Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers firm to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.36/cwt on 359 head.

Average price

$148.36

359 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$29.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.23

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	150.12	931	227
Medium and Large 1-2	604	146.82	886	118
Large 1	531	145.29	771	7thin
Medium and Large 2	767	120.28	923	7thin

One grade step is worth $29.84/cwt here — about $8 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 sale359 hd

148.36

—

MO average16 barns · 7,919 hd

146.13

+2.23

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	1,566	92.33	1,446	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,382	69.84	965	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	67.28	864	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	939	55.42	520	8thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 2	—	767	120.28/cwt	118.00–122.00	923	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	137.87/cwt	128.00–139.75	1,041	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	151.91/cwt	151.00–156.00	769	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	154.56/cwt	153.50–155.25	716	8
Steers	Large 1	—	505	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	763	3
Steers	Large 1	—	550	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	159.83/cwt	157.50–167.00	767	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	135.62/cwt	135.50–136.00	1,048	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	162.74/cwt	161.00–166.00	711	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	138.15/cwt	132.00–140.00	787	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	155.56/cwt	152.00–158.50	891	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	152.00/cwt	149.25–154.50	920	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	155.91/cwt	154.00–159.75	823	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	145.77/cwt	144.75–146.25	1,022	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	121.24/cwt	116.00–123.25	873	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	131.81/cwt	129.50–134.75	866	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	141.66/cwt	139.00–146.00	734	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	111.11/cwt	109.75–113.50	868	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	137.72/cwt	135.00–141.50	651	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	134.99/cwt	132.00–136.75	721	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	131.01/cwt	121.00–139.50	738	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	125.33/cwt	118.75–127.25	843	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	134.52/cwt	131.50–137.00	846	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	1,136	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	68.68/cwt	67.75–69.00	924	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	63.75/cwt	63.75–63.75	590	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	484	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	54.96/cwt	53.50–58.50	501	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	65.48/cwt	62.00–67.00	796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	127.78/cwt	127.50–128.00	727	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	69.08/cwt	67.75–71.00	935	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	140.28/cwt	138.00–142.00	997	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	154.46/cwt	150.00–156.00	673	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	149.22/cwt	145.00–152.00	871	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	878.18/cwt	800.00–920.00	10,415	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	149.29/cwt	148.50–150.00	996	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	129.48/cwt	128.50–131.50	1,059	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	147.38/cwt	141.00–149.75	921	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	445	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	614	4
Bulls	—	—	1,530	83.52/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,278	2
Bulls	—	—	1,882	98.42/cwt	96.50–102.00	1,852	3
Bulls	—	—	1,390	92.20/cwt	90.00–96.50	1,282	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	125.55/cwt	122.00–131.00	792	7

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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