Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 550 lbs 2.00-6.00 higher, 550-700 lbs steady to 3.00 lower and over 700 lbs 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Demand uneven. Supply moderate. Seasonally large price spreads seen depending on quality, condition and weaning status. Also large disparity seen by weight class in spots with some 500 lb steers dollaring up more than their 600 lb brothers. Cattle futures continued their positive week Wednesday following a multi-week downward spiral.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.69/cwt on 539 head.

Average price

$165.69

539 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$356

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

$37.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.91

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	167.89	992	423
Medium and Large 1-2	541	160.02	866	98
Large 1	515	154.00	793	11thin
Medium and Large 2	487	130.57	636	7thin

One grade step is worth $37.32/cwt here — about $356 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 sale539 hd

165.69

—

MO average14 barns · 6,624 hd

157.78

+7.91

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	1,607	69.88	1,123	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,765	65.52	1,156	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,292	59.72	772	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	46.18	516	13

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1-2	—	408	146.93/cwt	144.00–151.00	599	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	183.24/cwt	180.50–188.00	775	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	873	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	189.56/cwt	188.00–191.00	703	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	161.98/cwt	158.50–164.00	778	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	153.78/cwt	147.00–156.00	724	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	158.18/cwt	154.00–161.00	620	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	715	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	990	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,182	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	164.61/cwt	155.00–180.75	938	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	150.08/cwt	148.00–151.25	998	38
Steers	Large 1	—	515	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	793	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	183.05/cwt	167.25–195.00	937	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	150.68/cwt	146.00–153.00	878	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	153.95/cwt	149.00–157.00	959	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	182.86/cwt	170.00–193.50	865	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	639	144.30/cwt	142.00–148.50	922	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	165.73/cwt	156.00–184.00	849	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,062	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	149.28/cwt	142.00–152.75	769	46
Heifers	Large 1	—	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	139.17/cwt	135.00–144.00	738	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	125.73/cwt	124.50–127.00	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,008	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,229	53.28/cwt	49.00–58.00	655	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	65.52/cwt	65.00–66.00	1,156	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	813	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	60.07/cwt	58.00–63.00	785	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	55.54/cwt	55.00–56.00	666	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	41.75/cwt	40.00–45.00	438	8
Bulls	—	—	1,593	66.65/cwt	60.00–77.00	1,062	5
Bulls	—	—	1,675	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,441	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	148.84/cwt	148.00–149.50	723	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	140.36/cwt	136.50–143.00	898	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	146.20/cwt	142.00–148.25	908	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	134.87/cwt	133.00–136.00	773	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	146.14/cwt	142.50–149.00	962	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	146.92/cwt	142.00–147.75	827	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,009	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	1,031	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,096	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	452	139.99/cwt	137.00–142.00	633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	947	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	183.09/cwt	176.00–184.00	782	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	142.49/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,039	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	138.67/cwt	134.00–141.00	735	6

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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