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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Dec 17

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

140 head

▼ 1,684 vs last sale 1,824▼ 189 vs year ago 329 · −57.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

123 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 88▲ 29 vs year ago 94 · +30.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

130 head

▲ 110 vs last sale 20▼ 10 vs year ago 140 · −7.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder supply not sufficient to establish a market trend. Slaughter cows steady. Special cow sale followed a light offering of feeders highlighted by two consignments of nice 2nd and 3rd period heifers.

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 $427.99/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 7 of 20 comparable sales and sits −52.03 against this barn's trailing median of $480.03.

Average price

$427.99

15 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,349

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.93

vs MO average

−16.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	427.99	2,349	15thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale15 hd

427.99

—

MO average20 barns · 3,797 hd

430.92

−2.93

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

−16.11

This barn, trailing median20 sales

480.03

−52.03

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	173.24	3,108	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,328	162.04	2,152	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	158.01	2,327	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,117	135.76	1,517	24

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,338	$3,207	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$3,829	87
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,031	$3,300	4thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	306	508.63/cwt	502.00–515.00	1,556	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	494.67/cwt	472.00–505.00	1,900	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	504.49/cwt	504.00–505.00	2,078	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	455.52/cwt	451.00–460.00	2,255	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	438.50/cwt	433.00–456.00	2,337	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	415.98/cwt	414.00–418.00	2,359	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	426.00/cwt	412.00–440.00	1,427	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	1,614	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	418.87/cwt	410.00–426.00	1,734	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,091	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,123	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	2,535	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	266.99/cwt	241.00–286.50	2,576	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	428.74/cwt	411.00–459.00	2,037	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	412.22/cwt	384.00–424.00	2,181	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,173	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,185	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,970	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,745	161.67/cwt	155.00–165.50	2,821	4
Bulls	—	—	1,843	184.80/cwt	180.00–191.00	3,406	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	90.31/cwt	86.00–94.00	892	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	128.02/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,333	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	143.38/cwt	135.00–148.50	1,656	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	157.43/cwt	151.00–162.50	2,051	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	167.53/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,245	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,429	154.18/cwt	154.00–155.00	2,203	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,153	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,491	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,460	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,371	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,338	3,206.59/head	3,000.00–3,335.00	3,207	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	3,828.62/head	3,500.00–4,250.00	3,829	87
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,031	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	4

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 1,824Year ago 329

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 88Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 130Last week 20Year ago 140

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	532	393.00	393.00
4	550–600	550	386.00	386.00
2	900–950	920	275.50	275.50
7	950–1000	965	241.00–286.50	266.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	412.00–440.00	426.00
2	350–400	372	434.00	434.00
6	400–450	414	410.00–426.00	418.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	412	504.00–505.00	504.49
4	450–500	495	451.00–460.00	455.52
8	500–550	533	433.00–456.00	438.50
7	550–600	567	414.00–418.00	415.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	306	502.00–515.00	508.63
8	350–400	384	472.00–505.00	494.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	475	411.00–459.00	428.74
7	500–550	529	384.00–424.00	412.22
3	600–650	643	338.00	338.00
2	650–700	660	331.00	331.00
5	700–750	727	271.00	271.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	145.00	145.00
13	—	1,303	151.00–162.50	157.43
14	—	1,340	163.00–169.00	167.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,429	154.00–155.00	154.18
5	—	1,491	165.00	165.00
2	—	1,560	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,041	120.00–132.00	128.02
2	—	988	86.00–94.00	90.31
17	—	1,155	135.00–148.50	143.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,745	155.00–165.50	161.67
4	—	1,843	180.00–191.00	184.80

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,338	3,000.00–3,335.00	3,206.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,031	3,300.00	3,300.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	87	—	1,000	3,500.00–4,250.00	3,828.62

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.