Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers and heifers 6.00-15.00 higher with several heifers 525-625 lbs fully 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand very good. Supply heavy. The bullishness is back in the feeder market in a big way with big gains seen on top of the advances of last week. Lots of nice cattle offering quality and condition with more of the same expected for next weeks sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $271.52/cwt on 913 head.

Average price

$271.52

913 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$49.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.52

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	637	275.89	1,758	699
Medium and Large 1-2	602	262.76	1,581	160
Medium 1	587	252.07	1,479	27
Medium and Large 2	631	232.54	1,467	15thin
Large 1	769	226.08	1,738	12thin

One grade step is worth $49.82/cwt here — about $20 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 sale913 hd

271.52

—

MO average19 barns · 20,312 hd

260.99

+10.52

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	—	High	1,797	113.18	2,034	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,669	107.58	1,796	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	103.93	1,382	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	94.33	1,021	12

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)	1,143	$1,912	11
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,450	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$2,525	5

Every lot, as filed

82 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	Large 1	—	704	235.10/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,655	9
Steers	Medium 1	—	522	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,514	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	579	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,378	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	261.15/cwt	241.00–272.00	1,277	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	762	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	250.63/cwt	235.00–266.00	1,774	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	272.61/cwt	256.00–287.00	1,726	79
Steers	Large 1	—	963	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	210.11/cwt	209.50–212.00	1,851	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	297.21/cwt	285.00–309.00	1,727	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	305.91/cwt	298.00–314.00	1,478	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	260.07/cwt	247.00–269.00	1,755	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	231.99/cwt	227.50–239.00	1,791	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	221.92/cwt	216.00–224.75	1,824	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	338.73/cwt	333.00–349.00	1,277	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	330.41/cwt	320.00–336.00	1,388	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	227.53/cwt	223.50–231.50	1,718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,912	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	641	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,622	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	311.83/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,665	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,600	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	273.88/cwt	256.00–277.00	1,602	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	672	257.89/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,733	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	320.48/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,157	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	300.06/cwt	294.00–312.00	1,248	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	286.78/cwt	281.00–292.00	1,474	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	251.56/cwt	246.00–262.00	1,560	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	230.26/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,628	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	536	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,399	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	534	323.74/cwt	323.00–324.00	1,729	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	609	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,778	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	621	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,770	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	752	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,775	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	712	263.25/cwt	263.25–263.25	1,874	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	271.58/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,176	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	275.43/cwt	272.00–277.50	1,038	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,002	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	210.50/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,459	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	229.35/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,406	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,524	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	104.50/cwt	101.50–107.50	1,363	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	97.99/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,380	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	97.30/cwt	93.00–101.50	1,051	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	871	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,863	112.75/cwt	112.00–113.50	2,101	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	104.13/cwt	102.50–106.50	1,604	3
Bulls	—	—	2,013	123.21/cwt	119.50–126.00	2,480	4
Bulls	—	—	1,678	99.62/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,672	2
Bulls	—	—	1,485	106.70/cwt	105.00–108.50	1,584	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,911.54/head	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,912	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	925	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	277.78/cwt	272.00–284.00	1,436	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	228.90/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,545	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	298.03/cwt	287.50–302.00	1,276	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	290.04/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,340	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	252.00/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,386	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	241.39/cwt	231.00–258.00	1,518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,576	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	226.21/cwt	223.00–236.00	1,430	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	233.41/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,377	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	257.71/cwt	247.00–268.50	1,492	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	270.28/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,270	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	258.47/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,323	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	214.69/cwt	214.00–216.25	1,529	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	454	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,367	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	571	267.07/cwt	253.00–275.00	1,525	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	252.17/cwt	247.00–258.50	1,571	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	302.23/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,158	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,272	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	216.88/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,457	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	677	226.25/cwt	226.25–226.25	1,532	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	558	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,289	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	524	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,562	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	200.25/cwt	200.25–200.25	1,446	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	324.60/cwt	315.00–334.00	1,571	51

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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