Sale reports / Missouri / South Central Regional Stockyards / 2022-02-09

South Central Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Feb 9
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,133 head
445 vs last sale 688 1,133 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
10 vs last sale 44 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 650 lbs 3.00-12.00 higher, over 650 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs 2.00-6.00 higher, over 700 lbs not tested. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. Strong seasonal demand seen for the good quality light grazing cattle under 550 lbs which is being aided by the bullish feeder cattle outlook and fall feeder contracts that are inching toward the 190.00/cwt mark. Cattle movement is somewhat limited with last weeks rain and snow now turning to mud.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $184.18/cwt on 589 head.
Average price
$184.18
589 head · 582 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,072
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$150
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$42.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.54
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1585186.821,093446
Medium 1-2530185.009813thin
Medium and Large 1-2560181.041,014116
Medium 1609159.449719thin
Medium and Large 2653144.5094315thin
One grade step is worth $42.32/cwt here — about $150 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 sale589 hd
184.18
MO average11 barns · 5,469 hd
177.64
+6.54
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,76395.701,6876thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54575.561,1674thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23471.1487815
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06049.0452016

Every lot, as filed

59 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2585148.50/cwt148.50–148.508693
SteersMedium and Large 1-2578174.29/cwt167.00–185.001,00725
SteersMedium 1-2530185.00/cwt185.00–185.009813
SteersMedium and Large 1778151.50/cwt151.25–151.751,17916
SteersMedium and Large 1-2518191.69/cwt191.00–196.0099315
SteersMedium and Large 1-2464191.91/cwt181.00–200.008909
SteersMedium 1670152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0224
SteersMedium and Large 1466217.15/cwt204.00–225.001,01232
SteersMedium and Large 1558191.31/cwt174.00–196.001,068106
SteersMedium 1560165.00/cwt165.00–165.009245
SteersMedium and Large 1-2421204.46/cwt200.00–210.008618
SteersMedium and Large 1733157.77/cwt157.50–159.501,15622
SteersMedium and Large 1526189.51/cwt182.00–200.0099716
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added653170.72/cwt168.00–174.001,11522
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added725161.25/cwt161.25–161.251,16916
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added626174.34/cwt174.25–174.501,09114
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added440224.00/cwt224.00–224.0098612
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added452224.20/cwt212.50–226.501,01331
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added565192.53/cwt192.00–193.001,08876
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned580169.50/cwt169.50–169.509838
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added515200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,03020
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added705141.00/cwt141.00–141.009947
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added615161.00/cwt161.00–161.0099012
HeifersMedium 2-3535144.00/cwt144.00–144.007703
HeifersMedium and Large 1481169.49/cwt168.00–173.008159
HeifersMedium and Large 1728142.59/cwt140.00–146.501,0385
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy544152.60/cwt149.00–160.008306
BullsMedium and Large 1-2725133.00/cwt133.00–133.009643
BullsMedium and Large 1-2618141.96/cwt139.00–145.008774
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55072.12/cwt68.00–76.001,1182
CowsLean 85-90%1,02567.00/cwt67.00–67.006871
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,2172
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29561.18/cwt60.00–62.007922
CowsLean 85-90%1,09252.71/cwt52.00–57.0057610
CowsLean 85-90%98329.92/cwt28.00–32.002942
CowsLean 85-90%1,01843.55/cwt40.00–51.004433
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,1381
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21071.98/cwt70.50–75.0087112
Bulls1,48082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,2141
Bulls1,81998.44/cwt94.00–104.501,7915
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2516157.87/cwt146.00–162.0081513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2573149.90/cwt148.50–152.0085912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2658146.09/cwt144.25–147.009619
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423167.31/cwt162.00–171.007086
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2612151.10/cwt146.00–152.7592565
HeifersMedium and Large 1434180.30/cwt179.00–181.0078324
HeifersMedium and Large 1621156.12/cwt151.00–159.0097044
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added540169.00/cwt169.00–169.0091327
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added460180.74/cwt178.00–186.0083120
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2480164.00/cwt164.00–164.007873
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement720155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,11610
HeifersMedium and Large 1569164.70/cwt162.00–168.0093741
HeifersMedium and Large 1525166.40/cwt163.00–169.0087433
SteersMedium and Large 2620147.00/cwt147.00–147.009115
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650165.69/cwt161.00–166.751,07727
SteersMedium and Large 1683164.12/cwt164.00–165.001,12142
SteersMedium and Large 1612178.93/cwt171.00–183.001,09527
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy515173.50/cwt173.50–173.508946
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added581163.93/cwt162.00–169.0095221

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.