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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Mar 19

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← Mar 12Mar 19Mar 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

807 head

▲ 155 vs last sale 652▼ 56 vs year ago 863 · −6.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

125 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 60▲ 57 vs year ago 68 · +83.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 135 vs last sale 15▲ 130 vs year ago 20 · +650.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers and heifers 5.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Demand very good. Supply moderate. Feeders are higher again following the lead of fed cattle which have seen strong advances the past two weeks. Another higher feedlot trade could be on tap with the choice cutout having a good week so far. A special cow sale followed the feeders including a large dispersion of mostly older cows with small calves and 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 $356.42/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −123.61 against this barn's trailing median of $480.03.

Average price

$356.42

76 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$499

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

$80.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.74

vs MO average

−0.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	365.66	2,018	60
Medium and Large 1-2	580	330.26	1,916	13thin
Medium and Large 2	533	285.00	1,519	3thin

One grade step is worth $80.66/cwt here — about $499 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 sale76 hd

356.42

—

MO average16 barns · 2,679 hd

357.15

−0.74

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

−0.74

This barn, trailing median20 sales

480.03

−123.61

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	1,711	158.76	2,716	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,508	141.25	2,131	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	137.44	1,758	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	108.94	1,197	42

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)	1,020	$2,896	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,246	$2,172	40
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$1,875	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	788	$1,900	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$3,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$3,100	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,240	$2,839	14

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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	266	482.00/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,282	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	459.07/cwt	450.00–462.00	1,497	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	417.56/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,390	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	432.52/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,570	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,512	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	397.56/cwt	380.00–412.00	1,670	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	366.29/cwt	360.00–372.00	1,538	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	418.50/cwt	410.00–438.00	1,808	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	455	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,706	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	460	405.25/cwt	405.25–405.25	1,864	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	404.88/cwt	385.00–426.00	1,895	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	386.98/cwt	368.00–400.00	1,834	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	385.18/cwt	377.00–390.50	2,003	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,700	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	533	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,519	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,930	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	378.75/cwt	378.75–378.75	2,121	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	358.77/cwt	354.50–373.50	2,038	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	325.58/cwt	316.00–337.50	1,911	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	595	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,856	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	607	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,003	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	341.96/cwt	338.00–345.00	2,083	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	620	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,953	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	2,102	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	326.24/cwt	320.50–327.25	2,186	33
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	291.47/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,131	28
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	276.50/cwt	276.50–276.50	2,309	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	259	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,153	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	311	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,200	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	419.80/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,364	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,330	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	359	373.77/cwt	350.00–384.00	1,342	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	386	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,540	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	384.58/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,484	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	366.27/cwt	350.00–373.00	1,538	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	422	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,599	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	355.41/cwt	350.00–361.00	1,539	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,177	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	461	332.61/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,533	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	334.34/cwt	325.00–339.00	1,578	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	352.49/cwt	338.00–357.00	1,713	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	503	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,610	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	511	338.04/cwt	335.50–340.50	1,727	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	333.28/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,703	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	518	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	1,686	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	296.93/cwt	289.00–320.00	1,609	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,824	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,762	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	662	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,701	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	287.00/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,926	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	681	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,893	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,047	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	936	216.67/cwt	214.50–220.00	2,028	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	1,626	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	383.94/cwt	382.00–386.00	1,624	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,647	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,821	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	310.70/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,662	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	316.50/cwt	316.50–316.50	1,883	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,923	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,725	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,628	166.35/cwt	160.00–171.50	2,708	5
Bulls	—	—	1,780	152.43/cwt	144.00–157.50	2,713	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	65.87/cwt	50.00–80.00	595	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	102.55/cwt	86.00–114.50	1,124	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	126.96/cwt	116.00–133.00	1,438	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,848	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	137.46/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,762	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,599	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,497	140.77/cwt	137.00–145.00	2,107	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,418	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	2,896.09/head	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,896	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,246	2,171.81/head	2,085.00–2,450.00	2,172	40
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,255	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	3,100.00/head	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,100	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	960	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,839.29/head	2,800.00–2,925.00	2,839	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	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 Mar 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 807Last week 652Year ago 863

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 60Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 15Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	311	386.00	386.00
16	350–400	359	350.00–384.00	373.77
6	400–450	433	350.00–361.00	355.41
11	450–500	472	325.00–339.00	334.34
12	500–550	542	289.00–320.00	296.93
6	550–600	574	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	386	399.00	399.00
9	400–450	422	379.00	379.00
29	500–550	511	335.50–340.50	338.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	320.00	320.00
11	650–700	662	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	385	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	350	380.00	380.00
9	450–500	461	322.00–340.00	332.61
5	650–700	681	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	259	445.00	445.00
9	300–350	325	390.00–440.00	419.80
10	350–400	386	380.00–395.00	384.58
13	400–450	420	350.00–373.00	366.27
29	450–500	486	338.00–357.00	352.49
35	500–550	511	320.00–337.00	333.28
6	550–600	563	324.00	324.00
9	650–700	671	280.00–289.00	287.00
6	750–800	761	269.00	269.00
5	900–950	936	214.50–220.00	216.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	458	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	518	325.50	325.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	266	475.00–510.00	482.00
7	300–350	326	450.00–462.00	459.07
10	350–400	363	405.00–450.00	432.52
12	400–450	432	410.00–438.00	418.50
24	450–500	468	385.00–426.00	404.88
18	500–550	520	377.00–390.50	385.18
17	550–600	568	354.50–373.50	358.77
7	600–650	609	338.00–345.00	341.96
33	650–700	670	320.50–327.25	326.24
28	700–750	731	290.00–295.00	291.47
4	800–850	835	276.50	276.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	415.00–420.00	417.56
4	350–400	378	400.00	400.00
8	400–450	420	380.00–412.00	397.56
10	450–500	474	368.00–400.00	386.98
2	500–550	542	356.00	356.00
11	550–600	587	316.00–337.50	325.58
4	650–700	658	319.50	319.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	620	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	455	375.00	375.00
6	550–600	595	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	325.00	325.00
12	600–650	607	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	450–500	460	405.25	405.25
16	550–600	560	378.75	378.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	360.00–372.00	366.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	533	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	363	448.00	448.00
5	400–450	429	384.00	384.00
8	450–500	483	377.00	377.00
9	550–600	595	316.50	316.50
5	700–750	702	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	382.00–386.00	383.94
4	500–550	535	300.00–321.00	310.70
3	700–750	728	237.00	237.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,096	86.00–114.50	102.55
2	—	903	50.00–80.00	65.87
14	—	1,133	116.00–133.00	126.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	147.00	147.00
12	—	1,497	137.00–145.00	140.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	123.00	123.00
1	—	1,220	151.50	151.50
15	—	1,282	133.00–143.00	137.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,780	144.00–157.50	152.43
5	—	1,628	160.00–171.50	166.35

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)	5	—	1,020	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,896.09
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	40	—	1,246	2,085.00–2,450.00	2,171.81

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)	7	—	1,255	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	925	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,240	2,800.00–2,925.00	2,839.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	960	3,800.00	3,800.00

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)	6	—	788	1,900.00	1,900.00

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.