Sale reports / Missouri / South Central Regional Stockyards / 2019-10-23

South Central Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Oct 23
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817
Feeder Cattle receipts
754 head
164 vs last sale 590 754 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
36 vs last sale 47 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
0 vs last sale 8 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs 4.00-10.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady except some fleshy 3.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows 10.00-12.00 lower. Demand uneven. Supply moderate. Moderate to good demand for yearlings and weaned calves as the cattle market outlook continues to be pretty good with moderating fed numbers on the horizon, rising cutout values and strong beef demand. However the current large movement of feeder cattle and seasonal health challenges are putting pressure on the trade and making the less desirable cattle (lower quality, fleshy, unweaned) very much a buyers market.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $147.26/cwt on 219 head.
Average price
$147.26
219 head · 595 lb average
Value per head Derived
$876
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$292
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.40
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1627149.36936131
Medium and Large 1-2520146.9076366
Medium 1-2531140.327469thin
Large 1745138.001,02810thin
Medium and Large 2560115.006443thin
One grade step is worth $34.36/cwt here — about $292 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 sale219 hd
147.26
MO average18 barns · 9,421 hd
147.65
−0.40
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,79559.061,0609thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41845.966527thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31143.3056812
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09329.9132713

Every lot, as filed

58 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%1,10129.59/cwt15.00–38.0032610
CowsLean 85-90%99540.44/cwt38.00–43.004022
CowsLean 85-90%1,20512.00/cwt12.00–12.001451
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41345.29/cwt42.00–50.006406
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44550.00/cwt50.00–50.007231
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29843.74/cwt42.00–48.0056810
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37841.07/cwt40.00–42.005662
Bulls2,46562.00/cwt62.00–62.001,5281
Bulls1,58355.90/cwt50.00–60.008855
Bulls1,92563.34/cwt63.00–64.001,2193
SteersMedium and Large 1520154.84/cwt146.50–160.0080521
SteersMedium and Large 1764138.14/cwt136.00–140.001,05520
SteersMedium and Large 1650150.50/cwt150.50–150.5097820
SteersMedium and Large 1471164.67/cwt158.00–169.0077619
SteersMedium and Large 1721141.92/cwt139.25–146.001,02315
SteersMedium and Large 1554146.00/cwt146.00–146.008093
SteersMedium and Large 1845134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,1372
SteersMedium and Large 1Full895123.25/cwt123.25–123.251,1032
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy595134.00/cwt134.00–134.007973
SteersMedium 1-2490140.00/cwt140.00–140.006865
BullsMedium and Large 1-2705102.00/cwt102.00–102.007194
BullsMedium and Large 1-2659108.86/cwt106.00–110.007177
BullsMedium and Large 1-2476128.77/cwt121.00–135.006138
BullsMedium and Large 1-2568121.64/cwt112.50–129.0069110
HeifersMedium 1-2365113.00/cwt113.00–113.004123
HeifersMedium 1-2440118.00/cwt118.00–118.005193
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy515122.00/cwt122.00–122.006283
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy640119.50/cwt119.50–119.5076510
HeifersMedium and Large 1405141.00/cwt141.00–141.005713
HeifersMedium and Large 1305142.00/cwt142.00–142.004337
HeifersMedium and Large 1715139.00/cwt139.00–139.009948
HeifersMedium and Large 1664142.70/cwt142.50–143.0094815
HeifersMedium and Large 1588131.18/cwt131.00–132.0077116
HeifersMedium and Large 1630141.29/cwt138.50–143.0089021
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,215884.14/cwt800.00–960.0010,7423
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1001,240.00/cwt1,240.00–1,240.0013,6402
SteersMedium and Large 1624151.12/cwt151.00–151.2594326
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy555131.00/cwt131.00–131.007275
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy695121.00/cwt121.00–121.008416
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full425141.00/cwt141.00–141.005995
SteersMedium and Large 1-2675139.50/cwt139.50–139.509423
SteersMedium and Large 1-2419156.70/cwt142.00–172.006577
SteersMedium and Large 1-2619147.36/cwt142.00–150.0091211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2365167.55/cwt161.00–171.0061212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2534144.84/cwt141.00–148.0077317
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy560115.00/cwt115.00–115.006443
HeifersMedium and Large 1524139.49/cwt136.75–143.0073133
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy635115.00/cwt115.00–115.007304
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2557132.20/cwt131.00–133.007365
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2624127.65/cwt126.00–130.007975
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2385129.04/cwt128.00–131.0049711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2530127.24/cwt123.50–134.0067421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2473135.85/cwt130.00–139.7564329
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned614110.53/cwt104.00–115.506797
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy464105.19/cwt104.00–106.004885
HeifersMedium and Large 2520122.00/cwt122.00–122.006344
SteersLarge 1745138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,02810
SteersMedium 1-2583140.73/cwt140.00–141.508204

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.