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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Mar 12

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

652 head

▼ 301 vs last sale 953▲ 96 vs year ago 556 · +17.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 70▲ 24 vs year ago 36 · +66.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 30▼ 5 vs year ago 20 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 500 lbs firm to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady except some packages grazing flesh near 625 lbs 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 3.00-6.00 higher, over 500 lbs fully 8.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Demand good to very good. Supply light. The feeder market has gained further strength following last weeks higher fed cattle trade. Some medium flesh unweaned calves are included in the bulk price ranges on weights under 450 lbs.

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 $358.61/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −121.41 against this barn's trailing median of $480.03.

Average price

$358.61

55 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$30.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.12

vs MO average

−0.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	364.20	1,984	45
Medium and Large 1-2	522	333.49	1,742	10thin

One grade step is worth $30.71/cwt here — about $242 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 sale55 hd

358.61

—

MO average16 barns · 2,874 hd

356.49

+2.12

National average173 barns · 15,162 hd

358.67

−0.06

This barn, trailing median20 sales

480.03

−121.41

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	1,819	156.02	2,837	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,539	139.34	2,144	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	131.88	1,732	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	112.40	1,176	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,362	$2,160	5

Every lot

65 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	283	486.00/cwt	486.00–486.00	1,375	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	441.91/cwt	436.00–446.00	1,405	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	392.86/cwt	372.00–411.00	1,269	4
Steers	350–400	Medium 1-2	356	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,274	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	423.04/cwt	412.00–426.00	1,616	26
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	392.17/cwt	375.00–398.00	1,506	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	417.24/cwt	404.00–424.00	1,740	30
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	379.42/cwt	363.00–398.00	1,639	7
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	387.12/cwt	379.00–390.00	1,835	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	369.76/cwt	356.00–385.00	1,753	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	481	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,866	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	339.27/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,730	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	369.38/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,958	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	551	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,763	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	353.83/cwt	350.00–358.00	2,031	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	324.87/cwt	315.00–338.00	2,030	47
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,048	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,968	3
Steers	650–700	Large 1	689	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	1,960	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,115	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	265.66/cwt	265.00–267.00	2,056	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	807	269.75/cwt	269.75–269.75	2,177	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,225	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	364.94/cwt	361.00–380.00	1,248	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	340.34/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,276	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	382	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,337	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	364.11/cwt	350.00–369.00	1,398	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	329.14/cwt	325.00–342.00	1,392	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	451	323.42/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,459	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	453	279.97/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,268	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,104	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	340.44/cwt	324.00–350.00	1,576	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	316.63/cwt	305.00–324.00	1,498	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	303.75/cwt	284.00–318.00	1,564	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,671	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	531	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,662	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	309.03/cwt	299.00–313.00	1,737	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	299.50/cwt	292.00–303.00	1,815	12
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	616	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,743	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	271.03/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,680	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	632	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,883	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	258.30/cwt	253.50–263.00	1,725	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	748	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,821	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,954	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	383.13/cwt	374.00–392.00	1,360	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	316.65/cwt	288.00–331.00	1,662	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	292.89/cwt	276.00–311.00	1,669	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,423	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	274.56/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,678	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,778	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,747	161.95/cwt	159.00–167.50	2,829	6
Bulls	—	—	1,835	146.48/cwt	143.50–149.00	2,688	2
Bulls	—	—	2,215	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	3,090	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	101.64/cwt	90.00–105.00	966	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,372	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	117.63/cwt	113.50–123.00	1,352	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	136.53/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,741	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	126.84/cwt	123.50–131.00	1,687	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,966	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,182	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,542	138.82/cwt	136.00–145.00	2,141	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,307	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,398	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 Mar 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 652Last week 953Year ago 556

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 70Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 30Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	481	388.00	388.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	372.00–411.00	392.86
5	350–400	384	375.00–398.00	392.17
7	400–450	432	363.00–398.00	379.42
16	450–500	474	356.00–385.00	369.76
7	500–550	510	335.00–350.00	339.27
3	550–600	551	320.00	320.00
4	600–650	642	319.00	319.00
6	750–800	774	265.00–267.00	265.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	283	486.00	486.00
5	300–350	318	436.00–446.00	441.91
26	350–400	382	412.00–426.00	423.04
30	400–450	417	404.00–424.00	417.24
8	450–500	474	379.00–390.00	387.12
30	500–550	530	350.00–385.00	369.38
15	550–600	574	350.00–358.00	353.83
47	600–650	625	315.00–338.00	324.87
3	650–700	665	296.00	296.00
7	700–750	742	285.00	285.00
5	800–850	807	269.75	269.75
4	900–950	927	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	689	284.50	284.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	356	358.00	358.00
5	400–450	435	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	375	315.00–350.00	340.34
9	400–450	423	325.00–342.00	329.14
13	450–500	473	305.00–324.00	316.63
6	500–550	515	284.00–318.00	303.75
4	600–650	620	270.00–272.00	271.03
4	650–700	668	253.50–263.00	258.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	382	350.00	350.00
10	450–500	451	310.00–332.00	323.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	342	361.00–380.00	364.94
13	350–400	384	350.00–369.00	364.11
22	450–500	463	324.00–350.00	340.44
5	500–550	527	317.00	317.00
17	550–600	562	299.00–313.00	309.03
12	600–650	606	292.00–303.00	299.50
4	700–750	748	243.50	243.50
6	800–850	816	239.50	239.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
20	600–650	632	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	531	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	453	275.00–285.00	279.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	616	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	355	374.00–392.00	383.13
6	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
17	500–550	525	288.00–331.00	316.65
4	550–600	570	276.00–311.00	292.89
5	600–650	611	271.00–280.00	274.56
3	650–700	656	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	583	244.00	244.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,149	113.50–123.00	117.63
4	—	950	90.00–105.00	101.64
1	—	1,020	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	134.00–142.00	136.53
6	—	1,330	123.50–131.00	126.84
1	—	1,370	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	145.00	145.00
11	—	1,542	136.00–145.00	138.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,835	143.50–149.00	146.48
6	—	1,747	159.00–167.50	161.95
1	—	2,215	139.50	139.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,307	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,398	2,000.00	2,000.00

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.