Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good. Supply moderate. Cattle futures lost ground Wednesday but have been trending higher lately due partly to recent strength seen in the fed cattle trade. The potential for rain in the forecast would be welcome in this area as soil moisture has deteriorated rapidly over the past few weeks.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.61/cwt on 269 head.

Average price

$160.61

269 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$938

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$32.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.95

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	163.58	949	193
Medium and Large 1-2	587	155.45	913	68
Medium 1	665	134.00	891	5thin
Medium and Large 2	600	131.00	786	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.58/cwt here — about $163 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 sale269 hd

160.61

—

MO average14 barns · 9,957 hd

154.66

+5.95

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	—	Low	1,709	80.18	1,370	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,293	65.60	848	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	65.47	962	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	52.78	536	10

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	192.41/cwt	187.00–199.00	797	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	897	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	173.01/cwt	170.00–175.00	919	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	157.78/cwt	157.25–158.50	950	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	164.24/cwt	161.00–165.00	925	16
Heifers	Medium 2	—	270	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	375	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	152.91/cwt	149.50–156.00	804	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	148.34/cwt	146.00–151.00	918	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	134.74/cwt	134.50–135.00	833	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	665	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	891	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	70.60/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,017	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	64.10/cwt	60.00–68.00	801	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	911	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	949	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	157.00/cwt	154.00–160.00	659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	164.59/cwt	158.00–171.75	951	48
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,130.75/cwt	950.00–1,220.00	13,569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	147.87/cwt	141.00–152.50	753	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	1,029	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	173.49/cwt	172.00–175.00	829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	152.24/cwt	151.00–153.00	583	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	946	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	142.11/cwt	128.00–150.00	803	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	125.58/cwt	125.00–127.00	820	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	178.08/cwt	172.00–183.00	643	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	167.56/cwt	161.00–174.00	863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	149.35/cwt	141.50–153.00	854	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	1,054	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	152.20/cwt	151.00–153.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	149.80/cwt	147.00–152.50	701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	150.08/cwt	148.50–151.75	1,013	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	881	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	187.42/cwt	173.00–192.00	894	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	860	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,028	4
Bulls	—	—	1,598	66.96/cwt	58.00–76.00	1,070	2
Bulls	—	—	1,783	89.00/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,587	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	57.50/cwt	50.00–60.00	585	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	301	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	49.28/cwt	48.00–50.00	523	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	65.47/cwt	63.00–68.00	962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	155.21/cwt	152.50–156.00	716	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	141.63/cwt	137.00–142.50	858	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	145.13/cwt	144.00–149.00	801	9

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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