Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, over 550 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 lower. Demand good on steers, uneven on heifers. Supply moderate. The actual feeder trade continues to outperform the board this week with steep losses seen in feeder contracts on Wednesday. Declining beef cutout values are concerning although the fed trade is holding its ground so far this week with market ready numbers still in our favor for now.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $189.53/cwt on 396 head.

Average price

$189.53

396 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$35.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.85

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	440	198.52	874	63
Medium and Large 1	561	189.33	1,062	313
Medium 1-2	475	172.00	817	3thin
Medium and Large 2	516	162.82	840	17thin

One grade step is worth $35.70/cwt here — about $34 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 sale396 hd

189.53

—

MO average16 barns · 8,618 hd

178.67

+10.85

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	1,715	99.39	1,705	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	82.58	1,178	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	79.15	992	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	56.08	579	44

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	160.18/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,080	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	185.33/cwt	179.50–187.50	1,131	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,183	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	148.02/cwt	147.25–148.75	1,001	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	864	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	209.42/cwt	209.00–210.00	798	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	172.77/cwt	169.50–175.50	1,142	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	194.82/cwt	192.00–197.00	807	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	785	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	305	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	202.20/cwt	193.00–211.50	833	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	205.74/cwt	191.00–213.50	971	63
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	475	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	1,239	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	725	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,059	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	199.75/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,043	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	191.25/cwt	181.00–194.25	1,084	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	807	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	530	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,102	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	186.43/cwt	180.00–192.00	973	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	143.44/cwt	142.75–145.50	1,125	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	155.36/cwt	146.00–163.00	806	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	169.56/cwt	157.00–175.50	888	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	171.21/cwt	163.50–180.00	824	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	179.31/cwt	176.00–186.00	705	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	52.03/cwt	42.00–58.00	526	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	79.30/cwt	75.00–82.50	994	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	63.11/cwt	60.00–70.00	686	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	839	34.49/cwt	30.00–38.00	289	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	84.62/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,210	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	80.54/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,146	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	82.44/cwt	82.00–82.75	1,045	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	74.33/cwt	73.25–75.00	912	5
Bulls	—	—	1,749	100.24/cwt	92.00–104.25	1,753	11
Bulls	—	—	1,345	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,211	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	1,128.75/cwt	1,050.00–1,200.00	12,382	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	18,700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	143.26/cwt	141.00–148.00	888	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	165.67/cwt	165.00–166.00	688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	155.90/cwt	155.00–158.50	815	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	164.22/cwt	160.00–168.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	166.14/cwt	160.00–170.50	792	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	176.25/cwt	176.00–177.00	675	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	178.37/cwt	175.00–181.00	756	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	889	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	158.69/cwt	155.00–160.00	887	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,028	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	911	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	159.67/cwt	154.00–167.00	749	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	695	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,091	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	315	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	648	5

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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