Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 625 lbs steady, over 625 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 8.00-10.00 lower. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. Lots of bullishness in the feeders this week with the fed market performing better than expected, corn easing back some at the moment and increased leverage around the corner as feedlot inventories begin to decline.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $189.15/cwt on 640 head.

Average price

$189.15

640 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,113

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$61

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$24.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.53

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	465	194.00	902	9thin
Medium and Large 1	608	191.65	1,166	439
Medium and Large 1-2	548	184.27	1,010	178
Medium and Large 2	567	169.79	963	14thin

One grade step is worth $24.21/cwt here — about −$61 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 sale640 hd

189.15

—

MO average15 barns · 16,143 hd

182.62

+6.53

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	1,743	99.99	1,743	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,564	79.06	1,236	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	77.47	947	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,102	71.60	789	30

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)	1,252	$1,149	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,064	$1,493	9

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1-2	—	357	178.50/cwt	171.00–193.00	637	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	212.57/cwt	209.00–216.00	772	8
Steers	Medium 1	—	465	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	902	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,040	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	159.85/cwt	151.00–164.00	978	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	175.26/cwt	169.50–177.50	1,251	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,336	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	178.58/cwt	171.50–186.00	1,023	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	194.06/cwt	193.25–195.00	1,096	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,050	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	197.87/cwt	190.00–199.50	841	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	182.31/cwt	171.00–188.00	1,149	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	167.93/cwt	162.00–177.25	1,134	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	193.62/cwt	185.00–195.00	929	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	197.17/cwt	195.00–201.00	757	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	203.18/cwt	200.00–207.00	666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	765	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,270	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	204.83/cwt	194.50–210.25	1,073	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	192.48/cwt	186.00–199.25	1,199	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	184.55/cwt	178.00–187.50	1,240	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	196.59/cwt	194.00–201.00	908	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	190.77/cwt	188.00–192.00	982	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	177.90/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,274	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	650	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,274	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	178.75/cwt	178.75–178.75	1,367	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	194.64/cwt	187.00–201.00	843	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	650	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	151.87/cwt	141.00–157.00	781	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	175.75/cwt	165.00–196.00	749	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	929	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	991	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	799	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	77.73/cwt	76.00–79.25	962	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	79.06/cwt	78.00–80.50	1,236	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	73.50/cwt	70.00–76.00	892	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	79.88/cwt	79.75–80.50	881	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	64.13/cwt	62.00–65.00	669	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	76.81/cwt	76.00–78.00	863	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	71.43/cwt	67.00–75.00	789	22
Bulls	—	—	1,721	101.05/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,739	5
Bulls	—	—	1,695	86.61/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,468	2
Bulls	—	—	1,848	110.72/cwt	109.00–112.25	2,046	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	93.02/cwt	90.50–98.50	833	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,064	1,492.77/head	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,493	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	1,149.26/head	1,075.00–1,190.00	1,149	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	169.59/cwt	159.50–184.00	968	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	610	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	127.37/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,007	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	510	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	159.79/cwt	156.00–162.00	833	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	169.76/cwt	165.00–172.00	781	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	159.45/cwt	157.00–167.00	910	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	156.07/cwt	151.50–157.00	1,175	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	183.81/cwt	175.50–190.00	959	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	183.68/cwt	175.00–186.50	810	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	165.23/cwt	164.50–167.00	1,029	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	161.73/cwt	152.00–167.00	1,069	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	182.16/cwt	177.00–190.00	854	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	194.92/cwt	191.00–200.00	719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	164.46/cwt	157.00–165.50	1,161	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,188	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,098	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	530	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	981	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	518	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	992	19

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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