Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last trended sale three weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers 1.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 compared to two weeks ago. Supply light. Demand good. March corn gained nearly 9 cents Wednesday at 5.52/bu. Demand is picking up seasonally for the grazing flesh steers under 625 lbs, a trend which may be more pronounced this year with the large premiums seen in the fall feeder contracts based partly on their ability to eat some potentially cheaper 2021 corn.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.62/cwt on 326 head.

Average price

$149.62

326 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$24.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.78

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	619	150.50	932	256
Medium and Large 1-2	594	148.14	880	63
Medium 1-2	530	136.00	721	3thin
Medium and Large 2	655	126.50	829	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.00/cwt here — about $103 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 sale326 hd

149.62

—

MO average18 barns · 12,119 hd

144.84

+4.78

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	2,009	77.56	1,558	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	58.86	893	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	52.29	635	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	43.79	501	13

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Bulls	—	—	2,009	77.56/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,558	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	51.00/cwt	50.00–52.00	682	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	52.51/cwt	52.00–54.00	626	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	56.60/cwt	55.00–58.00	872	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	61.12/cwt	60.00–62.00	914	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	46.64/cwt	42.00–49.00	536	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	585	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	668	119.43/cwt	115.50–126.00	798	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	135.23/cwt	133.50–136.00	975	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	129.85/cwt	129.00–132.00	992	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	139.24/cwt	137.00–140.50	678	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	171.27/cwt	170.00–172.00	827	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	137.07/cwt	134.00–140.00	935	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	155.52/cwt	153.50–157.00	897	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	142.16/cwt	141.00–142.50	755	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	138.29/cwt	130.00–143.25	799	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	585	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	128.51/cwt	121.00–131.00	799	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	172.03/cwt	161.00–178.00	895	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	117.02/cwt	114.00–120.00	772	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	964	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	141.96/cwt	139.00–145.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	423	120.71/cwt	111.00–127.50	511	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	530	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	721	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	515	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	36.40/cwt	32.00–42.00	426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	141.40/cwt	141.00–142.00	452	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	177.43/cwt	175.00–180.00	674	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	794.13/cwt	700.00–835.00	8,815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	634	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	127.90/cwt	124.00–130.00	796	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	148.08/cwt	140.00–153.00	837	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	165.37/cwt	165.00–165.50	799	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	134.40/cwt	134.00–135.00	681	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	128.91/cwt	122.00–135.00	745	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	160.44/cwt	152.00–161.50	852	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	134.83/cwt	131.00–136.50	897	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	130.49/cwt	128.00–134.00	625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	141.11/cwt	136.00–145.00	902	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	146.42/cwt	138.00–151.50	908	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	773	7

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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