Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand good. Supply heavy. Lots of cattle on the move this week with several reputation consignments on hand. Large discounts continue for big unweaned calves with recent variable weather still causing some health issues.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.58/cwt on 1,323 head.

Average price

$151.58

1,323 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$29.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.67

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	620	155.45	964	977
Medium and Large 1-2	632	141.63	895	316
Medium 1-2	635	131.00	832	3thin
Medium 1	715	131.00	937	10thin
Medium and Large 2	555	131.00	728	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	575	125.50	722	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.95/cwt here — about $243 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 sale1,323 hd

151.58

—

MO average16 barns · 15,543 hd

147.91

+3.67

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	1,613	64.99	1,048	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,534	58.43	896	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	51.08	674	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	31.46	346	16

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	786	125.79/cwt	122.50–127.00	989	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	129.43/cwt	124.00–134.50	953	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	150.84/cwt	147.00–154.00	587	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	1,021	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	843	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	586	114.22/cwt	112.50–117.00	669	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	117.42/cwt	112.00–124.00	736	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	135.13/cwt	130.00–146.00	709	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	708	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	891	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	138.37/cwt	133.00–144.00	865	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	166.14/cwt	151.00–180.00	886	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	153.11/cwt	142.25–159.00	945	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	151.24/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,003	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	158.40/cwt	146.50–166.50	893	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,187	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	148.43/cwt	137.50–154.00	1,058	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	176.44/cwt	167.00–185.00	739	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	174.97/cwt	165.00–179.00	817	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	145.80/cwt	138.00–150.75	1,117	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	128.39/cwt	126.50–130.00	1,186	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,174	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	740	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,006	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	790	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	635	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	832	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	715	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	937	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	114.63/cwt	112.00–121.00	549	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	147.64/cwt	144.00–153.00	648	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	135.46/cwt	133.50–136.50	905	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	149.55/cwt	144.00–154.50	710	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	139.14/cwt	132.00–142.00	789	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	139.52/cwt	137.00–144.00	732	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	139.31/cwt	136.00–145.00	853	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	579	117.34/cwt	116.00–119.50	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	520	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	645	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	134.76/cwt	133.00–136.50	840	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	140.59/cwt	138.50–144.00	512	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	161.53/cwt	151.00–166.00	593	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	154.30/cwt	151.00–166.00	738	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	168.05/cwt	166.00–169.00	714	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	142.32/cwt	137.00–143.00	959	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	145.61/cwt	140.00–151.00	837	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	136.42/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,064	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	143.80/cwt	137.50–153.00	893	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	151.14/cwt	145.00–153.00	792	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,015	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	674	122.94/cwt	116.50–125.00	829	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	610	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	778	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	707	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	722	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	897	2
Bulls	—	—	1,425	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	741	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	68.24/cwt	66.50–70.50	1,133	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	51.08/cwt	47.00–56.00	674	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	54.31/cwt	49.00–58.00	776	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	61.72/cwt	60.00–65.00	999	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	24.39/cwt	22.00–28.00	248	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	34.52/cwt	28.00–38.00	403	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	695	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	747	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	140.34/cwt	131.00–145.00	668	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	136.22/cwt	134.50–137.00	766	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	135.82/cwt	131.00–139.50	712	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	135.53/cwt	131.00–140.00	572	15

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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