Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers under 500 lbs steady, 500-700 lbs 1.00 to 5.00 higher, Over 700 lbs no recent price comparison. Feeder heifers steady. Demand good. Supply heavy. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.49/cwt on 857 head.

Average price

$164.49

857 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$958

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$21.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.76

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	166.75	985	677
Medium and Large 1-2	552	156.73	865	168
Medium 1	520	146.00	759	10thin
Medium and Large 2	595	145.00	863	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.75/cwt here — about $122 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 sale857 hd

164.49

—

MO average14 barns · 11,012 hd

159.73

+4.76

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	1,108	77.71	861	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	57.72	798	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	48.88	616	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	37.78	386	21

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	154.30/cwt	154.30–154.30	1,103	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	154.70/cwt	150.00–159.50	837	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	174.72/cwt	170.00–180.00	802	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	152.59/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,109	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	148.80/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,161	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	450	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	700	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,134	16
Steers	Medium 1	—	590	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	500	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	155.22/cwt	150.00–158.00	950	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	174.74/cwt	167.00–178.00	767	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	161.75/cwt	159.00–170.00	749	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	145.22/cwt	143.00–147.00	964	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	156.18/cwt	151.00–161.00	887	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	166.44/cwt	158.00–172.00	1,020	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	171.21/cwt	164.00–179.00	887	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	182.08/cwt	178.50–186.00	776	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,160	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,238	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	508	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	671	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	465	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	181.80/cwt	180.00–188.00	662	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	170.19/cwt	164.00–176.00	960	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	158.40/cwt	150.00–163.25	1,074	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	146.73/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,205	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	139.35/cwt	137.00–141.00	712	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	160.48/cwt	154.00–164.25	685	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	46.28/cwt	42.00–50.50	483	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	54.59/cwt	50.00–56.00	724	9
Bulls	—	—	1,087	78.50/cwt	75.00–82.50	853	16
Bulls	—	—	1,445	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	939	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	25.23/cwt	20.00–32.00	265	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	35.81/cwt	32.00–40.00	355	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	60.06/cwt	58.00–62.50	855	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	40.23/cwt	39.00–42.00	504	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	731	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	53.13/cwt	50.00–56.00	673	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,144	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,106	851.92/cwt	750.00–950.00	9,422	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	1,190.17/cwt	1,030.00–1,350.00	11,580	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	17,995	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,092.00/cwt	950.00–1,310.00	12,613	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	850	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	14,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	150.05/cwt	145.00–159.00	636	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	958	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	144.33/cwt	138.00–149.75	834	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	142.27/cwt	139.00–150.50	881	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	139.60/cwt	138.00–144.00	934	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	149.34/cwt	144.00–155.00	780	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	134.77/cwt	132.00–140.00	877	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	139.06/cwt	132.00–145.00	788	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	845	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	148.00/cwt	145.00–150.50	715	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	157.64/cwt	151.00–166.00	749	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	138.97/cwt	130.00–146.00	713	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	164.03/cwt	163.75–165.00	707	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	139.77/cwt	137.00–143.50	1,030	27

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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