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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Apr 9

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← Apr 2Apr 9Apr 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

157 head

▼ 1,008 vs last sale 1,165▼ 321 vs year ago 478 · −67.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 62▼ 101 vs year ago 129 · −78.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 30▼ 4 vs year ago 10 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeders sold with a lower undertone but with no price trend established. Slaughter cows steady. Demand moderate to good. Feeder cattle movement is very light so far this week with most producers taking a wait and see attitude on tariff news. Markets shot higher midday Wednesday with the announcement of a 90 day pause on tariffs for most countries with the May feeder cattle contract up 332 points and others up 527 to 647 points.

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 $324.05/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −155.97 against this barn's trailing median of $480.03.

Average price

$324.05

17 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$7.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.46

vs MO average

−30.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	330.00	1,884	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	554	322.78	1,787	14thin

One grade step is worth $7.22/cwt here — about $97 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale17 hd

324.05

—

MO average15 barns · 1,365 hd

344.52

−20.46

National average175 barns · 9,187 hd

354.30

−30.25

This barn, trailing median20 sales

480.03

−155.97

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	1,820	169.75	3,089	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	147.50	2,227	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	141.70	1,863	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,051	112.60	1,184	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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,319	2thin

Every lot

31 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	410.04/cwt	391.00–425.00	1,374	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,598	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	363.73/cwt	350.00–373.00	1,546	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	331.82/cwt	322.00–346.00	1,589	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	324.23/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,563	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	528	319.34/cwt	312.00–324.00	1,686	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	324.69/cwt	316.00–340.00	1,844	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,884	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	312.11/cwt	309.50–318.00	1,923	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	2,001	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	665	288.50/cwt	288.50–288.50	1,919	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	360.47/cwt	354.00–364.00	1,323	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	369.02/cwt	368.00–370.00	1,391	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	418	321.96/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,346	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	331.90/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,434	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	315.48/cwt	301.00–331.00	1,470	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	302.93/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,575	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	289.72/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,570	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	551	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,631	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,470	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	328.82/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,552	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,820	169.75/cwt	167.00–174.00	3,089	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	707	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	123.19/cwt	112.00–128.50	1,295	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	99.25/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,092	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,449	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	138.87/cwt	135.00–143.50	1,801	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	148.32/cwt	147.00–149.00	2,010	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	2,220	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	2,239	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	2,318.75/head	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,319	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 Apr 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 1,165Year ago 478

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 62Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 30Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	377	368.00–370.00	369.02
6	500–550	520	300.00–309.00	302.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	418	320.00–324.00	321.96
5	550–600	551	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	367	354.00–364.00	360.47
7	400–450	432	330.00–335.00	331.90
4	450–500	466	301.00–331.00	315.48
7	500–550	542	289.00–290.00	289.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	363.00	363.00
5	450–500	472	328.00–330.00	328.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	335	391.00–425.00	410.04
12	400–450	425	350.00–373.00	363.73
9	450–500	479	322.00–346.00	331.82
9	550–600	568	316.00–340.00	324.69
7	600–650	616	309.50–318.00	312.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	665	288.50	288.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	528	312.00–324.00	319.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	415	385.00	385.00
3	550–600	571	330.00	330.00
3	650–700	655	305.50	305.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	482	322.00–325.00	324.23

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,318.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,820	167.00–174.00	169.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	79.00	79.00
2	—	1,100	90.00–108.00	99.25
4	—	1,051	112.00–128.50	123.19
1	—	1,110	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,297	135.00–143.50	138.87
3	—	1,355	147.00–149.00	148.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	143.50	143.50
2	—	1,485	149.00–150.00	149.50

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.