Name: Central Missouri Sales Company livestock auction prices — 2021-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale four weeks ago, the loads of yearling 775-900 lb steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher and lighter weights traded mostly steady. Heifers sold mostly steady. Supply was moderate and included several attractive loads and packages of yearlings along with some shorter weaned calves. Demand was moderate. Corn continued it's surge higher on Monday and live and feeder cattle contracts have been trending lower over the last week. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.53/cwt on 592 head.

Average price

$135.53

592 head · 761 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,031

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$168

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

$4.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.85

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	584	138.25	807	4thin
Medium and Large 1	771	135.93	1,048	463
Medium and Large 1-2	727	133.98	975	125

One grade step is worth $4.27/cwt here — about −$168 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 sale592 hd

135.53

—

MO average18 barns · 11,215 hd

159.38

−23.85

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	1,831	93.67	1,715	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,353	63.52	860	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,128	62.27	702	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	53.51	529	13

Every lot, as filed

64 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	127.68/cwt	125.00–129.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	136.67/cwt	136.00–138.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	137.44/cwt	136.50–139.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	126.48/cwt	123.00–130.00	806	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	130.00/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,021	77
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	132.90/cwt	130.00–136.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	696	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	133.87/cwt	132.00–140.00	916	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	130.69/cwt	130.00–134.00	761	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	132.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	956	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	143.31/cwt	140.00–145.00	682	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	152.08/cwt	149.75–158.00	870	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	141.75/cwt	139.00–145.00	682	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	145.81/cwt	144.50–147.50	917	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	159.60/cwt	152.00–163.00	680	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,121	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	133.79/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,050	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	134.93/cwt	130.00–135.75	841	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,028	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	128.85/cwt	124.00–130.00	741	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	142.92/cwt	135.50–148.00	596	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	64.31/cwt	60.00–69.00	741	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,135.89/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	12,097	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	411	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	172.49/cwt	168.00–179.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	618	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	123.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	837	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	993	50.60/cwt	47.00–54.00	502	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	62.42/cwt	58.00–66.50	849	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	827	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	67.56/cwt	67.00–68.50	897	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	55.59/cwt	52.00–58.00	593	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	588	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	858	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	76.30/cwt	66.50–90.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	175.44/cwt	171.00–180.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	491	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	163.08/cwt	159.50–169.00	853	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	140.70/cwt	140.00–145.00	732	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	170.17/cwt	165.00–174.00	812	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,139	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	677	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	921	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	156.99/cwt	145.00–159.50	634	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	132.56/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,083	218
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	757	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	140.31/cwt	138.00–143.00	951	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	926	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	70.56/cwt	68.50–74.50	974	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	44.52/cwt	40.00–49.00	395	4
Bulls	—	—	1,963	96.60/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,896	2
Bulls	—	—	1,743	91.71/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,599	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	61.33/cwt	60.00–62.00	592	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	61.72/cwt	58.00–65.00	671	18

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 Apr 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 910Last week 751Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	125.00–129.00	127.68
2	—	535	143.00	143.00
4	—	576	130.00–136.00	132.90
8	—	481	139.00–145.00	141.75
8	—	426	152.00–163.00	159.60
3	—	678	120.00–125.00	123.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	411	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	136.00–138.00	136.67
77	—	785	129.00–134.00	130.00
14	—	684	132.00–140.00	133.87
2	—	422	165.00	165.00
9	—	724	130.00–134.00	132.00
4	—	503	152.50	152.50
7	—	816	126.00	126.00
6	—	383	168.00–179.00	172.49
3	—	563	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	572	149.75–158.00	152.08
17	—	629	144.50–147.50	145.81
60	—	890	126.00	126.00
71	—	785	129.00–134.00	133.79
4	—	372	171.00–180.00	175.44
8	—	523	159.50–169.00	163.08
6	—	477	165.00–174.00	170.17
6	—	1,035	110.00	110.00
218	—	817	131.00–135.00	132.56
9	—	440	172.00	172.00
32	—	678	138.00–143.00	140.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	552	142.00	142.00
2	—	615	134.50	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	588	146.00	146.00
3	—	491	158.00	158.00
5	—	677	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	136.50–139.00	137.44
3	—	675	120.00–124.00	121.99
8	—	637	123.00–130.00	126.48
2	—	537	142.00	142.00
2	—	815	112.00	112.00
3	—	398	149.50	149.50
12	—	575	124.00–130.00	128.85
11	—	417	135.50–148.00	142.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	696	123.00	123.00
11	—	582	130.00–134.00	130.69
12	—	476	140.00–145.00	143.31
3	—	803	118.00	118.00
7	—	623	130.00–135.75	134.93
10	—	520	140.00–145.00	140.70
3	—	366	156.50	156.50
6	—	404	145.00–159.50	156.99
3	—	785	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	116.00	116.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,153	60.00–69.00	64.31
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	973	66.50–90.00	76.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,065	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,135.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	47.00–54.00	50.60
4	—	1,380	68.50–74.50	70.56
18	—	1,087	58.00–65.00	61.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,360	58.00–66.50	62.42
3	—	1,328	67.00–68.50	67.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,066	52.00–58.00	55.59
4	—	888	40.00–49.00	44.52
3	—	965	60.00–62.00	61.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,963	94.00–99.00	96.60
3	—	1,743	89.00–93.00	91.71

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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Central Missouri Sales Company

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Central Missouri Sale Company - Sedalia, MO

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle