Sale reports / Missouri / South Central Regional Stockyards / 2023-09-13

South Central Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Sep 13
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817
Feeder Cattle receipts
877 head
86 vs last sale 963 1,248 vs year ago 2,125 · 58.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
49 vs last sale 41 22 vs year ago 112 · 19.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago,, feeder steers under 550 lbs steady, over 550 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower. Demand good. Supply moderate., The feeder index (800 lb steer) continues to make new highs for the cycle with the latest reading at 251.16.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $280.59/cwt on 400 head.
Average price
$280.59
400 head · 623 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,749
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$126
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$26.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.02
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2515289.921,49372
Medium and Large 1649278.741,810322
Medium 1535272.001,4553thin
Medium 1-2520263.001,3683thin
One grade step is worth $26.92/cwt here — about $126 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 sale400 hd
280.59
MO average17 barns · 10,763 hd
272.57
+8.02
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
BullsLow1,918116.732,2399thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,475108.391,5995thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,242105.341,3089thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low99991.3091225

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1Unweaned455271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,2336
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned510261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,3313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned422260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0977
SteersMedium 1-2520263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,3683
SteersMedium and Large 1570299.31/cwt293.00–303.001,70644
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned610264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,6109
SteersMedium and Large 1-2469296.58/cwt285.00–302.001,39125
SteersMedium and Large 1-2587280.22/cwt279.00–284.001,64531
SteersMedium and Large 1709264.90/cwt257.50–268.001,87832
SteersMedium and Large 1534307.18/cwt300.00–315.001,64031
SteersMedium and Large 1471301.48/cwt300.00–302.001,4208
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned675261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,7627
SteersMedium and Large 1-2520288.17/cwt280.00–291.001,4988
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned484278.78/cwt276.00–290.001,34910
SteersMedium and Large 1402310.78/cwt306.00–314.001,2495
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed605301.50/cwt301.50–301.501,8248
SteersMedium 1535272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,4553
SteersMedium and Large 1835250.75/cwt250.75–250.752,09432
HeifersMedium and Large 1654263.17/cwt261.25–263.501,72114
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy585234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,3695
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2455260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1836
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2510263.41/cwt263.00–264.001,3435
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,1303
BullsMedium and Large 1-2625237.00/cwt235.00–240.001,4816
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375308.46/cwt305.00–314.001,1578
SteersMedium and Large 1755264.59/cwt249.00–267.501,99833
SteersMedium and Large 1666272.44/cwt269.75–275.751,81481
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2581255.10/cwt253.50–256.001,48211
HeifersMedium and Large 1514277.66/cwt271.00–289.001,42751
HeifersMedium and Large 1610262.24/cwt258.00–268.501,60045
SteersMedium and Large 1613290.68/cwt275.00–293.251,78222
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned500250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2505
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2320265.31/cwt260.00–270.008494
HeifersMedium and Large 1734238.09/cwt232.00–240.001,74817
HeifersMedium and Large 1473285.78/cwt267.00–295.001,35244
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2640248.50/cwt248.50–248.501,5903
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned580228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,3229
HeifersMedium 1510252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,2854
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2416266.75/cwt260.00–272.001,1107
Bulls1,515105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5911
Bulls1,854116.15/cwt114.00–120.502,1535
Bulls2,160121.62/cwt120.00–122.502,6273
CowsBoner 80-85%1,275108.50/cwt108.50–108.501,3831
CowsLean 85-90%96054.43/cwt50.00–60.005232
CowsBoner 80-85%1,238104.95/cwt101.00–107.501,2998
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,495107.65/cwt107.00–108.501,6093
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,445109.50/cwt109.50–109.501,5822
CowsLean 85-90%1,04697.84/cwt92.00–102.501,02316
CowsLean 85-90%90486.88/cwt86.00–88.007857

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.