Sale reports / Missouri / South Central Regional Stockyards / 2020-02-19

South Central Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Feb 19
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,225 head
288 vs last sale 937 1,225 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
58 vs last sale 32 90 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
10 vs last sale 4 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers 500-550 lbs and over 725 lbs 2.00-5.00 higher. Other weights 6.00-10.00 higher with instances 15.00 higher on steers under 450 lbs. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. The feeder market is rebounding this week after the recent turnaround in futures and with fed cattle expected to trade 1.00-2.00 higher this week. Despite large feedlot occupancy and the possibility of coronavirus remaining a factor for a while, the market is largely focused on a more favorable supply/demand situation predicted to be on the horizon.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $169.70/cwt on 521 head.
Average price
$169.70
521 head · 589 lb average
Value per head Derived
$999
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$175
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$30.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.93
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1595171.431,021401
Medium and Large 1-2565166.27939106
Medium and Large 2555151.008385thin
Large 1610146.008915thin
Medium 1-2600141.008464thin
One grade step is worth $30.43/cwt here — about $175 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 sale521 hd
169.70
MO average16 barns · 12,866 hd
158.77
+10.93
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
BullsLow1,68180.311,35019
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44060.508717thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18257.7968312
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04543.7545715

Every lot, as filed

57 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1664129.01/cwt125.00–132.0085719
HeifersMedium and Large 1619134.09/cwt131.50–141.0083034
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2366155.59/cwt153.00–160.0056914
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2426148.55/cwt145.00–153.0063330
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed470154.50/cwt154.50–154.507269
HeifersMedium and Large 2464132.51/cwt130.00–136.006155
HeifersMedium and Large 1725123.75/cwt123.75–123.758977
HeifersMedium and Large 1438150.44/cwt150.00–151.006599
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17757.36/cwt55.00–59.5067511
CowsLean 85-90%1,02843.08/cwt39.00–45.504433
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23562.50/cwt62.50–62.507721
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43859.83/cwt56.50–62.508606
CowsLean 85-90%1,14450.12/cwt46.50–52.505738
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45564.50/cwt64.50–64.509381
CowsLean 85-90%86131.53/cwt27.00–33.502714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2373196.28/cwt191.00–200.007326
HeifersMedium and Large 1515152.36/cwt142.00–158.5078532
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2695121.70/cwt121.50–122.008465
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2466149.24/cwt145.00–152.0069521
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed380171.00/cwt171.00–171.006505
HeifersMedium and Large 2323134.46/cwt125.00–145.004344
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy485143.00/cwt143.00–143.006943
HeifersMedium and Large 1476155.59/cwt151.00–158.5074125
HeifersMedium and Large 1572142.72/cwt138.00–145.5081687
SteersMedium and Large 1735146.36/cwt142.25–152.251,07619
SteersMedium and Large 1625162.78/cwt161.00–165.501,01748
SteersMedium and Large 1574173.24/cwt164.00–186.0099484
SteersMedium and Large 1-2472179.66/cwt172.00–188.0084814
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1411,063.45/cwt810.00–1,250.0012,1348
SteersMedium and Large 1-2674145.65/cwt140.00–151.0098234
SteersMedium and Large 1-2591153.18/cwt151.00–156.0090511
SteersMedium and Large 1525185.94/cwt181.00–195.5097664
SteersMedium and Large 1669156.39/cwt148.50–157.751,04641
SteersMedium and Large 1375207.79/cwt199.00–216.0077915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2895126.50/cwt126.50–126.501,1323
SteersMedium and Large 1327213.73/cwt212.00–217.006993
HeifersMedium and Large 2400136.00/cwt136.00–136.005443
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2526141.00/cwt133.50–146.0074241
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2570137.87/cwt131.00–144.0078620
Bulls1,59875.95/cwt60.00–79.501,2149
BullsMedium and Large 1-2513150.33/cwt133.00–156.007714
Bulls1,75684.24/cwt82.00–89.501,47910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2570134.84/cwt129.00–141.007694
BullsMedium and Large 2375151.00/cwt151.00–151.005664
BullsMedium and Large 1-2410169.00/cwt169.00–169.006934
SteersMedium 1-2600141.00/cwt141.00–141.008464
SteersMedium and Large 2555151.00/cwt151.00–151.008385
SteersMedium and Large 1-2534175.41/cwt172.00–180.0093725
SteersMedium and Large 1-2419186.55/cwt180.00–194.007827
SteersMedium and Large 1477196.41/cwt186.00–206.0093754
SteersMedium and Large 1421199.30/cwt198.00–204.0083920
SteersMedium and Large 1861131.66/cwt130.00–132.001,13412
SteersMedium and Large 1825133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0976
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy675140.00/cwt140.00–140.009455
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy870128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,11830
SteersLarge 1610146.00/cwt146.00–146.008915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed440204.00/cwt204.00–204.008986

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.