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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Oct 8

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← Oct 1Oct 8Oct 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,025 head

▲ 731 vs last sale 294▲ 207 vs year ago 818 · +25.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 53▲ 61 vs year ago 60 · +101.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 20▲ 32 vs year ago 8 · +400.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last trended sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 550 lbs 5.00-15.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to firm. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs 10.00-15.00 lower, over 650 lbs steady to firm. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Supply moderate. Demand uneven with a few light heifer buyers not in attendance. Feeder futures contracts have seen large advances each day this week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $385.69/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 5 of 20 comparable sales and sits −36.77 against this barn's trailing median of $422.47.

Average price

$385.69

92 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,154

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$20.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.59

vs MO average

+1.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	400.38	2,177	26
Medium and Large 1-2	564	379.91	2,144	66

One grade step is worth $20.48/cwt here — about $33 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale92 hd

385.69

—

MO average19 barns · 1,375 hd

379.10

+6.59

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

+1.30

This barn, trailing median20 sales

422.47

−36.77

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $462.49, low $357.64, median $422.47 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	1,812	180.13	3,264	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	166.23	2,055	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	165.59	2,437	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,091	141.85	1,548	26

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,236	$3,117	6

Every lot

63 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	259	577.68/cwt	577.00–580.00	1,496	13
Steers	250–300	Large 1	284	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,335	8
Steers	300–350	Large 1	327	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	1,609	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	339	485.97/cwt	480.00–492.00	1,647	4
Steers	350–400	Large 1	365	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,570	3
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	395	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,718	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	479.88/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,083	15
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	451	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,939	5
Steers	450–500	Large 1	460	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	1,960	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	505.91/cwt	498.00–511.00	2,368	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	471.72/cwt	440.00–501.00	2,278	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	476.05/cwt	466.00–484.00	2,452	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	2,499	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	450.82/cwt	432.00–475.00	2,380	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,144	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	541	439.98/cwt	432.00–452.00	2,380	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Full	546	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,211	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	561	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,356	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	451.93/cwt	442.00–459.00	2,599	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	424.97/cwt	414.00–446.00	2,478	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	599	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,468	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	415.00/cwt	412.00–417.00	2,511	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	632	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,484	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	401.57/cwt	396.00–414.00	2,662	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	388.24/cwt	368.00–397.50	2,609	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	722	362.08/cwt	350.00–365.50	2,614	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	374.49/cwt	373.00–375.00	2,891	24
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Large 1	220	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	968	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	271	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	1,347	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,421	3
Heifers	300–350	Large 1	307	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,296	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	430.86/cwt	420.00–442.00	1,633	15
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	403	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,531	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	407.23/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,727	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	425	409.13/cwt	406.00–410.00	1,739	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	419.70/cwt	410.00–426.00	1,998	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	390.74/cwt	362.00–412.00	1,872	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,193	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	386.23/cwt	373.00–392.00	2,043	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,140	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	584	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,137	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	376.05/cwt	366.00–378.00	2,204	41
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	368.26/cwt	351.00–369.50	2,324	50
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	361.00/cwt	355.00–369.00	2,289	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	652	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,152	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,455	27
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	363.90/cwt	351.50–367.00	2,587	126
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	713	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,246	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	959	280.22/cwt	279.50–281.00	2,687	21
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	443.99/cwt	431.00–449.00	2,033	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,865	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	301.50/cwt	295.00–308.00	2,095	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,672	169.47/cwt	167.50–173.00	2,834	6
Bulls	—	—	1,784	190.97/cwt	185.00–196.00	3,407	5
Bulls	—	—	2,138	183.39/cwt	182.00–184.00	3,921	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	125.46/cwt	117.00–134.00	1,223	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,675	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	147.33/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,677	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	170.57/cwt	167.50–173.50	2,105	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	163.33/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,022	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	159.05/cwt	156.00–168.00	2,303	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,496	172.12/cwt	171.50–172.50	2,575	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,236	3,116.67/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,117	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 Oct 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,025Last week 294Year ago 818

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 53Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 20Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	259	577.00–580.00	577.68
24	450–500	468	498.00–511.00	505.91
7	500–550	515	466.00–484.00	476.05
30	550–600	575	442.00–459.00	451.93
28	650–700	663	396.00–414.00	401.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	339	480.00–492.00	485.97
15	400–450	434	450.00–500.00	479.88
19	450–500	483	440.00–501.00	471.72
14	500–550	528	432.00–475.00	450.82
29	550–600	583	414.00–446.00	424.97
5	600–650	605	412.00–417.00	415.00
21	650–700	672	368.00–397.50	388.24
24	750–800	772	373.00–375.00	374.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	561	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	525	476.00	476.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	632	393.00	393.00
9	700–750	722	350.00–365.50	362.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	546	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	284	470.00	470.00
6	300–350	327	492.00	492.00
3	350–400	365	430.00	430.00
6	450–500	460	426.00	426.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	541	432.00–452.00	439.98
10	550–600	599	412.00	412.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	451	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	536	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	652	330.00	330.00
3	700–750	713	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	271	497.00	497.00
15	350–400	379	420.00–442.00	430.86
16	400–450	424	390.00–430.00	407.23
20	450–500	479	362.00–412.00	390.74
25	500–550	529	373.00–392.00	386.23
41	550–600	586	366.00–378.00	376.05
50	600–650	631	351.00–369.50	368.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	485.00	485.00
21	450–500	476	410.00–426.00	419.70
15	500–550	521	421.00	421.00
3	550–600	550	389.00	389.00
15	600–650	634	355.00–369.00	361.00
27	650–700	660	372.00	372.00
126	700–750	711	351.50–367.00	363.90
21	950–1000	959	279.50–281.00	280.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	584	366.00	366.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	440.00	440.00
6	300–350	307	422.00	422.00
9	400–450	403	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	425	406.00–410.00	409.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	458	431.00–449.00	443.99
7	550–600	567	329.00	329.00
4	650–700	695	295.00–308.00	301.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,234	167.50–173.50	170.57
15	—	1,238	157.00–168.00	163.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	975	117.00–134.00	125.46
1	—	1,060	158.00	158.00
18	—	1,138	137.00–150.00	147.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,496	171.50–172.50	172.12
4	—	1,448	156.00–168.00	159.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,138	182.00–184.00	183.39
6	—	1,672	167.50–173.00	169.47
5	—	1,784	185.00–196.00	190.97

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,236	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,116.67

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.