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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Jul 16

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

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Feeder Cattle receipts

251 head

▼ 1,532 vs last sale 1,783▼ 156 vs year ago 407 · −38.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

77 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 86▲ 20 vs year ago 57 · +35.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 20▲ 80 vs year ago 10 · +800.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder supply not sufficient to establish a market trend. Slaughter cows steady. Active trade on a light feeder offering despite the rising heat index. A special cow sale followed the feeders with a nice dispersion of fall calving cows drawing considerable interest.

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 $384.82/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −95.21 against this barn's trailing median of $480.03.

Average price

$384.82

30 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$25.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.46

vs MO average

+12.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	401.18	2,140	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	539	375.34	2,023	19thin

One grade step is worth $25.83/cwt here — about $117 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 sale30 hd

384.82

—

MO average15 barns · 1,976 hd

390.27

−5.46

National average147 barns · 7,194 hd

372.43

+12.39

This barn, trailing median20 sales

480.03

−95.21

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	1,899	194.24	3,689	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	165.11	2,492	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	159.30	2,000	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	133.48	1,411	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,297	$3,345	14
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,214	$3,235	22
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,347	$2,538	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$2,650	6

Every lot

41 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	487.28/cwt	468.00–515.00	1,598	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	483.12/cwt	462.00–490.00	1,846	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	447.50/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,768	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	1,990	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	433	441.83/cwt	432.00–452.00	1,913	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	438.91/cwt	419.00–458.00	2,058	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	398.46/cwt	388.00–406.00	1,956	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	413.83/cwt	407.00–417.00	2,115	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	384.15/cwt	366.00–397.00	2,017	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	360.25/cwt	347.00–368.00	2,028	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	379.04/cwt	373.00–381.00	2,172	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	357.46/cwt	349.00–362.00	2,245	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,322	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	386.53/cwt	362.00–402.00	1,480	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	376.29/cwt	346.00–398.00	1,629	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1-2	438	358.18/cwt	345.00–372.00	1,569	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,944	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	374.37/cwt	368.00–381.50	1,921	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	355.49/cwt	339.00–364.50	1,902	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	334.03/cwt	329.00–336.50	1,861	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	342.42/cwt	333.50–361.00	1,952	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	587	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,943	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	651	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,002	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	323.85/cwt	303.00–354.00	1,895	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	332.56/cwt	323.00–340.50	2,042	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	313.55/cwt	302.00–321.00	2,236	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,630	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,804	1
Bulls	—	—	1,915	195.53/cwt	185.50–203.00	3,744	5
Bulls	—	—	2,090	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,389	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	815	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	611	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	117.99/cwt	100.00–130.00	1,137	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	148.62/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,690	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	169.21/cwt	168.50–170.50	2,112	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	157.32/cwt	153.00–160.50	1,978	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,507	163.67/cwt	159.00–165.50	2,467	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,512	166.54/cwt	166.00–168.00	2,518	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	925	2,650.00/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,650	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,121	2,723.42/head	2,600.00–3,125.00	2,723	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,267	3,527.94/head	3,400.00–3,550.00	3,528	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,297	3,344.52/head	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,345	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,347	2,537.93/head	2,525.00–2,550.00	2,538	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 Jul 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 1,783Year ago 407

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 86Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 20Year ago 10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,248	168.50–170.50	169.21
15	—	1,257	153.00–160.50	157.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,507	159.00–165.50	163.67
4	—	1,512	166.00–168.00	166.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	964	100.00–130.00	117.99
10	—	1,137	146.00–152.00	148.62
1	—	815	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,915	185.50–203.00	195.53
1	—	2,090	210.00	210.00
1	—	1,630	172.00	172.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	925	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,297	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,344.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,267	3,400.00–3,550.00	3,527.94

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)	8	—	1,121	2,600.00–3,125.00	2,723.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,347	2,525.00–2,550.00	2,537.93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	483	402.50	402.50
20	500–550	513	368.00–381.50	374.37
6	550–600	570	333.50–361.00	342.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	587	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	383	362.00–402.00	386.53
12	400–450	433	346.00–398.00	376.29
12	500–550	535	339.00–364.50	355.49
6	550–600	557	329.00–336.50	334.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	651	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	438	345.00–372.00	358.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	382	462.00–490.00	483.12
3	400–450	418	476.00	476.00
13	450–500	469	419.00–458.00	438.91
7	500–550	511	407.00–417.00	413.83
4	550–600	573	373.00–381.00	379.04
3	650–700	681	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	328	468.00–515.00	487.28
4	350–400	395	445.00–450.00	447.50
8	450–500	491	388.00–406.00	398.46
12	500–550	525	366.00–397.00	384.15
7	550–600	563	347.00–368.00	360.25
16	600–650	628	349.00–362.00	357.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	432.00–452.00	441.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	585	303.00–354.00	323.85
7	600–650	614	323.00–340.50	332.56
8	700–750	713	302.00–321.00	313.55

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.