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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Apr 15

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← Apr 1Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,388 head

▲ 135 vs last sale 1,253▼ 255 vs year ago 1,643 · −15.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

108 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 43▲ 25 vs year ago 83 · +30.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 450 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher, heavier weights mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 5.00-15.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good. Supply moderate. Several high quality calves weighing 425-600 lbs with some weaned and some not although overall quality was not quite as good as two weeks ago. Feeder futures were lowet Wednesday with Mexican border rumors floating while fed cattle could reach 250.00 this week.

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 $500.31/cwt on 343 head, down $15.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 20 comparable sales and sits +20.29 against this barn's trailing median of $480.03.

Average price

$500.31

▼ 15.85 vs prior sale

343 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$460

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

$101.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.64

vs MO average

+11.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	517.24	2,806	256
Medium and Large 1-2	559	454.95	2,542	77
Medium and Large 2	564	416.20	2,346	10thin

One grade step is worth $101.04/cwt here — about $460 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale343 hd

500.31

—

MO average18 barns · 3,772 hd

499.67

+0.64

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

+11.96

This barn, trailing median20 sales

480.03

+20.29

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	1,857	212.52	3,947	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	178.78	2,625	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	174.20	2,252	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	149.73	1,508	32

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,083	$3,079	2thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Large 1	271	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,748	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	767.31/cwt	720.00–795.00	2,156	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	704.93/cwt	670.00–720.00	2,319	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	650.79/cwt	640.00–655.00	2,154	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	672.69/cwt	640.00–720.00	2,496	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	586.75/cwt	577.00–635.00	2,282	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	566.23/cwt	532.50–587.50	2,373	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	627.62/cwt	584.00–657.00	2,667	44
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	552.34/cwt	528.00–590.00	2,585	38
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	475	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,423	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	507.13/cwt	489.00–525.00	2,419	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	542.75/cwt	515.00–551.25	2,801	139
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	528	494.01/cwt	460.00–510.00	2,608	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	485.53/cwt	450.00–508.00	2,578	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	546	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,288	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	552	463.50/cwt	463.50–463.50	2,559	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	436.23/cwt	430.00–446.50	2,508	31
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	489.08/cwt	453.00–512.00	2,822	67
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	585	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,492	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	586	480.20/cwt	476.00–489.00	2,814	36
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,431	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	430.09/cwt	416.00–437.00	2,731	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	432.46/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,846	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,599	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	683	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,664	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	685	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,665	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	403.90/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,904	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,840	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	532.92/cwt	510.00–555.00	1,988	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	570.93/cwt	535.00–582.00	2,215	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	400	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,060	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	530.00/cwt	510.00–555.00	2,274	52
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	424.43/cwt	423.50–426.00	1,829	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	489.20/cwt	467.50–525.00	2,118	43
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	461	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,075	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	507.30/cwt	460.00–540.00	2,394	92
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	442.81/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,165	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	440.73/cwt	417.00–455.00	2,261	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	516	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,250	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	475.73/cwt	440.00–490.00	2,498	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	573	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,269	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	439.79/cwt	398.00–444.00	2,524	98
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	388.44/cwt	372.50–419.00	2,288	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	370.33/cwt	360.00–381.00	2,259	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	398.93/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,517	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	360.80/cwt	350.00–383.00	2,432	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	328.51/cwt	322.00–335.00	2,526	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,343	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,211	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,312	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,725	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	3,519	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	189.14/cwt	177.50–197.00	3,423	2
Bulls	—	—	1,977	233.79/cwt	230.00–240.00	4,622	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	118.41/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,078	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	946	139.88/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,323	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	155.01/cwt	149.00–166.50	1,626	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	172.66/cwt	167.50–175.00	1,841	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	182.35/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,110	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,920	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	173.79/cwt	169.00–179.50	2,289	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,462	175.85/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,571	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	184.64/cwt	183.00–189.00	2,735	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	3,078.81/head	3,000.00–3,175.00	3,079	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 Apr 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,388Last week 1,253Year ago 1,643

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 43Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 30Year ago 30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,481	183.00–189.00	184.64
8	—	1,462	172.00–179.00	175.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,049	149.00–166.50	155.01
2	—	910	110.00–125.00	118.41
11	—	946	130.00–145.00	139.88
4	—	1,066	167.50–175.00	172.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,317	169.00–179.50	173.79
3	—	1,157	181.00–185.00	182.35
1	—	1,215	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,725	204.00	204.00
2	—	1,810	177.50–197.00	189.14
3	—	1,977	230.00–240.00	233.79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	331	640.00–655.00	650.79
12	350–400	389	577.00–635.00	586.75
21	400–450	419	532.50–587.50	566.23
26	450–500	477	489.00–525.00	507.13
17	500–550	531	450.00–508.00	485.53
31	550–600	575	430.00–446.50	436.23
17	600–650	635	416.00–437.00	430.09
3	650–700	658	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	550–600	552	463.50	463.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	585	426.00	426.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	281	720.00–795.00	767.31
8	300–350	329	670.00–720.00	704.93
6	350–400	371	640.00–720.00	672.69
44	400–450	425	584.00–657.00	627.62
38	450–500	468	528.00–590.00	552.34
139	500–550	516	515.00–551.25	542.75
67	550–600	577	453.00–512.00	489.08
12	650–700	658	420.00–445.00	432.46
6	700–750	719	400.00–412.00	403.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	546	419.00	419.00
4	550–600	590	412.00	412.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	271	645.00	645.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	510.00	510.00
14	500–550	528	460.00–510.00	494.01
3	650–700	685	389.00	389.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	550–600	586	476.00–489.00	480.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	683	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	575.00	575.00
13	350–400	373	510.00–555.00	532.92
43	400–450	433	467.50–525.00	489.20
19	450–500	489	440.00–460.00	442.81
24	500–550	513	417.00–455.00	440.73
24	550–600	589	372.50–419.00	388.44
4	600–650	610	360.00–381.00	370.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	431	423.50–426.00	424.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	388	535.00–582.00	570.93
52	400–450	429	510.00–555.00	530.00
92	450–500	472	460.00–540.00	507.30
30	500–550	525	440.00–490.00	475.73
98	550–600	574	398.00–444.00	439.79
16	600–650	631	390.00–415.00	398.93
6	650–700	674	350.00–383.00	360.80
4	750–800	769	322.00–335.00	328.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	515.00	515.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	461	450.00	450.00
3	500–550	516	436.00	436.00
5	550–600	573	396.00	396.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	355	660.00	660.00
6	500–550	529	418.00	418.00
3	600–650	615	376.00	376.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,083	3,000.00–3,175.00	3,078.81

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.