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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Jan 7

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,558 head

▲ 1,418 vs last sale 140▲ 1,558 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

135 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 123▲ 135 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 130▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last trended feeder sale four weeks ago, feeder steers 25.00-40.00 higher. Feeder heifers 15.00-35.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand very good. Supply moderate. The market is smoking hot to start the year as buyers armed with last years profits compete for a limited supply of feeders, pushing prices to new all-time highs in spots under 700 lbs.

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 $484.26/cwt on 237 head. That ranks 14 of 20 comparable sales and sits +4.24 against this barn's trailing median of $480.03.

Average price

$484.26

237 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$73.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.21

vs MO average

+17.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	488.00	2,694	225
Medium and Large 1-2	590	414.22	2,444	12thin

One grade step is worth $73.78/cwt here — about $250 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 sale237 hd

484.26

—

MO average18 barns · 6,903 hd

462.05

+22.21

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

+17.93

This barn, trailing median20 sales

480.03

+4.24

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	1,815	184.80	3,354	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,483	167.55	2,485	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,280	158.11	2,023	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,030	130.35	1,343	31

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,321	$3,079	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,420	$2,875	2thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	589.17/cwt	560.00–610.00	1,614	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	565.89/cwt	560.00–575.00	1,845	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	574.11/cwt	544.00–584.00	2,164	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	428	602.00/cwt	602.00–602.00	2,577	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	543.58/cwt	524.00–566.00	2,337	30
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	530.14/cwt	515.00–536.00	2,343	16
Steers	400–450	Large 1	446	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,829	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	459	556.00/cwt	556.00–556.00	2,552	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,400	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	480.20/cwt	450.00–512.00	2,324	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	533.98/cwt	530.00–546.00	2,606	40
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	515	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,781	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	521.43/cwt	475.00–555.00	2,738	91
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	577	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,723	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	442.50/cwt	426.00–469.00	2,593	95
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	414.22/cwt	410.00–427.00	2,444	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	432.61/cwt	404.00–453.00	2,687	169
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	388.36/cwt	371.00–410.00	2,423	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	628	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,779	43
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	687	415.96/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,858	75
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	691	396.50/cwt	392.00–412.00	2,740	104
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	394.00/cwt	387.00–401.00	2,892	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,773	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	341.83/cwt	330.00–350.50	2,810	11
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,974	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Large 1	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	506.88/cwt	502.50–510.00	1,906	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	464.66/cwt	442.00–480.00	1,780	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	476.88/cwt	458.00–489.00	2,017	19
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	432	403.05/cwt	370.00–426.00	1,741	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	423.27/cwt	412.00–445.00	1,977	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	447.66/cwt	413.00–468.00	2,135	24
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	480	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,891	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	487	483.00/cwt	483.00–483.00	2,352	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	511	466.45/cwt	453.00–481.00	2,384	49
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	444.06/cwt	404.00–473.00	2,309	50
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,124	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	546	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,843	5
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	565	381.89/cwt	348.00–400.00	2,158	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	373.26/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,113	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	408.72/cwt	386.00–440.00	2,326	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	574	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,342	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,207	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	390.31/cwt	373.00–395.00	2,365	37
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	631	384.34/cwt	378.00–394.00	2,425	45
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	358.50/cwt	358.50–358.50	2,312	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,375	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	339.27/cwt	315.50–348.50	2,317	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	339.92/cwt	328.00–347.50	2,451	20
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	751	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,418	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,211	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	441.25/cwt	440.00–442.50	1,937	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	506	429.99/cwt	426.00–432.00	2,176	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1-2	552	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,976	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	331.82/cwt	323.00–345.00	2,236	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,505	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,769	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	173.69/cwt	162.00–182.00	3,057	5
Bulls	—	—	2,010	203.59/cwt	199.00–212.50	4,092	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	883	93.96/cwt	79.00–112.00	830	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	124.19/cwt	119.00–133.00	1,220	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	151.43/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,640	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	139.35/cwt	133.00–147.00	1,529	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	157.53/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,996	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	166.93/cwt	164.00–172.50	2,178	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	144.37/cwt	136.00–148.00	1,896	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	167.55/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,485	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,321	3,078.93/head	3,050.00–3,125.00	3,079	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,420	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	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 Jan 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,558Last week 140Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 123Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 130Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	502.50–510.00	506.88
19	400–450	423	458.00–489.00	476.88
24	450–500	477	413.00–468.00	447.66
50	500–550	520	404.00–473.00	444.06
27	550–600	569	386.00–440.00	408.72
37	600–650	606	373.00–395.00	390.31
18	650–700	671	354.00	354.00
20	700–750	721	328.00–347.50	339.92
3	750–800	751	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	487	483.00	483.00
49	500–550	511	453.00–481.00	466.45
11	550–600	574	408.00	408.00
45	600–650	631	378.00–394.00	384.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	450.00	450.00
7	400–450	432	370.00–426.00	403.05
3	450–500	480	394.00	394.00
9	550–600	565	348.00–400.00	381.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	590	374.00	374.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	383	442.00–480.00	464.66
8	450–500	467	412.00–445.00	423.27
5	500–550	531	400.00	400.00
6	550–600	566	370.00–375.00	373.26
3	600–650	645	358.50	358.50
19	650–700	683	315.50–348.50	339.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	546	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	442	515.00–536.00	530.14
10	450–500	484	450.00–512.00	480.20
12	550–600	590	410.00–427.00	414.22
10	600–650	624	371.00–410.00	388.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	274	560.00–610.00	589.17
5	300–350	326	560.00–575.00	565.89
13	350–400	377	544.00–584.00	574.11
30	400–450	430	524.00–566.00	543.58
40	450–500	488	530.00–546.00	533.98
91	500–550	525	475.00–555.00	521.43
95	550–600	586	426.00–469.00	442.50
169	600–650	621	404.00–453.00	432.61
104	650–700	691	392.00–412.00	396.50
20	700–750	734	387.00–401.00	394.00
4	750–800	765	362.50	362.50
11	800–850	822	330.00–350.50	341.83
5	900–950	918	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	446	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	480	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	459	556.00	556.00
28	500–550	515	540.00	540.00
11	550–600	577	472.00	472.00
43	600–650	628	442.50	442.50
75	650–700	687	410.00–420.00	415.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	428	602.00	602.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	585.00	585.00
4	400–450	439	440.00–442.50	441.25
6	500–550	506	426.00–432.00	429.99
5	650–700	674	323.00–345.00	331.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	575	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	552	358.00	358.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,420	2,875.00	2,875.00

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)	4	—	1,321	3,050.00–3,125.00	3,078.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,760	162.00–182.00	173.69
1	—	1,505	184.00	184.00
3	—	2,010	199.00–212.50	203.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	166.00–169.00	167.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	150.00–153.00	151.43
13	—	1,097	133.00–147.00	139.35
14	—	982	119.00–133.00	124.19
2	—	883	79.00–112.00	93.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,305	164.00–172.50	166.93
4	—	1,313	136.00–148.00	144.37
27	—	1,267	154.00–163.00	157.53

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.