Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers steady. Feeder heifers steady with several grazing flesh 500-550 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Supply moderate. Nice feeder offering with several good grass cattle still showing up this week.

Receipts: week ago 342 year ago 704

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $176.60/cwt on 546 head.

Average price

$176.60

546 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$62.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.35

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	185.59	968	344
Medium and Large 1-2	593	167.64	995	165
Medium and Large 2	555	155.00	860	9thin
Medium 1-2	665	139.00	924	5thin
Medium 1	813	123.11	1,001	23

One grade step is worth $62.48/cwt here — about −$33 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 sale546 hd

176.60

—

MO average13 barns · 9,247 hd

164.25

+12.35

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	1,811	74.37	1,347	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	49.91	586	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,269	48.99	622	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,051	35.65	375	26

Every lot, as filed

69 lots · USDA AMS · South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna, 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	30.36/cwt	24.00–36.00	298	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	22.78/cwt	22.50–23.00	267	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	47.77/cwt	47.00–48.50	525	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	43.15/cwt	38.00–45.50	449	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,259	49.99/cwt	48.00–51.50	629	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	590	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	50.64/cwt	47.00–52.50	599	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	45.52/cwt	45.00–46.00	512	4
Bulls	—	—	1,938	69.19/cwt	68.50–70.00	1,341	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	75.41/cwt	72.00–79.50	1,346	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	162.10/cwt	142.00–163.25	1,080	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	460	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	952	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	189.29/cwt	181.00–195.00	706	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	183.61/cwt	171.00–195.50	879	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	159.29/cwt	151.00–164.00	1,056	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	143.01/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,040	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	172.30/cwt	171.00–174.00	905	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	128.22/cwt	127.00–133.00	773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	156.02/cwt	150.00–165.00	738	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	142.79/cwt	131.00–155.50	757	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	181.57/cwt	158.00–186.00	764	32
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	810	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	960	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	728	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	160.43/cwt	151.00–166.00	749	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	133.06/cwt	131.00–134.00	884	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	166.72/cwt	155.00–174.00	624	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	772.67/cwt	675.00–850.00	7,626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	150.02/cwt	147.00–155.00	552	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	155.06/cwt	151.00–159.75	732	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	144.96/cwt	142.50–146.25	893	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	163.19/cwt	156.00–169.00	695	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	139.59/cwt	134.00–143.50	808	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	148.35/cwt	134.00–156.75	798	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	130.11/cwt	124.50–131.00	952	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	148.11/cwt	140.00–152.75	837	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	605	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	799	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	560	157.25/cwt	157.25–157.25	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	540	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	400	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	149.69/cwt	145.00–157.00	648	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	157.87/cwt	140.00–163.25	835	49
Steers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	740	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	914	11
Steers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	880	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	1,080	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	166.43/cwt	161.00–172.00	1,020	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	208.17/cwt	201.00–210.00	712	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	540	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	868	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	195.33/cwt	190.00–204.00	941	38
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	665	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	924	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	163.76/cwt	162.00–167.50	947	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	855	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	855	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	181.98/cwt	171.00–185.00	1,032	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	191.21/cwt	172.00–195.50	1,023	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,123	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	197.05/cwt	189.00–204.00	729	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	197.94/cwt	180.00–205.00	845	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	907	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	1,109	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.

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