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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Feb 26

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← Feb 5Feb 26Mar 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,310 head

▲ 310 vs last sale 1,000▲ 1,310 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 78▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 0▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale three weeks ago, feeder steers under 550 lbs 5.00-20.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 2.00-5.00 higher, over 500 lbs 7.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 higher. Demand very good. Supply moderate. Stronger futures, a potential bottoming in beef cutout values and much improved weather have helped push feeder prices higher so far this week. Strong demand was seen across all classes from the light, froze out grazers to the handful of high quality new crop calves starting to show up.

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 $346.01/cwt on 227 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −134.02 against this barn's trailing median of $480.03.

Average price

$346.01

227 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$362

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

$38.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.96

vs MO average

−2.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	350.02	1,937	183
Medium and Large 1-2	537	330.60	1,775	41
Medium and Large 2	505	312.00	1,576	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.02/cwt here — about $362 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale227 hd

346.01

—

MO average15 barns · 2,229 hd

344.04

+1.96

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

−2.23

This barn, trailing median20 sales

480.03

−134.02

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	1,756	147.58	2,591	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	131.51	1,781	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,597	128.21	2,047	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,067	109.28	1,166	9thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,316	$3,350	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$4,200	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,200	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$2,850	4thin

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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,395	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	412.74/cwt	406.00–420.00	1,374	4
Steers	350–400	Medium 1-2	350	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,243	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	372	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,600	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	427.23/cwt	410.00–434.00	1,666	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,590	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	418	421.16/cwt	420.00–422.00	1,760	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	413.33/cwt	407.00–421.00	1,728	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	335.33/cwt	312.00–353.00	1,439	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	433	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,793	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	464	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,893	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	390.55/cwt	362.00–415.00	1,839	49
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	346.54/cwt	336.00–375.00	1,663	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,576	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	514	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,737	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	338.87/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,752	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	353.24/cwt	337.00–378.00	1,876	61
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	553	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,991	40
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	343.12/cwt	325.00–358.00	1,973	76
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	314.64/cwt	312.00–318.00	1,809	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	617	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,061	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	311.23/cwt	305.00–314.00	1,945	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	320.84/cwt	311.50–336.00	2,018	48
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	307.97/cwt	295.00–320.00	2,066	65
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	267.28/cwt	262.00–271.00	1,812	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	290.50/cwt	290.50–290.50	1,984	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	290.21/cwt	282.00–296.50	2,113	62
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	278.54/cwt	277.50–279.50	2,042	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	773	277.75/cwt	277.75–277.75	2,147	21
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	274.45/cwt	271.00–279.50	2,149	24
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	811	265.52/cwt	263.00–266.25	2,153	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	262.75/cwt	262.75–262.75	2,296	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,362	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	378	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,436	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	363.09/cwt	352.00–369.00	1,383	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	416	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,560	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	426	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,576	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	368.16/cwt	358.00–374.00	1,568	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	356.02/cwt	354.00–357.00	1,577	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	333.26/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,633	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	492	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,668	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	314.98/cwt	304.00–326.00	1,556	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	498	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,604	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	501	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,573	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	320.74/cwt	314.50–330.00	1,658	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	288.57/cwt	288.00–291.00	1,521	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	302.27/cwt	292.00–307.50	1,693	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,630	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	573	273.75/cwt	273.75–273.75	1,569	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,543	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	592	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,794	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	285.78/cwt	268.50–294.00	1,789	47
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,724	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	1,824	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	265.03/cwt	250.00–267.75	1,754	36
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	673	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,864	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	252.66/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,703	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	679	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,779	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	261.58/cwt	251.00–266.00	1,876	56
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,883	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	241.70/cwt	237.50–243.25	1,987	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,683	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	549	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,746	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	292.62/cwt	271.00–315.00	1,697	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,753	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	119.39/cwt	113.00–130.00	1,845	3
Bulls	—	—	1,882	164.50/cwt	162.00–169.00	3,096	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	98.55/cwt	92.00–111.00	1,017	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	119.25/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,314	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,510	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,670	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,341	133.13/cwt	130.00–138.50	1,785	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,512	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,784	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	122.11/cwt	118.50–125.00	1,933	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	134.31/cwt	128.00–139.50	2,162	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,316	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	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 Feb 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,310Last week 1,000Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 78Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	419.00	419.00
7	350–400	390	410.00–434.00	427.23
8	400–450	418	407.00–421.00	413.33
49	450–500	471	362.00–415.00	390.55
61	500–550	531	337.00–378.00	353.24
76	550–600	575	325.00–358.00	343.12
48	600–650	629	311.50–336.00	320.84
65	650–700	671	295.00–320.00	307.97
62	700–750	728	282.00–296.50	290.21
24	750–800	783	271.00–279.50	274.45
9	800–850	811	263.00–266.25	265.52
9	850–900	874	262.75	262.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	406.00–420.00	412.74
3	400–450	413	385.00	385.00
10	450–500	480	336.00–375.00	346.54
27	500–550	517	310.00–345.00	338.87
14	550–600	575	312.00–318.00	314.64
30	600–650	625	305.00–314.00	311.23
4	650–700	683	290.50	290.50
18	700–750	733	277.50–279.50	278.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	429	312.00–353.00	335.33
3	500–550	505	312.00	312.00
12	650–700	678	262.00–271.00	267.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	433	414.00	414.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	350	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	372	430.00	430.00
23	450–500	464	408.00	408.00
40	550–600	553	360.00	360.00
11	600–650	617	334.00	334.00
21	750–800	773	277.75	277.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	418	420.00–422.00	421.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	514	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	498	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	378	380.00	380.00
9	400–450	416	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	366	372.00	372.00
15	400–450	426	358.00–374.00	368.16
28	450–500	490	310.00–345.00	333.26
29	500–550	517	314.50–330.00	320.74
24	550–600	560	292.00–307.50	302.27
47	600–650	626	268.50–294.00	285.78
4	650–700	662	275.50	275.50
56	700–750	717	251.00–266.00	261.58
3	750–800	778	242.00	242.00
11	800–850	822	237.50–243.25	241.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	578	267.00	267.00
12	650–700	674	252.00–256.00	252.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	381	352.00–369.00	363.09
6	400–450	443	354.00–357.00	356.02
13	450–500	494	304.00–326.00	314.98
10	500–550	527	288.00–291.00	288.57
6	550–600	564	289.00	289.00
3	600–650	648	266.00	266.00
36	650–700	662	250.00–267.75	265.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	501	314.00	314.00
5	650–700	679	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	492	339.00	339.00
8	550–600	592	303.00	303.00
14	650–700	673	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	426	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	573	273.75	273.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	443	380.00	380.00
5	500–550	549	318.00	318.00
4	550–600	580	271.00–315.00	292.62
4	600–650	626	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,341	130.00–138.50	133.13
2	—	1,512	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,160	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	133.00	133.00
3	—	1,102	115.00–122.00	119.25
5	—	1,032	92.00–111.00	98.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,610	128.00–139.50	134.31
3	—	1,583	118.50–125.00	122.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,882	162.00–169.00	164.50
3	—	1,545	113.00–130.00	119.39

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,050	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,150	4,200.00	4,200.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,316	3,350.00	3,350.00

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.