Name: Central Missouri Sales Company livestock auction prices — 2021-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last reported sale 4 weeks ago, No comparable sales on feeder steers and heifer, however the undertone on steers was steady to higher, the heifers were higher. Demand good. Supply moderate to heavy. Slaughter cows 6.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.42/cwt on 383 head.

Average price

$156.42

383 head · 742 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,160

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$14.53/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	739	158.24	1,169	335
Medium and Large 1-2	763	143.71	1,096	48

One grade step is worth $14.53/cwt here — about $73 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 sale383 hd

156.42

—

MO average14 barns · 7,684 hd

161.18

−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	—	Average	2,060	93.32	1,922	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,351	73.04	987	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,101	70.27	774	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	972	60.20	585	8thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	392	158.60/cwt	158.00–160.00	622	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	153.01/cwt	150.00–154.00	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	892	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	143.21/cwt	140.50–146.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	172.05/cwt	164.00–180.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,238	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	164.68/cwt	158.00–168.50	947	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	175.86/cwt	175.00–176.50	825	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	162.81/cwt	160.00–169.50	1,019	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	153.51/cwt	148.00–158.50	947	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	150.90/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,071	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	555	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	966	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	154.21/cwt	151.10–155.75	1,249	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,089	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	180.74/cwt	178.00–184.00	770	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,202	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,109	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	140.64/cwt	134.00–144.00	938	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	147.82/cwt	142.00–153.00	773	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	176.78/cwt	168.00–182.00	668	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	138.67/cwt	137.50–141.00	838	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	156.55/cwt	154.00–162.00	745	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	65.22/cwt	62.00–68.00	742	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	806	55.18/cwt	52.00–59.00	445	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	73.83/cwt	71.50–76.50	990	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	70.05/cwt	67.50–71.50	973	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	73.78/cwt	73.00–75.00	823	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	67.39/cwt	63.00–71.50	735	11
Bulls	—	—	2,035	92.09/cwt	87.50–94.00	1,874	3
Bulls	—	—	2,135	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	2,071	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	777.49/cwt	750.00–800.00	8,591	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,004.11/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	11,929	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	606	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	137.63/cwt	135.50–139.00	1,071	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	160.07/cwt	153.00–163.00	762	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	144.70/cwt	138.00–146.50	904	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	136.34/cwt	135.25–139.00	1,068	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	140.45/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,013	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	158.73/cwt	153.50–164.00	833	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	143.24/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,169	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,011	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	152.60/cwt	152.60–152.60	1,341	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	149.40/cwt	148.00–159.50	862	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	161.42/cwt	160.00–166.00	686	20

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 Aug 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 787Last week 482Year ago 733

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 60Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 40Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	392	158.00–160.00	158.60
5	—	887	125.00	125.00
41	—	667	134.00–144.00	140.64
18	—	476	153.00–163.00	160.07
20	—	625	138.00–146.50	144.70
31	—	783	135.25–139.00	136.34
29	—	721	139.00–142.00	140.45
32	—	525	153.50–164.00	158.73
30	—	577	148.00–159.50	149.40
20	—	425	160.00–166.00	161.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	140.50–146.00	143.21
2	—	485	146.00	146.00
2	—	512	140.00	140.00
5	—	778	135.50–139.00	137.63
3	—	320	154.00	154.00
2	—	692	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	606	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	547	162.00	162.00
4	—	575	150.00–154.00	153.01
2	—	368	164.00–180.00	172.05
17	—	952	130.00	130.00
2	—	675	146.00	146.00
10	—	617	148.00–158.50	153.51
3	—	751	145.00	145.00
8	—	816	142.00–144.00	143.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	520	171.50	171.50
34	—	575	158.00–168.50	164.68
16	—	469	175.00–176.50	175.86
23	—	626	160.00–169.50	162.81
3	—	398	186.50	186.50
9	—	710	150.00–152.00	150.90
159	—	810	151.10–155.75	154.21
8	—	426	178.00–184.00	180.74
2	—	907	140.00	140.00
3	—	796	151.00	151.00
3	—	665	152.00	152.00
58	—	879	152.60	152.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	555	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	142.00–153.00	147.82
8	—	378	168.00–182.00	176.78
6	—	604	137.50–141.00	138.67
3	—	476	154.00–162.00	156.55
2	—	437	167.00	167.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,138	62.00–68.00	65.22
4	—	806	52.00–59.00	55.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,341	71.50–76.50	73.83
9	—	1,389	67.50–71.50	70.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,115	73.00–75.00	73.78
11	—	1,090	63.00–71.50	67.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,035	87.50–94.00	92.09
1	—	2,135	97.00	97.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,105	750.00–800.00	777.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,188	950.00–1,050.00	1,004.11

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