Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Based on limited comparisons with last weeks sale, feeder steers 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Demand good to very good. Supply heavy. Strong demand for several reputation consignments of steers weighing 650-800 lbs with increased interest also seen in the light steers. Beef cutout values bounced back Wednesday after selling off sharply earlier in the week. Another nice run and several good quality consignments are expected again next week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $189.11/cwt on 880 head.

Average price

$189.11

880 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,139

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$29.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.74

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	617	190.08	1,172	736
Medium and Large 1-2	524	186.92	979	126
Medium and Large 2	542	166.14	900	13thin
Large 1	610	160.50	979	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.58/cwt here — about $193 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 sale880 hd

189.11

—

MO average19 barns · 25,173 hd

187.37

+1.74

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	1,744	81.63	1,423	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,295	67.60	876	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	67.19	1,001	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	54.98	578	19

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,046	$997	8

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	628	159.52/cwt	156.25–162.75	1,002	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	530	166.75/cwt	166.75–166.75	884	9
Steers	Large 1	—	610	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	979	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	223.49/cwt	221.00–226.00	968	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	560	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	958	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	884	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,086	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	183.77/cwt	174.00–193.00	1,161	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	182.44/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,069	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	194.64/cwt	190.00–198.50	1,121	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	211.02/cwt	206.00–224.00	882	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,163	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	164.76/cwt	163.00–166.50	936	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	200.36/cwt	192.00–206.00	1,050	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	182.63/cwt	180.50–184.00	1,393	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	775	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,209	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	227.46/cwt	220.00–232.00	846	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	191.60/cwt	185.00–201.00	929	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	212.14/cwt	206.00–222.00	997	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	181.83/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,216	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	181.97/cwt	171.00–185.00	1,321	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	777	182.20/cwt	180.50–186.00	1,416	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	576	193.79/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,116	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	186.44/cwt	179.00–193.00	968	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	181.56/cwt	181.00–182.00	1,271	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	660	164.93/cwt	156.00–169.50	1,089	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	723	151.65/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,096	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	184.83/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,238	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	978	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,180	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	143.76/cwt	140.00–145.00	955	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	57.90/cwt	56.00–62.00	618	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	39.50/cwt	39.50–39.50	385	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	1,062	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	71.80/cwt	71.50–72.00	911	5
Bulls	—	—	1,566	72.94/cwt	60.00–83.25	1,142	7
Bulls	—	—	1,899	89.24/cwt	86.00–93.50	1,695	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	51.68/cwt	51.00–52.00	531	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	66.57/cwt	65.25–70.00	993	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	67.67/cwt	65.00–70.00	872	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	63.03/cwt	62.00–64.00	855	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	996.75/head	920.00–1,100.00	997	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	158.83/cwt	155.00–165.50	840	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	169.63/cwt	161.00–175.00	960	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	180.91/cwt	174.00–188.00	771	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	173.61/cwt	167.00–181.50	920	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	520	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	808	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	177.14/cwt	174.00–181.50	755	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	600	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	525	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	921	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	1,137	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	173.31/cwt	171.00–174.00	804	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,000	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	926	3
Heifers	Large 2Full	—	765	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	179.67/cwt	174.00–182.00	861	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	155.73/cwt	154.25–157.75	1,036	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	185.03/cwt	180.00–188.00	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	208.61/cwt	201.00–223.00	782	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,138	3
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	495	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	144.92/cwt	141.00–147.00	829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	705	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	1,161	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	169.28/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,036	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	490	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	924	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	530	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	957	9

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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