Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's light test, there were very few comparisons on Wednesday's special feeder cattle auction. Calves and yearlings traded with a firm to higher undertone on a nice offering of good quality feeders selling with moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.13/cwt on 1,132 head.

Average price

$144.13

1,132 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$935

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$18.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.25

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	668	147.16	983	700
Medium and Large 1-2	612	139.97	857	405
Medium and Large 2	692	128.18	887	27

One grade step is worth $18.98/cwt here — about $96 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 sale1,132 hd

144.13

—

MO average17 barns · 11,762 hd

145.38

−1.25

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	1,645	71.93	1,183	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,509	50.43	761	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,280	48.71	623	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,101	41.41	456	14

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2	—	434	139.37/cwt	138.00–143.00	605	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	670	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	863	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	760	116.75/cwt	116.75–116.75	887	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	653	121.56/cwt	115.00–123.00	794	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	586	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	744	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	650	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	832	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	148.10/cwt	141.50–151.00	1,063	209
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	149.91/cwt	148.00–151.00	627	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	569	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	141.96/cwt	141.00–145.00	741	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	133.98/cwt	133.50–134.25	1,080	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,028	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	150.02/cwt	147.00–157.00	870	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	140.77/cwt	134.50–142.00	964	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	139.93/cwt	137.00–144.50	856	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	142.60/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,142	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	162.12/cwt	161.00–164.50	783	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	145.03/cwt	141.00–150.00	915	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	144.70/cwt	142.00–148.00	687	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	126.74/cwt	126.25–127.25	929	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	470	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	143.17/cwt	141.00–145.00	974	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	130.44/cwt	130.25–130.75	1,194	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	171.33/cwt	168.00–175.00	720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	154.18/cwt	151.00–161.00	817	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	142.75/cwt	139.50–144.50	1,105	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	144.65/cwt	141.00–148.50	825	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	969	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	660	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,020	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,015	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	118.51/cwt	117.50–120.50	869	15
Bulls	—	—	1,676	67.85/cwt	65.00–72.00	1,137	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	36.06/cwt	32.00–40.00	391	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	46.48/cwt	42.00–48.00	673	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	42.55/cwt	40.00–46.00	558	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	131.32/cwt	130.00–133.00	808	33
Bulls	—	—	1,627	74.20/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,207	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	46.75/cwt	42.00–51.00	523	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	52.01/cwt	50.00–53.25	797	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	50.43/cwt	48.00–53.00	641	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	130.41/cwt	128.00–133.00	874	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	133.48/cwt	132.00–134.25	1,044	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	978	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	710	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	966	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	136.19/cwt	133.00–138.25	919	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	132.81/cwt	130.50–135.00	750	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	135.47/cwt	130.00–138.00	658	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	140.91/cwt	137.50–142.25	858	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	141.64/cwt	136.50–150.50	739	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	143.42/cwt	139.00–147.00	823	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	636	131.75/cwt	128.00–134.50	838	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	162.75/cwt	161.00–165.00	692	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	129.06/cwt	127.75–131.00	955	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	695	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	153.90/cwt	153.00–155.00	746	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	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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