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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Aug 19

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← Jul 22Aug 19Sep 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

904 head

▲ 486 vs last sale 418▲ 904 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 26▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 10▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent comparisons available although feeder prices were unevenly steady with the last reported sale four weeks ago. Slaughter cows sold with a lower undertone. Supply moderate. Demand moderate to good. The market was probably better than expected as tight feeder supplies and past profits help maintain demand. Packing plant closures and reduced slaughter pace have helped soften fed cattle demand and cause uncertainty about cattle prices even though the numbers are on our side for the time being. The current Ag Center Feeder Meter shows feedlot closeouts to be red by well over $400/head.

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 $414.87/cwt on 83 head, down $9.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −65.16 against this barn's trailing median of $480.03.

Average price

$414.87

▼ 9.55 vs prior sale

83 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$38.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.05

vs MO average

+18.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	416.25	2,341	80
Medium and Large 2	548	378.00	2,071	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.25/cwt here — about $270 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale83 hd

414.87

—

MO average8 barns · 672 hd

399.82

+15.05

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

+18.09

This barn, trailing median20 sales

480.03

−65.16

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	—	High	1,760	212.22	3,736	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	165.89	2,083	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,684	165.37	2,785	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,062	137.47	1,459	10

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 Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	934	$3,250	8

Every lot

48 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	542.14/cwt	535.00–550.00	1,708	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	503.90/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,900	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	488.13/cwt	480.00–492.50	2,128	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	472.28/cwt	464.00–482.50	2,083	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	447	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,079	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	461.71/cwt	434.00–475.00	2,170	33
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	453.37/cwt	444.00–460.00	2,158	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	432.08/cwt	425.00–437.00	2,290	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	542	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,238	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,071	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	414.78/cwt	402.00–436.50	2,373	55
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	595	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,249	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	400.91/cwt	377.50–430.00	2,514	60
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	384.59/cwt	364.00–388.00	2,458	31
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	379.42/cwt	361.00–391.50	2,546	43
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	683	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,418	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	377.80/cwt	338.50–391.00	2,682	99
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,405	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	336.80/cwt	333.50–337.75	2,600	33
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	311	506.31/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,575	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	481.30/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,781	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	453.42/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,918	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	443.96/cwt	432.00–452.50	2,078	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	513	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,796	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	526	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,025	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	405.20/cwt	392.00–420.00	2,148	76
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	369.93/cwt	366.00–374.00	1,987	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	544	359.86/cwt	357.00–361.00	1,958	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	378.47/cwt	369.00–382.50	2,119	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	375.00/cwt	358.00–378.00	2,130	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,103	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	355.21/cwt	346.00–364.50	2,252	48
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	667	353.91/cwt	343.00–359.00	2,361	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,255	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,275	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	732	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,591	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	755	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,492	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	801	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,363	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,685	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	3,817	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	3,380	1
Bulls	—	—	1,818	212.94/cwt	204.00–222.00	3,871	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,001	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	133.94/cwt	119.00–142.00	1,394	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	147.49/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,674	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	163.61/cwt	162.00–166.00	2,030	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,301	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,684	165.37/cwt	162.00–174.00	2,785	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	934	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	8

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 Aug 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 904Last week 418Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 10Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	175.00	175.00
4	—	1,241	162.00–166.00	163.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	115.00	115.00
5	—	1,041	119.00–142.00	133.94
4	—	1,135	143.00–153.00	147.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,684	162.00–174.00	165.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	226.50	226.50
1	—	1,720	196.50	196.50
2	—	1,818	204.00–222.00	212.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	934	3,250.00	3,250.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	311	500.00–515.00	506.31
6	500–550	537	366.00–374.00	369.93
21	550–600	568	358.00–378.00	375.00
10	600–650	626	336.00	336.00
18	700–750	711	320.00	320.00
3	800–850	801	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	370	465.00–500.00	481.30
13	400–450	423	445.00–470.00	453.42
5	450–500	468	432.00–452.50	443.96
76	500–550	530	392.00–420.00	405.20
12	550–600	560	369.00–382.50	378.47
48	600–650	634	346.00–364.50	355.21
6	650–700	671	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
23	650–700	667	343.00–359.00	353.91
4	700–750	732	354.00	354.00
3	750–800	755	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	526	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	544	357.00–361.00	359.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	513	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	377	490.00–515.00	503.90
7	400–450	436	480.00–492.50	488.13
33	450–500	470	434.00–475.00	461.71
14	500–550	530	425.00–437.00	432.08
55	550–600	572	402.00–436.50	414.78
60	600–650	627	377.50–430.00	400.91
43	650–700	671	361.00–391.50	379.42
99	700–750	710	338.50–391.00	377.80
33	750–800	772	333.50–337.75	336.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	548	378.00	378.00
4	700–750	740	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	447	465.00	465.00
8	500–550	542	413.00	413.00
3	550–600	595	378.00	378.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	535.00–550.00	542.14
12	400–450	441	464.00–482.50	472.28
9	450–500	476	444.00–460.00	453.37
31	600–650	639	364.00–388.00	384.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	683	354.00	354.00

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.