Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers 600-700 lbs 4.00-12.00 higher, other weights 1.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 525 lbs 6.00-10.00 higher, over 525 lbs 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 lower. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. Buyer friendly condition through much of the feeder offering this week with lots of light, green cattle weighing 650 lbs and down. Feeder cattle are gaining some value from lower trending corn at the moment. The fed cattle trade continues to be a struggle although placement patterns in recent months may bring an improving supply/demand situation a little later in the year.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.68/cwt on 508 head.

Average price

$174.68

508 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$44.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.93

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	175.65	1,039	446
Medium and Large 1-2	526	169.62	892	59
Medium and Large 2	795	131.00	1,041	3thin

One grade step is worth $44.65/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale508 hd

174.68

—

MO average14 barns · 7,833 hd

163.75

+10.93

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	1,813	91.04	1,651	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	64.89	889	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	61.97	812	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,079	53.62	579	16

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	634	154.59/cwt	154.00–155.25	980	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	191.38/cwt	182.00–195.50	591	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	197.35/cwt	191.00–204.00	657	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	176.34/cwt	171.50–183.75	933	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,208	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	167.35/cwt	167.00–168.00	783	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	154.48/cwt	153.50–155.00	1,020	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	921	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	162.04/cwt	161.00–164.00	998	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	192.05/cwt	187.00–199.50	785	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	184.22/cwt	181.50–190.00	862	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	162.09/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,165	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	565	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	944	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	177.57/cwt	171.00–185.25	1,112	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	187.35/cwt	182.00–191.00	757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	172.49/cwt	171.00–174.00	799	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,136	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	171.91/cwt	170.00–176.50	878	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	430	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	800	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	158.94/cwt	158.50–159.50	817	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	440	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	177.97/cwt	174.00–185.00	744	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	688	1
Bulls	—	—	1,545	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,205	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	61.39/cwt	60.00–64.00	793	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	49.70/cwt	45.00–52.00	599	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	54.29/cwt	52.00–56.00	559	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	925	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	64.19/cwt	62.00–66.50	877	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	954	1
Bulls	—	—	1,888	91.86/cwt	90.50–94.00	1,734	4
Bulls	—	—	1,798	95.93/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	390	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	164.13/cwt	159.50–166.00	847	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	161.48/cwt	159.00–162.25	919	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,072	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	170.42/cwt	167.00–175.00	900	82
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	330	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	174.70/cwt	169.50–179.50	851	48
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	425	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	173.01/cwt	170.00–175.00	614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,165	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	166.19/cwt	165.00–176.00	690	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	154.89/cwt	148.00–156.50	1,035	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	177.78/cwt	170.00–181.50	757	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	174.50/cwt	168.00–179.00	651	11

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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