Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special note: No sale Thanksgiving week.

Compared to last week, Feeder steers under 550 lbs 2.00 to 8.00 higher, Over 550 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady to firm, 600 -700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate to 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 $168.85/cwt on 648 head.

Average price

$168.85

648 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$26.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.96

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	172.08	1,000	521
Medium and Large 1-2	576	157.58	907	101
Medium and Large 2	491	151.80	745	10thin
Large 1	615	145.63	896	16thin

One grade step is worth $26.45/cwt here — about $105 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 sale648 hd

168.85

—

MO average16 barns · 11,962 hd

160.89

+7.96

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	1,466	62.82	921	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,366	54.89	750	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	43.07	540	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,053	31.62	333	61

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	—	674	144.29/cwt	138.00–148.00	973	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	143.50/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,040	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	148.06/cwt	137.50–150.00	791	31
Heifers	Large 1	—	735	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	941	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	132.06/cwt	128.00–136.00	957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	958	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	160.53/cwt	154.50–163.00	865	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	159.06/cwt	154.00–162.00	903	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	180.76/cwt	168.00–186.00	927	53
Steers	Large 1	—	550	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	191.02/cwt	180.00–196.00	821	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	785	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	575	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	911	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	713	4
Steers	Large 1	—	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	170.14/cwt	158.00–173.00	987	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	161.58/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,007	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	184.51/cwt	184.00–185.00	696	19
Steers	Large 1	—	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	183.20/cwt	174.00–188.00	885	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	690	170.25/cwt	170.25–170.25	1,175	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	750	162.25/cwt	162.25–162.25	1,217	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	147.33/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,213	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	162.14/cwt	161.50–162.75	1,180	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	162.42/cwt	152.50–165.50	1,070	21
Steers	Large 1	—	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	146.61/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,133	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	144.56/cwt	141.00–147.00	768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	135.22/cwt	134.00–135.50	772	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	147.81/cwt	140.00–155.00	714	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	124.76/cwt	123.50–125.50	838	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	425	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	725	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,233	43.50/cwt	42.00–45.00	536	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	51.89/cwt	48.00–55.00	697	12
Bulls	—	—	1,705	77.77/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,326	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	21.60/cwt	12.00–28.00	235	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	32.88/cwt	30.00–35.00	329	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	41.71/cwt	39.50–46.00	471	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	58.81/cwt	56.00–67.50	825	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	50.32/cwt	45.00–54.00	674	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	38.24/cwt	32.00–44.00	458	18
Bulls	—	—	1,433	60.78/cwt	40.00–72.00	871	22
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	12,155	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,001	799.46/cwt	700.00–860.00	8,003	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	134.32/cwt	130.00–140.00	630	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	148.61/cwt	141.50–155.00	915	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	155.11/cwt	150.00–162.00	745	52
Heifers	Medium 1	—	440	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	815	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	148.89/cwt	148.25–149.25	981	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	655	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	146.55/cwt	142.00–151.00	693	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	159.46/cwt	157.00–161.00	662	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	135.12/cwt	132.00–138.50	840	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	136.15/cwt	128.00–144.00	715	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	135.61/cwt	129.00–140.00	778	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	158.00/cwt	155.00–160.00	597	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	155.30/cwt	152.00–161.00	506	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	140.43/cwt	138.00–143.00	812	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	697	3

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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