Sale reports / Missouri / South Central Regional Stockyards / 2023-08-30

South Central Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Aug 30
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817
Feeder Cattle receipts
963 head
780 vs last sale 183 418 vs year ago 545 · +76.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
8 vs last sale 49 40 vs year ago 81 · 49.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeders sold with a higher undertone but with no recent price comparisons available. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher compared to two weeks ago. Strong demand for feeders this week with the cooler weather, very tight supplies and Dec corn currently down to 4.80/bu.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $257.65/cwt on 446 head.
Average price
$257.65
446 head · 577 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,485
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$484
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$39.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.68
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1599259.501,555312
Medium and Large 1-2520258.401,343116
Medium 1-2685222.001,5216thin
Medium and Large 2487220.001,07112thin
One grade step is worth $39.50/cwt here — about $484 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 sale446 hd
257.65
MO average15 barns · 5,937 hd
252.97
+4.68
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
BullsAverage1,759118.222,0806thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,266111.251,4089thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,683110.471,8592thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,039101.091,05111

Every lot, as filed

59 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
SteersMedium and Large 1766257.76/cwt251.00–259.001,97413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2662235.82/cwt231.00–238.501,5616
SteersMedium and Large 1-2485289.96/cwt288.00–292.001,40615
SteersMedium and Large 1-2340314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,0685
SteersMedium and Large 1-2578284.38/cwt283.25–286.751,64425
SteersMedium and Large 1-2635260.50/cwt260.50–260.501,6546
SteersMedium and Large 1-2690256.50/cwt256.50–256.501,7705
SteersMedium and Large 1-2740246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,8203
SteersMedium and Large 1-2760241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,8323
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2519264.64/cwt261.00–267.501,37333
SteersMedium and Large 1520301.82/cwt291.00–310.001,56971
SteersMedium and Large 1-2416302.70/cwt280.00–310.001,25912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375321.19/cwt314.00–328.001,2046
SteersMedium and Large 1567288.06/cwt286.00–292.001,63318
SteersMedium and Large 1-2521284.39/cwt277.50–293.001,48219
SteersMedium and Large 1618283.92/cwt281.00–288.001,75531
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added640285.60/cwt285.60–285.601,82860
SteersMedium and Large 1345332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,1453
SteersMedium and Large 1676277.12/cwt271.00–285.251,87341
SteersLarge 1535233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,2473
SteersMedium and Large 1455316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,4385
SteersMedium and Large 1705276.25/cwt276.25–276.251,9486
SteersMedium and Large 2985184.75/cwt184.75–184.751,8209
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy355260.00/cwt260.00–260.009233
BullsMedium and Large 1-2525255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3398
BullsMedium and Large 1-2715212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5163
BullsMedium and Large 2515244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,2574
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,2046
BullsMedium and Large 1-2330286.00/cwt286.00–286.009444
CowsLean 85-90%98290.35/cwt75.00–98.508873
Bulls1,808118.25/cwt115.00–120.002,1383
CowsBoner 80-85%1,372115.02/cwt114.00–115.501,5783
CowsBoner 80-85%1,170104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,2171
CowsLean 85-90%1,110109.50/cwt109.50–109.501,2151
CowsLean 85-90%1,054104.49/cwt100.00–108.001,1017
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,683110.47/cwt108.00–112.501,8592
CowsBoner 80-85%1,221110.44/cwt108.50–113.001,3485
Bulls1,673114.79/cwt114.50–115.001,9202
Bulls1,785125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,2311
HeifersMedium and Large 2550236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,2984
HeifersMedium and Large 1528273.08/cwt260.00–278.501,442107
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2474268.94/cwt261.00–272.001,27526
HeifersMedium and Large 1493269.87/cwt269.50–271.001,3308
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy410245.50/cwt240.00–251.001,0074
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy480235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1288
HeifersMedium and Large 1720240.25/cwt240.25–240.251,73023
HeifersMedium 1-2685222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5216
HeifersMedium and Large 1766226.15/cwt212.50–229.001,73230
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2565253.41/cwt252.00–259.001,43234
HeifersMedium and Large 1634253.71/cwt245.50–261.001,60979
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2433271.23/cwt270.00–273.001,1745
SteersMedium and Large 1820246.00/cwt246.00–246.002,01729
HeifersMedium and Large 1566269.24/cwt260.00–273.001,52448
HeifersMedium and Large 1671249.76/cwt245.00–257.001,6765
HeifersMedium and Large 1435271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,1796
HeifersMedium and Large 1880218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,9183
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy455212.00/cwt212.00–212.009658
SteersMedium and Large 1425317.54/cwt316.00–319.001,3504
SteersMedium and Large 2790220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7383

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.