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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, May 14

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← May 7May 14May 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,090 head

▲ 613 vs last sale 1,477▼ 119 vs year ago 2,209 · −5.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 95▼ 16 vs year ago 88 · −18.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 40▼ 10 vs year ago 30 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 550 lbs steady, over 550 lbs 2.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady. Demand good to very good. Supply heavy. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Outstanding feeder offering again this week as several of the areas top producers were in the seats with consignments of both weaned and non-weaned fall calves. The bulk price ranges contain some hefty quotes on bawling calves including 69 steers weighing 475 @ 447.00 and 40 hd of 607 lb steers @ 392.00. Futures action tomorrow will get some added attention after feeder contracts sold off sharply late in the Wednesday session. Another top quality run of feeders is expected 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 $388.09/cwt on 425 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −91.93 against this barn's trailing median of $480.03.

Average price

$388.09

425 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$550

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

$66.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.74

vs MO average

+3.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	396.93	2,221	348
Medium 1	520	370.00	1,924	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	561	351.12	1,968	60
Medium 1-2	505	330.82	1,671	14thin

One grade step is worth $66.11/cwt here — about $550 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 sale425 hd

388.09

—

MO average17 barns · 4,348 hd

389.83

−1.74

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

+3.49

This barn, trailing median20 sales

480.03

−91.93

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	1,794	176.94	3,174	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	147.68	2,202	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,353	146.34	1,981	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,029	106.44	1,096	17

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)	1,238	$2,377	5

Every lot

72 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	256	494.92/cwt	475.00–515.00	1,267	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	509.96/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,453	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	311	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,757	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	506.06/cwt	495.00–545.00	1,680	10
Steers	350–400	Medium 2	372	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,414	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	483.47/cwt	442.50–496.50	1,857	90
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	426.26/cwt	417.50–440.00	1,752	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	451.35/cwt	437.00–468.00	1,963	35
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2	442	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,414	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	436.30/cwt	396.00–464.00	2,059	139
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	374.36/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,789	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	490	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,931	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	490	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,896	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	491	427.70/cwt	412.00–441.00	2,100	35
Steers	500–550	Medium 1-2	505	330.82/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,671	14
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	520	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,924	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	373.96/cwt	353.00–388.00	1,956	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	394.46/cwt	378.00–406.00	2,071	89
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,237	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	530	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,972	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	542	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,767	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	393.09/cwt	374.00–410.50	2,260	105
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	576	400.97/cwt	382.50–410.50	2,310	119
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	578	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,913	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	585	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,088	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	355.84/cwt	332.00–363.00	2,092	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	618	397.85/cwt	392.00–404.50	2,459	43
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	387.32/cwt	361.00–394.00	2,401	101
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	347.30/cwt	343.00–356.00	2,310	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	668	353.38/cwt	347.00–360.00	2,361	32
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	333.25/cwt	332.00–335.00	2,333	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	758	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,198	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	289	429.61/cwt	427.50–435.00	1,242	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	331	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,175	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	448.64/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,489	24
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	382.05/cwt	378.00–386.00	1,356	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	428.05/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,588	41
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	420.21/cwt	396.00–447.50	1,748	103
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Full	431	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,746	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	392.53/cwt	372.00–412.00	1,711	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	449	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,760	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	366.60/cwt	347.00–387.50	1,723	4
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	475	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,658	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	382.96/cwt	356.00–418.00	1,827	107
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	497	355.20/cwt	355.00–356.00	1,765	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	358.01/cwt	344.00–367.00	1,876	85
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,844	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	540	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,782	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	545	348.69/cwt	346.00–350.00	1,900	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	561	361.61/cwt	360.00–364.00	2,029	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	349.64/cwt	323.00–357.00	1,982	46
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,732	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	593	318.39/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,888	28
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	602	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,920	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	603	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,924	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,961	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,961	48
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	2,057	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,829	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	334.51/cwt	334.00–335.00	1,589	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,813	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,525	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,402	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	179.38/cwt	174.50–184.00	3,274	2
Bulls	—	—	2,000	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	3,830	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	762	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	617	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	106.15/cwt	94.50–123.50	1,111	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	133.75/cwt	132.00–135.50	1,582	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	150.86/cwt	149.50–151.50	1,939	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,382	147.85/cwt	143.50–149.50	2,043	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,835	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,491	147.68/cwt	146.00–149.50	2,202	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	2,376.78/head	1,875.00–2,600.00	2,377	5

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 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,090Last week 1,477Year ago 2,209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 95Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 40Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	505.00–515.00	509.96
10	300–350	332	495.00–545.00	506.06
90	350–400	384	442.50–496.50	483.47
35	400–450	435	437.00–468.00	451.35
139	450–500	472	396.00–464.00	436.30
89	500–550	525	378.00–406.00	394.46
105	550–600	575	374.00–410.50	393.09
101	600–650	620	361.00–394.00	387.32
27	650–700	665	343.00–356.00	347.30
12	700–750	700	332.00–335.00	333.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	450–500	491	412.00–441.00	427.70
23	500–550	530	422.00	422.00
119	550–600	576	382.50–410.50	400.97
43	600–650	618	392.00–404.50	397.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	311	565.00	565.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	520	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	490	387.00	387.00
9	550–600	585	357.00	357.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	372	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	442	320.00	320.00
14	500–550	505	320.00–345.00	330.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	490	394.00	394.00
3	500–550	530	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	256	475.00–515.00	494.92
5	400–450	411	417.50–440.00	426.26
13	450–500	478	360.00–395.00	374.36
17	500–550	523	353.00–388.00	373.96
21	550–600	588	332.00–363.00	355.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	542	326.00	326.00
13	550–600	578	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	650–700	668	347.00–360.00	353.38
3	750–800	758	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	500–550	545	346.00–350.00	348.69
23	550–600	561	360.00–364.00	361.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	540	330.00	330.00
28	550–600	593	310.00–319.00	318.39
15	600–650	603	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	289	427.50–435.00	429.61
24	300–350	332	420.00–470.00	448.64
41	350–400	371	400.00–445.00	428.05
103	400–450	416	396.00–447.50	420.21
107	450–500	477	356.00–418.00	382.96
85	500–550	524	344.00–367.00	358.01
46	550–600	567	323.00–357.00	349.64
2	600–650	602	319.00	319.00
3	650–700	656	299.00	299.00
14	750–800	772	266.50	266.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	449	392.00	392.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	431	405.00	405.00
15	450–500	497	355.00–356.00	355.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	355	378.00–386.00	382.05
10	400–450	436	372.00–412.00	392.53
4	450–500	470	347.00–387.50	366.60
11	500–550	530	348.00	348.00
3	550–600	585	296.00	296.00
48	700–750	713	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	381	480.00	480.00
4	450–500	475	334.00–335.00	334.51
6	500–550	521	348.00	348.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	157.50	157.50
1	—	2,000	191.50	191.50
2	—	1,825	174.50–184.00	179.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	762	81.00	81.00
13	—	1,047	94.50–123.50	106.15
2	—	1,183	132.00–135.50	133.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,491	146.00–149.50	147.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,382	143.50–149.50	147.85
2	—	1,390	132.00	132.00
4	—	1,285	149.50–151.50	150.86

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	—	1,238	1,875.00–2,600.00	2,376.78

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.