Sale reports / Missouri / South Central Regional Stockyards / 2021-08-18

South Central Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Aug 18
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817
Feeder Cattle receipts
947 head
350 vs last sale 1,297 173 vs year ago 774 · +22.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
12 vs last sale 87 45 vs year ago 30 · +150.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
10 vs last sale 5 7 vs year ago 8 · +87.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs 3.00-8.00 higher, over 650 lbs steady. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. Feeder futures made large advances Wednesday after being lower earlier in the week. Friday's Cattle on Feed report is expected to contain a third straight friendly placement number.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.85/cwt on 405 head.
Average price
$157.85
405 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$902
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$250
per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.16
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1555164.509135thin
Medium and Large 1589158.10930243
Medium and Large 1-2552157.56869149
Medium and Large 2438151.506638thin
One grade step is worth $13.00/cwt here — about $250 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 sale405 hd
157.85
MO average12 barns · 6,319 hd
150.69
+7.16
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
BullsLow1,73284.711,4674thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43869.109945thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32669.009157thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12654.1661025

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Bulls1,41572.00/cwt72.00–72.001,0191
Bulls1,83888.95/cwt88.00–90.001,6353
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1971,187.77/cwt1,050.00–1,310.0014,2185
HeifersMedium and Large 1875123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0767
HeifersMedium and Large 1585164.12/cwt162.00–167.0096050
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475160.17/cwt158.00–165.0076120
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2370171.37/cwt167.00–174.006348
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2527159.39/cwt153.00–164.0084043
HeifersMedium and Large 2485146.00/cwt146.00–146.007084
HeifersMedium and Large 1612160.16/cwt152.75–165.0098028
HeifersMedium and Large 1473165.78/cwt165.00–166.0078418
HeifersMedium and Large 1671147.56/cwt142.50–156.0099026
HeifersMedium 1555164.50/cwt164.50–164.509135
HeifersMedium and Large 1721140.86/cwt140.00–141.501,0167
HeifersMedium and Large 1418167.16/cwt166.00–169.0069921
SteersMedium and Large 1515184.55/cwt173.50–190.2595025
SteersMedium and Large 1635162.41/cwt158.75–167.001,03140
SteersMedium and Large 1574171.92/cwt168.50–176.5098729
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy690152.75/cwt152.75–152.751,0546
HeifersMedium and Large 1514165.82/cwt164.50–167.5085259
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2583157.33/cwt152.00–165.0091723
SteersMedium and Large 2635145.25/cwt145.25–145.259224
SteersMedium and Large 1-2566162.14/cwt155.00–167.5091835
SteersMedium and Large 2795131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0417
SteersMedium and Large 1-2427182.80/cwt181.00–184.0078110
SteersMedium and Large 2655144.52/cwt142.00–147.009474
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2717134.41/cwt130.00–141.009648
SteersMedium and Large 1-2682151.07/cwt147.50–157.501,03038
SteersMedium and Large 2733135.35/cwt133.25–143.009929
SteersMedium and Large 1-2364187.19/cwt181.00–199.0068110
SteersMedium and Large 2430155.00/cwt155.00–155.006673
SteersMedium and Large 2585151.29/cwt151.00–152.008857
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423163.32/cwt156.00–167.006918
SteersMedium and Large 1700151.32/cwt151.00–151.751,0597
SteersMedium and Large 1820137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,1283
SteersMedium and Large 1-2480176.00/cwt176.00–176.008459
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600160.25/cwt160.25–160.259626
SteersMedium and Large 1-2703147.49/cwt145.50–149.501,03714
SteersMedium and Large 1768145.21/cwt136.00–156.001,11532
SteersMedium and Large 1480180.98/cwt180.00–182.008694
SteersMedium and Large 1-2511166.62/cwt164.00–172.0085125
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned665146.50/cwt146.50–146.5097410
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned580161.50/cwt161.50–161.509375
SteersMedium and Large 1655156.07/cwt153.50–159.501,02217
SteersMedium and Large 1435186.69/cwt180.00–189.0081215
HeifersMedium and Large 2390157.00/cwt157.00–157.006124
HeifersMedium and Large 1755139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,05327
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2675144.25/cwt144.25–144.259747
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2619157.44/cwt146.00–165.5097532
BullsMedium and Large 1-2470155.00/cwt155.00–155.007293
BullsMedium and Large 1-2508151.50/cwt151.00–152.007704
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39573.00/cwt73.00–73.001,0181
CowsLean 85-90%1,15157.34/cwt52.00–62.0066018
CowsLean 85-90%1,07646.95/cwt45.00–52.005054
CowsLean 85-90%95534.00/cwt33.00–35.003252
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32367.99/cwt64.00–70.009005
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33371.53/cwt71.00–72.009532
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44968.13/cwt65.00–70.009874
CowsLean 85-90%1,21066.00/cwt66.00–66.007991

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.