Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Based on limited comparisons with last weeks sale, feeder steers under 600 lbs 3.00-12.00 higher, over 600 lbs near steady. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs 2.00-5.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 lower. Demand good. Supply light. There was some optimism showing in the feeder trade Wednesday with the fed market in better shape now than most would have predicted 45 days ago and recent feedlot placement totals indicating the possibility for further advance into early 2020.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.21/cwt on 220 head.

Average price

$140.21

220 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$2.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.34

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	141.34	813	120
Medium and Large 1-2	527	138.85	731	100

One grade step is worth $2.49/cwt here — about $82 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 sale220 hd

140.21

—

MO average17 barns · 7,730 hd

133.86

+6.34

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	1,678	77.52	1,301	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,605	62.00	995	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,289	56.18	724	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,028	42.69	439	8thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1-2Fleshy	—	570	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	560	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	142.48/cwt	141.00–144.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	898	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	141.52/cwt	139.50–142.50	749	12
Steers	Medium 1	—	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	876	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	185.63/cwt	183.00–190.00	711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	158.02/cwt	153.00–161.00	880	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	148.30/cwt	145.25–151.00	893	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	177.36/cwt	172.50–178.50	819	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	176.91/cwt	171.00–181.00	750	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	162.48/cwt	162.00–163.50	861	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	141.98/cwt	140.00–144.00	870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	165.29/cwt	161.00–172.00	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	148.51/cwt	144.50–151.00	838	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	134.00/cwt	131.00–135.50	717	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	980.77/cwt	890.00–1,080.00	13,240	3
Bulls	—	—	1,563	72.60/cwt	70.00–75.50	1,135	2
Bulls	—	—	1,793	82.43/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,478	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	642	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	60.64/cwt	59.50–62.00	822	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	55.79/cwt	53.00–58.50	715	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	995	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	30.46/cwt	29.50–32.50	266	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	50.03/cwt	47.00–53.50	561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	136.09/cwt	132.00–140.00	578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	122.04/cwt	116.00–132.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	128.28/cwt	122.00–137.00	734	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	134.32/cwt	133.00–137.00	983	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	958	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	146.38/cwt	145.50–147.50	719	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,107	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	659	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	154.81/cwt	151.00–156.00	593	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	142.76/cwt	140.25–145.00	884	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	137.97/cwt	132.00–143.25	791	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	135.19/cwt	133.00–141.25	787	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	141.52/cwt	130.50–144.00	675	48
Steers	Large 1	—	570	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	781	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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