Name: Central Missouri Sales Company livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to two weeks ago, Feeder steer and heifers no good price comparison, however the undertone was lower. Demand moderate. Supply light. Slaughter cows steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.95/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$125.95

74 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$102

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

$2.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.63

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	522	127.51	666	25
Medium and Large 1	613	125.16	767	49

One grade step is worth $2.35/cwt here — about −$102 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 sale74 hd

125.95

—

MO average17 barns · 7,007 hd

136.58

−10.63

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	1,711	90.75	1,553	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	68.01	985	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	66.49	813	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	58.88	624	27

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	718	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	145.17/cwt	138.00–150.00	611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	124.27/cwt	122.25–126.00	717	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	137.49/cwt	136.00–140.00	854	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	148.54/cwt	145.00–152.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	111.25/cwt	111.25–111.25	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	929	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	89.33/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,519	3
Bulls	—	—	1,745	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,658	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	66.27/cwt	66.00–66.50	986	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	58.18/cwt	54.00–60.50	608	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	65.69/cwt	62.00–69.00	700	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	47.87/cwt	41.00–51.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	113.53/cwt	113.25–114.25	892	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	123.87/cwt	123.00–124.00	764	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	152.55/cwt	152.00–153.00	824	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	119.37/cwt	118.00–121.50	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	180.30/cwt	175.00–182.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	133.02/cwt	132.00–134.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	131.63/cwt	121.00–138.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	126.12/cwt	120.00–130.00	662	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	140.13/cwt	134.00–146.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	121.88/cwt	119.20–125.00	696	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	803	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	155.18/cwt	149.00–162.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	805	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,032.74/cwt	1,000.00–1,060.00	14,149	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	151.92/cwt	150.00–154.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	129.00/cwt	124.00–134.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	574	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	65.12/cwt	61.00–67.50	793	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	69.50/cwt	68.00–74.50	857	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	138.92/cwt	136.00–140.50	728	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	141.47/cwt	134.50–150.00	680	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	56.33/cwt	54.00–59.00	678	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	68.70/cwt	68.00–70.50	984	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	413	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	735	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	823.33/cwt	700.00–885.00	8,974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	143.43/cwt	140.00–154.00	820	4

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 May 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 910Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 80Year ago 0

compared to two weeks ago, Feeder steer and heifers no good price comparison, however the undertone was lower. Demand moderate. Supply light. Slaughter cows steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	115.25	115.25
7	—	421	138.00–150.00	145.17
10	—	577	122.25–126.00	124.27
7	—	786	113.25–114.25	113.53
8	—	617	123.00–124.00	123.87
2	—	523	136.00–137.00	136.50
10	—	672	119.00–120.00	119.50
2	—	480	137.25	137.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	121.00–138.00	131.63
8	—	525	120.00–130.00	126.12
9	—	571	119.20–125.00	121.88
2	—	620	120.00	120.00
3	—	385	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	136.00–140.00	137.49
5	—	432	166.00	166.00
2	—	743	124.00–126.00	125.00
9	—	540	152.00–153.00	152.55
4	—	360	175.00–182.00	180.30
2	—	665	132.00–134.00	133.02
4	—	497	162.00	162.00
4	—	572	140.00–154.00	143.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	134.00–146.00	140.13
3	—	428	149.00–162.00	155.18
2	—	475	150.00–154.00	151.92
2	—	615	124.00–134.00	129.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	145.00–152.00	148.54
2	—	705	111.25	111.25
4	—	611	118.00–121.50	119.37
4	—	651	122.50	122.50
2	—	372	155.00	155.00
6	—	524	136.00–140.50	138.92
14	—	481	134.50–150.00	141.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	477	154.00	154.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,700	89.00–90.00	89.33
1	—	1,745	95.00	95.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	66.00–66.50	66.27
5	—	1,433	68.00–70.50	68.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,045	54.00–60.50	58.18
8	—	1,066	62.00–69.00	65.69
4	—	1,101	41.00–51.00	47.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,217	61.00–67.50	65.12
28	—	1,233	68.00–74.50	69.50
4	—	1,204	54.00–59.00	56.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,370	1,000.00–1,060.00	1,032.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,090	700.00–885.00	823.33

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

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle