Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale three weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers 2,00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate. Good buying condition seen on several of the lighter cattle coming out of the past couple weeks of harsh winter weather. Packers seem to still be in control of the fed trade this week despite strong cutout values with prices looking to be steady to maybe 1.00/cwt higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.51/cwt on 525 head.

Average price

$155.51

525 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$97

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

$3.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.02

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	545	158.58	865	81
Medium and Large 1	621	154.95	962	444

One grade step is worth $3.62/cwt here — about −$97 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 sale525 hd

155.51

—

MO average15 barns · 13,472 hd

149.49

+6.02

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	1,796	81.16	1,458	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,492	60.89	908	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	55.74	686	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,095	43.58	477	12

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	148.22/cwt	141.00–151.00	627	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	632	136.30/cwt	136.00–136.50	861	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	162.21/cwt	158.00–166.00	602	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	173.19/cwt	171.00–180.00	738	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	133.69/cwt	126.00–137.50	817	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	123.04/cwt	121.00–126.25	833	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	126.05/cwt	125.00–126.75	911	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	150.52/cwt	148.50–155.00	706	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	139.67/cwt	136.50–144.00	1,014	100
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	160.98/cwt	151.00–167.00	939	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	958	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	182.25/cwt	171.00–190.00	878	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	144.98/cwt	140.00–148.00	971	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	140.84/cwt	138.75–143.00	818	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	152.28/cwt	149.00–155.00	637	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	151.27/cwt	148.00–158.00	939	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	187.30/cwt	181.00–189.50	762	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	192.73/cwt	189.00–194.50	719	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	875	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	60.83/cwt	60.00–61.50	925	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	787	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	608	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	48.92/cwt	45.00–52.00	646	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	46.63/cwt	45.00–51.50	521	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	42.40/cwt	40.00–43.00	471	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	244	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	56.60/cwt	52.00–60.00	687	17
Bulls	—	—	1,796	81.16/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	163.08/cwt	160.00–168.00	856	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	430	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	143.11/cwt	140.00–143.75	770	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,010.26/cwt	990.00–1,040.00	12,153	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	17,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	130.45/cwt	130.00–131.00	948	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	82.25/cwt	79.00–92.00	777	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	139.00/cwt	133.00–142.00	741	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	114.75/cwt	114.50–115.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	419	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	763	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	168.26/cwt	163.00–173.50	786	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	174.00/cwt	171.00–179.00	887	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	1,092	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	118.12/cwt	115.00–121.00	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	142.45/cwt	137.50–145.00	893	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	137.56/cwt	136.00–138.00	919	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	983	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	129.61/cwt	126.00–131.00	855	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	769	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	157.43/cwt	151.00–161.00	905	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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