Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers and heifers mostly steady. Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 lower. Demand moderate to good. Supply heavy. Similar market to last week for numbers with lots of nice cattle again and still hard to sell the handful of big bawling calves. Feeder cattle channels have absorbed pretty big numbers from this area in the past two weeks as producers have used the nice stretch of late fall weather to do their year end marketing.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.04/cwt on 1,102 head.

Average price

$155.04

1,102 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$928

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$23.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.65

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	613	156.27	959	886
Medium and Large 1-2	544	152.77	831	184
Medium 1-2	474	140.00	664	5thin
Large 1	485	134.00	650	4thin
Medium and Large 2	518	132.93	688	23

One grade step is worth $23.34/cwt here — about $270 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 sale1,102 hd

155.04

—

MO average20 barns · 24,143 hd

147.39

+7.65

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	1,839	68.24	1,255	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,474	49.71	733	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,288	43.82	564	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	26.69	281	13

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	38.70/cwt	36.00–41.00	509	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	34.98/cwt	34.00–36.00	370	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	28.88/cwt	25.00–32.00	313	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	22.11/cwt	21.00–23.50	227	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	898	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	44.03/cwt	43.00–46.00	562	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	667	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	54.78/cwt	53.50–55.50	881	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	845	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,090	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	702	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	48.84/cwt	46.00–53.50	647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	139.33/cwt	137.50–140.00	961	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	136.76/cwt	134.00–139.00	777	25
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	418	130.81/cwt	128.00–134.00	547	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	603	127.51/cwt	124.00–131.00	769	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	365	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	485	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	630	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	530	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	6
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	129.35/cwt	125.00–134.00	683	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	138.72/cwt	135.00–148.00	644	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	121.09/cwt	112.00–126.00	759	18
Bulls	—	—	1,839	68.24/cwt	64.00–71.50	1,255	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	138.50/cwt	138.00–138.75	1,084	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,205	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,290	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	11,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	170.81/cwt	170.00–172.00	704	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	171.58/cwt	161.00–180.00	806	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	166.41/cwt	151.00–173.00	869	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	150.16/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,021	137
Steers	Large 1	—	485	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	151.95/cwt	142.00–153.50	1,094	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	169.24/cwt	164.00–172.00	630	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	158.64/cwt	144.50–164.50	909	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	150.36/cwt	141.00–157.25	925	152
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	474	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	162.29/cwt	158.00–164.00	617	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	141.43/cwt	140.00–142.00	888	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	158.67/cwt	151.00–164.00	751	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	156.57/cwt	145.50–166.50	809	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	858	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	133.33/cwt	131.00–142.00	561	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	143.44/cwt	139.00–146.00	482	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	132.74/cwt	132.50–134.00	962	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	130.08/cwt	124.00–133.00	800	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	144.29/cwt	138.00–149.25	1,085	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	143.95/cwt	142.00–146.00	832	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	160.42/cwt	151.00–171.00	682	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	393	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	139.80/cwt	132.00–145.00	610	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	138.80/cwt	131.00–142.00	668	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	134.72/cwt	131.00–139.00	709	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	149.04/cwt	147.00–153.00	545	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	134.11/cwt	134.00–135.50	754	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	144.87/cwt	141.00–148.00	529	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	150.66/cwt	144.00–152.00	711	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	152.18/cwt	145.00–154.00	651	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	147.70/cwt	136.00–150.50	767	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	142.15/cwt	137.00–143.50	863	114
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	537	126.99/cwt	124.00–128.50	682	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	670	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	700	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,015	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	430	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	653	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	730	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	565	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	629	122.91/cwt	121.00–124.00	773	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	126.28/cwt	120.00–130.00	779	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	733	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	680	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	911	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	630	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	810	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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