Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers near 550 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher, other weights steady. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Demand moderate to good. Supply heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.74/cwt on 832 head.

Average price

$146.74

832 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$24.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.90

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	511	155.08	792	207
Medium and Large 1	636	144.18	917	612
Large 1	634	136.20	864	10thin
Medium and Large 2	480	131.00	629	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.08/cwt here — about $164 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 sale832 hd

146.74

—

MO average15 barns · 17,149 hd

144.84

+1.90

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	1,945	68.02	1,323	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,536	50.08	769	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	45.88	573	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	34.57	368	22

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	350	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	522	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	133.77/cwt	130.00–138.00	971	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	158.62/cwt	156.00–161.00	844	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	129.34/cwt	125.50–130.50	942	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	129.04/cwt	128.50–130.00	867	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	137.52/cwt	132.00–147.50	927	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	695	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	876	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	825	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	998	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	32.66/cwt	30.00–35.00	346	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	139.03/cwt	129.00–147.00	792	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	140.90/cwt	139.00–142.00	864	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	150.65/cwt	144.00–156.50	877	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	137.47/cwt	136.50–138.00	718	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	169.76/cwt	166.00–171.00	737	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	142.82/cwt	138.00–148.00	686	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	149.75/cwt	140.00–153.00	797	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	131.58/cwt	128.00–135.25	814	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	175.03/cwt	171.00–180.00	637	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	40.94/cwt	38.00–45.00	436	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	50.08/cwt	46.00–52.00	769	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	46.85/cwt	43.50–50.00	597	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	42.23/cwt	42.00–43.00	487	4
Bulls	—	—	1,945	68.02/cwt	65.00–71.50	1,323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	128.73/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,012	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	140.92/cwt	140.00–143.00	514	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	146.05/cwt	140.00–148.50	908	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	168.06/cwt	145.00–172.00	701	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	118.05/cwt	112.00–124.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	163.23/cwt	161.00–165.50	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	128.63/cwt	128.00–130.00	794	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	164.19/cwt	151.50–166.00	801	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	137.26/cwt	126.00–144.50	586	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	128.46/cwt	124.00–130.00	740	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	147.88/cwt	145.00–152.00	791	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	140.24/cwt	128.00–147.50	802	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	762	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	137.93/cwt	125.00–144.50	657	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,334	881.33/cwt	825.00–985.00	11,757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	166.17/cwt	161.00–171.00	791	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	880	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	941	3
Steers	Large 1	—	565	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	839	4
Steers	Large 1	—	680	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	870	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	600	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	756	8
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	715	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	690	129.07/cwt	128.00–131.00	891	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	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.

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