Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 575 lbs 4.00-8.00 higher, over 575 lbs near steady. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs 4.00-8.00 higher, over 550 lbs 2.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Demand uneven. Supply moderate. Increasing demand for the light cattle suitable for grass. Moderate demand for the heavier cattle with fed cattle and futures struggling in recent weeks.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.74/cwt on 432 head.

Average price

$164.74

432 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$24.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.72

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	169.17	949	323
Medium and Large 1-2	569	153.55	874	82
Medium 1-2	495	151.00	747	3thin
Medium and Large 2	523	145.04	759	24

One grade step is worth $24.13/cwt here — about $190 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 sale432 hd

164.74

—

MO average16 barns · 10,250 hd

155.02

+9.72

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	1,635	78.00	1,275	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	54.26	660	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,096	39.06	428	9thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	667	143.51/cwt	141.00–146.00	957	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	188.02/cwt	182.00–193.50	889	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	142.57/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,027	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	188.76/cwt	181.00–197.50	789	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	201.52/cwt	198.00–202.00	649	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	134.33/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,007	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	193.17/cwt	180.00–198.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	191.51/cwt	190.00–192.00	733	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	495	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	152.12/cwt	146.50–156.00	957	41
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	994.78/cwt	830.00–1,060.00	11,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	149.37/cwt	147.00–152.00	875	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	18.50/cwt	18.50–18.50	187	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	53.51/cwt	52.00–55.50	664	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	647	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	42.34/cwt	39.50–45.00	464	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	39.50/cwt	39.00–40.00	451	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	700	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	922	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	806	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	635	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	775	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	660	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	370	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	121.96/cwt	121.00–123.75	756	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	133.59/cwt	131.00–136.00	697	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	119.48/cwt	118.00–121.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	118.47/cwt	118.00–118.75	840	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	543	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	135.90/cwt	133.00–140.00	772	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	156.40/cwt	155.00–156.50	679	30
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	295	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	123.80/cwt	121.00–126.25	822	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	650	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	143.37/cwt	136.50–150.00	738	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	156.00/cwt	152.00–157.50	721	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	132.00/cwt	126.00–134.25	817	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	181.68/cwt	175.00–184.00	783	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	126.72/cwt	124.25–128.00	967	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	907	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	173.71/cwt	168.00–178.00	643	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	976	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	910	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	184.90/cwt	176.00–190.50	980	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	167.32/cwt	150.00–181.00	960	43

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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