Sale reports / Missouri / South Central Regional Stockyards / 2020-10-07

South Central Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Oct 7
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817
Feeder Cattle receipts
743 head
235 vs last sale 508 89 vs year ago 832 · 10.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
37 vs last sale 99 2 vs year ago 60 · +3.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
28 vs last sale 40 13 vs year ago 25 · 52.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 600 lbs unevenly steady, 600-700 lbs 1.00-2.00 lower with no comparisons available on steers over 700 lbs. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, over 500 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 lower. Demand moderate to good. Supply moderate. Fed cattle are likely to trade higher again this week with smaller numbers currently available due to the smaller spring placements. Meanwhile feeder futures have lost considerable ground over the last week due in large part to rising corn prices.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.74/cwt on 254 head.
Average price
$146.74
254 head · 619 lb average
Value per head Derived
$908
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$117
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$20.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.40
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1621147.82917227
Medium and Large 1-2603138.9983824
Large 1630127.008003thin
One grade step is worth $20.82/cwt here — about $117 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 sale254 hd
146.74
MO average19 barns · 9,065 hd
144.34
+2.40
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
BullsAverage1,81967.431,2274thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54352.328076thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25747.705999thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05932.933498thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1539134.48/cwt131.00–139.0072518
SteersMedium and Large 1875134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1733
SteersMedium and Large 1628141.54/cwt134.00–145.5088945
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy515135.00/cwt135.00–135.006954
HeifersMedium and Large 1566137.30/cwt136.00–139.0077726
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2623131.11/cwt129.00–132.508175
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2477134.79/cwt132.00–137.0064313
SteersMedium and Large 1784135.22/cwt129.00–137.751,06031
HeifersMedium and Large 1900104.00/cwt104.00–104.009364
HeifersMedium and Large 1875115.50/cwt115.50–115.501,0118
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22553.00/cwt53.00–53.006491
CowsLean 85-90%1,13942.21/cwt38.00–45.004815
Bulls2,05573.80/cwt70.00–78.001,5172
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25048.16/cwt45.00–51.006026
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54351.98/cwt51.00–53.008025
HeifersMedium and Large 1625135.94/cwt135.25–136.7585047
CowsLean 85-90%92517.45/cwt15.00–20.001613
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29343.67/cwt42.00–45.005652
Bulls1,58361.06/cwt55.00–67.509672
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54554.00/cwt54.00–54.008341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2625137.00/cwt137.00–137.008565
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy690124.00/cwt124.00–124.008563
HeifersMedium and Large 1434141.10/cwt139.00–146.5061211
HeifersMedium and Large 1468140.52/cwt136.00–145.006584
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2580132.78/cwt130.50–136.5077012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2562119.02/cwt115.00–121.0066910
Dairy SteersLarge 337074.00/cwt74.00–74.002743
SteersMedium and Large 1-2495150.50/cwt150.50–150.507456
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525136.24/cwt134.00–137.0071514
SteersMedium and Large 1-2670136.25/cwt136.00–136.509136
HeifersMedium 1Fleshy510129.25/cwt129.25–129.256593
HeifersMedium 2705100.00/cwt100.00–100.007055
HeifersMedium 2405108.00/cwt108.00–108.004373
SteersMedium and Large 1570153.02/cwt143.50–167.5087254
SteersMedium and Large 1670141.00/cwt141.00–141.0094526
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,090970.55/cwt910.00–1,000.0010,5793
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned630114.00/cwt114.00–114.007185
SteersLarge 1630127.00/cwt127.00–127.008003
BullsMedium and Large 1-2465118.28/cwt116.00–123.005506
SteersMedium and Large 1535166.50/cwt166.50–166.508918
SteersMedium and Large 1717133.91/cwt130.00–138.5096011
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,06085.00/cwt85.00–85.009014
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy685124.00/cwt124.00–124.008494
HeifersMedium 1-2353133.50/cwt133.00–134.004714
HeifersMedium and Large 1725125.00/cwt125.00–125.009063
HeifersMedium and Large 1667132.51/cwt128.00–135.0088421
SteersMedium and Large 1488168.11/cwt152.00–180.0082039
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy585131.00/cwt131.00–131.007667
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy730128.00/cwt128.00–128.009343
SteersMedium and Large 1-2570139.56/cwt136.00–143.007954
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement680136.00/cwt136.00–136.0092519
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement700128.00/cwt128.00–128.008963

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.