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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, May 6

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,781 head

▲ 355 vs last sale 1,426▲ 304 vs year ago 1,477 · +20.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 78▼ 22 vs year ago 95 · −23.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 40 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly 5.00-10.00 higher except under 400 lbs near steady. Slaughter cows steady. Demand very good. Supply moderate. We're right in the heart of the fall calves now with numerous high quality, reputation consignments and a similar run expected next week. A couple of highlights today were 80 head unweaned 510 lb steers with modified live @ 558.00 and 36 head unweaned 615 lb steers with modified live @ 475.00.

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 $510.58/cwt on 426 head, up $3.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 20 comparable sales and sits +30.55 against this barn's trailing median of $480.03.

Average price

$510.58

▲ 3.34 vs prior sale

426 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$43.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.11

vs MO average

+23.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	513.31	2,828	399
Medium and Large 1-2	548	470.16	2,579	27

One grade step is worth $43.15/cwt here — about $250 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale426 hd

510.58

—

MO average20 barns · 4,459 hd

497.47

+13.11

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

+23.03

This barn, trailing median20 sales

480.03

+30.55

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	1,930	220.87	4,263	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,495	186.73	2,792	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,295	168.24	2,179	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	151.97	1,587	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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,086	$2,816	4thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	777.52/cwt	775.00–780.00	2,123	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	664.38/cwt	640.00–695.00	2,206	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	704.21/cwt	675.00–725.00	2,352	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	650.63/cwt	602.50–677.50	2,381	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,214	3
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	391	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,190	3
Steers	350–400	Medium 1-2	395	592.50/cwt	592.50–592.50	2,340	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	409	577.58/cwt	568.00–585.00	2,362	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	600.24/cwt	555.00–613.00	2,521	70
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	455	476.59/cwt	469.00–495.00	2,168	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	546.34/cwt	526.00–560.00	2,524	77
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	517.67/cwt	510.00–522.50	2,412	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	508	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,438	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	544.83/cwt	500.00–558.00	2,811	139
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	524	486.01/cwt	478.00–491.00	2,547	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,661	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	544	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,856	35
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	447.87/cwt	438.00–452.00	2,526	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	569	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,916	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	496.01/cwt	457.00–510.50	2,852	180
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	583	455.39/cwt	443.00–462.00	2,655	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	609	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	2,905	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	617	463.40/cwt	437.00–475.00	2,859	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	464.12/cwt	446.00–474.50	2,878	56
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	630	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,867	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	643	425.71/cwt	425.00–426.00	2,737	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	668	448.50/cwt	448.50–448.50	2,996	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	428.10/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,877	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	443.76/cwt	439.00–445.00	2,991	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,630	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	687	425.68/cwt	419.00–427.00	2,924	30
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	398.15/cwt	391.00–401.00	2,799	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	409.02/cwt	400.25–430.00	2,974	102
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	3,077	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	788	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,916	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	886	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,995	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	262	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,716	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	595.53/cwt	550.00–616.00	1,888	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	564.27/cwt	550.00–575.00	2,178	64
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	461.49/cwt	450.00–514.00	1,823	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	506.17/cwt	500.00–512.00	2,096	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	535.38/cwt	530.00–546.00	2,307	52
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	492.46/cwt	468.00–525.00	2,344	122
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	485	515.61/cwt	505.00–540.00	2,501	36
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	457.24/cwt	454.00–462.00	2,218	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,217	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	511	463.00/cwt	463.00–463.00	2,366	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	477.98/cwt	440.00–500.00	2,481	80
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	449.18/cwt	434.00–467.00	2,560	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	576	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,385	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	413.10/cwt	406.00–428.00	2,404	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	416.93/cwt	407.50–431.50	2,560	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	404.66/cwt	391.00–408.00	2,493	35
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	366.45/cwt	354.00–375.00	2,331	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	666	350.39/cwt	346.00–355.00	2,334	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	354.50/cwt	354.50–354.50	2,450	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	594.19/cwt	560.00–627.00	2,288	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	544.56/cwt	534.00–555.00	2,260	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	489.89/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,327	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	487.61/cwt	482.00–498.00	2,540	14
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,834	221.85/cwt	210.00–232.00	4,069	6
Bulls	—	—	2,505	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	5,386	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	143.07/cwt	132.00–149.00	1,441	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,846	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	161.24/cwt	153.50–166.00	1,759	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,199	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	171.91/cwt	168.00–180.00	2,221	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	163.71/cwt	152.00–168.00	2,143	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	186.73/cwt	186.00–187.50	2,792	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,086	2,816.05/head	2,650.00–3,000.00	2,816	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 May 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,781Last week 1,426Year ago 1,477

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 78Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 40

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	273	775.00–780.00	777.52
5	300–350	334	675.00–725.00	704.21
16	350–400	366	602.50–677.50	650.63
70	400–450	420	555.00–613.00	600.24
77	450–500	462	526.00–560.00	546.34
139	500–550	516	500.00–558.00	544.83
180	550–600	575	457.00–510.50	496.01
56	600–650	620	446.00–474.50	464.12
19	650–700	674	439.00–445.00	443.76
102	700–750	727	400.25–430.00	409.02
13	750–800	755	407.50	407.50
8	850–900	886	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	683	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	395	592.50	592.50
7	450–500	455	469.00–495.00	476.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	332	640.00–695.00	664.38
3	350–400	366	605.00	605.00
7	400–450	409	568.00–585.00	577.58
8	450–500	466	510.00–522.50	517.67
12	500–550	543	490.00	490.00
12	550–600	564	438.00–452.00	447.87
11	650–700	672	410.00–435.00	428.10
7	700–750	703	391.00–401.00	398.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	391	560.00	560.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	500–550	544	525.00	525.00
12	550–600	569	512.50	512.50
18	600–650	609	477.00	477.00
12	650–700	668	448.50	448.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	630	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	600–650	617	437.00–475.00	463.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	524	478.00–491.00	486.01
25	550–600	583	443.00–462.00	455.39
17	600–650	643	425.00–426.00	425.71
30	650–700	687	419.00–427.00	425.68
9	750–800	788	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	262	655.00	655.00
17	300–350	317	550.00–616.00	595.53
64	350–400	386	550.00–575.00	564.27
52	400–450	431	530.00–546.00	535.38
122	450–500	476	468.00–525.00	492.46
80	500–550	519	440.00–500.00	477.98
22	550–600	570	434.00–467.00	449.18
26	600–650	614	407.50–431.50	416.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	511	463.00	463.00
8	550–600	576	414.00	414.00
4	650–700	666	346.00–355.00	350.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	395	450.00–514.00	461.49
4	400–450	414	500.00–512.00	506.17
5	450–500	485	454.00–462.00	457.24
5	500–550	505	439.00	439.00
9	550–600	582	406.00–428.00	413.10
5	600–650	636	354.00–375.00	366.45
12	650–700	691	354.50	354.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	450–500	485	505.00–540.00	515.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
35	600–650	616	391.00–408.00	404.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	385	560.00–627.00	594.19
4	400–450	415	534.00–555.00	544.56
8	450–500	475	470.00–500.00	489.89
14	500–550	521	482.00–498.00	487.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,091	153.50–166.00	161.24
13	—	1,007	132.00–149.00	143.07
1	—	1,055	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	182.50	182.50
6	—	1,292	168.00–180.00	171.91
8	—	1,309	152.00–168.00	163.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	186.00–187.50	186.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,505	215.00	215.00
6	—	1,834	210.00–232.00	221.85

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,086	2,650.00–3,000.00	2,816.05

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.