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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, May 7

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← Apr 30May 7May 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,477 head

▲ 643 vs last sale 834▼ 431 vs year ago 1,908 · −22.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 73▼ 74 vs year ago 169 · −43.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 10▲ 10 vs year ago 30 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers and heifers mostly 8.00-15.00 higher with heifers over 575 lbs steady on a light test. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher. Demand very good. Supply moderate. Good buyer attendance and another round of never before seen prices in several spots with maybe the biggest stick out coming on 20 head of 526 lb steers @ 435.00/cwt. There were several outstanding consignments in the mix with likely bigger numbers and lots of reputation fall calves coming next week.

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 $398.85/cwt on 269 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −81.17 against this barn's trailing median of $480.03.

Average price

$398.85

269 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,194

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$36.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.91

vs MO average

+20.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	402.69	2,211	241
Medium and Large 1-2	557	365.80	2,039	28

One grade step is worth $36.89/cwt here — about $173 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 sale269 hd

398.85

—

MO average17 barns · 4,676 hd

383.94

+14.91

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

+20.06

This barn, trailing median20 sales

480.03

−81.17

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	1,835	169.25	3,105	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,557	151.50	2,359	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	150.32	1,852	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	998	123.81	1,235	41

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,212	$2,080	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$2,575	5

Every lot

64 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	487.61/cwt	460.00–520.00	1,604	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	456.54/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,529	10
Steers	300–350	Medium 1-2	348	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,322	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	476.40/cwt	465.00–486.00	1,782	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	456.06/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,979	70
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	440	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,881	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	418.61/cwt	374.00–435.00	1,934	32
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	435.76/cwt	402.00–466.00	2,026	54
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	474	378.14/cwt	374.00–386.00	1,792	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	484	425.50/cwt	425.00–426.00	2,059	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	486	389.82/cwt	381.00–397.50	1,895	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	384.70/cwt	375.00–398.00	1,966	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	513	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,114	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	409.08/cwt	389.00–435.00	2,176	100
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	395.69/cwt	377.50–405.00	2,212	75
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	573	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,286	56
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	351.62/cwt	345.00–359.00	2,082	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	606	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,000	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	381.59/cwt	360.00–397.00	2,347	137
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,305	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	632	342.15/cwt	335.00–351.00	2,162	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	348.56/cwt	348.00–352.50	2,283	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	666	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,348	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	701	318.50/cwt	318.50–318.50	2,233	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	328.28/cwt	326.25–332.50	2,373	33
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	298	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,252	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	432.52/cwt	419.00–450.00	1,440	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	425.14/cwt	424.00–427.00	1,611	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	431.85/cwt	420.00–467.50	1,645	42
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	411	440.70/cwt	437.00–447.00	1,811	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	427.79/cwt	412.00–437.00	1,792	30
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	386.24/cwt	380.00–396.00	1,626	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	390.97/cwt	360.00–423.00	1,849	162
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	477	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,670	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	480	404.25/cwt	398.00–419.00	1,940	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	363.59/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,782	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	369.51/cwt	346.00–380.00	1,933	79
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	341.53/cwt	337.00–347.50	1,827	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	546	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,780	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	347.99/cwt	328.00–354.00	1,966	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,778	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	603	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,628	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	313.56/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,991	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,956	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	660	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,795	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,964	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,933	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,837	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	460.45/cwt	455.00–462.00	1,897	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	338.26/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,668	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,949	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,735	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,743	176.37/cwt	167.50–183.00	3,074	4
Bulls	—	—	1,870	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,655	1
Bulls	—	—	2,165	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	3,637	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	730	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	107.06/cwt	88.50–122.50	1,004	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,539	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	136.22/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,419	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	147.50/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,800	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	155.97/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,959	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,557	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	2,359	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,212	2,080.33/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,080	10

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 May 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,477Last week 834Year ago 1,908

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 73Year ago 169

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 10Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	329	460.00–520.00	487.61
11	350–400	374	465.00–486.00	476.40
70	400–450	434	440.00–475.00	456.06
54	450–500	465	402.00–466.00	435.76
100	500–550	532	389.00–435.00	409.08
75	550–600	559	377.50–405.00	395.69
137	600–650	615	360.00–397.00	381.59
16	650–700	655	348.00–352.50	348.56
33	700–750	723	326.25–332.50	328.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	450–500	484	425.00–426.00	425.50
10	500–550	513	412.00	412.00
56	550–600	573	399.00	399.00
16	650–700	666	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	623	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	335	445.00–465.00	456.54
32	450–500	462	374.00–435.00	418.61
12	500–550	511	375.00–398.00	384.70
16	550–600	592	345.00–359.00	351.62
3	600–650	606	330.00	330.00
6	700–750	701	318.50	318.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	427.50	427.50
25	450–500	486	381.00–397.50	389.82
13	600–650	632	335.00–351.00	342.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	474	374.00–386.00	378.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	298	420.00	420.00
22	300–350	333	419.00–450.00	432.52
42	350–400	381	420.00–467.50	431.85
30	400–450	419	412.00–437.00	427.79
162	450–500	473	360.00–423.00	390.97
79	500–550	523	346.00–380.00	369.51
13	550–600	565	328.00–354.00	347.99
7	600–650	635	312.50–315.00	313.56
3	650–700	675	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	450–500	480	398.00–419.00	404.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	477	350.00	350.00
10	500–550	546	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	379	424.00–427.00	425.14
5	400–450	421	380.00–396.00	386.24
5	450–500	490	350.00–372.50	363.59
7	500–550	535	337.00–347.50	341.53
4	550–600	583	305.00	305.00
7	600–650	636	307.50	307.50
14	650–700	683	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	603	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	411	437.00–447.00	440.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	660	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	395	465.00	465.00
9	400–450	412	455.00–462.00	460.45
5	450–500	493	310.00–345.00	338.26
5	500–550	534	365.00	365.00
4	550–600	593	292.50	292.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,256	155.00–157.00	155.97
8	—	1,220	140.00–152.00	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	82.00	82.00
16	—	938	88.50–122.50	107.06
1	—	1,040	148.00	148.00
23	—	1,042	125.00–145.00	136.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,557	151.50	151.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,165	168.00	168.00
4	—	1,743	167.50–183.00	176.37
1	—	1,870	142.00	142.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,070	2,575.00	2,575.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,212	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,080.33

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.