Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder supply not sufficient to establish a market trend. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeders sold with a higher undertone as feeder futures have advanced considerably since the last sale two weeks ago.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.63/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$131.63

113 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$6.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.52

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	660	132.78	876	23
Medium and Large 1-2	561	131.85	740	81
Medium and Large 2	465	126.64	589	9thin

One grade step is worth $6.14/cwt here — about $287 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 sale113 hd

131.63

—

MO average12 barns · 5,366 hd

135.15

−3.52

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	2,230	73.62	1,642	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,537	54.00	830	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	52.79	660	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	46.64	506	4thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	129.99/cwt	124.00–132.25	798	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	694	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	122.83/cwt	121.00–124.00	827	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	140.64/cwt	136.00–146.00	668	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	131.75/cwt	130.00–136.75	748	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	129.46/cwt	121.00–134.00	531	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	570	141.27/cwt	140.00–142.50	805	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	840	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	420	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	510	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	473	150.10/cwt	147.00–153.50	710	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	136.87/cwt	135.00–137.50	665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	127.26/cwt	124.00–132.00	644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	122.55/cwt	114.00–127.75	708	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	400	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	118.49/cwt	116.00–121.00	851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	152.37/cwt	150.00–156.00	801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	153.66/cwt	153.00–154.00	719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	144.01/cwt	140.00–145.50	825	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	136.72/cwt	136.50–137.00	987	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	581	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	996.43/cwt	980.00–1,010.00	11,240	2
Bulls	—	—	2,230	73.62/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,642	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	47.87/cwt	44.00–52.00	643	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	54.19/cwt	53.00–56.00	663	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	969	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	52.67/cwt	52.00–53.00	786	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	46.64/cwt	45.00–48.00	506	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.

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