61.00	58.56
15	—	971	61.00–93.00	79.09
1	—	1,130	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,210	96.00–104.00	99.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,280	112.50–120.00	117.86
2	—	1,265	106.50	106.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	108.50	108.50
6	—	1,435	111.00–121.50	118.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,995	146.00–154.00	149.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	49	—	1,057	2,850.00–3,275.00	3,141.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	—	1,368	2,600.00–3,400.00	3,118.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,405	1,975.00–2,950.00	2,644.96

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)	3	—	1,043	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,333.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	2,600.00	2,600.00

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.