Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Based on limited comparisons with last weeks larger offering, feeder steers near steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand good. Supply light. Runs are lighter around the circuit following last weeks big movement of feeders and cows. Variable amounts of much needed rain have fallen over the area in the past week. Corn prices are surging so far this week which is pressuring feeder contracts lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $241.52/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$241.52

184 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,336

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$53.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.98

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	243.88	1,376	122
Medium and Large 1-2	543	239.87	1,303	50
Medium 1-2	442	235.77	1,041	9thin
Medium 2	590	190.00	1,121	3thin

One grade step is worth $53.88/cwt here — about $255 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 sale184 hd

241.52

—

MO average14 barns · 8,436 hd

240.54

+0.98

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	1,562	111.45	1,741	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,484	108.26	1,606	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	102.39	1,292	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	95.27	1,018	46

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,023	$1,510	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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 1Fleshy	—	665	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,496	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	244.31/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,292	15
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	385	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	932	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	236.55/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,448	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	487	230.79/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,124	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	249.53/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,061	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	272.99/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,289	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	224.01/cwt	211.00–233.00	1,608	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	279.46/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,607	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	313.80/cwt	312.00–315.00	879	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	285.61/cwt	285.00–286.00	1,082	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	268.86/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,705	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	248.47/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,260	24
Heifers	Medium 2	—	590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	271.58/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,119	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	280.64/cwt	280.00–282.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	505	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,374	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	252.95/cwt	250.00–256.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	254.17/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,220	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	277.37/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,187	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	277.96/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,459	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	267.23/cwt	265.00–270.00	999	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,422	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	243.46/cwt	236.00–244.50	1,385	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,793	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	238.27/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,115	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	230.67/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,557	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	1,510.17/head	1,500.00–1,520.00	1,510	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	2,117	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,871	1
Bulls	—	—	1,442	109.42/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,578	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,442	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,705	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	96.10/cwt	91.00–99.50	1,041	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	107.02/cwt	104.00–108.50	1,566	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	113.63/cwt	113.50–114.00	1,666	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	83.35/cwt	82.00–86.00	721	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	97.53/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,273	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	104.35/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,294	28

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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