Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last trended sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers 5.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher compared to last week. Demand good to very good. Supply heavy. The feeder market is sharply higher with large numbers moving around the circuit this week following the lead of current record breaking feedlot sales. In a bit of a surprise, feeder futures sold off Wednesday losing 4.50/cwt despite a lower corn trade.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $267.66/cwt on 744 head.

Average price

$267.66

744 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$75.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.41

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	425	291.00	1,237	3thin
Medium and Large 1	595	273.04	1,626	499
Medium and Large 1-2	574	257.30	1,476	226
Medium 1-2	469	247.94	1,163	13thin
Medium and Large 2	500	216.00	1,080	3thin

One grade step is worth $75.00/cwt here — about $157 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 sale744 hd

267.66

—

MO average18 barns · 19,471 hd

257.25

+10.41

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	1,769	108.99	1,928	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,581	109.11	1,725	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,328	101.67	1,350	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	80.54	826	24

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,218	$1,391	16

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	534	220.13/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,175	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,796	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	248.19/cwt	234.00–249.00	1,678	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	298.05/cwt	280.00–309.50	1,434	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	271.60/cwt	251.25–284.00	1,668	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	236.14/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,455	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,811	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	261.06/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,232	9
Steers	Medium 1	—	425	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,237	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	248.30/cwt	231.00–258.00	1,423	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	265.89/cwt	241.00–274.00	1,779	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	280.57/cwt	262.00–291.00	1,641	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,482	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	255.24/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,360	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	285.74/cwt	260.00–291.00	1,220	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	311.92/cwt	302.00–317.00	1,298	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	313.50/cwt	313.50–313.50	1,301	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	281.77/cwt	264.00–293.50	1,454	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	243.10/cwt	219.50–244.50	1,857	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,550	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	707	246.98/cwt	212.00–253.75	1,746	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	495	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,178	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	217.55/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,366	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	238.32/cwt	232.00–244.50	1,604	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,109	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	211.65/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,147	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,376	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,193	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	90.48/cwt	86.00–95.00	976	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	552	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	77.50/cwt	68.00–84.00	786	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	111.26/cwt	110.50–111.50	1,737	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	107.67/cwt	105.00–109.50	1,716	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	107.79/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,465	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	101.15/cwt	97.50–105.00	1,343	37
Bulls	—	—	1,560	94.35/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,472	3
Bulls	—	—	1,873	116.31/cwt	110.00–122.50	2,178	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,390.91/head	1,350.00–1,440.00	1,391	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,091	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	267.37/cwt	251.00–282.00	1,377	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	258.37/cwt	256.00–259.00	953	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	245.88/cwt	239.00–247.50	1,495	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	445	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,139	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,348	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	250.07/cwt	237.00–259.00	1,313	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	237.95/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,145	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	273.01/cwt	265.50–278.50	1,289	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	240.67/cwt	240.00–242.50	893	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	424	233.52/cwt	231.00–237.00	990	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	251.30/cwt	238.00–266.00	1,068	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	261.04/cwt	247.00–267.50	1,480	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	267.25/cwt	259.00–280.00	1,138	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,129	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	253.68/cwt	242.00–265.00	812	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	204.83/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,381	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	245.64/cwt	242.00–251.00	1,373	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	595	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	600	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,176	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	469	247.94/cwt	241.00–252.00	1,163	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	232.29/cwt	230.50–239.00	1,712	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	609	6

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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