Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers mostly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower with some fleshy calves over 550 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to firm. Demand moderate. Lighter run again this week with many producers opting to hold calves until November.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.30/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$138.30

142 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$66

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

$13.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.12

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	143.41	740	32
Medium and Large 1-2	540	137.07	740	106
Medium and Large 2	620	130.00	806	4thin

One grade step is worth $13.41/cwt here — about −$66 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 sale142 hd

138.30

—

MO average15 barns · 5,865 hd

143.42

−5.12

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	1,845	82.00	1,513	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	60.92	878	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,313	59.58	782	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	44.33	472	13

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1-2	—	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	132.05/cwt	125.00–142.00	689	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	112.26/cwt	110.00–114.50	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	143.32/cwt	140.00–145.00	705	6
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	—	410	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	299	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	609	132.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	161.20/cwt	158.00–165.00	821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	173.27/cwt	165.00–175.00	749	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	176.18/cwt	172.00–179.00	832	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	906	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	1,110	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,149	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	146.17/cwt	145.00–148.00	918	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	152.68/cwt	152.00–155.00	899	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	141.32/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,018	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	531	145.19/cwt	144.00–146.00	771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	165.92/cwt	162.00–170.00	863	6
Steers	Large 1	—	680	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	155.72/cwt	154.00–165.00	908	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	144.54/cwt	142.00–147.00	976	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	61.69/cwt	60.00–64.50	893	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	743	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	38.99/cwt	35.00–40.00	372	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	48.91/cwt	48.00–50.00	567	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,488	65.15/cwt	64.00–66.50	969	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	57.72/cwt	53.00–61.50	724	9
Bulls	—	—	1,845	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	144.15/cwt	142.00–145.00	754	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	132.27/cwt	128.00–137.50	751	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	557	125.69/cwt	117.00–128.00	700	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	133.98/cwt	132.00–136.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	150.28/cwt	143.00–153.00	625	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	131.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	833	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	144.51/cwt	144.00–145.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	129.18/cwt	128.00–130.00	884	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	475	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	147.51/cwt	146.00–149.00	690	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	612	115.89/cwt	110.00–120.00	709	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	140.15/cwt	138.00–141.00	917	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	768	5

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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