Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Copared to last week, Feeder steers under 550 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, Over 550 lbs unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs unevenly steady, Over 550 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand moderate to good. Supply moderate. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.20/cwt on 735 head.

Average price

$153.20

735 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$25.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.55

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	155.67	876	605
Medium and Large 1-2	614	143.11	878	116
Large 1	574	129.71	744	14thin

One grade step is worth $25.96/cwt here — about $132 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 sale735 hd

153.20

—

MO average19 barns · 18,050 hd

146.64

+6.55

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	1,599	64.57	1,033	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,457	50.60	737	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	45.79	568	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,065	34.63	369	27

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1-2Fleshy	—	640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	140.73/cwt	135.00–146.50	835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	154.28/cwt	149.00–157.00	881	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	133.26/cwt	124.00–138.00	762	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	169.91/cwt	165.50–177.50	804	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	145.55/cwt	143.00–148.00	686	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	144.22/cwt	139.50–148.00	750	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	135.71/cwt	134.00–137.00	981	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	169.70/cwt	166.00–171.00	728	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	159.00/cwt	152.00–162.00	771	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	174.88/cwt	174.50–175.00	663	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	560	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	944	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	146.69/cwt	142.50–151.00	911	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	164.62/cwt	157.00–170.00	845	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	139.65/cwt	134.50–145.00	800	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	135.64/cwt	134.00–136.50	954	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	134.41/cwt	134.00–137.00	819	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	183.70/cwt	182.50–184.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	876	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,148	796.25/cwt	675.00–880.00	9,141	6
Steers	Large 1	—	535	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	679	8
Steers	Large 1	—	475	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	670	4
Steers	Large 1	—	925	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,092	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	47.04/cwt	44.00–48.00	672	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	42.81/cwt	40.00–47.00	522	34
Bulls	—	—	1,272	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	661	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	742	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	51.73/cwt	49.00–54.00	758	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	22.47/cwt	17.00–27.00	215	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	50.13/cwt	48.00–53.00	637	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	41.84/cwt	41.00–43.00	461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	127.28/cwt	126.00–129.00	831	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	526	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	35.33/cwt	30.00–39.00	381	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,289	966.05/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	12,452	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	18,484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	130.36/cwt	127.75–134.00	795	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	137.86/cwt	136.00–140.00	666	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	600	10
Bulls	—	—	1,845	73.99/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,365	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	123.71/cwt	118.00–126.00	695	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	148.54/cwt	139.00–155.00	777	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	137.19/cwt	134.00–138.50	929	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	147.31/cwt	146.00–148.00	614	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	903	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	135.76/cwt	131.00–139.00	714	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	480	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	629	15

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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