Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers 4.00-12.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs 4.00-8.00 higher, over 450 lbs 4.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Demand uneven. Supply light. Light heifers found strong demand while other classes of feeders were lower as feeder futures contracts have seen steep losses over the past week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $275.14/cwt on 266 head.

Average price

$275.14

266 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,508

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$36.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.91

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	277.30	1,586	161
Medium and Large 1-2	516	274.46	1,415	83
Medium 1-2	485	265.15	1,286	19thin
Medium and Large 2	565	241.00	1,362	3thin

One grade step is worth $36.30/cwt here — about $224 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 sale266 hd

275.14

—

MO average16 barns · 7,447 hd

261.23

+13.91

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	1,767	110.66	1,955	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,476	102.75	1,517	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	97.51	1,276	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,054	83.80	883	40

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)	1,242	$1,358	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,107	$1,600	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,585	3thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,362	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,064	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	278.09/cwt	257.00–284.50	1,446	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	239.25/cwt	239.25–239.25	1,675	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	289.50/cwt	265.00–300.50	1,503	31
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	382	286.80/cwt	265.00–297.00	1,096	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	325	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	309.69/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,282	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	415	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,046	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	288.17/cwt	280.00–300.00	833	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,553	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	258.82/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,610	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,844	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	311.70/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,153	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,904	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	595	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,440	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	740	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,843	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	566	250.70/cwt	241.50–257.00	1,419	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	308.86/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,322	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	465	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,283	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	240.71/cwt	240.50–241.00	1,618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	660	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	597	261.01/cwt	259.00–263.00	1,558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	302.33/cwt	301.00–306.00	1,430	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	246.25/cwt	246.25–246.25	1,576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,404	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,138	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	241.45/cwt	228.00–247.00	1,120	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	240.45/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,234	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	268.68/cwt	261.00–281.00	1,029	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	520	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	97.05/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,277	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	75.88/cwt	69.50–80.50	807	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	96.47/cwt	94.50–98.50	998	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	86.47/cwt	85.25–92.00	913	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	102.75/cwt	100.00–104.50	1,517	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,248	1
Bulls	—	—	1,769	111.44/cwt	106.00–116.50	1,971	6
Bulls	—	—	1,755	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,860	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,130	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	1,358.16/head	1,300.00–1,430.00	1,358	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,210	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,065	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	986	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,107	1,600.00/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	291.35/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,128	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	277.26/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,164	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	249.97/cwt	239.00–259.00	1,307	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	244.85/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	470	247.40/cwt	239.00–260.00	1,163	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	645	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,344	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	298.33/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,238	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	891	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	289.47/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,627	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	255.36/cwt	255.25–256.50	1,660	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	635	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	390	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,123	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	249.33/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,199	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	526	230.08/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,210	7

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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