Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.80/cwt on 339 head.

Average price

$172.80

339 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$946

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$24.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.93

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	176.12	963	229
Medium and Large 1-2	556	167.24	930	95
Medium and Large 2	430	166.00	714	5thin
Medium 1	530	155.00	822	3thin
Large 1	525	152.00	798	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.12/cwt here — about $165 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 sale339 hd

172.80

—

MO average17 barns · 9,164 hd

168.87

+3.93

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	1,792	76.02	1,362	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,321	55.83	737	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	54.50	671	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	42.84	449	46

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	150.15/cwt	140.00–157.50	866	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	162.27/cwt	158.00–169.00	759	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	179.93/cwt	170.00–184.00	734	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	155.37/cwt	144.50–164.00	814	22
Heifers	Large 1	—	395	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	400	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	733	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	554	140.72/cwt	140.00–141.00	780	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	146.80/cwt	141.00–150.50	826	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	169.27/cwt	165.00–177.00	630	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	162.11/cwt	158.00–166.00	689	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	155.11/cwt	148.50–165.00	737	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	154.35/cwt	150.75–157.75	804	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	141.51/cwt	141.25–143.00	925	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	937	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	138.98/cwt	136.00–141.00	853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	156.05/cwt	151.00–161.00	676	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	143.85/cwt	141.00–146.00	826	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	144.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	753	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	139.03/cwt	136.00–139.25	952	29
Steers	Large 1	—	525	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	798	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	715	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	980	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	887	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	992.69/cwt	885.00–1,085.00	11,138	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	1,156.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	13,363	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,394.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,500.00	15,195	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	970	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,372	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	159.25/cwt	159.25–159.25	876	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	513	174.49/cwt	173.00–177.00	895	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	469	173.43/cwt	170.00–175.50	813	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,093	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	50.08/cwt	44.50–54.00	544	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	43.68/cwt	36.00–46.50	453	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	19.65/cwt	18.00–25.00	187	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	564	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	55.38/cwt	54.50–58.00	712	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	898	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	54.61/cwt	53.00–57.50	677	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	52.14/cwt	51.50–52.50	591	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	731	1
Bulls	—	—	1,823	79.47/cwt	74.50–83.00	1,449	7
Bulls	—	—	1,740	70.50/cwt	66.75–74.50	1,227	6
Bulls	—	—	1,880	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,598	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,063.46/cwt	840.00–1,130.00	12,868	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	1,146.43/cwt	1,085.00–1,200.00	13,379	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	938.31/cwt	860.00–1,035.00	12,132	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	707	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	798.95/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	9,611	31
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	935	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,006	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	994	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	161.58/cwt	157.50–172.00	939	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	181.52/cwt	181.00–182.00	866	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	190.82/cwt	188.00–193.00	735	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	166.77/cwt	164.00–171.00	866	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	199.35/cwt	198.00–202.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	679	127.11/cwt	121.00–136.50	863	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	550	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	864	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	468	209.75/cwt	209.50–210.00	982	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	505	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	1,018	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	179.07/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,005	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	194.69/cwt	186.00–205.00	927	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	194.59/cwt	189.00–196.50	1,008	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	159.30/cwt	152.00–164.00	1,010	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	203.89/cwt	197.00–208.00	787	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	199.04/cwt	192.00–202.00	808	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	155.57/cwt	154.25–157.50	1,044	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,150	2

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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