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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Nov 12

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← Nov 5Nov 12Nov 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,611 head

▲ 837 vs last sale 774▼ 178 vs year ago 1,789 · −9.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 88▼ 32 vs year ago 125 · −25.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle traded mostly 15.00-25.00 higher with spots 30.00-40.00 higher. A very good supply of top end reputation cattle with 20 head of 601-643 pound replacement quality heifers topping out at 417.00. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady.

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 $427.25/cwt on 240 head. That ranks 6 of 20 comparable sales and sits −52.77 against this barn's trailing median of $480.03.

Average price

$427.25

240 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,310

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$21.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+31.04

vs MO average

+2.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	431.92	2,333	189
Medium and Large 1-2	543	409.96	2,225	51

One grade step is worth $21.95/cwt here — about $108 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 sale240 hd

427.25

—

MO average20 barns · 3,357 hd

396.21

+31.04

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

+2.38

This barn, trailing median20 sales

480.03

−52.77

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

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	1,716	177.52	3,046	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,546	159.23	2,461	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	149.84	1,879	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,043	125.43	1,308	30

Every lot

92 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 · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	333	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,582	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	352	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,531	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	460.18/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,666	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	497.10/cwt	492.50–500.00	1,824	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	371	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,855	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	385	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,925	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	410	420.19/cwt	409.00–430.00	1,723	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	425	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,072	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	460.64/cwt	446.00–467.50	1,985	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	435	473.85/cwt	465.00–479.00	2,061	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	497.12/cwt	482.00–501.00	2,167	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,969	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	477.06/cwt	464.00–479.00	2,190	29
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,907	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	486	475.30/cwt	470.00–484.00	2,310	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	487	448.38/cwt	441.00–458.00	2,184	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	501	433.03/cwt	382.50–439.50	2,169	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	506	442.33/cwt	426.00–447.00	2,238	43
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	453.13/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,347	49
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	409.07/cwt	375.00–420.00	2,160	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	536	443.70/cwt	442.50–445.00	2,378	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	563	418.80/cwt	416.00–424.00	2,358	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	406.29/cwt	396.00–432.50	2,348	59
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	391.54/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,287	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,243	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	613	404.18/cwt	381.00–413.00	2,478	77
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	617	379.95/cwt	374.00–386.00	2,344	40
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	620	369.49/cwt	364.00–379.00	2,291	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	388.58/cwt	376.00–394.00	2,429	83
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	625	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,400	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	349.45/cwt	341.00–378.00	2,229	36
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	356.08/cwt	350.00–358.00	2,343	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	663	372.49/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,470	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	371.85/cwt	360.00–377.00	2,465	34
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	673	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,342	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	688	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,539	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	369.11/cwt	356.00–374.00	2,610	32
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	709	342.21/cwt	337.50–349.00	2,426	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	710	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,620	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	741	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,660	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,828	26
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	756	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,646	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	767	346.50/cwt	346.50–346.50	2,658	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	786	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,649	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	335.25/cwt	335.25–335.25	2,726	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	892	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,730	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	341	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,500	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	1,569	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	428.92/cwt	428.00–430.00	1,664	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	396	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,742	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	408	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,697	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	394.25/cwt	372.00–427.50	1,644	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	427	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,857	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	464.23/cwt	463.00–465.00	2,061	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	448	466.00/cwt	466.00–466.00	2,088	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,182	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	464	409.31/cwt	385.00–427.00	1,899	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	465	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,111	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	482	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,759	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	406.39/cwt	355.00–427.50	1,967	41
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	395.13/cwt	392.50–396.00	2,007	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	510	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,964	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	519	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,175	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	537	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,008	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	358.59/cwt	342.00–366.00	1,926	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	556	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,946	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	566	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,066	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	362.04/cwt	360.00–366.00	2,096	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	349.52/cwt	345.00–362.00	2,038	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	339.09/cwt	335.00–341.00	2,068	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	612	416.74/cwt	416.00–417.00	2,550	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	612	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,188	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	640	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,176	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,280	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	663	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,732	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	726	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,280	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,325	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	402	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,688	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	643	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,167	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,514	178.89/cwt	178.00–182.00	2,708	5
Bulls	—	—	1,805	171.80/cwt	170.00–173.00	3,101	4
Bulls	—	—	2,043	185.51/cwt	185.00–186.00	3,790	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	99.02/cwt	70.00–115.00	980	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	127.79/cwt	119.00–129.50	1,329	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	137.79/cwt	130.00–144.50	1,477	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	147.43/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,614	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	147.16/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,785	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	156.53/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,983	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	139.46/cwt	130.00–142.50	1,807	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	2,414	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	160.62/cwt	160.00–162.50	2,457	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,572	157.09/cwt	147.00–159.50	2,469	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 Nov 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,611Last week 774Year ago 1,789

