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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Jul 22

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← Jul 8Jul 22Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

418 head

▼ 191 vs last sale 609▲ 38 vs year ago 380 · +10.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 28▲ 12 vs year ago 14 · +85.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 20▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Based on limited comparisons with the last reported sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers 15.00-35.00 lower. Few slaughter cows near steady. Demand moderate to good. Supply light. The cattle market has been losing ground in big chunks since the last sale. Much of the issue seems to be the summer heat which softens beef demand and decreases feedlot leverage although we may also be seeing some demand destruction due to high retail beef prices. Much of the offering today were unweaned with some longer tailed calves stil finding good demand at lower prices with some new crop bawlers seeing the full price decline.

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 $424.42/cwt on 88 head, down $43.92 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 20 comparable sales and sits −55.61 against this barn's trailing median of $480.03.

Average price

$424.42

▼ 43.92 vs prior sale

88 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,390

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$4.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.94

vs MO average

+5.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	426.03	2,455	59
Medium and Large 1-2	537	421.14	2,260	29

One grade step is worth $4.89/cwt here — about $195 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 sale88 hd

424.42

—

MO average12 barns · 736 hd

429.36

−4.94

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

+5.38

This barn, trailing median20 sales

480.03

−55.61

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	1,810	208.10	3,767	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,319	176.02	2,322	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	175.53	2,682	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,077	150.64	1,623	9thin

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)	1,160	$2,930	2thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	512.87/cwt	487.50–540.00	1,923	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	491.73/cwt	479.00–515.00	2,085	10
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	471	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,072	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	469.38/cwt	467.50–477.50	2,244	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	490	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,107	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	425.14/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,245	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	435.15/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,341	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	408.57/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,304	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	423.45/cwt	413.00–426.00	2,486	46
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,305	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	373.72/cwt	365.00–375.50	2,448	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,623	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	373.78/cwt	369.00–375.50	2,695	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	744	353.37/cwt	352.00–368.00	2,629	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,652	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	1,962	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	411.54/cwt	398.00–420.00	1,889	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	476	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,856	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	508	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,930	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	386.47/cwt	381.00–388.00	2,006	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,096	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	553	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,118	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	380.13/cwt	367.00–387.00	2,231	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	368.95/cwt	365.00–377.00	2,284	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	635	356.50/cwt	356.50–356.50	2,264	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	638	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,259	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	686	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,319	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,860	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,001	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,992	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,810	208.10/cwt	206.00–210.00	3,767	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	143.95/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,437	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	162.78/cwt	153.00–170.00	1,812	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,249	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	178.02/cwt	175.00–183.00	2,341	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,243	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	175.53/cwt	175.00–176.00	2,682	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	2,929.53/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,930	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 Jul 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 418Last week 609Year ago 380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 28Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 20Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	416	447.00	447.00
2	450–500	485	412.50	412.50
3	550–600	586	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	435	440.00	440.00
8	500–550	508	380.00	380.00
18	550–600	553	383.00	383.00
4	650–700	686	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	452.50	452.50
8	450–500	459	398.00–420.00	411.54
16	500–550	519	381.00–388.00	386.47
17	550–600	587	367.00–387.00	380.13
8	600–650	619	365.00–377.00	368.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	635	356.50	356.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	450	436.00	436.00
3	500–550	543	386.00	386.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	476	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	600–650	638	354.00	354.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	478	467.50–477.50	469.38
13	500–550	538	430.00–465.00	435.15
46	550–600	587	413.00–426.00	423.45
3	650–700	683	384.00	384.00
13	700–750	721	369.00–375.50	373.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	487.50–540.00	512.87
10	400–450	424	479.00–515.00	491.73
22	500–550	528	415.00–445.00	425.14
7	550–600	564	400.00–412.00	408.57
12	650–700	655	365.00–375.50	373.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	471	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	613	376.00	376.00
22	700–750	744	352.00–368.00	353.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	490	430.00	430.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,160	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,929.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,810	206.00–210.00	208.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	168.00	168.00
4	—	1,315	175.00–183.00	178.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	175.00–176.00	175.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	110.00	110.00
5	—	1,113	153.00–170.00	162.78
3	—	998	142.00–145.00	143.95

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.