Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady, over 600 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate. Good quality feeder offering again this week with several reputation consignments weighing 500-700 lbs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $191.71/cwt on 645 head.

Average price

$191.71

645 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,105

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$30.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.71

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	471	196.95	928	96
Medium and Large 1	596	191.39	1,141	534
Medium 1-2	485	178.46	866	4thin
Medium and Large 2	555	166.45	925	11thin

One grade step is worth $30.50/cwt here — about $3 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 sale645 hd

191.71

—

MO average14 barns · 12,468 hd

187.01

+4.71

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	1,611	89.68	1,445	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,537	70.12	1,078	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,276	68.25	871	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	58.00	596	28

Every lot, as filed

69 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	Large 1	—	755	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	936	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	635	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	867	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	595	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	913	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	168.43/cwt	165.00–170.00	987	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,166	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	582	193.53/cwt	193.00–197.00	1,126	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	165.53/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,251	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	192.71/cwt	187.00–208.00	904	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	687	182.23/cwt	181.00–183.00	1,252	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	178.78/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,264	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,081	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	565	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,040	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	206.50/cwt	204.00–210.00	690	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	209.66/cwt	205.00–218.00	916	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	974	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	220.01/cwt	219.00–221.00	891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	205.25/cwt	195.00–209.00	1,071	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	219.51/cwt	218.00–221.00	852	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,377	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	805	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,044	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	485	178.46/cwt	175.00–182.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	177.25/cwt	174.50–181.00	1,207	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	174.43/cwt	171.00–191.00	999	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,151	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	966	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	196.40/cwt	191.00–210.50	1,106	91
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	212.50/cwt	207.00–215.00	992	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	182.85/cwt	174.00–185.50	1,145	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	527	178.64/cwt	175.00–180.50	941	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	52.44/cwt	40.00–56.50	560	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	61.59/cwt	59.00–64.00	617	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	63.79/cwt	62.50–65.00	1,039	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	63.50/cwt	62.00–65.50	825	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	68.89/cwt	66.00–71.50	877	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	71.18/cwt	69.00–72.75	1,083	12
Bulls	—	—	1,566	91.08/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,426	6
Bulls	—	—	1,444	78.52/cwt	55.50–87.00	1,134	4
Bulls	—	—	1,767	95.71/cwt	94.50–100.00	1,691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	159.25/cwt	159.25–159.25	1,011	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	700	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	1,059	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	772	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	174.60/cwt	166.50–179.00	917	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,011	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	160.67/cwt	157.00–163.00	850	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	176.66/cwt	165.00–178.50	655	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	164.36/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,014	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	854	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	964	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	168.86/cwt	165.00–172.50	797	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,017	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	172.39/cwt	161.00–179.00	727	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	174.82/cwt	165.00–178.00	820	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	156.24/cwt	154.00–158.50	1,114	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	614	172.35/cwt	166.00–178.50	1,058	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	545	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	927	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	465	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	749	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	740	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,221	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	161.81/cwt	155.75–164.75	1,073	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	176.99/cwt	172.00–179.50	667	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	877	10

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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