Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly steady, heifers sold mostly steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows were mostly steady, while there was not an efficient number of replacement cattle to establish a market trend. Supply was moderate, demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.61/cwt on 624 head.

Average price

$151.61

624 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$980

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$428

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

$29.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.55

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	678	156.74	1,062	333
Medium and Large 1-2	609	147.27	897	250
Medium 1	650	143.50	933	16thin
Large 1-2	850	142.00	1,207	6thin
Medium and Large 2	690	136.00	938	3thin
Medium 1-2	498	127.28	634	16thin

One grade step is worth $29.46/cwt here — about $428 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 sale624 hd

151.61

—

MO average18 barns · 11,252 hd

150.05

+1.55

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	1,998	72.77	1,454	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	52.87	766	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	45.14	561	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,091	37.15	405	9thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	151.79/cwt	139.50–161.00	862	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	148.85/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,006	85
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	938	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	83.63/cwt	65.00–108.00	738	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	146.40/cwt	145.50–149.00	681	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	149.33/cwt	143.50–156.50	857	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	144.94/cwt	140.50–148.50	1,038	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,099	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	146.91/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,008	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	153.09/cwt	148.00–164.00	972	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	122.67/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,026	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	324	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	568	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	945	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	138.15/cwt	136.00–141.00	735	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	132.20/cwt	127.00–136.00	805	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	125.69/cwt	120.00–130.00	584	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	132.79/cwt	123.50–139.25	766	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	625	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	850	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,207	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	650	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	933	16
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	445	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	574	6
Bulls	—	—	1,780	67.33/cwt	62.00–70.00	1,198	3
Bulls	—	—	2,162	76.85/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,661	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	454	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	47.37/cwt	40.50–57.50	595	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	52.87/cwt	50.00–60.50	766	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	17.50/cwt	17.50–17.50	209	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	42.77/cwt	35.00–55.00	454	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	144.00/cwt	141.00–149.00	897	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	139.58/cwt	133.00–146.00	719	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	148.60/cwt	143.75–151.00	1,138	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	145.93/cwt	141.00–155.00	708	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,107	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	1,225	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	152.28/cwt	150.25–154.75	1,153	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	974	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	166.09/cwt	161.00–171.00	797	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	169.75/cwt	168.75–171.75	879	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	164.25/cwt	162.00–166.00	915	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	530	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	669	10

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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