Sale reports / Missouri / South Central Regional Stockyards / 2021-04-28

South Central Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Apr 28
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817
Feeder Cattle receipts
771 head
241 vs last sale 1,012 482 vs year ago 1,253 · 38.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
64 vs last sale 72 3 vs year ago 139 · 2.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
52 vs last sale 8 110 vs year ago 170 · 64.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers 6.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Demand moderate. Supply moderate. Offering mostly fall calves again but without some of the larger reputation consignments we saw last week. Feeders are lower this week with feed costs continuing to rise although corn futures did ease back on Wednesday. Projected cost of gain for cattle going on feed is now around 1.15/lb. On the fed side, prices have faded after making a push higher a few weeks ago with sales steady to 1.00 lower so far this week and no signs of any leverage to improve the market on the horizon.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $159.23/cwt on 302 head.
Average price
$159.23
302 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$819
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$93
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$40.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.62
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2406170.0569042
Medium and Large 1528158.83839248
Medium and Large 2603129.7978212thin
One grade step is worth $40.26/cwt here — about −$93 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 sale302 hd
159.23
MO average16 barns · 8,134 hd
150.62
+8.62
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,78482.251,46714
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40360.5385014
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23060.4474322
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07947.3751140

Every lot, as filed

51 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1477173.35/cwt162.00–185.0082772
BullsMedium and Large 1-2535131.80/cwt128.50–134.007055
BullsMedium and Large 1-2580123.50/cwt123.50–123.507162
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2579127.49/cwt126.50–128.507388
SteersMedium and Large 1625141.04/cwt141.00–141.5088214
HeifersMedium and Large 1295159.50/cwt159.50–159.504714
HeifersMedium and Large 1527138.06/cwt135.00–140.2572845
HeifersMedium and Large 1684126.68/cwt125.00–129.008667
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700121.00/cwt121.00–121.008474
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2463141.70/cwt140.00–144.006567
SteersMedium and Large 1420179.37/cwt176.00–182.0075317
SteersMedium and Large 1385178.09/cwt171.00–181.0068617
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38460.19/cwt56.00–63.0083313
SteersMedium and Large 1573146.70/cwt142.50–151.2584152
SteersMedium and Large 1527163.65/cwt151.00–171.0086224
HeifersMedium and Large 1420146.21/cwt142.00–148.5061432
HeifersMedium and Large 1463144.67/cwt140.00–145.5067023
SteersMedium and Large 1705134.00/cwt134.00–134.009456
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned640115.00/cwt115.00–115.0073617
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,65565.00/cwt65.00–65.001,0761
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24063.82/cwt63.25–64.507913
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22859.91/cwt56.00–62.5073619
Bulls1,77874.46/cwt72.00–80.001,3244
Bulls1,78685.37/cwt82.00–91.501,52510
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1011,647.50/cwt1,400.00–1,740.0018,1394
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2255174.00/cwt174.00–174.0044414
SteersMedium and Large 1-2226206.72/cwt204.00–209.004677
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2425144.00/cwt144.00–144.006125
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy750125.25/cwt125.25–125.259394
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy608137.00/cwt137.00–137.0083315
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,343970.53/cwt870.00–1,220.0013,03414
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed395162.00/cwt162.00–162.006403
SteersMedium and Large 1-2424166.15/cwt159.00–168.0070420
SteersMedium and Large 1-2469158.15/cwt155.00–161.007428
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2888940.20/cwt850.00–1,000.008,3495
CowsLean 85-90%96340.81/cwt35.00–45.0039316
CowsLean 85-90%1,15751.75/cwt48.00–56.0059924
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2531132.88/cwt131.50–135.007065
BullsMedium and Large 1-2615123.70/cwt123.00–125.5076110
BullsMedium and Large 1-2473141.00/cwt137.00–144.006676
SteersMedium and Large 1-2388172.50/cwt172.00–173.006694
SteersMedium and Large 2628127.08/cwt123.00–131.007986
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy590122.50/cwt122.50–122.5072317
HeifersMedium and Large 1620129.09/cwt125.75–131.7580027
HeifersMedium and Large 1383147.73/cwt142.00–151.5056625
HeifersMedium and Large 1563134.32/cwt128.50–137.2575622
SteersMedium and Large 1-2555139.00/cwt139.00–139.007713
SteersMedium and Large 2670118.00/cwt118.00–118.007913
SteersMedium and Large 2485147.00/cwt147.00–147.007133
SteersMedium and Large 1308191.51/cwt191.00–192.005904
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned620138.00/cwt138.00–138.0085623

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.