Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 650 lbs 5.00-15.00 lower, over 650 lbs 2.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 10.00-15.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Demand uneven. Supply moderate. Feeder cattle futures have been headed mostly the wrong way since the last trended sale, Several consignments of front end yearling steers and heifers weighing 600-750 lbs still found good demand with considerable resistance on the bawling calves due to seasonal health issues and a current lack of takers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $187.48/cwt on 623 head.

Average price

$187.48

623 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,091

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$438

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$35.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.30

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	600	191.30	1,148	437
Medium and Large 1-2	537	182.23	979	144
Large 1	620	168.50	1,045	3thin
Medium 1-2	580	166.93	968	21
Medium and Large 2	513	166.41	853	14thin
Medium 2	455	156.00	710	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.30/cwt here — about $438 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 sale623 hd

187.48

—

MO average17 barns · 9,939 hd

184.18

+3.30

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	1,362	96.33	1,312	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	81.85	1,248	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	78.21	945	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	71.29	718	29

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,097	4thin

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	—	375	163.57/cwt	162.00–166.00	613	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	490	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	809	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	177.75/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,134	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	200.53/cwt	186.00–208.00	1,055	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	172.15/cwt	166.00–180.50	828	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,089	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	160.92/cwt	160.00–163.00	893	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	182.92/cwt	177.00–184.25	1,193	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	195.33/cwt	190.00–206.00	746	12
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	555	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	949	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	162.24/cwt	156.00–171.00	777	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	192.06/cwt	190.00–196.00	826	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	189.07/cwt	184.00–198.00	891	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	205.63/cwt	202.00–210.00	769	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	183.06/cwt	175.00–187.50	1,053	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	206.24/cwt	197.00–215.00	885	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	172.28/cwt	168.50–174.00	1,172	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	199.53/cwt	189.00–217.00	954	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	185.50/cwt	175.00–192.00	963	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	675	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,080	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	613	161.51/cwt	161.00–162.50	990	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	455	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	163.10/cwt	155.00–166.50	1,010	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	790	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,351	16
Steers	Large 1	—	620	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	189.33/cwt	179.50–201.00	1,164	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	578	141.68/cwt	141.00–142.00	819	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	139.06/cwt	132.00–144.00	866	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	62.73/cwt	62.00–64.50	570	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	80.96/cwt	78.00–83.50	1,218	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	837	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	802	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	72.52/cwt	70.00–75.50	740	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,339	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	78.69/cwt	75.50–82.00	953	14
Bulls	—	—	1,362	96.33/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,312	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,097.01/head	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,097	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	487	153.49/cwt	151.00–157.00	747	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	177.71/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,192	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	174.46/cwt	166.00–182.00	914	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	440	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	472	149.53/cwt	144.00–155.00	706	13
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	169.11/cwt	168.00–173.00	744	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	166.64/cwt	156.00–173.00	863	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	504	159.70/cwt	146.00–161.00	805	26
Heifers	Medium 2	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	997	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	160.32/cwt	151.00–166.00	992	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	177.29/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,089	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	163.83/cwt	161.00–169.00	744	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	161.28/cwt	158.00–171.00	931	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	460	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	754	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	140.33/cwt	135.50–145.00	856	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	176.63/cwt	170.00–179.00	548	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	183.55/cwt	177.00–187.00	683	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	177.43/cwt	176.00–181.00	731	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	202.74/cwt	186.00–208.25	1,170	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	181.04/cwt	179.00–183.50	1,303	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,320	10

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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