Sale reports / Missouri / South Central Regional Stockyards / 2023-02-01

South Central Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Feb 1
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817
Feeder Cattle receipts
823 head
398 vs last sale 1,221 135 vs year ago 688 · +19.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
15 vs last sale 66 7 vs year ago 44 · +15.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
10 vs last sale 20 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 6.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher. Good quality feeder offering but fairly light numbers with the cold and icy conditions to the south. Tuesday's January 1st cattle inventory report was bullish although fairly neutral compared to expectations confirming the shrinking cattle numbers seen through elevated cow slaughter and reduced heifer retention.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $203.53/cwt on 352 head.
Average price
$203.53
352 head · 588 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,197
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$22
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1
$26.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.14
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2491209.791,03024
Medium and Large 1595203.371,211323
Medium 1574183.321,0525thin
One grade step is worth $26.47/cwt here — about −$22 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 sale352 hd
203.53
MO average12 barns · 9,440 hd
198.38
+5.14
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,86899.591,86013
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26482.101,03724
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,49481.221,2134thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,05766.277014thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,149$1,1654thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2474185.46/cwt172.00–193.0087917
SteersMedium and Large 1471222.37/cwt216.00–225.501,04716
SteersMedium and Large 1-2680181.50/cwt181.50–181.501,2344
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned610156.00/cwt156.00–156.009527
HeifersMedium and Large 1350218.00/cwt218.00–218.007638
HeifersMedium and Large 1466199.08/cwt191.00–208.009287
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2310204.00/cwt204.00–204.006323
SteersMedium and Large 1663191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,26650
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added654190.69/cwt187.50–193.001,24724
SteersMedium and Large 1565210.58/cwt204.00–214.001,19049
SteersMedium and Large 1508220.20/cwt215.50–223.001,11930
SteersMedium and Large 1709182.92/cwt181.00–184.251,29719
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy775168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,3023
SteersMedium and Large 1323230.98/cwt230.00–232.007464
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added570214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,22025
SteersMedium and Large 1-2473208.10/cwt206.00–210.009844
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1246
SteersMedium and Large 1-2378228.00/cwt228.00–228.008624
SteersMedium and Large 1424227.60/cwt224.00–229.0096511
SteersMedium 1574183.32/cwt180.00–188.001,0525
SteersMedium and Large 1795173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,3758
SteersMedium and Large 1364236.52/cwt235.00–237.508615
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy682165.72/cwt165.50–166.001,1309
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425209.00/cwt209.00–209.008883
BullsMedium and Large 1-2524193.17/cwt189.00–196.001,0125
BullsMedium and Large 1-2895121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0833
BullsMedium and Large 1-2665164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2720148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,06615
CowsLean 85-90%92045.00/cwt45.00–45.004141
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,1151
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51582.29/cwt81.50–84.001,2473
CowsLean 85-90%1,10373.36/cwt72.50–74.008093
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,1181
Bulls1,913101.90/cwt100.00–105.001,9499
Bulls1,73897.53/cwt96.00–98.501,6953
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24983.01/cwt80.00–84.501,03718
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31577.64/cwt74.00–80.001,0215
Bulls1,85085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,5731
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1491,164.53/head1,100.00–1,225.001,1654
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added430209.50/cwt209.50–209.5090111
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added525190.00/cwt190.00–190.0099816
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy495187.00/cwt187.00–187.009269
HeifersMedium and Large 1414207.90/cwt200.00–211.0086115
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2526177.41/cwt176.00–178.009337
HeifersMedium 1485174.00/cwt174.00–174.008445
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added610177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,08010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed400200.50/cwt200.50–200.5080212
HeifersMedium 2510140.00/cwt140.00–140.007146
HeifersMedium 2390161.00/cwt161.00–161.006283
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2590171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,00921
HeifersMedium and Large 1618176.35/cwt173.50–178.251,09017
SteersMedium and Large 1-2413215.44/cwt209.00–218.508906
SteersMedium and Large 1618199.46/cwt191.00–205.001,23379
HeifersMedium and Large 1533186.73/cwt180.50–189.0099543
HeifersMedium and Large 1670174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,16619
HeifersMedium and Large 1565184.97/cwt184.00–189.501,04565

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.