Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers and heifers 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand good to very good. Supply heavy. First of the May feeder specials which showcases some of the areas top fall born calves along with some greener yearling cattle. Midday brought a limited feedlot trade at 110/cwt which helped send most futures contracts limit higher and seemed noticeable in some prices as the day went along. Estimated slaughter is up 16,000 so far this week which hopefully marks the beginning of a turnaround in what has been a nightmarish period for those needing to sell fed cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.14/cwt on 1,011 head.

Average price

$160.14

1,011 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$2

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$44.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.60

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	162.82	851	837
Medium and Large 1-2	527	150.44	792	153
Medium 1-2	474	139.97	663	5thin
Medium and Large 2	640	120.50	771	6thin
Large 1	722	118.12	853	10thin

One grade step is worth $44.70/cwt here — about −$2 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 sale1,011 hd

160.14

—

MO average19 barns · 13,362 hd

140.54

+19.60

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	1,941	85.29	1,655	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,399	60.00	839	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	58.00	690	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,004	46.85	470	25

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1-2Fleshy	—	490	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	125.85/cwt	116.00–130.50	843	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	132.47/cwt	122.00–139.50	746	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	148.70/cwt	140.50–154.00	630	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	148.91/cwt	144.00–155.00	561	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	141.46/cwt	137.00–146.00	673	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	134.67/cwt	131.00–141.00	687	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	132.49/cwt	126.75–133.75	816	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	827	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	156.08/cwt	149.00–161.00	509	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	100.25/cwt	100.25–100.25	862	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	151.45/cwt	136.00–159.00	647	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	672	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	926.03/cwt	850.00–1,010.00	10,520	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	800	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	55.97/cwt	52.75–59.00	671	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	33.50/cwt	33.50–33.50	310	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	878	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	474	139.97/cwt	137.00–142.00	663	5
Steers	Large 1	—	676	121.81/cwt	114.00–127.50	823	7
Steers	Large 1	—	830	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	450	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	119.63/cwt	114.00–122.00	569	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	687	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	126.81/cwt	121.50–134.00	661	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	122.65/cwt	118.00–124.50	697	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	133.01/cwt	129.00–136.00	622	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	133.07/cwt	131.00–138.00	540	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	148.71/cwt	141.00–153.00	488	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	114.30/cwt	114.00–114.50	703	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	132.20/cwt	131.00–134.00	522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	155.13/cwt	145.00–170.00	884	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	171.37/cwt	162.00–178.00	805	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	177.01/cwt	165.00–183.00	765	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	161.37/cwt	152.00–166.00	839	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	138.75/cwt	135.50–143.50	956	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	183.40/cwt	172.50–197.00	688	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	149.69/cwt	145.50–154.50	946	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	137.17/cwt	131.00–141.00	981	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	203.43/cwt	200.50–211.00	667	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	106.25/cwt	106.25–106.25	919	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	261	221.39/cwt	218.00–224.00	578	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	883	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	48.65/cwt	45.00–52.00	489	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	38.68/cwt	37.50–40.00	396	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	60.96/cwt	59.50–64.50	719	11
Bulls	—	—	1,895	83.48/cwt	79.50–87.50	1,582	3
Bulls	—	—	2,010	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,769	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	771	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	152.90/cwt	141.00–159.00	795	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	159.26/cwt	152.00–164.00	750	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	160.72/cwt	146.00–175.00	678	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	164.06/cwt	155.00–171.00	607	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	144.40/cwt	136.00–152.00	826	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	140.23/cwt	139.00–143.50	869	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	130.22/cwt	126.50–134.50	934	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	174.20/cwt	162.00–180.00	566	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	94.75/cwt	94.75–94.75	933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	842	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	109.95/cwt	108.00–112.00	745	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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