Name: Central Missouri Sales Company livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago, Feeder steers and heifers no good comparable sales, however the undertone was higher. Demand good. Supply was 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 $138.52/cwt on 514 head.

Average price

$138.52

514 head · 781 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$170

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

$0.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.05

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	665	139.07	924	24
Large 1	599	138.99	833	7thin
Medium and Large 1	790	138.48	1,094	483

One grade step is worth $0.59/cwt here — about −$170 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 sale514 hd

138.52

—

MO average16 barns · 12,606 hd

154.57

−16.05

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	97.18	1,663	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	70.88	984	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,149	68.09	782	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	939	53.24	500	16

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	117.53/cwt	115.00–118.00	970	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,229	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	169.28/cwt	163.00–175.50	819	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	133.64/cwt	131.25–138.50	766	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	123.41/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,064	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	915	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	126.74/cwt	125.00–128.00	982	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	133.57/cwt	130.00–135.35	1,141	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	128.10/cwt	128.10–128.10	1,167	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	151.01/cwt	147.00–153.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,012	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	168.22/cwt	165.00–173.00	733	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	134.73/cwt	132.25–137.25	908	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	600	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	146.58/cwt	144.50–148.00	903	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	136.95/cwt	133.00–139.25	716	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	134.61/cwt	133.50–136.50	843	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	162.46/cwt	152.00–165.50	856	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	136.86/cwt	136.60–137.10	1,129	126
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	68.07/cwt	67.00–69.00	924	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	71.01/cwt	70.00–73.50	834	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	50.02/cwt	49.00–53.00	510	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	60.97/cwt	60.00–62.00	729	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	33.01/cwt	24.00–40.00	269	3
Bulls	—	—	1,715	95.48/cwt	94.00–96.50	1,637	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	71.58/cwt	70.50–73.00	999	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	66.00/cwt	63.00–69.00	732	15
Bulls	—	—	1,695	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,763	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	66.06/cwt	65.00–67.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	131.83/cwt	127.50–134.00	898	29
Heifers	Large 1	—	456	133.16/cwt	132.00–135.50	607	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,036.76/cwt	900.00–1,260.00	12,648	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	932	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,922	2
Steers	Large 1	—	634	133.59/cwt	133.00–134.00	847	5
Steers	Large 1	—	512	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	134.63/cwt	132.00–136.00	638	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	60.08/cwt	55.00–62.00	549	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	158.36/cwt	156.50–161.50	925	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	126.83/cwt	122.00–128.50	931	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	141.47/cwt	140.00–143.00	614	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	133.75/cwt	132.00–135.00	571	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	139.76/cwt	137.00–142.00	669	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	123.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	141.98/cwt	140.00–144.00	804	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	133.56/cwt	132.00–134.75	958	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	122.32/cwt	121.00–123.00	824	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	135.83/cwt	135.00–138.00	708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	161.18/cwt	158.00–162.00	749	5

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 940Last week 215Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 106Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to three weeks ago, Feeder steers and heifers no good comparable sales, however the undertone was higher. Demand good. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	120.00	120.00
3	—	483	147.00–153.00	151.01
6	—	674	121.00–123.00	122.32
5	—	521	135.00–138.00	135.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	825	115.00–118.00	117.53
21	—	573	131.25–138.50	133.64
16	—	775	118.00	118.00
6	—	920	110.00	110.00
14	—	523	133.00–139.25	136.95
22	—	626	133.50–136.50	134.61
29	—	681	127.50–134.00	131.83
91	—	734	122.00–128.50	126.83
10	—	434	140.00–143.00	141.47
23	—	479	137.00–142.00	139.76
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	456	132.00–135.50	133.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	474	132.00–136.00	134.63
2	—	593	122.00–123.00	122.50
4	—	427	132.00–135.00	133.75
3	—	522	120.00–125.00	123.00
2	—	617	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,078	114.00	114.00
16	—	484	163.00–175.50	169.28
11	—	775	125.00–128.00	126.74
176	—	854	130.00–135.35	133.57
56	—	911	128.10	128.10
13	—	436	165.00–173.00	168.22
7	—	674	132.25–137.25	134.73
15	—	616	144.50–148.00	146.58
25	—	527	152.00–165.50	162.46
126	—	825	136.60–137.10	136.86
14	—	584	156.50–161.50	158.36
11	—	717	132.00–134.75	133.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	862	120.00–126.00	123.41
2	—	817	128.00	128.00
6	—	566	140.00–144.00	141.98
4	—	640	140.00	140.00
5	—	465	158.00–162.00	161.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	180.00	180.00
2	—	600	165.00	165.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	634	133.00–134.00	133.59
2	—	512	152.50	152.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	67.00–69.00	68.07
8	—	1,395	70.50–73.00	71.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,174	70.00–73.50	71.01
3	—	1,195	60.00–62.00	60.97
15	—	1,109	63.00–69.00	66.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,020	49.00–53.00	50.02
3	—	815	24.00–40.00	33.01
2	—	1,053	65.00–67.00	66.06
7	—	913	55.00–62.00	60.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,715	94.00–96.50	95.48
1	—	1,695	104.00	104.00

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)	4	—	1,220	900.00–1,260.00	1,036.76
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	932	850.00	850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	985	800.00	800.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle