Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 550 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, over 550 lbs 3.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Demand very good. Supply heavy. Lots of outstanding consignments this week from some of the areas most progressive cattlemen. Offering was mostly fall calves with several large reputation groups selling right off the cow with two rounds of shots.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $250.24/cwt on 1,262 head.

Average price

$250.24

1,262 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,420

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$528

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$30.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.91

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	250.51	1,441	1,162
Medium and Large 1-2	485	249.50	1,209	87
Medium and Large 2	380	240.97	916	6thin
Medium 1-2	550	225.00	1,238	3thin
Medium 2	415	220.00	913	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.51/cwt here — about $528 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 sale1,262 hd

250.24

—

MO average17 barns · 13,830 hd

239.33

+10.91

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	—	Low	1,787	106.47	1,902	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	95.45	1,398	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,299	89.78	1,166	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,110	81.88	909	79

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,122	3thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1Unweaned	—	605	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,283	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	244.11/cwt	230.00–247.50	759	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	236.77/cwt	227.00–246.00	1,134	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	233.08/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,296	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	242.16/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,286	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	226.50/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,450	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	253.05/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,437	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	607	263.18/cwt	263.00–263.25	1,598	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	595	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,618	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	269.81/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,014	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	415	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	910	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	240.97/cwt	240.00–242.00	916	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	590	244.31/cwt	215.00–250.50	1,441	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	664	232.68/cwt	224.00–234.25	1,545	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,615	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	526	270.46/cwt	268.00–272.50	1,423	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	257.90/cwt	244.00–269.50	1,372	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	247.69/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,157	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	460	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,132	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	241.83/cwt	229.50–255.50	1,514	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	236.44/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,563	145
Heifers	Large 1	—	465	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	229.91/cwt	218.00–237.50	1,294	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	252.04/cwt	244.00–257.00	1,066	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,196	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	194.63/cwt	185.00–198.00	1,183	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	217.60/cwt	217.00–218.00	1,077	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	584	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	77.32/cwt	69.50–79.00	830	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	94.82/cwt	94.50–95.50	1,378	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	84.47/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,064	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	99.25/cwt	98.50–100.00	1,365	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	90.34/cwt	87.00–94.50	1,176	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	84.89/cwt	80.00–86.50	963	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,568	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	96.20/cwt	92.00–99.50	1,582	3
Bulls	—	—	1,872	112.63/cwt	105.50–119.00	2,108	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	845	1,121.99/head	1,010.00–1,180.00	1,122	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	222.82/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,399	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	515	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,249	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	233.47/cwt	224.00–239.00	1,214	228
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	249.26/cwt	241.00–256.50	935	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	224.63/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,069	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,394	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	261.90/cwt	255.50–280.00	1,231	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,052	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	201.43/cwt	191.00–219.00	1,245	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	228.51/cwt	228.00–229.00	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	262.05/cwt	240.00–283.00	1,143	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	226.53/cwt	221.00–233.50	1,640	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	215.05/cwt	205.00–228.00	1,112	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	242.87/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,030	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	243.02/cwt	238.00–251.00	1,043	98
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	580	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	287.15/cwt	272.00–302.00	1,091	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	276.32/cwt	262.00–288.50	1,188	49

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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