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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Jan 21

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← Jan 14Jan 21Feb 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

830 head

▼ 712 vs last sale 1,542▼ 585 vs year ago 1,415 · −41.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 70▲ 24 vs year ago 32 · +75.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 50▲ 5 vs year ago 15 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 650 lbs firm to 5.00 higher, over 650 lbs near steady on a light test. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs 5.00-10.00 lower, 450-650 lbs steady to firm and over 650 lbs near steady on a light test. Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 higher. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. Good feeder offering weighing with several consignments of nice grazing cattle weighing mostly under 650 lbs.

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 $428.41/cwt on 186 head. That ranks 12 of 20 comparable sales and sits +5.94 against this barn's trailing median of $422.47.

Average price

$428.41

186 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,267

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$335

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

$70.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.25

vs MO average

+17.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	431.89	2,284	175
Medium and Large 1-2	527	382.94	2,018	6thin
Medium and Large 2	540	361.00	1,949	5thin

One grade step is worth $70.89/cwt here — about $335 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 sale186 hd

428.41

—

MO average19 barns · 3,558 hd

405.16

+23.25

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

+17.54

This barn, trailing median20 sales

422.47

+5.94

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	—	High	1,714	191.79	3,288	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	169.02	2,578	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,297	164.17	2,129	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,044	140.04	1,462	10

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)	1,371	$3,179	4thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	585.08/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,632	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	584.41/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,923	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	577.84/cwt	572.50–580.00	2,121	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	423	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,157	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	582.34/cwt	570.00–600.00	2,492	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	517.19/cwt	490.00–535.00	2,364	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	475	531.56/cwt	525.00–537.50	2,525	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	561.04/cwt	530.00–577.50	2,671	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	484	583.12/cwt	572.00–590.00	2,822	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	528.29/cwt	525.00–536.00	2,742	42
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	472.58/cwt	450.00–511.00	2,722	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	438.99/cwt	426.00–462.50	2,590	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	439.61/cwt	400.00–456.00	2,770	49
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	384.70/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,589	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	374.63/cwt	361.00–385.00	2,705	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	363.37/cwt	362.00–364.60	2,791	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,757	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	508.82/cwt	508.00–510.00	1,374	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	471.74/cwt	454.00–492.50	1,717	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	375	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	1,646	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,707	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	420	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,705	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	432	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,892	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	461.20/cwt	452.00–468.00	2,002	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,868	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,608	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	458.11/cwt	434.00–464.00	2,135	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	509	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,939	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	440.86/cwt	405.00–449.00	2,275	131
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	382.94/cwt	372.00–390.00	2,018	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,949	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	408.30/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,348	39
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	392.32/cwt	386.00–395.50	2,405	43
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	618	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,107	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	333.41/cwt	322.00–346.00	2,247	26
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,934	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	413.89/cwt	410.00–418.00	2,359	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	377.54/cwt	374.00–381.00	2,295	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,615	183.40/cwt	182.00–185.00	2,962	3
Bulls	—	—	1,788	195.78/cwt	195.50–196.00	3,501	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,898	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,061	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	135.36/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,389	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	147.24/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,562	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,782	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	162.02/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,881	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	2,029	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	168.90/cwt	168.00–171.50	2,356	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	2,131	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	174.73/cwt	170.00–184.50	2,617	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	164.42/cwt	161.50–168.00	2,619	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,371	3,179.26/head	2,975.00–3,400.00	3,179	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 Jan 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 830Last week 1,542Year ago 1,415

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 70Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 50Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	570.00–600.00	585.08
11	300–350	329	560.00–600.00	584.41
7	350–400	367	572.50–580.00	577.84
17	400–450	428	570.00–600.00	582.34
26	450–500	476	530.00–577.50	561.04
42	500–550	519	525.00–536.00	528.29
39	550–600	576	450.00–511.00	472.58
49	600–650	630	400.00–456.00	439.61
9	650–700	673	375.00–400.00	384.70
14	700–750	722	361.00–385.00	374.63
13	750–800	768	362.00–364.60	363.37
3	800–850	833	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	457	490.00–535.00	517.19
11	550–600	590	426.00–462.50	438.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	510.00	510.00
11	450–500	475	525.00–537.50	531.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	484	572.00–590.00	583.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	270	508.00–510.00	508.82
19	350–400	364	454.00–492.50	471.74
14	400–450	434	452.00–468.00	461.20
19	450–500	466	434.00–464.00	458.11
131	500–550	516	405.00–449.00	440.86
39	550–600	575	395.00–415.00	408.30
43	600–650	613	386.00–395.50	392.32
26	650–700	674	322.00–346.00	333.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	375	439.00	439.00
8	400–450	432	438.00	438.00
5	500–550	509	381.00	381.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	618	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	453	355.00	355.00
5	500–550	540	361.00	361.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	440.00	440.00
5	400–450	437	427.50	427.50
6	500–550	527	372.00–390.00	382.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	406.00	406.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	455.00	455.00
4	550–600	570	410.00–418.00	413.89
4	600–650	608	374.00–381.00	377.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	165.00	165.00
4	—	1,061	142.00–151.00	147.24
4	—	1,026	125.00–139.00	135.36
1	—	1,010	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,395	168.00–171.50	168.90
5	—	1,161	158.00–167.00	162.02
1	—	1,385	146.50	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,593	161.50–168.00	164.42
7	—	1,498	170.00–184.50	174.73
1	—	1,445	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	209.00	209.00
2	—	1,788	195.50–196.00	195.78
3	—	1,615	182.00–185.00	183.40

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,371	2,975.00–3,400.00	3,179.26

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.