Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Based on limited comparisons with last weeks sale, feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand uneven. Supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $190.80/cwt on 477 head.

Average price

$190.80

477 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,058

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$12.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.57

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	193.25	1,075	335
Medium and Large 1-2	549	185.21	1,017	136
Large 1	565	180.50	1,020	6thin

One grade step is worth $12.75/cwt here — about $55 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 sale477 hd

190.80

—

MO average15 barns · 10,571 hd

184.22

+6.57

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	1,890	88.47	1,672	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	71.42	1,078	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	67.87	850	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	57.05	569	17

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,004	$950	5

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	535	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	183.02/cwt	181.00–186.00	1,069	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	197.90/cwt	191.00–204.00	643	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	181.22/cwt	175.00–188.00	944	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	195.85/cwt	194.50–197.00	1,103	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	198.69/cwt	194.00–206.00	1,035	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	163.63/cwt	163.50–164.00	1,178	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	192.24/cwt	190.00–194.00	911	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	176.58/cwt	165.00–182.00	1,091	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,329	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,318	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	192.80/cwt	190.00–197.00	708	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	178.45/cwt	171.00–184.00	1,185	15
Steers	Large 1	—	595	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	164.68/cwt	164.00–166.50	1,177	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	199.89/cwt	196.00–204.00	957	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	187.26/cwt	182.00–192.50	1,161	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	196.19/cwt	190.00–202.00	853	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	941	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	196.75/cwt	196.75–196.75	1,092	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	984	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,046	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,162	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	203.94/cwt	198.00–210.00	867	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	957	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	460	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	148.47/cwt	141.00–158.00	782	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	906	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	128.98/cwt	126.00–131.00	889	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	54.23/cwt	54.00–54.50	511	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	60.22/cwt	56.50–62.00	639	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	68.47/cwt	66.00–69.50	1,034	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,185	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	67.80/cwt	65.00–71.50	849	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	893	1
Bulls	—	—	1,903	93.29/cwt	90.00–97.50	1,775	3
Bulls	—	—	1,610	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	998	1
Bulls	—	—	2,130	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	2,141	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	160.19/cwt	158.00–162.00	899	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	165.67/cwt	164.50–171.50	1,092	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	171.44/cwt	168.50–173.25	879	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	562	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	470	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	722	152.57/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,102	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	161.65/cwt	161.00–162.00	595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	163.94/cwt	161.00–166.50	762	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	209.18/cwt	207.00–213.00	799	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	164.80/cwt	162.00–170.00	541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	157.61/cwt	155.00–164.00	667	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,031	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	147.04/cwt	144.00–150.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	175.06/cwt	173.50–176.00	1,085	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	650	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	923	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	155.72/cwt	155.00–158.00	704	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	168.59/cwt	164.00–175.50	634	14
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	362	154.07/cwt	151.00–156.00	558	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	418	196.23/cwt	195.00–198.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	865	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	167.97/cwt	160.00–171.00	949	37

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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