Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last trended sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 500 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher with advance over 500 lbs. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher compared to last week. Several nice consignments in the feeder offering this week. There didn't seem to be much spillover in the cash feeder trade as nervousness in the financial sector sent the stock market, cattle futures and crude oil all lower Wednesday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $230.59/cwt on 697 head.

Average price

$230.59

697 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,308

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$242

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

$1.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.39

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	393	231.40	910	12thin
Medium and Large 1	583	230.76	1,344	581
Medium and Large 1-2	502	229.57	1,152	104

One grade step is worth $1.83/cwt here — about −$242 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 sale697 hd

230.59

—

MO average12 barns · 10,616 hd

216.21

+14.39

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	1,686	108.58	1,831	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	96.65	1,412	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	95.22	1,173	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	974	74.73	728	23

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,445	$1,260	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$1,125	9

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	375	265.62/cwt	261.00–270.00	996	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	725	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,334	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	217.43/cwt	206.00–223.00	1,026	29
Steers	Medium 1	—	475	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,227	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	440	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	977	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	248.69/cwt	248.00–252.50	948	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	455	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	919	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	540	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	240.51/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,335	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,466	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	218.59/cwt	208.00–232.00	1,283	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	242.36/cwt	232.00–255.00	999	13
Steers	Medium 1	—	366	230.20/cwt	215.00–240.00	843	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	760	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,360	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	217.65/cwt	215.50–230.50	1,380	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	188.20/cwt	186.50–192.50	1,236	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	209.78/cwt	201.50–216.00	1,397	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	206.98/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,289	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	240.24/cwt	221.00–245.00	1,103	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	237.41/cwt	233.00–244.00	1,237	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	247.53/cwt	238.00–258.00	1,309	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	193.25/cwt	193.25–193.25	1,498	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	253.98/cwt	250.00–259.00	856	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	450	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,094	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	251.14/cwt	243.00–258.00	1,067	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,037	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	640	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,459	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,338	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	175.25/cwt	175.25–175.25	1,498	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,422	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	477	187.29/cwt	181.00–201.00	893	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	370	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	198.56/cwt	191.00–200.00	943	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,132	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	222.42/cwt	220.00–224.00	981	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	773	50.26/cwt	40.50–55.50	389	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,187	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	101.25/cwt	101.00–101.50	1,218	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	70.29/cwt	68.00–71.00	659	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,047	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	84.43/cwt	80.00–86.00	887	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	96.65/cwt	95.50–97.50	1,412	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	94.96/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,162	11
Bulls	—	—	1,720	109.41/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,882	16
Bulls	—	—	1,650	113.05/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,865	2
Bulls	—	—	1,453	97.42/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,416	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	204.71/cwt	203.00–206.00	1,146	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,025	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	798	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	166.45/cwt	161.00–172.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	210.20/cwt	207.00–215.00	956	10
Heifers	Medium 1	—	385	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	191.69/cwt	191.00–197.00	1,098	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	222.00/cwt	214.00–226.50	1,154	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	230.63/cwt	221.00–233.00	886	25
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	635	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,156	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	375	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	881	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	182.85/cwt	179.50–187.50	1,157	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	181.06/cwt	178.00–184.00	1,219	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	189.20/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,200	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	212.72/cwt	204.00–221.00	932	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	218.34/cwt	212.00–222.00	683	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	430	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	955	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	227.81/cwt	217.00–231.00	955	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,294	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,225	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,053	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	252.08/cwt	246.00–258.00	1,200	60

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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