Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher with advance over 650 lbs. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 1.00-4.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Demand moderate to good. Supply heavy. Good quality offering with several nice yearlings weighing 650-800 lbs. Also several new crop calves in the mix which still find some demand if the quality is there although we're about to the point where the lesser quality or big fat bawlers find lots of resistance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.96/cwt on 705 head.

Average price

$148.96

705 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2-3

$39.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.76

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	555	151.57	842	131
Medium and Large 1	645	149.19	963	554
Large 1	646	141.56	914	9thin
Large 2-3	690	112.01	773	11thin

One grade step is worth $39.56/cwt here — about $69 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 sale705 hd

148.96

—

MO average17 barns · 9,915 hd

146.20

+2.76

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	1,826	81.68	1,492	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	58.32	738	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	57.34	791	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	45.27	457	24

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	681	132.76/cwt	128.00–136.00	904	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	129.47/cwt	128.00–131.00	919	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	124.65/cwt	120.00–129.00	727	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	117.95/cwt	104.00–122.00	913	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	107.98/cwt	106.00–109.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	51.57/cwt	50.25–53.50	559	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	40.70/cwt	38.50–46.00	374	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	30.16/cwt	28.00–35.00	277	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	57.34/cwt	57.00–58.00	791	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	58.41/cwt	56.00–62.00	727	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	774	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	750	7
Steers	Large 2-3	—	690	112.01/cwt	112.01–112.01	773	11
Steers	Large 1	—	690	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	952	5
Steers	Large 1	—	590	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	135.59/cwt	132.00–138.00	767	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	148.81/cwt	144.00–153.50	716	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	150.37/cwt	150.00–151.00	648	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	148.94/cwt	143.75–153.00	995	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	155.17/cwt	152.00–163.00	888	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	144.89/cwt	140.00–148.25	1,046	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	140.25/cwt	137.50–140.75	1,098	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	161.91/cwt	153.00–169.00	848	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	150.07/cwt	145.00–153.50	936	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	163.37/cwt	160.00–166.00	791	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	183.32/cwt	180.00–189.00	763	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	139.79/cwt	138.00–140.50	1,153	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	196.83/cwt	190.00–198.00	661	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,124	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	113.18/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,101	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	1,124	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	140.96/cwt	139.00–146.00	818	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	138.51/cwt	133.00–143.00	737	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	144.02/cwt	140.00–146.50	677	18
Bulls	—	—	1,898	83.85/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,591	8
Bulls	—	—	1,635	75.91/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,241	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	79.61/cwt	75.50–82.00	759	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	971.31/cwt	840.00–1,100.00	11,928	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	156.65/cwt	152.00–166.00	750	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	155.21/cwt	145.00–161.00	815	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	142.37/cwt	140.00–144.25	883	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	148.63/cwt	141.00–154.50	831	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	140.75/cwt	138.00–145.25	1,026	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	172.69/cwt	166.00–184.00	717	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	945	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,066	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	137.21/cwt	136.00–138.50	845	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	539	139.08/cwt	138.50–140.00	750	21
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	440	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	149.14/cwt	139.50–152.75	792	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	164.83/cwt	158.00–167.00	677	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	133.39/cwt	124.00–135.00	854	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	653	130.69/cwt	129.50–133.50	853	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	700	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	134.60/cwt	132.00–136.00	840	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	148.78/cwt	144.00–151.00	614	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	144.93/cwt	141.00–147.00	459	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	135.88/cwt	135.00–138.00	496	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	565	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	126.51/cwt	121.75–133.00	794	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	485	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	749	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	335	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	139.98/cwt	134.00–143.00	859	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	140.28/cwt	135.50–146.00	814	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	145.41/cwt	140.00–151.00	759	37

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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