Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers 500-650 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower, other weights steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers near 500 lbs steady, other weights 1.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Demand moderate to good with increased local interest in light cattle to graze. Supply heavy Lots of medium flesh to fleshy calves weaned 0-45 days weighing 550 lbs and up, partly the result of mostly nice days even very late into the fall. Beef cutout values continued to erode Wednesday, pressuring the fed trade which started going backwards late last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.79/cwt on 1,075 head.

Average price

$146.79

1,075 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$14.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.90

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	630	147.53	929	895
Medium and Large 1-2	575	143.50	826	165
Medium and Large 2	450	141.19	635	10thin
Medium 1-2	540	133.00	718	5thin

One grade step is worth $14.53/cwt here — about $211 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 sale1,075 hd

146.79

—

MO average20 barns · 25,884 hd

145.89

+0.90

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	—	Low	1,769	62.50	1,105	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,529	47.82	731	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	44.28	569	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,180	32.13	379	15

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	417	145.80/cwt	141.00–149.00	608	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	129.29/cwt	128.00–136.00	628	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	149.78/cwt	140.00–151.50	782	85
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	134.17/cwt	131.00–141.00	704	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	168.67/cwt	164.00–172.00	779	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	135.86/cwt	125.50–142.00	841	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	755	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	149.16/cwt	143.00–155.50	864	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	614	123.71/cwt	123.00–124.00	760	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,052	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	146.41/cwt	140.00–147.50	687	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	673	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	794	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	113.39/cwt	113.25–114.00	887	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	144.94/cwt	141.00–150.00	968	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	139.25/cwt	134.00–140.25	994	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	154.21/cwt	144.50–166.00	816	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	153.85/cwt	148.00–155.00	640	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	174.81/cwt	165.00–178.00	764	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,121	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	117.42/cwt	112.00–123.00	729	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	141.91/cwt	135.50–143.50	829	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	144.24/cwt	142.00–146.00	891	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	659	133.55/cwt	124.00–137.00	880	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	147.22/cwt	131.00–150.10	1,056	231
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	128.52/cwt	126.75–128.75	1,085	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	112.75/cwt	112.00–115.00	757	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	184.01/cwt	178.00–195.00	699	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	137.64/cwt	137.00–138.00	867	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	560	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	795	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	12.00/cwt	12.00–12.00	116	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	31.36/cwt	28.00–36.00	372	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	47.82/cwt	45.00–50.00	731	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	44.28/cwt	42.00–50.00	569	27
Bulls	—	—	1,670	59.24/cwt	50.00–65.00	989	4
Bulls	—	—	1,900	66.84/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,270	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	676	133.93/cwt	128.50–136.00	905	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	811	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	765	127.21/cwt	119.50–129.25	973	36
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	420	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	563	15
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	540	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	718	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	565	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	712	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,221	39.10/cwt	35.00–41.00	477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	716	123.99/cwt	121.00–124.25	888	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	592	139.75/cwt	134.00–141.00	827	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	706	130.25/cwt	126.00–131.00	920	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	130.82/cwt	126.00–140.00	701	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	137.37/cwt	131.00–141.50	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	158.67/cwt	154.00–161.00	722	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	605	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	141.80/cwt	138.00–148.00	801	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	126.50/cwt	125.50–128.00	796	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	565	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	161.78/cwt	153.00–166.00	612	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	137.93/cwt	134.00–145.00	866	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	657	108.58/cwt	106.00–112.00	713	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	128.87/cwt	125.00–131.00	910	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	135.12/cwt	131.00–138.00	884	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	129.31/cwt	122.50–141.00	737	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	138.47/cwt	128.00–140.00	922	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	130.62/cwt	129.00–132.50	801	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	570	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	764	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	151.16/cwt	144.00–156.00	795	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	174.13/cwt	171.00–179.00	672	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	165.66/cwt	160.00–171.00	692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,075	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	325	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	588	121.77/cwt	118.00–126.00	716	18

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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