Name: Central Missouri Sales Company livestock auction prices — 2021-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 800 lbs 3.00 to 8.00 higher, Over 800 lbs steady. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs 2.00 to 8.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher, Over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.76/cwt on 263 head.

Average price

$154.76

263 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$955

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$7.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.76

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	618	154.97	958	256
Medium and Large 1-2	561	147.00	824	7thin

One grade step is worth $7.97/cwt here — about $134 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 sale263 hd

154.76

—

MO average16 barns · 16,880 hd

150.00

+4.76

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	—	Low	1,679	89.43	1,501	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,409	60.52	853	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	59.28	722	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,022	49.32	504	36

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	133.97/cwt	130.00–135.75	835	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	161.37/cwt	151.00–163.75	942	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	179.32/cwt	174.00–183.00	687	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	723	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	155.38/cwt	148.00–158.00	721	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	158.06/cwt	150.00–161.00	507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	165.73/cwt	155.00–167.00	897	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	671	132.41/cwt	132.00–133.50	888	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	156.01/cwt	154.00–160.00	591	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	763	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	147.35/cwt	140.00–148.75	999	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	104.75/cwt	100.00–106.50	918	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,131	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	155.37/cwt	148.00–157.50	948	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,105	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	54.86/cwt	53.00–59.00	551	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	50.31/cwt	45.00–54.50	736	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,312	65.87/cwt	65.00–66.50	864	3
Bulls	—	—	1,260	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	945	1
Bulls	—	—	1,777	96.51/cwt	93.00–99.50	1,715	6
Bulls	—	—	1,654	85.42/cwt	82.50–90.50	1,413	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	154.48/cwt	148.00–159.50	650	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	840	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,067	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	60.85/cwt	56.00–63.50	866	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	63.75/cwt	61.00–67.00	827	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	58.34/cwt	55.00–61.00	678	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	48.84/cwt	46.00–52.00	518	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	125.50/cwt	124.50–126.50	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	726	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	27.98/cwt	24.00–30.00	243	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	49.91/cwt	46.00–53.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	129.18/cwt	124.00–129.75	847	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	116.22/cwt	114.00–118.50	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	167.33/cwt	162.00–173.00	535	2
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	604	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	580	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	41.39/cwt	38.00–44.00	428	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	140.68/cwt	136.00–142.00	734	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	155.55/cwt	151.00–160.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	132.92/cwt	124.00–138.00	699	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	118.69/cwt	116.00–124.00	805	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	142.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,024	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	403	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	174.51/cwt	165.00–178.00	834	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	147.43/cwt	140.00–152.25	708	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	135.51/cwt	135.10–137.50	1,042	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.09/cwt	129.00–136.50	774	37

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 Mar 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 638Last week 818Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 66Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	128.00	128.00
7	—	526	124.00–138.00	132.92
3	—	678	116.00–124.00	118.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	623	130.00–135.75	133.97
6	—	321	150.00–161.00	158.06
3	—	770	114.00	114.00
14	—	379	154.00–160.00	156.01
6	—	876	100.00–106.50	104.75
14	—	421	148.00–159.50	154.48
10	—	656	124.00–129.75	129.18
2	—	735	114.00–118.50	116.22
16	—	522	136.00–142.00	140.68
39	—	480	140.00–152.25	147.43
37	—	573	129.00–136.50	135.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	129.00	129.00
2	—	763	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	671	132.00–133.50	132.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	631	128.25	128.25
3	—	403	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	604	96.00	96.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	584	151.00–163.75	161.37
22	—	383	174.00–183.00	179.32
4	—	423	174.00	174.00
2	—	320	179.00	179.00
16	—	541	155.00–167.00	165.73
37	—	678	140.00–148.75	147.35
3	—	975	116.00	116.00
44	—	610	148.00–157.50	155.37
16	—	877	126.00	126.00
13	—	719	140.00–145.00	142.38
38	—	478	165.00–178.00	174.51
29	—	769	135.10–137.50	135.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	840	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	778	127.75	127.75
2	—	320	162.00–173.00	167.33
2	—	475	151.00–160.00	155.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	464	148.00–158.00	155.38
2	—	628	124.50–126.50	125.50
2	—	542	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,005	53.00–59.00	54.86
13	—	1,060	46.00–52.00	48.84
2	—	870	24.00–30.00	27.98
5	—	1,035	38.00–44.00	41.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	45.00–54.50	50.31
3	—	1,312	65.00–66.50	65.87
13	—	1,423	56.00–63.50	60.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,297	61.00–67.00	63.75
31	—	1,162	55.00–61.00	58.34
5	—	1,301	46.00–53.00	49.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	75.00	75.00
6	—	1,777	93.00–99.50	96.51
7	—	1,654	82.50–90.50	85.42

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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