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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

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

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← Dec 18Jan 15Jan 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,943 head

▲ 1,614 vs last sale 329▲ 1,943 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 94▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 130 vs last sale 140▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Based on limited comparisons with the last sale four weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers 20.00-30.00 higher with the greatest advance on heifers 425-525 lbs. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand very good. Supply moderate. High quality feeder offering with several reputation consignments. The feeder market has continued to get stronger since the Christmas break fueled by record high fed cattle prices. The feedlot trade looks fully steady so far this week from 201.00-205.00/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 $345.58/cwt on 263 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −134.44 against this barn's trailing median of $480.03.

Average price

$345.58

263 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,907

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$450

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$66.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.14

vs MO average

+3.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	348.18	1,925	248
Medium and Large 1-2	507	333.22	1,689	5thin
Medium and Large 2	565	291.00	1,644	6thin
Large 1	523	282.00	1,475	4thin

One grade step is worth $66.18/cwt here — about $450 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 sale263 hd

345.58

—

MO average18 barns · 4,387 hd

336.45

+9.14

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

+3.13

This barn, trailing median20 sales

480.03

−134.44

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	1,688	140.90	2,378	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,638	119.72	1,961	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,334	116.57	1,555	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	91.19	972	8thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	948	$2,000	3thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	296	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,199	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	353	373.93/cwt	335.00–383.00	1,320	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	403.59/cwt	395.00–409.00	1,465	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	370.01/cwt	369.00–371.00	1,621	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	377.61/cwt	363.00–389.00	1,771	51
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	338.12/cwt	320.00–357.00	1,606	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	333.22/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,689	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	367.53/cwt	347.00–384.00	1,882	68
Steers	500–550	Large 1	523	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,475	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	531	379.50/cwt	379.50–379.50	2,015	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	555	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,693	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,644	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	338.99/cwt	320.00–352.00	1,929	135
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	589	331.00/cwt	326.00–337.00	1,950	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	614	328.53/cwt	328.25–329.00	2,017	31
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	322.86/cwt	301.50–332.50	1,982	121
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	651	307.25/cwt	307.25–307.25	2,000	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	299.58/cwt	294.00–306.00	2,016	132
Steers	650–700	Large 1	695	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,998	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	701	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,907	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	287.48/cwt	275.50–297.50	2,078	63
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	758	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,206	44
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	2,074	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	267.45/cwt	253.25–269.00	2,185	44
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,210	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	325.71/cwt	315.00–336.00	1,247	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	335.65/cwt	325.00–338.00	1,380	12
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	414	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,196	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	353.10/cwt	342.00–371.00	1,490	33
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	340.93/cwt	328.00–368.00	1,609	85
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	484	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,738	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	504	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,542	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	282.32/cwt	274.00–288.00	1,468	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	325.38/cwt	304.00–335.00	1,705	77
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,613	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	545	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	1,769	10
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	586	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,623	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	588	297.79/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,751	69
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	294.35/cwt	289.00–316.00	1,731	128
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	598	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,639	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	276.48/cwt	264.00–285.00	1,706	141
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	1,674	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	655	274.25/cwt	274.25–274.25	1,796	82
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	261.42/cwt	256.00–267.00	1,767	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	676	246.02/cwt	239.00–257.00	1,663	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	238.77/cwt	234.50–244.00	1,714	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	254.19/cwt	246.00–265.75	1,845	36
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,697	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,265	3
Bulls	—	—	2,140	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	3,563	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	85.92/cwt	82.00–96.50	910	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,163	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,352	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	117.36/cwt	115.00–121.50	1,568	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,717	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,638	119.72/cwt	117.50–122.50	1,961	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	960	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3

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 Jan 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,943Last week 329Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 94Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 140Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	363	395.00–409.00	403.59
12	400–450	438	369.00–371.00	370.01
51	450–500	469	363.00–389.00	377.61
68	500–550	512	347.00–384.00	367.53
135	550–600	569	320.00–352.00	338.99
121	600–650	614	301.50–332.50	322.86
132	650–700	673	294.00–306.00	299.58
63	700–750	723	275.50–297.50	287.48
6	750–800	781	265.50	265.50
44	800–850	817	253.25–269.00	267.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	296	405.00	405.00
11	350–400	353	335.00–383.00	373.93
15	450–500	475	320.00–357.00	338.12
5	500–550	507	332.00–335.00	333.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	555	305.00	305.00
7	700–750	701	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	531	379.50	379.50
26	550–600	589	326.00–337.00	331.00
31	600–650	614	328.25–329.00	328.53
23	650–700	651	307.25	307.25
44	750–800	758	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	565	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	523	282.00	282.00
6	650–700	695	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	504	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	356	340.00	340.00
33	400–450	422	342.00–371.00	353.10
85	450–500	472	328.00–368.00	340.93
77	500–550	524	304.00–335.00	325.38
128	550–600	588	289.00–316.00	294.35
141	600–650	617	264.00–285.00	276.48
22	650–700	676	256.00–267.00	261.42
36	700–750	726	246.00–265.75	254.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	484	359.00	359.00
10	500–550	545	324.50	324.50
69	550–600	588	290.00–312.50	297.79
82	650–700	655	274.25	274.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	414	289.00	289.00
9	550–600	586	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	383	315.00–336.00	325.71
12	400–450	411	325.00–338.00	335.65
6	500–550	536	301.00	301.00
13	600–650	619	270.50	270.50
7	700–750	718	234.50–244.00	238.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	598	274.00	274.00
6	650–700	676	239.00–257.00	246.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	520	274.00–288.00	282.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	2,350.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	948	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,140	166.50	166.50
3	—	1,595	142.00	142.00
1	—	1,515	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,336	115.00–121.50	117.36
1	—	1,385	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,275	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,087	107.00	107.00
6	—	1,059	82.00–96.50	85.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	117.50–122.50	119.72

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.