Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 550 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, 550-750 lbs steady to 2.00 higher and a few over 750 lbs 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, 500-600 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower and over 600 lbs unevenly steady. Slaughter cows steady. Demand uneven. Supply moderate. Fall feeder contracts in the 155.00/cwt area continue to lend strength to the light and mid-weight cattle. The feedlot trade is once again at 114.00/cwt this week which is a major frustration as there is several dollars worth of slack in fed prices built up during the backlog that sellers can't get a hold of until captive and overall supplies of market ready cattle are reduced and we can't sell the heavier cattle very well until feeders are able to capture a larger share of their end product.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.76/cwt on 503 head.

Average price

$161.76

503 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$906

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$37.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.76

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	498	164.58	820	99
Medium and Large 1	577	162.49	938	380
Medium 1-2	390	161.00	628	6thin
Medium and Large 2	562	133.08	748	12thin
Large 1	630	127.00	800	6thin

One grade step is worth $37.58/cwt here — about $20 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 sale503 hd

161.76

—

MO average18 barns · 17,263 hd

152.00

+9.76

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	1,696	73.84	1,252	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,399	62.41	873	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	54.12	697	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,166	47.11	549	16

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	618	129.61/cwt	129.00–129.75	801	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	505	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	833	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	157.91/cwt	154.00–162.50	584	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	148.77/cwt	148.50–150.00	949	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	148.46/cwt	144.00–151.00	762	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	153.59/cwt	147.00–161.50	951	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	172.65/cwt	170.00–175.50	820	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	131.72/cwt	128.50–134.50	753	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	188.20/cwt	184.50–190.00	694	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	180.47/cwt	176.50–186.00	776	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	685	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	189.02/cwt	172.00–200.00	622	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	141.73/cwt	140.00–143.75	1,005	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	184.78/cwt	178.00–187.00	878	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	179.43/cwt	168.00–189.00	920	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	154.00/cwt	145.00–163.00	742	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	41.87/cwt	40.00–43.00	486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	153.15/cwt	149.00–157.25	648	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	445	143.44/cwt	140.00–145.50	638	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	121.82/cwt	121.00–122.50	1,005	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	139.25/cwt	134.00–142.25	720	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	705	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	941	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	148.91/cwt	136.00–155.00	992	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	146.15/cwt	144.50–149.00	687	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	125.35/cwt	124.25–127.00	925	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	509	134.26/cwt	131.00–134.75	683	24
Bulls	—	—	1,927	78.36/cwt	75.00–82.50	1,510	6
Bulls	—	—	1,446	68.65/cwt	65.00–73.00	993	7
Bulls	—	—	2,055	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,706	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	644	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	53.59/cwt	52.00–57.50	701	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,534.80/cwt	1,400.00–1,575.00	18,955	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	520	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	655	3
Steers	Large 1	—	590	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	758	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	48.94/cwt	47.00–51.00	572	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	875	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	55.22/cwt	54.00–56.50	854	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	735	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	959	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,271	1,080.38/cwt	830.00–1,300.00	13,732	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	785	11
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	390	161.00/cwt	157.00–165.00	628	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	940	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	151.50/cwt	149.50–157.00	886	18
Steers	Large 1	—	670	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	164.03/cwt	160.00–172.00	838	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	160.01/cwt	155.00–167.00	926	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	177.95/cwt	176.00–182.00	755	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	965.57/cwt	960.00–975.00	11,877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	128.06/cwt	124.00–131.00	668	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	395	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	126.56/cwt	124.50–130.00	745	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	147.40/cwt	140.00–152.00	567	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	188.06/cwt	181.00–195.00	523	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	147.71/cwt	145.00–156.00	471	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	137.76/cwt	122.00–147.50	785	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	141.46/cwt	131.00–145.25	672	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	179.48/cwt	179.00–180.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	119.26/cwt	118.50–122.00	850	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	162.93/cwt	151.00–171.00	684	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	121.98/cwt	121.00–124.00	943	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	148.13/cwt	142.50–155.00	627	25

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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