Name: Central Missouri Sales Company livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, Feeder steers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 higher, Over 500 lbs no good comparison, the undertone was lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, Over 500 lbs no good comparison, the undertone was mostly steady. Demand moderate to good. Supply light. Slaughter cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.74/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$135.74

128 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$9.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.85

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	139.06	739	85
Medium and Large 1-2	514	129.19	663	43

One grade step is worth $9.87/cwt here — about $75 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 sale128 hd

135.74

—

MO average17 barns · 10,428 hd

131.89

+3.85

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	—	High	1,633	72.32	1,181	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,439	57.60	829	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	52.53	648	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	39.23	424	14

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Bulls	—	—	1,820	84.04/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,530	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	57.76/cwt	56.00–61.00	697	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	44.85/cwt	43.00–47.00	594	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	52.12/cwt	48.00–55.00	638	21
Bulls	—	—	1,376	63.86/cwt	51.00–72.00	879	4
Bulls	—	—	1,960	77.50/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	130.64/cwt	122.00–135.00	941	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	148.63/cwt	144.00–153.00	615	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	140.54/cwt	139.50–142.00	942	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,053	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,343	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	372	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	599	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	175.42/cwt	172.00–179.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	170.34/cwt	165.00–176.00	719	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	150.35/cwt	146.00–154.00	803	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	129.76/cwt	129.50–130.00	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	144.03/cwt	141.00–146.00	673	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	132.38/cwt	131.00–134.00	887	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	941	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	146.99/cwt	144.00–153.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	885	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	138.51/cwt	132.00–143.00	740	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	46.21/cwt	45.00–48.00	527	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	38.49/cwt	30.00–43.00	405	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	150.37/cwt	147.00–158.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	130.73/cwt	128.00–132.00	697	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	24.89/cwt	22.00–27.00	241	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	118.66/cwt	114.50–123.50	787	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	60.63/cwt	59.50–62.00	892	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	55.33/cwt	54.50–56.50	782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	127.36/cwt	122.00–132.00	681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	124.03/cwt	118.00–126.00	711	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	139.66/cwt	138.00–141.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	117.75/cwt	112.00–124.00	741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	159.34/cwt	158.00–161.00	750	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	179.87/cwt	173.00–186.00	692	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	146.51/cwt	145.00–148.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	136.00/cwt	130.00–142.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	137.56/cwt	136.00–140.00	874	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	149.84/cwt	145.00–154.00	727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	130.56/cwt	126.00–136.00	642	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	528	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	127.67/cwt	117.00–134.00	785	16

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 Dec 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 910Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 117Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,820	83.00–85.00	84.04
4	—	1,376	51.00–72.00	63.86
2	—	1,960	77.00–78.00	77.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,206	56.00–61.00	57.76
5	—	1,325	43.00–47.00	44.85
21	—	1,225	48.00–55.00	52.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,141	45.00–48.00	46.21
5	—	1,052	30.00–43.00	38.49
1	—	1,275	51.00	51.00
3	—	967	22.00–27.00	24.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,472	59.50–62.00	60.63
4	—	1,414	54.50–56.50	55.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	720	122.00–135.00	130.64
13	—	414	144.00–153.00	148.63
4	—	620	129.50–130.00	129.76
12	—	467	141.00–146.00	144.03
12	—	670	131.00–134.00	132.38
5	—	376	147.00–158.00	150.37
22	—	533	128.00–132.00	130.73
2	—	758	128.50	128.50
2	—	800	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	372	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	122.00–132.00	127.36
9	—	573	118.00–126.00	124.03
3	—	438	138.00–141.00	139.66
6	—	629	112.00–124.00	117.75
13	—	492	126.00–136.00	130.56
6	—	372	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	670	139.50–142.00	140.54
3	—	1,053	127.50	127.50
2	—	773	128.00	128.00
2	—	563	146.00	146.00
2	—	333	172.00–179.00	175.42
12	—	422	165.00–176.00	170.34
12	—	534	146.00–154.00	150.35
3	—	713	132.00	132.00
7	—	471	158.00–161.00	159.34
11	—	385	173.00–186.00	179.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	170.00	170.00
2	—	518	145.00–148.00	146.51
2	—	595	130.00–142.00	136.00
5	—	635	136.00–140.00	137.56
5	—	485	145.00–154.00	149.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	105.50	105.50
3	—	482	144.00–153.00	146.99
3	—	720	104.50	104.50
3	—	885	100.00	100.00
5	—	534	132.00–143.00	138.51
16	—	663	114.50–123.50	118.66
16	—	615	117.00–134.00	127.67

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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