Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last trended sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 600 lbs 2.00-6.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00-4.lower compared to last week. Supply moderate. Demand good. Feeder cattle found strong demand for the most part Wednesday as buyers shrugged off big losses in feeder contracts over the past two days.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $296.96/cwt on 366 head.

Average price

$296.96

366 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$21.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+29.09

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	298.95	1,693	266
Medium and Large 1-2	489	294.86	1,441	82
Medium and Large 2	510	277.15	1,413	18thin

One grade step is worth $21.80/cwt here — about $281 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 sale366 hd

296.96

—

MO average18 barns · 8,871 hd

267.87

+29.09

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	1,763	113.43	2,000	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	102.13	1,497	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,281	101.31	1,298	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	89.37	952	14

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)	1,450	$2,225	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,524	$1,882	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,114	$1,306	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$2,235	3thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	569	265.89/cwt	253.00–271.00	1,513	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	249.25/cwt	249.25–249.25	1,670	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	266.30/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,156	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	263.58/cwt	258.50–267.00	2,066	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	309.40/cwt	301.00–322.00	1,145	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	317.72/cwt	300.00–336.00	1,033	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	700	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,299	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	441	244.10/cwt	237.00–261.00	1,076	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	565	293.62/cwt	291.00–299.00	1,659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	324.48/cwt	322.00–334.00	1,230	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	269.58/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,267	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	300.04/cwt	296.00–302.00	1,542	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	314.02/cwt	304.00–320.00	1,504	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	299.32/cwt	292.50–306.50	1,736	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	745	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,012	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	293.83/cwt	286.00–299.00	1,786	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	279.66/cwt	268.00–303.00	1,591	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	279.31/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,455	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	410	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,267	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	320.69/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,347	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	310.75/cwt	303.00–316.00	1,625	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	1,811	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	440	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,456	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	285.00/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,169	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	265.46/cwt	253.50–273.00	1,351	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,469	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	106.01/cwt	104.50–107.50	1,564	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	571	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	95.67/cwt	95.00–96.50	1,043	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,279	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	117.57/cwt	112.00–120.50	2,187	6
Bulls	—	—	1,473	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,488	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	102.17/cwt	99.50–104.00	1,493	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,396	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	89.62/cwt	84.00–94.00	969	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	108.11/cwt	105.50–110.50	1,481	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	101.14/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,287	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	1,306.24/head	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,306	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	2,224.91/head	2,150.00–2,275.00	2,225	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,524	1,881.66/head	1,800.00–1,985.00	1,882	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	2,235.00/head	2,235.00–2,235.00	2,235	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	272.70/cwt	268.00–278.00	993	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	273.75/cwt	268.00–279.00	1,284	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	238.16/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	266.42/cwt	261.00–272.00	893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	249.80/cwt	235.00–253.50	1,766	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	700	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	237.75/cwt	237.75–237.75	1,581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	487	252.90/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,232	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	268.23/cwt	251.50–272.50	1,647	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,474	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	280.27/cwt	272.00–286.00	1,208	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	270.69/cwt	269.50–275.00	1,852	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,303	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	277.05/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,471	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	570	242.41/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,382	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	314.38/cwt	300.00–329.00	1,330	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	299.88/cwt	286.00–310.00	1,415	13

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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