Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers and heifers 3.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate. Several consignments of nice five weight grazing cattle this week along with some packages of new crop calves that also found strong demand. Special cow sale followed the feeders with several good bred cows and pairs.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.28/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$221.28

212 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$73

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

$20.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.34

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	224.91	1,047	175
Medium and Large 1-2	549	204.06	1,120	37

One grade step is worth $20.85/cwt here — about −$73 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 sale212 hd

221.28

—

MO average18 barns · 10,635 hd

204.93

+16.34

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	1,783	110.43	1,969	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	101.94	1,506	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	99.01	1,220	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	85.76	905	57

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,405	$1,600	4thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,169	$1,586	19
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$1,650	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$2,425	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,243	$2,386	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,264	$1,647	9

Every lot, as filed

47 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 1-2	—	631	189.70/cwt	187.00–198.00	1,197	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	260.33/cwt	259.00–261.00	1,073	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	193.82/cwt	188.00–198.50	1,343	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	245.01/cwt	234.00–250.00	826	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	248.97/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,058	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	233.08/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,133	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	377	222.77/cwt	221.00–224.00	840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	435	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	271.80/cwt	267.00–284.00	1,041	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	254.21/cwt	245.00–263.50	1,195	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	77.78/cwt	65.00–83.00	758	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	103.70/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,520	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	99.74/cwt	95.50–102.00	1,487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	228.77/cwt	220.00–235.00	938	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	213.12/cwt	207.00–216.00	1,193	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	251.77/cwt	238.50–267.50	1,423	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	535	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,247	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	226.47/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,388	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	198.96/cwt	198.75–200.00	1,438	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	380	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,020	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	234.04/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,259	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	210.80/cwt	204.00–221.00	991	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,118	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	234.65/cwt	230.00–238.00	896	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	231.05/cwt	230.00–232.00	758	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	87.79/cwt	83.00–92.00	956	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	96.35/cwt	92.50–98.00	1,005	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	102.47/cwt	99.00–107.50	1,330	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	97.03/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,159	28
Bulls	—	—	1,738	116.83/cwt	113.50–122.00	2,031	6
Bulls	—	—	1,882	93.45/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,759	3
Bulls	—	—	1,755	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,159	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	1,585.63/head	1,375.00–2,025.00	1,586	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	1,647.22/head	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,647	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	915	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	2,385.71/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,386	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	219.70/cwt	208.00–232.00	1,035	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	231.33/cwt	228.00–236.00	930	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	200.15/cwt	193.50–207.00	1,155	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	231.28/cwt	231.00–232.00	1,055	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	180.21/cwt	179.00–182.00	1,175	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	217.89/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,124	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	255.96/cwt	244.00–261.50	1,308	19

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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