Sale reports / Missouri / South Central Regional Stockyards / 2026-09-16

South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Sep 16

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← Aug 19Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

696 head

▼ 208 vs last sale 904▲ 696 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 28▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 40▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent price comparisons available as the last reported sale was four weeks ago. Demand was good for several consignments of good quality green yearling cattle weighing 550-750 lbs with moderate demand for some shorter weaned calves and little interest in fescue haired cattle during this late bonus week of hot weather. Cattle futures have lost considerable ground the past couple of days partly due to concerns over the rising cost of diesel. Slaughter cows sold with a sharply lower undertone compared to four weeks ago.

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 $420.23/cwt on 82 head, up $5.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 20 comparable sales and sits −59.79 against this barn's trailing median of $480.03.

Average price

$420.23

▲ 5.36 vs prior sale

82 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,354

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$535

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

$63.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.50

vs MO average

+16.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	429.43	2,449	57
Medium and Large 1-2	541	409.76	2,219	19thin
Medium and Large 2	523	365.98	1,914	6thin

One grade step is worth $63.45/cwt here — about $535 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 sale82 hd

420.23

—

MO average16 barns · 1,785 hd

409.74

+10.50

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

+16.87

This barn, trailing median20 sales

480.03

−59.79

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	1,862	192.88	3,591	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	140.92	2,265	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,325	140.23	1,857	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	118.18	1,332	15

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$2,800	1thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	313	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,557	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	558.43/cwt	550.00–567.50	1,753	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	346	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,488	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	352	488.31/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,719	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	454.44/cwt	450.00–459.00	2,145	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	365.98/cwt	359.00–372.50	1,914	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	535	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,284	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	409.25/cwt	382.50–420.00	2,189	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	429.22/cwt	427.00–435.00	2,442	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,376	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	588	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,534	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,464	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	635	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,318	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	637	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,357	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	644	369.38/cwt	363.00–379.00	2,379	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	645	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,561	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	391.74/cwt	387.00–398.50	2,593	34
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	374.60/cwt	367.00–383.00	2,678	33
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	753	366.50/cwt	366.50–366.50	2,760	55
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	348.86/cwt	344.00–350.50	2,739	16
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	896	316.50/cwt	316.50–316.50	2,836	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	523.62/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,670	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,566	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,927	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	413.62/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,990	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	399.84/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,927	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	381.03/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,981	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	389.12/cwt	387.50–391.00	2,062	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	371.57/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,096	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	374.77/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,185	45
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	343.30/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,177	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	332.62/cwt	324.00–336.50	2,119	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	640	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,984	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	339.25/cwt	339.25–339.25	2,222	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	696	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	2,196	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,448	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1-2	351	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,404	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,144	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,849	189.84/cwt	184.00–195.00	3,510	8
Bulls	—	—	1,870	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,927	2
Bulls	—	—	1,950	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,569	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	731	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	128.18/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,380	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,828	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,270	106.83/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,357	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,664	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	141.35/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,912	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	140.20/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,240	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,760	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	2,684	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1

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 Sep 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 696Last week 904Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 40Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	319	520.00–530.00	523.62
8	400–450	431	447.00	447.00
13	450–500	481	400.00–420.00	413.62
11	500–550	530	387.50–391.00	389.12
45	550–600	583	360.00–390.00	374.77
18	600–650	634	340.00–348.00	343.30
9	650–700	655	339.25	339.25
3	800–850	808	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	640	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	350	447.50	447.50
4	450–500	482	395.00–405.00	399.84
9	500–550	520	365.00–395.00	381.03
17	550–600	564	345.00–380.00	371.57
9	600–650	637	324.00–336.50	332.62
4	650–700	696	315.50	315.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	550.00–567.50	558.43
14	450–500	472	450.00–459.00	454.44
39	550–600	569	427.00–435.00	429.22
9	600–650	610	404.00	404.00
34	650–700	662	387.00–398.50	391.74
33	700–750	715	367.00–383.00	374.60
16	750–800	785	344.00–350.50	348.86
4	850–900	896	316.50	316.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	497.50	497.50
6	350–400	352	485.00–495.00	488.31
16	500–550	535	382.50–420.00	409.25
3	550–600	576	412.50	412.50
10	600–650	644	363.00–379.00	369.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	535	427.00	427.00
3	600–650	635	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	346	430.00	430.00
6	500–550	523	359.00–372.50	365.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	588	431.00	431.00
10	600–650	645	397.00	397.00
55	750–800	753	366.50	366.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	637	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	351	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	640	335.00	335.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,800.00	2,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,849	184.00–195.00	189.84
2	—	1,870	210.00	210.00
1	—	1,950	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	128.00	128.00
4	—	1,353	137.00–146.00	141.35
1	—	1,235	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,077	124.00–135.00	128.18
5	—	1,270	103.00–113.00	106.83
1	—	860	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,598	138.00–148.00	140.20
1	—	1,760	152.50	152.50

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.