Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 600 lbs 5.00-15.00 higher with several grazing flesh near 500 lbs sharply higher. Few steers over 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs steady, over 450 lbs 4.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-7.00 higher. Demand very good. Supply light. Much of the feeder market is higher again this week with the light grazing steers finding the best demand. Live and feeder cattle contracts also made nice gains on Wednesday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $283.89/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −147.64 against this barn's trailing median of $431.53.

Average price

$283.89

111 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$6.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.03

vs MO average

+7.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	284.54	1,554	99
Medium and Large 1-2	539	278.47	1,500	12thin

One grade step is worth $6.08/cwt here — about $55 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $462.49, low $382.87, median $431.53 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale111 hd

283.89

—

MO average15 barns · 2,410 hd

272.86

+11.03

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

+7.72

This barn, trailing median20 sales

431.53

−147.64

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	1,728	129.76	2,243	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	121.86	1,913	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	113.97	1,393	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	102.45	1,047	11

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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,222	$1,835	7

Every lot, as filed

56 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	500–550	536	316.63/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,697	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	1,835.34/head	1,600.00–2,160.00	1,835	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	300.63/cwt	296.50–307.00	1,714	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	357	311.50/cwt	311.50–311.50	1,112	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	282.46/cwt	269.00–292.00	1,613	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	282.68/cwt	271.00–291.00	1,877	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	361.99/cwt	349.00–374.00	1,376	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	424	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,637	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	535	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,006	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	299.34/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,293	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	294.36/cwt	288.00–297.00	1,404	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	368.61/cwt	335.00–384.00	1,917	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	255.27/cwt	253.75–261.75	1,611	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	292.04/cwt	284.00–296.00	1,498	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	580	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	1,720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	569	262.93/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	614	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	520	276.10/cwt	268.00–281.00	1,436	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	520	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,643	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	473	329.31/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,558	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,020	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	107.50/cwt	105.00–109.50	1,137	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	121.86/cwt	120.50–123.00	1,913	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,341	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,361	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	113.12/cwt	110.50–117.00	1,417	3
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	357	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,153	5
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	375	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,084	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	491	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	128.96/cwt	127.00–131.50	2,179	3
Bulls	—	—	1,450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,740	1
Bulls	—	—	1,925	135.84/cwt	134.50–137.25	2,615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	776	235.25/cwt	235.25–235.25	1,826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	389.91/cwt	384.00–394.00	1,287	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	257.51/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,689	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	312.36/cwt	311.00–315.00	1,053	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	813	225.25/cwt	225.25–225.25	1,831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,655	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,147	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	312.21/cwt	293.00–321.00	1,449	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	347.55/cwt	344.00–356.00	1,157	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	265.61/cwt	262.00–269.00	1,522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	339.01/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,444	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	258.29/cwt	254.00–266.00	1,601	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	305.70/cwt	286.00–315.00	1,336	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	283.93/cwt	279.00–290.00	1,482	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,715	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	374.26/cwt	344.00–400.00	1,040	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	276.56/cwt	272.00–286.00	1,427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	286.81/cwt	272.00–296.00	1,328	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	453	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,749	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	377.48/cwt	357.00–388.00	1,816	20

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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