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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, May 20

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← May 13May 20Jun 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,493 head

▼ 164 vs last sale 1,657▼ 732 vs year ago 2,225 · −32.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 109▼ 54 vs year ago 103 · −52.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 50▼ 10 vs year ago 30 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers steady, although unevenly so in the lighter weights. Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate. Lots of nice cattle again this week with several consignments of reputation weaned fall calves weighing 600-725 lbs. Receipts were less than expected with heavy rain Monday and Tuesday holding some cattle back. Good buyer attendance. This Friday's Cattle on Feed report will be closely watched as the on feed total may be rising due to the slow pace of slaughter depending on where the placement number lands.

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 $496.54/cwt on 234 head, down $5.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 20 comparable sales and sits +16.52 against this barn's trailing median of $480.03.

Average price

$496.54

▼ 5.11 vs prior sale

234 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$33.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.54

vs MO average

+22.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	499.47	2,754	209
Medium and Large 1-2	541	474.51	2,566	18thin
Medium 1	552	466.00	2,572	7thin

One grade step is worth $33.47/cwt here — about $181 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 sale234 hd

496.54

—

MO average19 barns · 5,442 hd

481.01

+15.54

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

+22.06

This barn, trailing median20 sales

480.03

+16.52

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	1,629	216.75	3,530	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,560	188.55	2,941	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,319	181.06	2,388	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,030	153.07	1,577	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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,282	$2,762	4thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	637.72/cwt	610.00–652.00	2,130	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,281	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	540.83/cwt	538.00–545.00	2,326	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	562.40/cwt	545.00–575.00	2,441	63
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	450	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	2,282	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	550.40/cwt	520.00–563.00	2,620	88
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	486	522.00/cwt	522.00–522.00	2,537	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	511.53/cwt	508.00–515.00	2,501	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	497	544.00/cwt	544.00–544.00	2,704	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	501.32/cwt	484.00–522.00	2,622	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	521.01/cwt	490.00–540.00	2,746	111
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	552	466.00/cwt	466.00–466.00	2,572	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	563	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,759	36
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,483	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	472.08/cwt	449.00–489.00	2,771	51
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	593	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,609	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,526	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	403.92/cwt	386.00–420.00	2,508	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	627	456.00/cwt	448.00–464.00	2,859	94
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	448.28/cwt	434.00–458.00	2,833	55
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	433.12/cwt	423.00–452.50	2,937	106
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	414.39/cwt	409.50–415.50	2,955	55
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	397.91/cwt	368.00–407.00	2,917	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	780	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,987	38
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	794	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,970	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	796	356.50/cwt	356.50–356.50	2,838	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	567.56/cwt	542.50–575.00	1,901	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	528.06/cwt	524.00–535.00	1,996	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	543.18/cwt	535.00–552.50	2,064	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	515.20/cwt	478.00–532.50	2,112	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	420	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,268	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	526.42/cwt	512.00–540.00	2,290	40
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	446	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	2,034	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	458	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,095	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	452.84/cwt	446.00–460.00	2,133	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	476.31/cwt	461.00–508.00	2,267	60
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	450.91/cwt	438.00–460.00	2,345	37
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	431.03/cwt	420.00–443.00	2,453	46
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	572	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,517	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	383.59/cwt	377.00–390.00	2,355	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	408.54/cwt	406.00–410.00	2,537	33
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	379.80/cwt	364.00–396.00	2,552	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,570	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	407	550.16/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,239	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,405	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	2,747	1
Bulls	—	—	1,703	223.83/cwt	216.00–235.00	3,812	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	139.70/cwt	130.00–154.00	1,397	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,910	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	165.80/cwt	156.50–175.00	1,837	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	189.49/cwt	186.50–190.00	2,418	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	181.20/cwt	174.00–187.00	2,350	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	192.32/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,000	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,824	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,567	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,429	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,282	2,762.49/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,762	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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,493Last week 1,657Year ago 2,225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 109Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 50Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	335	542.50–575.00	567.56
18	350–400	380	535.00–552.50	543.18
40	400–450	435	512.00–540.00	526.42
60	450–500	476	461.00–508.00	476.31
37	500–550	520	438.00–460.00	450.91
46	550–600	569	420.00–443.00	431.03
33	600–650	621	406.00–410.00	408.54
11	650–700	672	364.00–396.00	379.80
9	700–750	729	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	378	524.00–535.00	528.06
11	400–450	410	478.00–532.50	515.20
4	450–500	471	446.00–460.00	452.84
4	600–650	614	377.00–390.00	383.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	446	456.00	456.00
3	450–500	458	457.50	457.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	420	540.00	540.00
16	550–600	572	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	334	610.00–652.00	637.72
4	350–400	374	610.00	610.00
63	400–450	434	545.00–575.00	562.40
88	450–500	476	520.00–563.00	550.40
111	500–550	527	490.00–540.00	521.01
51	550–600	587	449.00–489.00	472.08
55	600–650	632	434.00–458.00	448.28
106	650–700	678	423.00–452.50	433.12
55	700–750	713	409.50–415.50	414.39
5	750–800	794	374.00	374.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	450	507.00	507.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	486	522.00	522.00
7	550–600	552	466.00	466.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	430	538.00–545.00	540.83
4	450–500	489	508.00–515.00	511.53
10	500–550	523	484.00–522.00	501.32
8	550–600	563	441.00	441.00
4	600–650	600	421.00	421.00
13	700–750	733	368.00–407.00	397.91
10	750–800	796	356.50	356.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	497	544.00	544.00
36	550–600	563	490.00	490.00
94	600–650	627	448.00–464.00	456.00
38	750–800	780	383.00	383.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	593	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	621	386.00–420.00	403.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	407	530.00–560.00	550.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	190.00–195.00	192.32
1	—	1,560	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,567	155.00	155.00
6	—	1,276	186.50–190.00	189.49
11	—	1,297	174.00–187.00	181.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	181.00	181.00
4	—	1,000	130.00–154.00	139.70
1	—	735	115.00	115.00
5	—	1,108	156.50–175.00	165.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	195.50	195.50
3	—	1,703	216.00–235.00	223.83

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,282	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,762.49

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.