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 88Year ago 125

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
20	600–650	612	416.00–417.00	416.74
10	650–700	663	412.00	412.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	388	428.00–430.00	428.92
13	400–450	444	463.00–465.00	464.23
6	450–500	457	477.50	477.50
20	500–550	508	392.50–396.00	395.13
23	550–600	579	360.00–366.00	362.04
26	600–650	610	335.00–341.00	339.09
8	650–700	661	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	448	466.00	466.00
5	450–500	465	454.00	454.00
23	500–550	519	419.00	419.00
15	550–600	566	365.00	365.00
7	600–650	612	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	408	416.00	416.00
2	450–500	482	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	370	424.00	424.00
14	400–450	417	372.00–427.50	394.25
41	450–500	484	355.00–427.50	406.39
27	500–550	537	342.00–366.00	358.59
11	550–600	583	345.00–362.00	349.52
5	750–800	775	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	341	440.00	440.00
3	350–400	396	440.00	440.00
4	400–450	427	435.00	435.00
17	450–500	464	385.00–427.00	409.31
10	600–650	640	340.00	340.00
5	700–750	726	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	537	374.00	374.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	510	385.00	385.00
5	550–600	556	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	371	500.00	500.00
21	450–500	486	470.00–484.00	475.30
21	500–550	536	442.50–445.00	443.70
17	550–600	563	416.00–424.00	418.80
77	600–650	613	381.00–413.00	404.18
8	650–700	663	370.00–375.00	372.49
20	700–750	710	369.00	369.00
8	750–800	756	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	385	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	425	487.50	487.50
7	450–500	487	441.00–458.00	448.38
43	500–550	506	426.00–447.00	442.33
40	600–650	617	374.00–386.00	379.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	362	450.00–470.00	460.18
6	400–450	431	446.00–467.50	460.64
5	450–500	468	407.50	407.50
11	500–550	528	375.00–420.00	409.07
22	550–600	584	375.00–395.00	391.54
36	600–650	638	341.00–378.00	349.45
13	650–700	658	350.00–358.00	356.08
10	700–750	709	337.50–349.00	342.21
5	850–900	892	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	333	475.00	475.00
2	350–400	352	435.00	435.00
11	400–450	410	409.00–430.00	420.19
18	500–550	501	382.50–439.50	433.03
8	600–650	620	364.00–379.00	369.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	435	465.00–479.00	473.85
8	450–500	450	437.50	437.50
21	600–650	603	372.00	372.00
7	650–700	688	369.00	369.00
9	750–800	786	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	625	384.00	384.00
8	700–750	741	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	767	346.50	346.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	367	492.50–500.00	497.10
20	400–450	436	482.00–501.00	497.12
29	450–500	459	464.00–479.00	477.06
49	500–550	518	440.00–475.00	453.13
59	550–600	578	396.00–432.50	406.29
83	600–650	625	376.00–394.00	388.58
34	650–700	663	360.00–377.00	371.85
32	700–750	707	356.00–374.00	369.11
26	750–800	752	376.00	376.00
8	800–850	813	335.25	335.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	673	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	402	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	643	337.00	337.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,267	152.00–162.00	156.53
7	—	1,213	144.00–150.00	147.16
4	—	1,296	130.00–142.50	139.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	147.00–148.00	147.43
12	—	1,072	130.00–144.50	137.79
8	—	990	70.00–115.00	99.02
8	—	1,040	119.00–129.50	127.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,572	147.00–159.50	157.09
1	—	1,450	166.50	166.50
4	—	1,530	160.00–162.50	160.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,514	178.00–182.00	178.89
4	—	1,805	170.00–173.00	171.80
2	—	2,043	185.00–186.00	185.51

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.