Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower with some 550-600 lbs 4.00-8.00 lower.. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs fully 5.00-10.00 higher, over 550 lbs near steady. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand uneven. Supply light. Several takers and lots of demand for the light heifers this week. The cattle market in the ring was better than on the computer screen for the most part with the solid start to the week seen in cattle wiped out on Wednesday as the latest inflation data sent the stock market lower and trimmed 250-300 points off of feeder futures. Beef cutout values were also lower making a steady fed cattle trade this week seem very unlikely.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $303.56/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −180.43 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$303.56

59 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

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

$31.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.97

vs MO average

−1.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	308.35	1,656	50
Medium and Large 1-2	591	276.97	1,637	9thin

One grade step is worth $31.38/cwt here — about $19 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

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 sale59 hd

303.56

—

MO average16 barns · 2,373 hd

302.59

+0.97

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

−1.91

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

−180.43

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	—	Low	1,761	146.40	2,579	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	131.58	1,997	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,239	125.98	1,561	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,021	111.72	1,140	35

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	Lean 85-90%	—	902	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	649	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	104.79/cwt	90.00–109.50	1,034	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	125.89/cwt	124.50–126.50	1,273	3
Bulls	—	—	1,632	131.59/cwt	125.00–140.00	2,148	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	128.10/cwt	125.00–130.50	2,006	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	134.20/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,649	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	328.58/cwt	326.00–340.00	1,252	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	311.86/cwt	307.00–318.00	1,634	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	492	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,555	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	515	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	573	251.11/cwt	249.00–252.00	1,439	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	713	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,393	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	270.65/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,386	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	157.59/cwt	145.00–169.00	1,503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,322	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,258	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	255.00/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	228.65/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,434	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	262.46/cwt	254.50–273.00	1,656	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	276.97/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,637	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,404	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	310.21/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,473	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	285.38/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,338	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	616	261.67/cwt	261.00–262.00	1,612	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	327.57/cwt	321.00–336.00	1,461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	269.31/cwt	268.00–277.00	1,495	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	309.53/cwt	297.00–322.00	1,303	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	245.59/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,874	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	687	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,848	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	310.27/cwt	298.00–338.00	1,483	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,788	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	325.65/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,400	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	356	354.07/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,260	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	448	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,456	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,480	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	293.64/cwt	276.00–306.00	1,539	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,756	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	301.27/cwt	295.00–303.50	1,726	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	444	343.50/cwt	343.50–343.50	1,525	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	323.84/cwt	317.00–333.00	1,525	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	233.25/cwt	233.25–233.25	1,553	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	336.86/cwt	315.00–354.00	1,432	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	369.60/cwt	352.00–379.00	1,356	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	613	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	476	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,471	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	117.67/cwt	110.00–122.50	1,240	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	134.68/cwt	132.50–136.50	1,987	9
Bulls	—	—	2,090	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,344	1
Bulls	—	—	1,793	154.00/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,761	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	127.60/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,594	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	114.12/cwt	110.00–121.50	1,393	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,117	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,272	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	285.70/cwt	281.00–290.00	1,374	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,052	3

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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