Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers 5.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 450-500 lbs 3.00-6..00 higher with other weights near steady. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand good to very good. Supply heavy. Top feeder offering with several reputation consignments again this week. Buyers were more aggressive likely somewhat due to the milder weather. There was a big disparity between prices in the ring and prices on the screen as the board continues to trade the theory that a high US Dollar, high priced feed, an economy running on high priced energy and high feedlot occupancy is going to spell trouble for fed cattle over the next few months. The futures losses in cattle had lots of company on Wednesday as an 1,164 point stock market drop pulled most commodities lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $196.08/cwt on 1,120 head.

Average price

$196.08

1,120 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$446

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$61.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.31

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	197.47	1,065	1,013
Medium and Large 1-2	476	187.48	893	95
Medium and Large 2	569	161.58	919	5thin
Medium 2-3	455	136.00	619	7thin

One grade step is worth $61.47/cwt here — about $446 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 sale1,120 hd

196.08

—

MO average15 barns · 11,256 hd

179.77

+16.31

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	—	Low	1,830	99.58	1,822	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	85.88	1,230	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	81.37	979	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	67.11	705	23

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	872	17
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	455	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	619	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	195.28/cwt	184.00–203.00	1,111	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	208.61/cwt	198.00–217.00	878	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	185.83/cwt	180.25–195.00	1,160	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	168.86/cwt	156.00–178.00	887	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	206.09/cwt	204.00–209.00	789	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	161.58/cwt	144.00–173.00	919	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	200.21/cwt	198.00–202.00	735	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,017	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	468	184.01/cwt	176.00–189.50	861	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	197.87/cwt	191.00–206.50	839	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	495	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,020	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	175.45/cwt	166.00–183.50	1,023	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	197.46/cwt	194.00–201.00	658	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	171.25/cwt	163.00–172.75	1,214	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	201.74/cwt	192.00–209.00	1,049	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	190.04/cwt	184.00–202.00	910	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	390	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	807	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	203.22/cwt	194.00–210.00	975	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,141	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	430	214.77/cwt	206.00–220.50	924	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	987	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	204.17/cwt	201.50–208.50	1,062	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	566	195.32/cwt	190.00–200.50	1,106	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	608	190.84/cwt	190.75–191.00	1,160	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	167.29/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,041	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	172.75/cwt	172.75–172.75	1,149	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	137.43/cwt	135.00–140.50	939	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	831	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	164.79/cwt	155.00–172.00	791	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	885	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	928	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	177.01/cwt	176.00–178.00	713	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,252	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	947	3
Bulls	—	—	1,640	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,410	1
Bulls	—	—	1,868	102.30/cwt	97.00–108.50	1,911	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	69.43/cwt	63.00–75.00	733	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	87.08/cwt	86.50–88.00	1,114	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	79.35/cwt	76.00–86.00	863	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	56.11/cwt	56.00–56.50	576	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	86.76/cwt	85.50–89.00	1,180	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	1,230.00/cwt	1,230.00–1,230.00	16,728	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	839	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	170.45/cwt	162.00–176.00	793	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	157.68/cwt	151.00–164.00	815	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	152.01/cwt	149.50–155.00	888	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	415	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	146.69/cwt	140.00–150.00	855	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	173.43/cwt	168.00–176.00	728	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	167.31/cwt	162.00–171.00	632	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	897	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	394	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	180.29/cwt	169.00–186.00	842	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	158.72/cwt	146.00–160.00	973	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	168.36/cwt	165.00–171.00	561	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	374	180.22/cwt	175.00–187.00	674	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	143.33/cwt	141.00–144.50	899	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	172.90/cwt	171.00–175.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	178.94/cwt	175.00–184.00	757	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	767	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	857	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	830	36
Heifers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	180.97/cwt	174.00–185.00	695	39

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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