Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 550 lbs 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs 3.00-10.00 higher. Weights over 550 lbs sold with a higher undertone but with few comparisons available from last week. Slaughter cows steady to firm. Demand good. Supply light. The feeder market is stronger with cattle futures also make large advances so far this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.70/cwt on 280 head.

Average price

$207.70

280 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$50.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.68

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	455	212.03	964	58
Medium and Large 1	502	209.72	1,053	204
Medium and Large 2	465	205.00	953	3thin
Large 1	700	165.00	1,155	6thin
Medium 1-2	605	164.00	992	6thin
Medium 1	450	162.00	729	3thin

One grade step is worth $50.03/cwt here — about $235 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 sale280 hd

207.70

—

MO average15 barns · 9,128 hd

194.01

+13.68

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	1,863	110.40	2,057	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,557	101.88	1,586	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,279	97.16	1,243	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,015	78.77	799	44

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)	1,055	$1,185	2thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 1Fleshy	—	589	186.38/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,098	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	217.50/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,092	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	202.92/cwt	192.00–204.00	1,157	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	566	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	700	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,155	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	197.67/cwt	194.00–205.00	1,038	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	345	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	251.76/cwt	243.00–254.00	1,095	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	226.83/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,329	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	380	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	897	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	241.97/cwt	240.00–244.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,306	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	251.07/cwt	246.00–263.50	1,185	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	254.01/cwt	253.00–255.00	851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	247.67/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,045	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	223.89/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,357	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	248.25/cwt	235.00–258.00	1,326	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	207.99/cwt	204.00–212.00	948	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	430	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	993	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	555	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	999	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	59.17/cwt	57.00–62.00	528	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	73.37/cwt	65.00–81.00	737	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	103.17/cwt	102.50–104.00	1,617	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,495	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	105.67/cwt	103.50–109.00	1,460	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	85.72/cwt	81.00–92.00	896	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	97.51/cwt	96.00–98.50	1,225	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	87.23/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,108	3
Bulls	—	—	1,759	111.62/cwt	107.00–114.50	1,963	4
Bulls	—	—	2,100	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,932	1
Bulls	—	—	1,953	117.17/cwt	116.50–117.75	2,288	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	465	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	476	197.51/cwt	196.00–198.00	940	16
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	450	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	194.68/cwt	191.00–198.00	1,197	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	605	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	992	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	210.99/cwt	207.00–225.00	890	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,401	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	211.57/cwt	209.00–216.00	1,022	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	224.33/cwt	216.00–233.50	933	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	222.40/cwt	218.00–227.00	721	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	372	215.71/cwt	210.00–221.00	802	16

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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