Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers mostly steady except some light grazing steers 450-525 lbs 10.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs 10.00-15.00 higher, over 450 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher. Demand good to very good. Supply light. Solid feeder trade although prices didn't reach the levels seen on some of the better quality light steers last week. Feeder over 600 lbs marked unweaned were older calves with some condition and tail.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $310.49/cwt on 180 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −173.50 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$310.49

180 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$397

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

$54.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.97

vs MO average

−7.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	315.86	1,723	152
Medium and Large 1-2	552	287.84	1,590	16thin
Large 1	598	278.50	1,665	8thin
Medium 1-2	508	261.00	1,326	4thin

One grade step is worth $54.86/cwt here — about $397 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $516.16, low $414.87, median $483.99 across 21 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 sale180 hd

310.49

—

MO average15 barns · 2,516 hd

316.46

−5.97

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

−7.80

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

−173.50

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	1,648	142.37	2,346	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	127.96	1,887	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	122.97	1,507	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	113.26	1,190	15

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)	1,155	$1,836	5

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	503	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,748	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	675	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,769	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	471	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,517	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	291.33/cwt	290.00–293.00	1,532	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	701	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,795	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	651	275.25/cwt	275.25–275.25	1,792	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	738	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	337.09/cwt	321.00–354.00	1,257	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	323.68/cwt	300.00–333.00	1,398	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	494	281.43/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,390	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	258.26/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,635	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	299.32/cwt	286.00–318.00	1,410	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	702	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	413	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,235	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	267.48/cwt	265.50–271.50	1,827	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	333.27/cwt	318.00–347.50	1,736	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	289.28/cwt	288.00–291.00	1,848	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	605	261.37/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,581	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	311.50/cwt	299.00–324.50	1,788	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	584	286.55/cwt	281.00–294.00	1,673	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	632	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	362.42/cwt	331.00–376.00	1,703	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	785	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	364.67/cwt	357.00–372.50	1,517	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	242.75/cwt	242.75–242.75	1,724	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	251.48/cwt	244.50–252.50	1,899	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	436	332.43/cwt	331.00–333.00	1,449	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	701	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,781	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	115.59/cwt	109.00–118.50	1,228	12
Bulls	—	—	1,640	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,378	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	131.94/cwt	130.50–132.50	1,921	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	125.97/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,869	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	112.94/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,446	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	103.96/cwt	96.50–110.00	1,045	3
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	617	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,592	7
Steers	Large 1	750–800	766	245.25/cwt	245.25–245.25	1,879	8
Bulls	—	—	1,390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,738	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	129.96/cwt	129.50–130.50	1,618	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	123.38/cwt	118.50–128.00	1,500	15
Bulls	—	—	1,780	149.74/cwt	149.50–150.00	2,665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	308.35/cwt	301.00–310.00	1,588	11
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	508	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,326	4
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	380	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,226	4
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	678	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,620	5
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	533	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,386	4
Steers	Large 1	550–600	598	278.50/cwt	278.50–278.50	1,665	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	751	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	586	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	245.87/cwt	244.00–246.25	1,679	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	274.90/cwt	263.00–280.50	1,592	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	529	266.93/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,412	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	491	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,571	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	295.50/cwt	281.00–317.00	1,578	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,607	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,093	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	317.54/cwt	314.00–321.00	1,445	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,835.76/head	1,625.00–2,000.00	1,836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	435	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,540	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	313.11/cwt	306.00–318.00	1,174	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,031	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	263.35/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,469	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	448	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,505	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	361	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,390	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	277.91/cwt	269.00–291.00	1,706	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	590	275.43/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,625	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	239.75/cwt	239.50–240.00	1,580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	1,889	4

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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