Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Based on limited comparisons with last week, feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to firm. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand good. Supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.46/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$156.46

124 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$921

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$10.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.31

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	161.23	929	57
Medium and Large 1-2	611	152.66	933	59
Medium and Large 2	513	150.48	771	8thin

One grade step is worth $10.75/cwt here — about $158 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 sale124 hd

156.46

—

MO average13 barns · 5,726 hd

157.77

−1.31

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	—	Average	1,810	72.12	1,306	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,418	63.22	896	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	60.37	776	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	41.80	443	17

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	818	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	157.45/cwt	153.00–162.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	134.04/cwt	132.00–135.50	902	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	152.11/cwt	149.00–157.00	710	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	140.99/cwt	140.50–141.50	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,050	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	172.76/cwt	166.00–177.00	888	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	155.29/cwt	155.00–156.00	955	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	169.16/cwt	165.00–175.50	800	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	615	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	670	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	938	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	183.17/cwt	181.00–186.00	771	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,023	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	156.60/cwt	155.00–160.00	896	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	150.96/cwt	149.00–153.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	145.87/cwt	145.00–149.00	996	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	675	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	924	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	836	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	140.40/cwt	134.00–142.50	1,106	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	735	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,080	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	780	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,135	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	783	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	146.15/cwt	141.00–150.00	761	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,470	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	1,055.53/cwt	1,000.00–1,130.00	12,529	3
Bulls	—	—	2,037	81.67/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,664	3
Bulls	—	—	1,640	64.96/cwt	55.00–71.00	1,065	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	58.12/cwt	52.00–65.00	747	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	67.58/cwt	67.00–68.00	867	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	65.94/cwt	65.00–67.00	1,057	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	62.13/cwt	55.00–65.00	835	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	47.56/cwt	44.00–50.00	519	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	41.02/cwt	33.00–44.00	432	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	145	1

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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