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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Sep 23

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← Sep 16Sep 23Sep 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

957 head

▲ 261 vs last sale 696▼ 282 vs year ago 1,239 · −22.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 51▲ 12 vs year ago 63 · +19.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 5▲ 0 vs year ago 30 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, instances 5.00 higher on steers near 600 lbs. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 lower. Demand moderate to good. Supply moderate. Steers weighing 650-750 lbs look cheaper on paper but may not be with less condition for the most part than last week. Feeder contracts have gained a lot of ground so far this week while beef demand continues to weather the fuel/inflation risk maybe better than expected.

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 $420.33/cwt on 105 head, up $0.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 20 comparable sales and sits −59.69 against this barn's trailing median of $480.03.

Average price

$420.33

▲ 0.10 vs prior sale

105 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,394

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$22.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.09

vs MO average

+14.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	431.44	2,413	54
Medium and Large 1-2	581	408.57	2,373	51

One grade step is worth $22.87/cwt here — about $40 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale105 hd

420.33

—

MO average15 barns · 1,702 hd

411.25

+9.09

National average175 barns · 12,027 hd

405.41

+14.92

This barn, trailing median20 sales

480.03

−59.69

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	1,758	179.35	3,152	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	135.94	1,765	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	131.37	1,955	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	115.19	1,286	17

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,223	$2,741	2thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	296	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,517	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	486.15/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,765	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	448.21/cwt	418.00–470.00	2,111	34
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	492	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,116	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	405.11/cwt	404.00–412.50	1,993	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	434.80/cwt	425.00–449.00	2,278	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	408.14/cwt	406.00–410.00	2,171	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	430.03/cwt	412.00–445.00	2,468	38
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	405.33/cwt	403.00–410.00	2,347	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	596	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,444	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	604	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,337	11
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	613	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,495	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,084	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	416.35/cwt	406.00–427.50	2,581	37
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	625	402.43/cwt	388.00–405.00	2,515	13
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	660	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,218	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	366.19/cwt	360.00–383.00	2,501	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	350.50/cwt	350.50–350.50	2,401	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	687	340.76/cwt	340.00–343.00	2,341	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	741	359.38/cwt	359.00–363.00	2,663	68
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	354.47/cwt	346.00–360.00	2,694	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	339.25/cwt	339.25–339.25	2,761	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1-2	318	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,248	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	424.78/cwt	400.00–434.00	1,576	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	424	397.31/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,685	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	380.79/cwt	377.50–385.00	1,618	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	431.57/cwt	412.00–442.00	1,873	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	408.74/cwt	407.50–410.00	1,852	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	481	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,890	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	383.82/cwt	382.50–391.00	1,865	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	376.93/cwt	374.00–383.00	1,960	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	365.01/cwt	356.00–371.00	1,964	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	552	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,960	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	350.54/cwt	343.00–356.00	1,970	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	583	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,924	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	592	350.37/cwt	347.00–355.00	2,074	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	354.25/cwt	354.25–354.25	2,196	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	328.86/cwt	321.50–344.00	2,062	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	329.83/cwt	321.00–339.00	2,207	54
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	682	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,176	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	329.61/cwt	324.50–333.00	2,334	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	708	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,195	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	721	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,408	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	298.31/cwt	291.00–302.00	2,348	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	411.25/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,645	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	381.05/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,829	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1-2	492	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,781	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,045	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,168	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,630	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,836	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	182.53/cwt	174.50–186.00	3,039	4
Bulls	—	—	2,255	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	3,879	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	949	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	121.44/cwt	111.00–127.00	1,359	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,788	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	135.58/cwt	132.50–141.00	1,764	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	136.05/cwt	135.00–137.00	2,014	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,836	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	2,740.90/head	2,650.00–2,825.00	2,741	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 Sep 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 957Last week 696Year ago 1,239

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 51Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 5Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	625	388.00–405.00	402.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	613	407.00	407.00
4	650–700	660	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	450–500	471	418.00–470.00	448.21
16	500–550	524	425.00–449.00	434.80
38	550–600	574	412.00–445.00	430.03
37	600–650	620	406.00–427.50	416.35
22	650–700	683	360.00–383.00	366.19
68	700–750	741	359.00–363.00	359.38
14	750–800	760	346.00–360.00	354.47
60	800–850	814	339.25	339.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	430	420.00	420.00
3	600–650	613	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	492	430.00	430.00
30	550–600	596	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	296	512.50	512.50
6	350–400	363	450.00–510.00	486.15
14	450–500	492	404.00–412.50	405.11
9	500–550	532	406.00–410.00	408.14
12	550–600	579	403.00–410.00	405.33
28	650–700	685	350.50	350.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	604	387.00	387.00
8	650–700	687	340.00–343.00	340.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	682	319.00	319.00
3	700–750	708	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	620	354.25	354.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	424	385.00–410.00	397.31
4	450–500	481	393.00	393.00
12	550–600	552	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	371	400.00–434.00	424.78
6	400–450	425	377.50–385.00	380.79
13	450–500	486	382.50–391.00	383.82
24	500–550	538	356.00–371.00	365.01
15	550–600	562	343.00–356.00	350.54
17	600–650	627	321.50–344.00	328.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	721	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	434	412.00–442.00	431.57
4	450–500	453	407.50–410.00	408.74
13	500–550	520	374.00–383.00	376.93
17	550–600	592	347.00–355.00	350.37
54	650–700	669	321.00–339.00	329.83
5	700–750	708	324.50–333.00	329.61
6	750–800	787	291.00–302.00	298.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	392.50	392.50
6	550–600	583	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	400	400.00–445.00	411.25
4	450–500	480	375.00–387.50	381.05
7	550–600	576	355.00	355.00
2	700–750	705	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	492	362.00	362.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	2,650.00–2,825.00	2,740.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	174.00	174.00
4	—	1,665	174.50–186.00	182.53
1	—	2,255	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	135.00–137.00	136.05
1	—	1,505	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,119	111.00–127.00	121.44
3	—	1,103	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,301	132.50–141.00	135.58
1	—	1,255	142.50	142.50

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.