Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Based on limited comparisons with the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs steady to 4.00 lower, over 550 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Demand good. Supply heavy. Lots of good quality consignments this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $203.64/cwt on 898 head.

Average price

$203.64

898 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,182

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

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

$28.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.21

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	206.70	1,198	637
Medium and Large 1-2	582	196.96	1,146	249
Large 1	667	181.00	1,207	9thin
Medium 1-2	485	178.00	863	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.70/cwt here — about $334 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 sale898 hd

203.64

—

MO average15 barns · 11,727 hd

190.43

+13.21

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	1,729	102.70	1,776	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,529	84.74	1,296	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	81.47	985	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,164	75.58	880	9thin

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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,379	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$1,325	2thin

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
Steers	Large 1	—	625	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,150	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	209.32/cwt	206.00–214.00	902	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	219.84/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,038	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,387	9
Steers	Large 1	—	750	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,218	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	182.53/cwt	178.00–186.75	1,037	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	182.75/cwt	182.75–182.75	1,334	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	204.34/cwt	196.00–211.00	877	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	187.74/cwt	186.50–191.00	995	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	196.08/cwt	187.00–204.00	1,118	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,352	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	223.38/cwt	219.00–226.00	840	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	191.10/cwt	185.00–194.00	1,219	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	218.72/cwt	207.00–222.50	1,146	76
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	485	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,219	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	193.75/cwt	193.75–193.75	1,356	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	679	196.25/cwt	196.25–196.25	1,333	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	238.04/cwt	235.00–244.00	893	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	187.00/cwt	184.00–193.00	1,251	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	209.86/cwt	204.00–222.50	1,192	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	550	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,229	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	201.91/cwt	193.00–207.50	1,260	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	193.40/cwt	186.00–199.00	1,294	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	244.18/cwt	242.50–246.00	801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	225.60/cwt	220.00–229.50	972	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	630	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,172	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	550	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,163	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	968	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	146.50/cwt	143.50–149.50	996	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	147.98/cwt	147.00–149.00	907	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	777	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	179.14/cwt	175.00–180.00	942	8
Bulls	Large 1	—	635	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	832	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,006	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	96.84/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,656	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	75.58/cwt	74.00–78.00	880	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	87.03/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,301	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	83.59/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,292	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	81.15/cwt	78.00–85.00	984	14
Bulls	—	—	1,741	106.21/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,849	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,378.52/head	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,379	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,022	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	734	4
Bulls	Large 1	—	445	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	207.65/cwt	207.00–209.00	752	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	538	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	936	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	437	195.35/cwt	195.00–195.50	854	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	170.80/cwt	170.50–172.00	1,214	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	183.19/cwt	170.00–185.25	975	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	210.00/cwt	201.00–216.00	599	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	477	175.60/cwt	175.00–176.00	838	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	196.83/cwt	193.00–201.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	190.06/cwt	176.00–195.00	914	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	195.49/cwt	191.00–201.00	739	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	575	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	989	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	183.65/cwt	174.00–186.00	1,124	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	194.34/cwt	191.00–200.00	931	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	205.52/cwt	200.00–208.00	684	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	640	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,120	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	529	192.60/cwt	191.00–197.00	1,019	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	573	192.11/cwt	185.00–202.00	1,101	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	188.31/cwt	188.00–189.00	1,186	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	168.02/cwt	166.00–169.00	1,117	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	615	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	929	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	204.09/cwt	201.00–211.00	969	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	206.43/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,086	12

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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