Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers and heifers 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand very good. Supply moderate. Nice quality feeder offering with several consignments of top grazing cattle highlighted by 31 head of 558 lb long weaned, full health steers with good condition and weigh up @ 335.00/cwt. The cash feeder trade shrugged off another round of lower cattle futures due partly to economic concerns and seasonally struggling beef demand although the choice cutout did gain 1.73/cwt on Wednesday afternoon.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $287.11/cwt on 564 head.

Average price

$287.11

564 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$49.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.97

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	623	291.11	1,814	477
Medium 1	518	284.55	1,474	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	656	265.13	1,739	78
Medium and Large 2	687	241.50	1,659	4thin

One grade step is worth $49.61/cwt here — about $155 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 sale564 hd

287.11

—

MO average16 barns · 19,404 hd

269.13

+17.97

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	1,585	113.72	1,802	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,491	106.79	1,593	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	103.64	1,312	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,036	89.66	929	10

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,047	$1,598	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$1,600	3thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 2	—	687	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	584	280.49/cwt	274.00–294.00	1,638	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	391	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	408	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	601	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,593	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	283.57/cwt	273.25–294.50	1,809	76
Steers	Medium 1	—	518	284.55/cwt	282.50–286.00	1,474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	323.58/cwt	309.00–339.00	1,712	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	331.15/cwt	312.00–345.00	1,603	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	297.86/cwt	292.00–304.00	1,716	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,059	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	302.63/cwt	295.00–322.50	1,574	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	233.74/cwt	229.00–235.50	1,942	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	350.20/cwt	335.00–358.00	1,492	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	367.41/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,334	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	278.15/cwt	256.50–286.50	1,836	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	256.98/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,861	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,991	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	309.42/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,516	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,662	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	247.30/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,669	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	246.93/cwt	244.00–247.75	1,830	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	267.97/cwt	264.00–277.00	1,710	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	532	289.43/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,540	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	559	328.43/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,836	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	661	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,805	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	405	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,458	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	625	301.50/cwt	301.50–301.50	1,884	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	459	311.64/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,430	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	681	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,522	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	299.69/cwt	288.00–312.00	1,412	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	271.57/cwt	263.00–276.00	1,572	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,544	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	86.22/cwt	84.50–88.00	800	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	93.59/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,002	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,642	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	104.39/cwt	103.00–106.50	1,555	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,401	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	103.83/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,304	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	697	1
Bulls	—	—	1,671	115.02/cwt	113.50–116.50	1,922	4
Bulls	—	—	1,240	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,345	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	1,598.42/head	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,598	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	970	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,203	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	240.55/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,573	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	235.50/cwt	234.00–244.50	1,502	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	213.75/cwt	213.75–213.75	1,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	298.81/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,231	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	278.21/cwt	272.00–287.50	1,302	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	278.73/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,472	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,445	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	223.13/cwt	216.00–231.25	1,615	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	797	214.71/cwt	214.50–214.75	1,711	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	310.20/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,346	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	385	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	254.16/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,477	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	263.92/cwt	254.00–269.00	1,518	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	222.99/cwt	222.00–224.50	1,581	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	734	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,663	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	573	280.22/cwt	264.00–308.00	1,606	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	450	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,431	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	303.22/cwt	301.00–305.00	1,443	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	432	324.47/cwt	318.00–326.50	1,402	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	506	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	246.92/cwt	236.00–257.00	1,914	69

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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