Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last trended sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers steady to 5.00 lower except several steers 575-600 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher and heifers over 600 lbs 5.00-10..0 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate. Good quality feeder offering including a large consignment of non-weaned front end fall calves weighing 500-685 lbs. The influence of bird flu reports is much different in the cash trade vs. futures as traders have pushed fall feeder contracts 15.00+/cwt lower while reaction in feeder markets has been much more muted. The current feeder index is 247.73, down around 3.50/cwt from a week ago. Beef cutout values are losing ground so for this week with fed cattle likely to trade lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $315.06/cwt on 314 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −168.93 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$315.06

314 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$54.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.83

vs MO average

+4.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	315.94	1,765	309
Medium 1	592	261.00	1,545	5thin

One grade step is worth $54.94/cwt here — about $220 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale314 hd

315.06

—

MO average17 barns · 2,496 hd

313.23

+1.83

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

+4.30

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

−168.93

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	1,791	162.63	2,912	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	137.27	2,021	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,302	133.51	1,738	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	115.73	1,152	29

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,228	$1,787	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,453	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	132.83/cwt	128.50–135.00	1,716	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	137.53/cwt	136.50–140.50	1,817	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	134.55/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,916	4
Bulls	—	—	1,786	162.15/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,896	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	138.83/cwt	136.50–143.50	2,082	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	319.89/cwt	309.00–329.00	1,180	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	221.69/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,627	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	265.83/cwt	256.00–277.50	1,515	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	281.80/cwt	276.00–292.00	1,440	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	306.93/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,280	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	241.48/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,490	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	228.17/cwt	223.50–231.00	1,572	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	958	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,830	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	282.55/cwt	266.00–308.50	1,780	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	328.25/cwt	317.00–340.00	1,553	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	984	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	332.71/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,407	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	326.79/cwt	315.00–336.50	1,712	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	291.64/cwt	287.00–295.50	1,368	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,312	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	581	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,911	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	255.63/cwt	252.50–259.00	1,892	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,830	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	363.81/cwt	342.00–376.00	1,386	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	439	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,580	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	346	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,349	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	407	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,302	10
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	400–450	430	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,122	3
Bulls	—	—	1,815	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,995	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	107.35/cwt	93.50–112.50	1,014	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	131.79/cwt	131.50–133.00	1,398	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	118.89/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,275	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	710	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	617	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,419	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	532	259.70/cwt	259.00–260.50	1,382	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	581	251.17/cwt	250.50–251.50	1,459	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	688	247.78/cwt	245.00–253.50	1,705	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	288.68/cwt	288.00–289.00	1,544	6
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	592	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,217	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	956	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	290.50/cwt	290.00–291.00	1,316	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	220.03/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,586	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	331.00/cwt	328.00–334.00	930	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	267.97/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,361	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	282.49/cwt	282.00–283.00	1,186	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	308.97/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,112	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,786.76/head	1,500.00–2,050.00	1,787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	277.86/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,314	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	252.61/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,407	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	325.92/cwt	315.00–336.00	1,020	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	319.89/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,398	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	327.45/cwt	326.00–329.00	1,254	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	576	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	513	336.07/cwt	330.00–348.00	1,724	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	482	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,673	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	532	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,543	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	502	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,556	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	684	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,792	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,547	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	320.00/cwt	304.50–333.00	1,843	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	599	290.25/cwt	290.25–290.25	1,739	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,195	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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