Name: Central Missouri Sales Company livestock auction prices — 2019-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers under 700 lbs steady, Over 700 lbs no recent price comparison. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, Over 600 lbs no recent price comparison. Demand moderate to good. Supply light. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.22/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$139.22

184 head · 754 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,050

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$255

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

$3.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.90

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	592	141.97	840	34
Medium and Large 1	791	138.60	1,096	150

One grade step is worth $3.37/cwt here — about −$255 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale184 hd

139.22

—

MO average16 barns · 9,383 hd

141.13

−1.90

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,425	79.17	1,128	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,114	57.83	644	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,373	51.11	701	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,043	31.78	331	12

Every lot, as filed

39 lots · USDA AMS · Central Missouri Sale Company - Sedalia, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	49.84/cwt	48.50–51.50	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	146.98/cwt	145.00–148.50	556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	490	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	139.35/cwt	136.00–142.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	974	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	170.49/cwt	169.00–172.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,154	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	137.19/cwt	134.00–138.00	825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	964	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	126.45/cwt	120.00–128.00	774	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	141.56/cwt	140.00–144.00	905	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,009	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	141.26/cwt	140.00–148.00	599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	129.64/cwt	122.00–134.00	686	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	150.82/cwt	146.00–152.00	845	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	131.35/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,027	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	127.76/cwt	124.00–129.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	826	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	844	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	155.14/cwt	152.00–158.00	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	961	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	135.31/cwt	133.50–139.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	161.35/cwt	158.00–164.00	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	153.85/cwt	153.50–155.00	703	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	145.83/cwt	143.00–152.00	696	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,180	52.38/cwt	52.00–52.75	618	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	57.12/cwt	56.00–58.50	633	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	59.96/cwt	59.00–61.00	678	2
Bulls	—	—	1,425	79.17/cwt	77.50–81.50	1,128	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	22.85/cwt	15.00–33.00	226	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	44.27/cwt	37.00–48.00	495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	137.10/cwt	137.10–137.10	1,149	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	148.92/cwt	148.00–150.00	771	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	736	2

How this sale compares

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 →

Central Missouri Sale Company - Sedalia, MO

Mon Sep 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 413Last week 498Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 70Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	48.50–51.50	49.84
2	—	1,180	52.00–52.75	52.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,108	56.00–58.50	57.12
2	—	1,130	59.00–61.00	59.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	989	15.00–33.00	22.85
5	—	1,119	37.00–48.00	44.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,425	77.50–81.50	79.17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	378	145.00–148.50	146.98
3	—	468	136.00–142.00	139.35
64	—	781	124.75	124.75
9	—	831	116.00	116.00
8	—	424	140.00–148.00	141.26
7	—	666	124.00	124.00
7	—	561	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	612	120.00–128.00	126.45
11	—	529	122.00–134.00	129.64
7	—	686	123.00	123.00
2	—	838	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	172.00	172.00
2	—	338	169.00–172.00	170.49
59	—	861	134.00	134.00
13	—	639	140.00–144.00	141.56
5	—	560	146.00–152.00	150.82
4	—	524	152.00–158.00	155.14
3	—	423	158.00–164.00	161.35
62	—	838	137.10	137.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	601	134.00–138.00	137.19
4	—	820	123.00	123.00
3	—	782	130.00–132.00	131.35
3	—	717	134.00	134.00
2	—	575	136.00	136.00
10	—	457	153.50–155.00	153.85
7	—	518	148.00–150.00	148.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	398	142.00	142.00
4	—	659	124.00–129.00	127.76
3	—	517	133.50–139.00	135.31
3	—	477	143.00–152.00	145.83
2	—	613	120.00	120.00

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.

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