Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 500 lbs 3.00-6.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady except several near 500 lbs fully 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate. Lots of nice quality cattle this week, The feeder market continues to be strong, especially in the lighter weight cattle, while the feedlot trade is a struggle as the industry is once again hampered by worker shortages and reduced slaughter volumes,

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.26/cwt on 979 head.

Average price

$174.26

979 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,055

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$123

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$50.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.40

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	450	198.75	894	21
Medium and Large 1	610	174.60	1,065	885
Medium and Large 1-2	564	171.57	968	45
Medium and Large 2	565	151.88	858	8thin
Large 1	684	148.70	1,017	20

One grade step is worth $50.05/cwt here — about −$123 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 sale979 hd

174.26

—

MO average18 barns · 21,817 hd

171.87

+2.40

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	—	High	1,780	85.25	1,517	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,579	67.36	1,064	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	58.36	735	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,060	38.65	410	18

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2Value Added	—	575	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	530	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	856	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	167.99/cwt	164.00–174.00	942	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	181.69/cwt	178.00–191.00	943	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	450	198.75/cwt	198.75–198.75	894	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	189.97/cwt	187.00–193.00	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	166.42/cwt	160.00–168.50	1,120	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	185.14/cwt	180.00–189.00	887	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	179.08/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,012	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	158.00/cwt	154.00–162.00	948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,073	3
Steers	Large 1	—	705	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,029	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	155.71/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,182	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	205.90/cwt	200.00–212.00	873	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	183.57/cwt	177.00–196.00	982	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	163.02/cwt	152.50–165.00	1,177	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	151.76/cwt	147.50–153.75	1,222	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	204.23/cwt	202.50–206.00	970	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	878	6
Steers	Large 1Value Added	—	705	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,029	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	617	166.78/cwt	164.00–167.25	1,029	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	167.15/cwt	164.00–174.50	1,035	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	203.02/cwt	193.00–209.00	972	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	658	156.65/cwt	149.50–159.00	1,031	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	593	174.71/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,036	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	740	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,169	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	809	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	799	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	161.56/cwt	153.00–165.00	834	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	136.25/cwt	136.00–136.50	899	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	614	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	706	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	68.73/cwt	66.00–71.50	1,063	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	58.36/cwt	55.00–60.00	735	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	30.29/cwt	28.00–32.50	286	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	41.17/cwt	38.50–47.00	445	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,252	51.68/cwt	48.50–55.00	647	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	63.92/cwt	62.50–65.50	1,061	2
Bulls	—	—	1,975	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,797	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	83.33/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,429	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	866.14/cwt	700.00–1,070.00	10,160	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	158.93/cwt	153.00–163.00	901	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	171.36/cwt	165.50–177.00	814	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	153.64/cwt	150.50–156.00	939	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	725	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	145.07/cwt	141.50–147.50	923	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	139.26/cwt	139.00–141.50	918	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	148.18/cwt	142.50–152.00	854	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	158.84/cwt	155.00–163.00	694	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	157.13/cwt	150.00–162.00	803	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	159.22/cwt	156.00–170.00	605	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	146.83/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,003	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	177.33/cwt	177.00–177.50	670	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	143.22/cwt	141.00–145.50	1,031	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	168.82/cwt	158.50–176.00	866	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	470	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	823	4
Heifers	Large 1Value Added	—	670	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	935	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	365	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	176.18/cwt	172.00–178.00	738	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	138.56/cwt	132.75–143.00	1,143	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,242	3
Steers	Large 1	—	635	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	984	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	157.53/cwt	157.25–158.50	1,079	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	730	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	934	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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