Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers 4.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. Fed cattle prices are continuing to move higher despite high carcass weights with cutout values surging and market ready numbers more manageable due to the light placements seen in Feb/March.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.55/cwt on 404 head.

Average price

$159.55

404 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$118

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

$7.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.42

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	162.00	880	25
Medium 1-2	360	160.00	576	3thin
Medium and Large 1	634	159.47	1,011	369
Large 1	645	154.75	998	7thin

One grade step is worth $7.25/cwt here — about −$118 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 sale404 hd

159.55

—

MO average14 barns · 8,930 hd

151.13

+8.42

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	1,743	84.79	1,477	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	62.98	879	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,367	62.65	856	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,153	49.00	565	7thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 1-2	—	572	153.47/cwt	151.00–155.50	878	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	168.50/cwt	167.00–169.25	996	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	151.20/cwt	149.00–156.75	1,037	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	708	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	147.82/cwt	142.00–150.50	1,069	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	167.56/cwt	163.50–169.50	1,041	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	1,127	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	170.32/cwt	168.00–171.00	819	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,291	1,134.93/cwt	850.00–1,275.00	14,652	4
Steers	Large 1	—	645	154.75/cwt	154.75–154.75	998	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	691	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	893	5
Bulls	—	—	1,563	79.09/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,236	3
Bulls	—	—	1,922	90.49/cwt	89.50–91.50	1,739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	133.57/cwt	128.00–136.00	755	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	122.88/cwt	120.00–124.50	774	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	962	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	164.70/cwt	161.00–167.00	879	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	188.97/cwt	187.00–192.00	629	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	135.09/cwt	128.25–136.25	1,178	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	149.08/cwt	146.25–154.00	862	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	858	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	150.30/cwt	149.50–151.50	845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	152.39/cwt	149.00–157.00	799	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	159.37/cwt	156.00–161.00	658	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	950	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	168.27/cwt	158.00–172.50	631	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	144.34/cwt	140.50–145.00	893	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	126.16/cwt	124.00–131.00	896	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	156.09/cwt	154.75–158.00	821	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	156.90/cwt	153.50–159.50	748	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	67.78/cwt	65.00–70.50	857	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	61.18/cwt	58.00–64.00	854	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	62.98/cwt	61.50–63.75	879	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	41.31/cwt	38.00–45.00	428	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	52.07/cwt	50.00–53.50	625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	525	3

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →