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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Dec 10

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,824 head

▲ 933 vs last sale 891▲ 141 vs year ago 1,683 · +8.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 110▼ 31 vs year ago 119 · −26.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 450 lbs 30.00-50.00 higher, over 450 lbs 10.00-30.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs 30.00-50.00 higher, 400-550 lbs 20.00-30.00 higher and over 550 lbs steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. Nice feeder offering with several high quality consignments. Lots of demand for light and mid-weight cattle this week with several instances where steers and heifers weighing 550 lbs would bring the same dollars as their mates weighing 650 lbs. Final sale of the year next week with several nice bred heifers expected.

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 $452.50/cwt on 189 head. That ranks 8 of 20 comparable sales and sits −27.53 against this barn's trailing median of $480.03.

Average price

$452.50

189 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$34.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.59

vs MO average

+21.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	455.45	2,528	173
Medium and Large 1-2	544	420.61	2,287	16thin

One grade step is worth $34.84/cwt here — about $240 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale189 hd

452.50

—

MO average19 barns · 5,168 hd

423.91

+28.59

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

+21.87

This barn, trailing median20 sales

480.03

−27.53

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	1,867	181.33	3,386	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,521	165.95	2,525	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	155.46	1,891	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,070	127.99	1,369	23

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$2,796	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$2,400	2thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	554.00/cwt	554.00–554.00	1,745	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	503.12/cwt	484.00–522.50	1,801	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	519.89/cwt	515.00–523.00	2,033	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	503.86/cwt	500.00–512.00	2,086	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	547.87/cwt	532.50–560.00	2,334	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	498.86/cwt	487.50–519.00	2,375	28
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	473.30/cwt	428.00–496.00	2,281	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	518	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	2,497	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	474.83/cwt	454.00–504.00	2,512	66
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	435.43/cwt	434.00–440.00	2,312	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,219	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	441.12/cwt	410.00–484.00	2,532	91
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	590	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,549	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	411.56/cwt	395.00–424.00	2,502	82
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	389.22/cwt	386.00–391.00	2,405	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,363	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	670	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,506	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	356.11/cwt	332.50–364.00	2,393	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	370.58/cwt	358.00–373.00	2,524	138
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	687	341.50/cwt	341.50–341.50	2,346	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	690	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,422	19
Steers	700–750	Medium 1-2	713	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,310	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	362.20/cwt	354.00–366.00	2,648	142
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,500	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	738	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,443	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	354.15/cwt	337.50–358.00	2,745	32
Steers	800–850	Large 1	825	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,681	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	861	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,837	12
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	2,927	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	311	474.00/cwt	463.00–482.00	1,474	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,705	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	453.75/cwt	415.00–472.00	1,692	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	458.61/cwt	428.00–481.00	1,977	28
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	411.27/cwt	406.00–417.00	1,785	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	434.24/cwt	426.00–461.00	2,050	36
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	402.41/cwt	374.00–426.00	1,903	36
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	483	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,681	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	392.78/cwt	372.00–414.00	2,074	48
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	412.70/cwt	394.00–432.50	2,187	78
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	536	360.57/cwt	338.00–393.00	1,933	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	565	397.37/cwt	390.00–407.00	2,245	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,964	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	379.23/cwt	355.00–395.00	2,169	39
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	581	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	1,967	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	353.61/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,058	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	588	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,034	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	588	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,602	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	601	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,719	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	610	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,056	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	339.74/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,096	60
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	347.78/cwt	340.00–359.00	2,170	43
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	642	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,119	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,262	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	651	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,099	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	681	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,070	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	693	331.78/cwt	330.00–332.00	2,299	82
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,258	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,633	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,060	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,395	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,178	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	590	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,687	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	327.01/cwt	305.00–341.00	2,077	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,753	172.61/cwt	159.50–178.00	3,026	4
Bulls	—	—	1,770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,540	1
Bulls	—	—	2,145	189.42/cwt	182.50–195.00	4,063	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	97.54/cwt	90.00–108.00	920	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	125.43/cwt	111.00–131.00	1,306	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,136	138.18/cwt	133.00–147.00	1,570	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	156.36/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,864	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,099	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	139.84/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,797	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	2,299	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,532	166.30/cwt	164.00–167.00	2,548	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	830	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	2,795.86/head	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,796	2

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 Dec 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,824Last week 891Year ago 1,683

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 110Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 20Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	650–700	690	351.00	351.00
3	700–750	738	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	315	554.00	554.00
4	350–400	358	484.00–522.50	503.12
12	400–450	414	500.00–512.00	503.86
21	450–500	482	428.00–496.00	473.30
11	500–550	531	434.00–440.00	435.43
5	550–600	572	388.00	388.00
16	600–650	618	386.00–391.00	389.22
18	650–700	672	332.50–364.00	356.11
3	700–750	733	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	391	515.00–523.00	519.89
22	400–450	426	532.50–560.00	547.87
28	450–500	476	487.50–519.00	498.86
66	500–550	529	454.00–504.00	474.83
91	550–600	574	410.00–484.00	441.12
82	600–650	608	395.00–424.00	411.56
138	650–700	681	358.00–373.00	370.58
142	700–750	731	354.00–366.00	362.20
32	750–800	775	337.50–358.00	354.15
12	850–900	861	329.50	329.50
3	900–950	916	319.50	319.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	825	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	630	375.00	375.00
5	650–700	687	341.50	341.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	518	482.00	482.00
8	550–600	590	432.00	432.00
9	650–700	670	374.00	374.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	713	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	650	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	588	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	536	338.00–393.00	360.57
10	550–600	571	344.00	344.00
4	600–650	610	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	311	463.00–482.00	474.00
23	350–400	373	415.00–472.00	453.75
14	400–450	434	406.00–417.00	411.27
36	450–500	473	374.00–426.00	402.41
48	500–550	528	372.00–414.00	392.78
19	550–600	582	340.00–360.00	353.61
60	600–650	617	335.00–340.00	339.74
13	650–700	651	322.50	322.50
4	750–800	768	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	601	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	681	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	348	490.00	490.00
28	400–450	431	428.00–481.00	458.61
36	450–500	472	426.00–461.00	434.24
78	500–550	530	394.00–432.50	412.70
39	550–600	572	355.00–395.00	379.23
43	600–650	624	340.00–359.00	347.78
82	650–700	693	330.00–332.00	331.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	588	346.00	346.00
4	600–650	642	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	483	348.00	348.00
5	550–600	581	338.50	338.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	555	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	565	390.00–407.00	397.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	387	422.00	422.00
6	400–450	412	500.00	500.00
3	500–550	526	414.00	414.00
10	600–650	635	305.00–341.00	327.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	436	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	590	286.00	286.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,532	164.00–167.00	166.30
1	—	1,415	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	138.00–142.00	139.84
9	—	1,192	154.00–161.00	156.36
2	—	1,257	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	943	90.00–108.00	97.54
12	—	1,041	111.00–131.00	125.43
9	—	1,136	133.00–147.00	138.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,145	182.50–195.00	189.42
4	—	1,753	159.50–178.00	172.61
1	—	1,770	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	830	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,178	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,795.86

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.