Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, feeder steers 2.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower, 450-550 lbs steady to 8.00 higher and over 550 lbs 8.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-3..00 higher. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate.. Prices were more variable in the lighter cattle with buyers shying away from several cattle still carrying a considerable amount of hair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $244.15/cwt on 597 head.

Average price

$244.15

597 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,412

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$34.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.10

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	604	250.70	1,515	288
Medium and Large 1-2	553	239.16	1,322	294
Medium and Large 2	577	215.97	1,246	15thin

One grade step is worth $34.72/cwt here — about $269 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 sale597 hd

244.15

—

MO average14 barns · 14,002 hd

241.04

+3.10

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	1,724	114.33	1,971	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,498	106.62	1,597	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	102.39	1,294	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,051	89.88	945	38

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)	1,088	$1,474	16

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	631	249.76/cwt	239.50–262.00	1,576	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	244.55/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,135	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	307.75/cwt	295.00–312.00	1,465	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	271.25/cwt	266.50–275.50	1,695	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	294.51/cwt	287.00–298.50	1,567	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	360	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	968	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	279.49/cwt	253.00–290.00	1,342	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	874	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	355	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	275.97/cwt	262.00–290.00	1,579	103
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	236.67/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,219	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	266.58/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,773	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	258.75/cwt	258.75–258.75	1,669	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	268.89/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,535	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	269.81/cwt	252.00–277.00	1,427	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	292.86/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,274	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	274.50/cwt	265.00–284.00	824	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	286.73/cwt	285.00–288.00	1,121	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	435	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,105	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	440	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,122	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	237.12/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,833	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,054	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	250.81/cwt	241.00–260.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	360	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	832	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,107	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	106.42/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,590	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	111.72/cwt	111.50–112.50	1,553	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	75.03/cwt	63.50–84.00	774	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	91.15/cwt	86.00–96.00	960	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	101.18/cwt	96.00–106.50	1,266	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,220	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,342	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,782	1
Bulls	—	—	1,723	113.39/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,954	5
Bulls	—	—	1,325	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,391	1
Bulls	—	—	1,970	124.00/cwt	118.00–130.50	2,443	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	972	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,474.13/head	1,170.00–1,575.00	1,474	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	237.92/cwt	236.50–239.25	1,408	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	247.51/cwt	235.00–251.00	941	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,784	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	242.76/cwt	232.00–249.00	1,143	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	210.92/cwt	205.00–220.00	920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	258.34/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,491	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	227.97/cwt	226.00–233.00	1,621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	248.70/cwt	239.00–250.75	1,084	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	240.73/cwt	230.00–243.75	1,476	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	236.13/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,256	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	675	230.75/cwt	230.75–230.75	1,558	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	243.46/cwt	238.75–248.00	1,634	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	257.34/cwt	240.00–268.00	1,382	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	248.35/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,212	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,771	12

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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