Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder supply not sufficient to establish a market trend. Slaughter cows steady. Demand light to moderate for unweaned calves, good for long weaned calves and yearlings. Special cow sale followed the feeders with several nice bred cows and droughted out pairs.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.92/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$155.92

126 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$10.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.22

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	428	158.49	679	82
Medium and Large 1	576	151.72	874	38
Medium and Large 2	438	147.50	645	6thin

One grade step is worth $10.99/cwt here — about $33 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 sale126 hd

155.92

—

MO average14 barns · 6,813 hd

159.14

−3.22

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	—	High	1,608	89.28	1,436	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	72.14	1,045	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	67.05	830	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	55.38	577	43

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)	1,104	$1,349	36
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,181	$931	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,007	$1,727	22

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	420	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	565	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	159.87/cwt	154.00–161.25	651	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	167.66/cwt	164.50–174.00	639	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,049	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	178.84/cwt	174.00–181.00	1,039	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	191.96/cwt	185.00–202.00	612	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	972	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	182.88/cwt	181.00–184.00	949	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	198.66/cwt	191.00–204.00	759	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	166.26/cwt	165.00–167.00	570	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	156.21/cwt	153.00–159.50	745	21
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	385	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	874	4
Steers	Medium 1Full	—	580	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,264	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	829	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	158.25/cwt	158.25–158.25	807	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	191.16/cwt	190.00–192.00	814	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	795	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	455	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	726	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	1,727.27/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,727	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	930.69/head	860.00–1,000.00	931	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	1,349.26/head	1,000.00–1,525.00	1,349	36
Bulls	—	—	1,890	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,060	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	82.25/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,300	4
Bulls	—	—	1,523	93.49/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,424	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	69.72/cwt	67.00–72.50	876	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	898	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	75.58/cwt	73.50–78.00	1,096	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	59.10/cwt	56.50–64.50	641	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	51.11/cwt	42.00–55.50	508	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	65.14/cwt	64.50–66.00	974	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	63.51/cwt	62.00–65.00	774	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	70.91/cwt	69.50–72.50	1,010	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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