Sale reports / Missouri / South Central Regional Stockyards / 2021-09-15

South Central Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Sep 15
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,617 head
385 vs last sale 1,232 189 vs year ago 1,806 · 10.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
61 vs last sale 64 4 vs year ago 121 · +3.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
5 vs last sale 0 15 vs year ago 20 · 75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers steady to 4.00 lower with several near 600 lbs 5.00-8,00 lower. Feeder heifers 4.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Demand moderate. Supply moderate. Overall quality and condition was not as attractive as the previous sale. Feeder futures were lower Wednesday with corn moving higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $166.37/cwt on 678 head.
Average price
$166.37
678 head · 604 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,004
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$299
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$24.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.60
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1621169.311,051470
Medium and Large 1-2567161.34915184
Medium and Large 2556148.0082320
Medium 2520144.507514thin
One grade step is worth $24.81/cwt here — about $299 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 sale678 hd
166.37
MO average16 barns · 10,543 hd
159.78
+6.60
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
BullsLow1,64980.941,3359thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36966.969177thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,33765.1787112
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07053.9057730

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1-2475166.74/cwt160.00–171.0079243
SteersMedium and Large 1579174.30/cwt159.00–180.001,009189
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2426151.76/cwt145.00–162.0064618
HeifersMedium and Large 2485141.00/cwt141.00–141.006843
SteersMedium and Large 2581145.40/cwt142.00–154.0084515
SteersMedium and Large 1-2745141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0505
SteersMedium and Large 1-2586156.89/cwt155.00–161.0091941
SteersMedium and Large 2481155.79/cwt155.00–157.007495
HeifersMedium and Large 1860119.50/cwt119.50–119.501,0283
HeifersMedium and Large 1661146.68/cwt144.25–148.2597051
SteersMedium and Large 1783149.85/cwt146.50–152.001,17315
SteersMedium and Large 1418182.59/cwt181.00–185.007635
SteersMedium and Large 1860149.25/cwt149.25–149.251,2848
SteersMedium and Large 1-2619159.68/cwt150.00–164.0098858
SteersMedium and Large 1674163.56/cwt153.75–166.501,10264
SteersMedium and Large 1529177.23/cwt164.00–184.0093857
SteersMedium and Large 1714163.22/cwt155.00–167.751,16577
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed465175.00/cwt175.00–175.008144
SteersMedium and Large 1471177.68/cwt172.00–184.008379
SteersMedium and Large 1-2429173.54/cwt167.00–178.007445
SteersMedium and Large 1-2509166.88/cwt155.00–170.0084916
SteersMedium and Large 1-2677156.73/cwt154.25–158.001,06112
SteersMedium and Large 1815143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,1703
BullsMedium and Large 1-2673117.37/cwt116.00–120.007903
BullsMedium and Large 1-2530137.51/cwt137.00–138.007294
BullsMedium and Large 1-2330168.00/cwt168.00–168.005546
BullsMedium and Large 1-2569137.08/cwt133.50–139.007808
BullsMedium and Large 1-2380166.00/cwt166.00–166.006313
BullsMedium and Large 1-2474156.78/cwt155.00–158.007435
CowsLean 85-90%1,10955.30/cwt52.00–60.5061323
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34369.79/cwt69.00–70.509373
CowsBoner 80-85%1,59370.72/cwt70.00–71.501,1272
CowsLean 85-90%94149.32/cwt45.00–50.004647
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38964.83/cwt63.50–66.009004
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28664.06/cwt60.00–67.0082410
Bulls1,57579.53/cwt65.00–83.001,2537
Bulls1,90885.89/cwt85.00–87.001,6392
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5651,190.00/cwt1,190.00–1,190.0018,6242
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2531147.45/cwt146.00–148.007837
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2577145.74/cwt141.00–153.0084135
BullsMedium and Large 1-2628134.21/cwt130.50–138.008434
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425173.00/cwt173.00–173.007354
HeifersMedium and Large 1538158.03/cwt154.50–161.5085052
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy645141.50/cwt141.50–141.509138
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2345149.00/cwt149.00–149.005143
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471147.56/cwt141.00–155.0069538
HeifersMedium and Large 1485157.00/cwt157.00–157.007613
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2631142.89/cwt138.00–146.2590236
HeifersMedium and Large 2570122.00/cwt122.00–122.006957
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2685133.31/cwt131.00–136.0091310
HeifersMedium and Large 1735135.72/cwt134.00–137.5099828
HeifersMedium and Large 1555156.00/cwt153.00–158.5086673
HeifersMedium and Large 1780132.25/cwt132.25–132.251,0329
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2378157.19/cwt155.00–162.005946
HeifersMedium 2615127.50/cwt127.50–127.507845
HeifersMedium and Large 1629148.55/cwt146.00–156.25934101
SteersMedium and Large 1619165.39/cwt164.00–169.501,02443
SteersMedium 2520144.50/cwt144.50–144.507514

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.