Sale reports / Missouri / South Central Regional Stockyards / 2022-04-06

South Central Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Apr 6
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817
Feeder Cattle receipts
623 head
84 vs last sale 707 414 vs year ago 1,037 · 39.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
35 vs last sale 130 33 vs year ago 62 · +53.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
10 vs last sale 30 12 vs year ago 8 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers steady to 5.00 lower with decline under 550 lbs. Feeder heifers steady to firm. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Supply light. Cattle futures rebounded somewhat Wednesday after a rough start to the week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.22/cwt on 254 head.
Average price
$160.22
254 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$759
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$169
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.25
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1487163.19794128
Medium and Large 1-2463157.78731119
Medium and Large 2425147.146257thin
One grade step is worth $16.05/cwt here — about $169 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 sale254 hd
160.22
MO average16 barns · 7,372 hd
156.97
+3.25
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
BullsLow1,80397.251,75312
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41489.401,26414
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25386.051,07828
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05066.6670011

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1439210.29/cwt209.00–214.0092310
SteersMedium and Large 1461200.39/cwt196.00–208.009249
SteersMedium and Large 1-2578171.69/cwt167.50–176.009924
HeifersMedium and Large 1517165.24/cwt163.50–167.0085411
HeifersMedium and Large 1475169.21/cwt165.00–170.5080430
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy533186.56/cwt184.00–190.009948
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy620161.00/cwt161.00–161.009986
HeifersMedium and Large 1910127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,1603
SteersMedium and Large 1-2523186.90/cwt183.00–191.0097713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2419204.26/cwt197.00–210.0085612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2326201.78/cwt196.00–206.0065814
SteersMedium and Large 1530195.80/cwt190.50–200.501,03818
SteersMedium and Large 2500161.00/cwt161.00–161.008056
SteersMedium and Large 1-2365209.00/cwt209.00–209.007633
SteersMedium and Large 1390209.38/cwt208.00–214.0081722
SteersMedium and Large 1635166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,05410
SteersMedium and Large 1561185.37/cwt181.00–189.501,04020
SteersMedium and Large 1-2611163.44/cwt162.00–164.009997
SteersMedium and Large 1-2460195.35/cwt185.00–204.0089914
SteersMedium and Large 1725157.25/cwt157.25–157.251,1408
SteersLarge 1390194.00/cwt194.00–194.007573
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy375164.00/cwt164.00–164.006156
HeifersMedium and Large 2425147.14/cwt145.00–148.006257
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2470156.90/cwt150.00–162.7573732
BullsMedium and Large 1-2440180.00/cwt180.00–180.007924
BullsMedium and Large 1-2465170.14/cwt152.00–188.007919
BullsMedium and Large 1-2670133.41/cwt130.50–136.508944
CowsLean 85-90%1,05381.39/cwt79.00–83.508572
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36187.14/cwt85.50–90.501,1866
CowsBoner 80-85%1,61792.67/cwt90.00–94.001,4983
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20985.26/cwt81.00–89.001,03125
CowsLean 85-90%98857.95/cwt54.00–62.005736
CowsLean 85-90%1,17274.25/cwt71.00–77.008703
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45391.10/cwt90.50–92.001,3248
Bulls1,59480.64/cwt72.00–92.001,2854
Bulls1,894104.14/cwt100.00–107.001,9727
Bulls2,000115.50/cwt115.50–115.502,3101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2371,171.68/cwt1,010.00–1,225.0014,4949
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0471,316.67/cwt1,200.00–1,450.0013,7863
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2505155.01/cwt152.00–159.0078311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750134.25/cwt134.25–134.251,0073
HeifersMedium and Large 1650141.00/cwt141.00–141.009173
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2245175.00/cwt175.00–175.004299
HeifersMedium and Large 1378168.65/cwt161.00–171.5063711
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy538151.49/cwt151.00–152.008154
HeifersMedium and Large 1330168.36/cwt164.00–174.5055611
HeifersMedium and Large 1571158.31/cwt157.25–160.0090435
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy495194.50/cwt194.50–194.509633
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2612142.80/cwt140.00–144.2587412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2363158.85/cwt151.00–165.0057710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2411164.86/cwt151.00–171.0067836
HeifersMedium and Large 1275171.00/cwt171.00–171.004703
HeifersMedium and Large 1427167.12/cwt163.00–170.0071411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2261208.84/cwt192.00–215.0054512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2715139.25/cwt139.25–139.259966

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.