Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 650 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, few over 650 lbs 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower with decline over 550 lbs. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 lower. Demand moderate to good. Supply light. Lower numbers this week with less quality, especially in weights over 600 lbs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $189.16/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$189.16

210 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$45

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$23.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.20

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	190.53	1,094	105
Medium 2	315	188.89	595	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	514	188.32	969	90
Large 1	680	167.50	1,139	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.03/cwt here — about −$45 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 sale210 hd

189.16

—

MO average12 barns · 8,315 hd

179.95

+9.20

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	1,990	93.55	1,862	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	77.63	1,164	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	74.78	953	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,051	63.15	664	26

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)	1,150	$1,168	3thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1-2Full	—	605	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,053	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	635	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,022	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	142.11/cwt	136.00–145.25	1,104	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	163.58/cwt	156.00–172.00	769	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	192.50/cwt	191.00–194.50	882	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	211.00/cwt	207.00–213.00	802	13
Steers	Medium 2	—	315	188.89/cwt	185.00–192.00	595	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	198.09/cwt	193.00–207.00	842	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	197.13/cwt	193.00–199.00	1,045	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	164.21/cwt	162.50–171.00	1,108	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,136	3
Steers	Large 1	—	680	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	220.51/cwt	211.00–225.00	710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,296	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	190.89/cwt	188.50–198.50	1,113	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	184.06/cwt	178.50–188.00	1,053	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	186.11/cwt	182.00–189.00	975	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	187.25/cwt	178.00–193.00	1,150	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	165.47/cwt	163.50–167.00	1,210	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	661	136.71/cwt	135.50–137.50	904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	531	156.28/cwt	147.00–162.00	830	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	845	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	803	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	889	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	75.33/cwt	74.00–76.50	1,098	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	460	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	78.63/cwt	77.50–79.00	1,008	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	73.11/cwt	70.00–77.00	931	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	58.80/cwt	55.00–63.00	573	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	65.97/cwt	64.00–70.00	722	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	80.21/cwt	77.50–81.50	1,242	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	840	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	86.64/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,412	3
Bulls	—	—	2,206	97.69/cwt	90.00–103.00	2,155	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,168.30/head	1,130.00–1,200.00	1,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	152.97/cwt	151.00–154.50	958	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,015	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	843	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	186.66/cwt	186.50–187.00	769	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	521	149.31/cwt	142.00–153.00	778	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	163.22/cwt	157.50–167.00	919	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	162.57/cwt	159.00–164.00	852	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	176.36/cwt	171.00–179.00	732	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	190.08/cwt	188.00–191.00	616	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	145.30/cwt	142.00–151.00	965	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	199.50/cwt	193.00–206.50	956	17

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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