Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold unevenly steady to 3.00 lower, except for some thin fleshed feather weights which sold with a higher undertone. Heifers under 600 lbs. sold steady to 4.00 higher, not enough heifers over 600 lbs. last week for good price comparisons. The supply was moderate with several consignments of heavier weight cattle several of which had multiple generations of genetics behind them. A large part of the cattle this week were value added and backed by verifiable heath programs. Demand was good with a few local buyers in the seats buying some of the reputation heifers to take home. Slaughter cows sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $183.96/cwt on 782 head.

Average price

$183.96

782 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,065

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$12.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.82

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	186.41	1,096	335
Medium and Large 1-2	573	184.10	1,055	361
Medium and Large 2	566	173.82	985	86

One grade step is worth $12.59/cwt here — about $111 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 sale782 hd

183.96

—

MO average16 barns · 12,657 hd

182.14

+1.82

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	1,287	80.40	1,034	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,367	69.95	956	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	65.75	803	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	60.13	620	38

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)	1,250	$1,141	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	973	$884	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,320	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1-2Fleshy	—	595	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	976	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	725	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,207	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,240	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	440	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	678	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	162.83/cwt	154.00–170.00	949	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	851	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	207.60/cwt	207.00–210.00	851	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,415	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	190.25/cwt	185.00–197.50	801	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	187.37/cwt	181.00–191.00	1,158	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	197.04/cwt	197.00–197.50	1,038	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,217	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	185.05/cwt	182.00–188.00	960	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	205.01/cwt	202.00–214.00	787	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	962	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	186.94/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,060	87
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	160.00/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,093	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	520	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,082	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	193.07/cwt	188.00–199.00	917	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	174.94/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,095	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	875	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,461	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	171.31/cwt	168.00–173.25	1,158	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	425	216.75/cwt	214.50–218.00	921	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	575	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,018	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	465	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	997	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,087	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,243	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	165.30/cwt	163.50–167.00	1,250	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	654	178.27/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,166	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	460	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	828	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	960	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,075	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	545	198.28/cwt	198.00–198.50	1,081	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	500	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,038	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	440	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	840	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	605	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,022	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	535	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	984	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	725	168.26/cwt	168.00–168.50	1,220	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	162.16/cwt	161.50–164.00	997	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	133.72/cwt	132.00–136.00	713	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	969	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	150.67/cwt	148.50–156.00	833	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	148.23/cwt	144.00–150.50	903	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	792	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	60.87/cwt	58.00–63.00	811	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	66.56/cwt	63.00–69.50	801	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	53.68/cwt	53.00–55.00	525	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	66.40/cwt	66.00–66.50	686	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	64.44/cwt	63.75–65.50	862	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	74.19/cwt	73.50–74.50	1,085	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	70.19/cwt	67.00–72.00	950	16
Bulls	—	—	1,935	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,954	1
Bulls	—	—	1,010	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	909	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	59.73/cwt	54.00–64.00	619	30
Bulls	—	—	1,317	72.16/cwt	70.00–80.00	950	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	973	884.42/head	840.00–920.00	884	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,320.00/head	1,320.00–1,320.00	1,320	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	85.01/cwt	77.00–108.00	790	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,140.94/head	1,050.00–1,240.00	1,141	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	151.94/cwt	151.00–152.00	1,018	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	165.26/cwt	160.00–172.00	602	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	157.54/cwt	154.00–164.50	821	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	970	7
Heifers	Large 2	—	545	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	815	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	185.32/cwt	181.00–186.50	721	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	156.78/cwt	148.00–160.00	901	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	177.76/cwt	170.00–182.00	766	11
Heifers	Large 2	—	610	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	839	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	465	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	161.93/cwt	159.00–166.50	1,146	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	173.64/cwt	164.00–175.00	762	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	166.47/cwt	160.00–172.00	809	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	148.56/cwt	146.25–155.00	1,082	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	144.86/cwt	141.00–147.50	929	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	170.42/cwt	166.50–176.00	994	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	170.74/cwt	165.50–173.00	895	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	175.63/cwt	167.00–185.00	836	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	567	169.49/cwt	166.00–171.00	961	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	155.25/cwt	154.00–160.75	970	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	782	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	980	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	170.02/cwt	168.00–172.00	995	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	805	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,312	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	485	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	854	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,090	6

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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