Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Based on very limited comparisons with last week, feeder steers 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Demand very good. Supply moderate. Lots of demand for the lighter cattle this week. Feeder contracts gained back some of their earlier week losses Wednesday although corn continues to work higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $174.34/cwt on 610 head.

Average price

$174.34

610 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$41.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.90

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	177.39	1,024	412
Medium and Large 1-2	529	169.38	896	175
Medium and Large 2	533	166.98	890	16thin
Medium 1	674	135.93	917	7thin

One grade step is worth $41.46/cwt here — about $107 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 sale610 hd

174.34

—

MO average18 barns · 7,746 hd

168.44

+5.90

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	1,694	91.93	1,557	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,517	72.28	1,096	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	72.24	882	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	65.09	691	31

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)	1,183	$1,408	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$1,150	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,146	$1,090	5

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1-2	—	661	168.38/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,113	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	537	184.52/cwt	183.50–195.50	991	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	606	151.39/cwt	151.00–152.00	917	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	173.75/cwt	173.75–173.75	1,077	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	197.01/cwt	195.50–198.00	656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	201.08/cwt	196.00–205.00	746	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	902	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	209.11/cwt	194.00–214.00	1,096	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	997	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	198.70/cwt	193.00–202.00	850	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	711	177.93/cwt	177.75–178.25	1,265	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	209.93/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,008	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	185.50/cwt	177.50–194.50	996	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	176.62/cwt	173.50–186.75	1,033	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	189.97/cwt	186.00–195.00	897	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	211.35/cwt	209.00–216.00	788	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	168.90/cwt	168.25–174.00	1,319	17
Steers	Medium 1	—	575	178.66/cwt	171.00–184.00	1,027	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	200.89/cwt	198.50–205.00	1,165	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	194.22/cwt	186.50–197.00	1,194	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	178.39/cwt	174.50–179.25	1,270	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	167.69/cwt	156.00–171.00	1,112	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	540	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,004	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	680	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,125	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,183	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	194.83/cwt	194.75–195.00	1,208	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,238	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,026	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,021	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	165.86/cwt	161.75–169.00	1,126	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	163.94/cwt	160.00–170.50	877	8
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	820	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	955	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	144.75/cwt	142.50–147.00	876	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	58.98/cwt	58.00–59.50	562	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	65.75/cwt	62.00–68.50	706	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	68.49/cwt	68.00–69.00	1,127	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	73.44/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,085	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	76.41/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,064	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	72.10/cwt	69.00–74.75	870	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	792	2
Bulls	—	—	1,718	93.65/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,609	2
Bulls	—	—	1,645	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,456	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	1,408.38/head	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,408	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	1,089.53/head	1,010.00–1,150.00	1,090	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	976	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	166.25/cwt	166.25–166.25	1,081	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,162	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	177.43/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,029	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	435	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	555	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	185.06/cwt	178.00–190.00	859	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	193.30/cwt	183.00–200.00	808	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	445	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	565	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	176.04/cwt	175.00–177.00	824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	186.74/cwt	185.00–188.00	824	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	605	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	191.45/cwt	185.50–194.00	896	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	189.66/cwt	186.00–194.00	967	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	177.48/cwt	170.00–186.00	912	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	191.66/cwt	187.00–196.00	724	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	760	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,034	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	182.85/cwt	176.50–185.50	1,231	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	165.88/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,063	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	141.00/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,128	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,132	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,056	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	730	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,013	8

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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