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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Apr 1

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← Mar 18Apr 1Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,253 head

▲ 318 vs last sale 935▲ 88 vs year ago 1,165 · +7.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 46▼ 19 vs year ago 62 · −30.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 15▲ 0 vs year ago 30 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers 5.00-20.00 higher with greatest advance under 500 lbs. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs steady, over 550 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher. Demand very good. Supply moderate. Good buyer attendance. Outstanding quality in the feeder offering this week with several reputation fall calves in town, most selling with at least one round of MLV and some weaned 30-45 days but many coming right off the cow. Also still several green, light yearling cattle in the mix. Bulk price ranges under 600 lbs includes lots of medium flesh unweaned calves. Much needed rain fell overnight Tuesday with more in the forecast.

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 $516.16/cwt on 247 head, up $32.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 20 comparable sales and sits +36.13 against this barn's trailing median of $480.03.

Average price

$516.16

▲ 32.17 vs prior sale

247 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$70.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+32.74

vs MO average

+32.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	517.31	2,791	235
Medium and Large 1-2	541	509.29	2,755	9thin
Large 1	573	447.00	2,561	3thin

One grade step is worth $70.31/cwt here — about $230 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale247 hd

516.16

—

MO average19 barns · 2,820 hd

483.42

+32.74

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

+32.98

This barn, trailing median20 sales

480.03

+36.13

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	208.65	3,788	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,380	185.00	2,553	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,318	173.41	2,286	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	145.96	1,523	11

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)	1,324	$3,416	9

Every lot

53 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	258	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,806	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	645.81/cwt	625.00–690.00	2,060	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	643.95/cwt	605.00–695.00	2,389	33
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	559.82/cwt	550.00–575.00	2,329	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	625.74/cwt	585.00–655.00	2,641	42
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	429	587.72/cwt	565.00–590.00	2,521	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	471	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,449	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	516.84/cwt	506.00–528.00	2,470	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	566.95/cwt	539.00–612.50	2,721	92
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	531.87/cwt	505.00–560.00	2,782	139
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	534	494.30/cwt	492.50–495.00	2,640	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	509.29/cwt	498.00–515.00	2,755	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	496.37/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,809	89
Steers	550–600	Large 1	573	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,561	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,466	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	445.32/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,748	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	429.30/cwt	426.00–436.00	2,679	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	627	438.28/cwt	430.00–444.00	2,748	132
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	657	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,674	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	422.56/cwt	405.00–426.00	2,848	31
Steers	650–700	Large 1	679	420.21/cwt	400.00–427.00	2,853	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	791	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,808	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,910	5
Steers	800–850	Large 1	826	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,932	5
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,083	288.50/cwt	288.50–288.50	3,124	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	598.88/cwt	565.00–615.00	1,689	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	586.10/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,940	34
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	543.28/cwt	520.00–557.50	2,075	30
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	403	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,257	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	525.18/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,248	50
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	487.98/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,093	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	447	506.00/cwt	506.00–506.00	2,262	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	463	513.00/cwt	513.00–513.00	2,375	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	479.27/cwt	455.00–517.00	2,267	92
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	487	445.68/cwt	436.00–450.00	2,170	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	454.15/cwt	430.00–469.00	2,402	49
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	536	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,198	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,358	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,211	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	551	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,419	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	437.27/cwt	421.00–442.50	2,484	47
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,527	8
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	645	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,496	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,716	190.56/cwt	183.50–200.00	3,270	4
Bulls	—	—	1,880	215.63/cwt	208.00–223.00	4,054	4
Bulls	—	—	1,885	230.89/cwt	229.00–233.00	4,352	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	158.10/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,625	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	139.03/cwt	137.50–142.00	1,463	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,404	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	172.76/cwt	169.00–177.00	2,230	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,553	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,590	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,576	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,324	3,416.03/head	2,975.00–3,875.00	3,416	9

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 Apr 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,253Last week 935Year ago 1,165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 46Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 15Year 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
21	400–450	429	565.00–590.00	587.72
3	450–500	471	520.00	520.00
7	500–550	534	492.50–495.00	494.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	416	550.00–575.00	559.82
6	450–500	478	506.00–528.00	516.84
9	500–550	541	498.00–515.00	509.29
12	600–650	624	426.00–436.00	429.30
4	750–800	791	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	258	700.00	700.00
15	300–350	319	625.00–690.00	645.81
33	350–400	371	605.00–695.00	643.95
42	400–450	422	585.00–655.00	625.74
92	450–500	480	539.00–612.50	566.95
139	500–550	523	505.00–560.00	531.87
89	550–600	566	480.00–515.00	496.37
21	600–650	617	435.00–455.00	445.32
31	650–700	674	405.00–426.00	422.56
5	800–850	814	357.50	357.50
4	1050–1100	1,083	288.50	288.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	573	447.00	447.00
12	650–700	679	400.00–427.00	420.21
5	800–850	826	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
132	600–650	627	430.00–444.00	438.28
4	650–700	657	407.00	407.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	615	401.00	401.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	403	560.00	560.00
11	450–500	463	513.00	513.00
13	550–600	551	439.00	439.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	282	565.00–615.00	598.88
34	300–350	331	560.00–600.00	586.10
30	350–400	382	520.00–557.50	543.28
50	400–450	428	500.00–550.00	525.18
92	450–500	473	455.00–517.00	479.27
49	500–550	529	430.00–469.00	454.15
47	550–600	568	421.00–442.50	437.27
8	600–650	635	398.00	398.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	487	436.00–450.00	445.68
4	500–550	536	410.00	410.00
3	550–600	550	402.00	402.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	645	387.00	387.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	429	485.00–495.00	487.98
5	500–550	539	437.50	437.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	447	506.00	506.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,380	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,052	137.50–142.00	139.03
4	—	1,028	151.00–165.00	158.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	162.00	162.00
1	—	1,265	190.00	190.00
8	—	1,291	169.00–177.00	172.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,716	183.50–200.00	190.56
2	—	1,885	229.00–233.00	230.89
4	—	1,880	208.00–223.00	215.63

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)	9	—	1,324	2,975.00–3,875.00	3,416.03

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.