Sale reports / Missouri / South Central Regional Stockyards / 2023-08-02

South Central Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Aug 2
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817
Feeder Cattle receipts
844 head
401 vs last sale 443 251 vs year ago 593 · +42.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
92 vs last sale 129 11 vs year ago 48 · 22.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
38 vs last sale 40 4 vs year ago 6 · 66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Based on limited comparisons with the last trended sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers 5.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand good to very good. Supply light. Lots of interest in the light steers with an improved grazing outlook and moderating feed cost spurring demand. August may see lighter marketings with better pasture conditions now following weeks of drought and large movements of both feeders and slaughter cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $277.26/cwt on 360 head.
Average price
$277.26
360 head · 585 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,623
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$274
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$66.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.23
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1583288.441,682217
Large 1411271.401,11515thin
Medium and Large 1-2607266.361,616101
Medium 1-2519261.981,3605thin
Medium and Large 2670234.001,5685thin
Medium 2635221.751,40817thin
One grade step is worth $66.69/cwt here — about $274 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 sale360 hd
277.26
MO average15 barns · 5,452 hd
260.04
+17.23
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,423114.121,6243thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,630121.501,9801thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,284109.691,40910
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06895.681,02216

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,335$1,7701thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)985$2,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350254.80/cwt244.00–262.008925
SteersMedium 1-2519261.98/cwt251.00–270.001,3605
SteersMedium and Large 1-2477282.99/cwt280.00–285.001,35013
SteersMedium and Large 1686262.92/cwt261.50–266.501,80426
SteersMedium and Large 1-2705238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,6783
SteersLarge 1445265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1799
SteersLarge 1360281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,0126
SteersMedium 2635221.75/cwt221.75–221.751,40817
SteersMedium and Large 1-2595265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5773
SteersMedium and Large 1778242.50/cwt242.00–243.001,8874
SteersMedium and Large 1507315.88/cwt306.00–323.001,60218
SteersMedium and Large 1-2619250.68/cwt242.50–265.001,5528
SteersMedium and Large 1-2421301.77/cwt300.00–304.001,2707
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned515291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,4996
SteersMedium and Large 1485309.21/cwt305.00–315.001,50026
SteersMedium and Large 1336324.37/cwt320.00–326.001,0907
SteersMedium and Large 1567297.05/cwt280.25–305.001,68454
SteersMedium and Large 1732251.17/cwt250.50–252.501,8399
SteersMedium and Large 1615279.75/cwt268.50–285.501,72067
HeifersMedium and Large 1525264.79/cwt258.50–272.251,39036
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2426256.28/cwt243.00–259.501,09217
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2920185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7023
HeifersMedium and Large 2640215.25/cwt215.25–215.251,37811
HeifersMedium and Large 1492271.81/cwt265.00–275.251,33730
BullsMedium and Large 1-2419283.85/cwt280.00–286.001,1898
CowsLean 85-90%1,09890.86/cwt86.50–94.009987
CowsLean 85-90%1,04499.43/cwt95.50–107.001,0389
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,630121.50/cwt121.50–121.501,9801
CowsBoner 80-85%1,293114.28/cwt113.50–115.001,4782
CowsBoner 80-85%1,282108.54/cwt104.50–113.001,3918
Bulls1,423114.12/cwt110.00–117.001,6243
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3351,770.00/head1,770.00–1,770.001,7701
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29852,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 2695206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,4325
HeifersMedium 2-3575181.50/cwt181.50–181.501,0446
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned495236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,1689
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned679209.03/cwt208.00–210.001,4194
HeifersMedium and Large 1661233.92/cwt226.00–238.001,54621
HeifersMedium and Large 1569263.53/cwt250.00–270.001,49994
HeifersMedium and Large 1640246.50/cwt246.50–246.501,5786
HeifersMedium and Large 1329263.06/cwt252.00–267.008655
SteersMedium and Large 1-2353297.99/cwt296.00–300.001,0524
SteersMedium and Large 2670234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,5685
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2535252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,35110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2295260.00/cwt260.00–260.007675
HeifersLarge 1420236.63/cwt232.00–244.0099410
HeifersLarge 1350236.00/cwt236.00–236.008268
SteersMedium and Large 1-2695256.21/cwt248.00–256.501,78159
SteersMedium and Large 1-2214322.00/cwt322.00–322.006894
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned505249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,2573

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.