Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers 7.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, over 450 lbs 4.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-7.00 higher. Demand very good. Supply heavy. Good buyer attendance for another outstanding feeder offering this week with lots of top quality calves in town. What was already set up to be a good feeder trade got an additional boost with fed cattle trading higher again Wednesday as packers continue struggling to find enough market ready cattle

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $267.88/cwt on 944 head.

Average price

$267.88

944 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,444

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$49.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.13

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	270.88	1,475	838
Medium and Large 1-2	506	249.93	1,265	79
Medium and Large 2	434	229.00	994	18thin
Large 1	525	225.00	1,181	6thin
Medium 1-2	550	221.00	1,216	3thin

One grade step is worth $49.88/cwt here — about $259 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 sale944 hd

267.88

—

MO average15 barns · 13,977 hd

246.75

+21.13

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	—	High	1,825	122.58	2,237	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	101.29	1,481	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,282	98.99	1,269	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,047	78.54	822	47

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1-2	—	680	219.49/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,493	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	231.26/cwt	222.50–235.50	1,425	91
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	216.45/cwt	206.00–223.00	1,236	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	269.37/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,250	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	226.08/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,390	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	217.99/cwt	210.00–223.50	1,559	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	252.12/cwt	235.00–255.75	1,664	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	581	235.82/cwt	232.00–241.00	1,370	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,705	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,000	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,392	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	273.05/cwt	271.00–275.00	896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,072	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	292.70/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,238	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	607	265.55/cwt	264.00–266.00	1,612	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,572	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	284.72/cwt	265.00–299.50	1,344	158
Steers	Large 1	—	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	262.60/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,155	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	294.72/cwt	282.00–305.00	1,090	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	535	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,247	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,370	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	573	238.52/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,367	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	645	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,413	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	284.03/cwt	278.00–294.25	1,480	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	491	261.37/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,283	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	220.94/cwt	220.00–224.25	1,708	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	545	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,537	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	234.45/cwt	233.00–236.00	776	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	238.37/cwt	227.00–242.00	1,349	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	242.88/cwt	234.00–255.00	896	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	238.17/cwt	234.00–240.00	798	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	235.76/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,087	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	267.44/cwt	238.00–275.00	1,008	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	104.90/cwt	104.00–107.50	1,430	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	53.90/cwt	50.00–60.00	497	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	75.75/cwt	69.50–82.00	787	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	85.12/cwt	82.00–91.50	913	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	101.29/cwt	98.50–103.50	1,481	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	98.52/cwt	91.50–102.00	1,259	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	991	2
Bulls	—	—	1,825	129.55/cwt	127.50–131.50	2,364	2
Bulls	—	—	1,825	119.10/cwt	115.00–123.00	2,174	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	237.61/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,019	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	227.01/cwt	220.00–231.50	1,287	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	232.57/cwt	228.00–236.00	895	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	325	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	234.27/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,181	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	210.41/cwt	199.50–213.50	1,412	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	196.75/cwt	196.75–196.75	1,466	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	239.45/cwt	230.00–248.50	1,267	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	232.24/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,096	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	201.87/cwt	175.00–215.00	963	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,459	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	442	235.38/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,040	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	459	232.07/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,065	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	228.38/cwt	224.00–233.00	1,313	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	211.79/cwt	206.00–224.00	1,288	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	242.78/cwt	238.00–249.00	1,158	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	261.38/cwt	253.00–275.00	1,017	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	844	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	258.14/cwt	253.00–261.50	1,598	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	270.48/cwt	241.00–282.00	1,550	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	245.66/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,039	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,428	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	237.47/cwt	230.00–240.00	774	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	256.49/cwt	238.50–268.50	1,334	21
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	550	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,216	3

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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