Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 2.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 2.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Demand uneven. Supply moderate. Best demand seen on several packages of good quality steers weighing 550-650 lbs. Fed cattle look to be steady to 1.00 lower this week hampered by the shortening holiday week kill and cutout values that appear to be headed seasonally lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $188.30/cwt on 383 head.

Average price

$188.30

383 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,105

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$42.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.33

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	191.38	1,132	282
Medium 1	440	185.00	814	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	587	183.37	1,076	86
Medium 2	524	149.09	781	11thin

One grade step is worth $42.29/cwt here — about $351 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 sale383 hd

188.30

—

MO average15 barns · 18,479 hd

178.97

+9.33

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	1,615	106.12	1,714	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	91.50	1,332	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,279	88.87	1,137	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	80.46	853	19

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,036	9

Every lot, as filed

51 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 2	—	360	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	526	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	205.79/cwt	194.00–212.00	1,078	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	193.30/cwt	188.75–199.00	1,193	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	189.33/cwt	184.00–199.00	998	26
Steers	Medium 2	—	495	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,301	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	159.31/cwt	154.00–163.25	989	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	198.00/cwt	194.00–205.00	942	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	169.97/cwt	162.00–171.75	1,225	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	540	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	972	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	730	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,219	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	174.42/cwt	172.00–175.75	1,256	17
Steers	Medium 2	—	540	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	799	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	440	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	188.52/cwt	184.00–192.00	905	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	187.11/cwt	174.25–190.50	1,231	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	200.30/cwt	200.00–201.00	825	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	606	171.89/cwt	171.50–172.00	1,042	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,109	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	445	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	147.78/cwt	142.00–154.00	692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	507	166.66/cwt	166.50–167.00	845	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	175.56/cwt	168.00–185.00	823	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	92.91/cwt	91.00–93.75	1,343	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	89.62/cwt	87.50–91.00	1,317	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	92.52/cwt	91.25–94.00	1,231	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	78.98/cwt	75.50–82.00	823	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	973	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	87.85/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,111	36
Bulls	—	—	1,645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,645	1
Bulls	—	—	1,611	106.89/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,722	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,036.19/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,036	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	173.73/cwt	168.50–181.00	907	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	177.98/cwt	176.00–180.50	851	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	151.29/cwt	151.00–155.00	884	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	169.21/cwt	161.00–174.00	614	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	156.31/cwt	152.00–158.50	833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	172.03/cwt	169.00–174.00	707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	894	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	165.70/cwt	155.00–170.00	933	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	153.08/cwt	152.75–153.75	1,033	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	143.72/cwt	142.00–147.00	877	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	168.36/cwt	161.00–178.00	803	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	193.97/cwt	191.00–199.00	834	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	193.75/cwt	193.75–193.75	1,211	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	203.43/cwt	191.00–208.50	1,166	51

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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