Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher on a light test. Feeder heifers 2.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate. More new crop calves in the mix this week. Fed cattle have traded from 120.00-123.00/cwt so far this week, around 3.00-5.00/cwt higher. The arrow is pointing up on the cattle right now with the demand side of the equation rolling and plenty more upside if we can ever gain some leverage on the supply end and chip away at massive packer margins.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.93/cwt on 381 head.

Average price

$173.93

381 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$117

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

$36.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.41

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	479	176.47	846	26
Medium and Large 1	539	174.33	940	349
Large 1	690	139.50	963	6thin

One grade step is worth $36.97/cwt here — about −$117 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 sale381 hd

173.93

—

MO average15 barns · 11,034 hd

160.52

+13.41

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	1,687	85.37	1,440	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	64.18	881	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	62.79	780	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	51.09	565	17

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	—	—	1,717	92.86/cwt	84.00–98.00	1,594	5
Bulls	—	—	1,613	66.65/cwt	62.00–72.00	1,075	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	62.79/cwt	58.00–66.00	780	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	64.18/cwt	63.00–65.00	881	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	54.15/cwt	50.00–58.00	614	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	45.49/cwt	35.00–50.00	481	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	158.60/cwt	158.00–159.00	958	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	1,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	190.60/cwt	186.00–197.00	808	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,053	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	194.68/cwt	186.00–208.00	726	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	430	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	778	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	152.45/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,035	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	186.97/cwt	183.00–190.00	884	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	166.80/cwt	160.00–171.00	962	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	164.62/cwt	162.00–168.00	621	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	196.18/cwt	192.00–199.00	622	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	970	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	163.76/cwt	161.00–170.00	547	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	148.51/cwt	143.00–151.00	869	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	184.78/cwt	181.00–187.75	939	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	675	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	986	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	157.53/cwt	151.00–165.25	811	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	113.25/cwt	113.25–113.25	1,059	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	162.25/cwt	156.50–168.00	779	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	140.54/cwt	136.00–142.25	932	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	550	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	908	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	913	5
Steers	Large 1	—	690	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	963	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	166.78/cwt	157.50–176.00	764	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	170.39/cwt	156.50–178.00	913	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	150.95/cwt	146.00–155.00	693	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	150.45/cwt	129.50–157.50	796	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,076.90/cwt	900.00–1,160.00	13,170	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	136.56/cwt	134.00–141.75	870	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	171.74/cwt	170.00–176.00	725	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	159.12/cwt	155.00–163.00	686	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	189.98/cwt	187.00–193.00	690	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	180.55/cwt	172.00–190.00	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	148.36/cwt	141.50–152.00	771	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	141.64/cwt	138.00–148.00	826	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	134.41/cwt	125.00–138.50	878	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	134.63/cwt	130.00–137.00	785	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	174.40/cwt	172.00–177.00	738	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.

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