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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Sep 30

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

707 head

▼ 250 vs last sale 957▲ 413 vs year ago 294 · +140.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 75▼ 3 vs year ago 53 · −5.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

102 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 30▲ 82 vs year ago 20 · +410.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, steers and heifers mostly steady with some steers near 600 lbs 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good. Supply light. More good quality weaned and unweaned spring calves in the mix this week. Live cattle futures were higher partly due to the higher slaughter pace expected this week with feeder contracts getting and additional boost from the lower corn trade.

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 $427.27/cwt on 97 head, up $6.93 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 20 comparable sales and sits −52.76 against this barn's trailing median of $480.03.

Average price

$427.27

▲ 6.93 vs prior sale

97 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,343

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$19.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.86

vs MO average

+12.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	429.05	2,359	88
Medium and Large 1-2	536	409.87	2,197	9thin

One grade step is worth $19.17/cwt here — about $162 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 sale97 hd

427.27

—

MO average19 barns · 2,428 hd

400.41

+26.86

National average184 barns · 17,632 hd

414.66

+12.61

This barn, trailing median20 sales

480.03

−52.76

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	1,638	177.46	2,907	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,563	140.26	2,192	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,315	135.83	1,785	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	113.56	1,237	27

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)	1,342	$3,398	9
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,202	$3,307	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	988	$2,869	12

Every lot

57 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	331	513.90/cwt	490.00–545.00	1,701	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	463.70/cwt	460.00–467.50	1,716	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	509.55/cwt	450.00–535.00	2,094	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	421.66/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,041	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	437.41/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,135	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	457.20/cwt	445.00–458.00	2,382	39
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	523	399.07/cwt	398.00–400.00	2,087	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	407.81/cwt	402.50–411.00	2,145	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,302	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	408.83/cwt	408.00–420.00	2,400	38
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	614	373.99/cwt	373.00–375.00	2,296	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	388.64/cwt	383.50–395.00	2,413	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	376.67/cwt	357.50–380.00	2,354	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,544	75
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,493	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	685	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,630	48
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	706	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,429	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	353.53/cwt	347.50–360.50	2,623	30
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	2,702	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	437.43/cwt	430.00–451.00	1,636	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	425.87/cwt	420.00–433.00	1,814	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	445	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,767	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	458	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,869	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	383.76/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,792	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,773	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	507	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,307	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	397.62/cwt	395.00–402.00	2,052	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,942	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	569	345.71/cwt	339.50–348.00	1,967	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	570	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,457	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	337.33/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,953	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	581	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,859	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	343.01/cwt	333.00–346.00	2,127	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,121	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	660	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,152	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	329.18/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,176	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	324.69/cwt	312.00–333.50	2,296	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	723	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,429	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	450.79/cwt	435.00–457.50	1,866	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	394.14/cwt	377.50–403.00	2,022	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,087	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Full	592	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,841	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	307.50/cwt	307.00–308.00	2,168	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,611	179.54/cwt	169.00–185.00	2,892	6
Bulls	—	—	1,800	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,970	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	684	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	107.92/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,116	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	119.93/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,373	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	132.16/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,698	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,567	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,342	143.77/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,929	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,224	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	139.35/cwt	136.00–141.00	2,181	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	988	2,869.25/head	2,650.00–3,025.00	2,869	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,202	3,306.91/head	2,950.00–3,925.00	3,307	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,342	3,398.42/head	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,398	9

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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 707Last week 957Year ago 294

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 75Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 30Year ago 20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,145	114.00–126.00	119.93
1	—	855	80.00	80.00
11	—	1,034	100.00–113.00	107.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	143.00	143.00
3	—	1,565	136.00–141.00	139.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,285	129.00–137.00	132.16
5	—	1,342	142.00–149.00	143.77
2	—	1,290	120.00–123.00	121.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,611	169.00–185.00	179.54
1	—	1,800	165.00	165.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	592	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	414	435.00–457.50	450.79
6	500–550	513	377.50–403.00	394.14
2	550–600	592	352.50	352.50
4	700–750	705	307.00–308.00	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	581	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	445	397.00	397.00
5	450–500	458	408.00	408.00
12	550–600	569	339.50–348.00	345.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	374	430.00–451.00	437.43
6	400–450	426	420.00–433.00	425.87
13	500–550	516	395.00–402.00	397.62
5	550–600	565	350.00	350.00
15	600–650	620	333.00–346.00	343.01
14	700–750	707	312.00–333.50	324.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	660	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	507	455.00	455.00
28	550–600	570	431.00	431.00
3	700–750	723	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	467	380.00–385.00	383.76
8	500–550	547	355.00	355.00
12	550–600	579	330.00–350.00	337.33
4	600–650	633	335.00	335.00
12	650–700	661	325.00–330.00	329.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	411	450.00–535.00	509.55
9	450–500	488	430.00–465.00	437.41
39	500–550	521	445.00–458.00	457.20
38	550–600	587	408.00–420.00	408.83
30	600–650	621	383.50–395.00	388.64
5	650–700	683	365.00	365.00
30	700–750	742	347.50–360.50	353.53
6	800–850	815	331.50	331.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	331	490.00–545.00	513.90
8	350–400	370	460.00–467.50	463.70
12	450–500	484	410.00–430.00	421.66
6	500–550	526	402.50–411.00	407.81
3	550–600	556	414.00	414.00
16	600–650	625	357.50–380.00	376.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	614	373.00–375.00	373.99
4	700–750	706	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	650–700	659	386.00	386.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	650–700	685	384.00	384.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	523	398.00–400.00	399.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,342	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,398.42

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)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	—	1,202	2,950.00–3,925.00	3,306.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	988	2,650.00–3,025.00	2,869.25

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.