Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 500 lbs steady to firm, over 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs 3.00-10.00 lower following last weeks higher trade. Heifers over 550 lbs steady. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Demand good. Supply moderate. There are several unweaned calves in the bulk price ranges under 560 lbs that sold with minimal discounts due to quality and condition. Cattle futures eased back on Wednesday after a strong start to the week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $303.15/cwt on 119 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −180.84 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$303.15

119 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

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

$81.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.05

vs MO average

−1.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	308.88	1,678	96
Medium and Large 1-2	532	293.64	1,561	18thin
Medium and Large 2	591	227.50	1,345	5thin

One grade step is worth $81.38/cwt here — about $334 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 sale119 hd

303.15

—

MO average17 barns · 2,988 hd

303.20

−0.05

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

−1.24

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

−180.84

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	1,767	150.27	2,655	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	129.64	1,930	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	126.68	1,596	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,029	109.38	1,126	25

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)	1,060	$1,775	8

Every lot, as filed

62 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%	—	1,245	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,650	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	130.07/cwt	128.00–131.50	1,924	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	128.25/cwt	124.00–132.50	1,607	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,784	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	608	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	113.09/cwt	106.50–118.50	1,173	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	327.37/cwt	327.00–328.00	881	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,134	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,447	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	317.15/cwt	314.00–324.00	1,059	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	311.87/cwt	305.00–326.00	1,653	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	303.16/cwt	288.00–321.50	1,725	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	510	274.57/cwt	272.00–276.50	1,400	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	264.07/cwt	253.00–269.00	1,463	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	281.09/cwt	277.00–284.00	1,493	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,409	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	352.69/cwt	339.00–361.00	1,467	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	348.00/cwt	339.00–361.00	1,319	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	238.41/cwt	237.00–243.00	1,521	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	481	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,486	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	284.06/cwt	279.00–295.50	1,758	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,374	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	558	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	306.41/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,284	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	275.84/cwt	267.00–283.50	1,829	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	327.89/cwt	320.00–331.00	1,249	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	328.96/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,398	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	318.66/cwt	313.00–327.00	1,357	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	243.23/cwt	241.50–245.00	1,540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	307.36/cwt	298.00–317.00	1,291	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	119.34/cwt	113.50–122.00	1,541	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,301	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,033	2
Bulls	—	—	1,405	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,953	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	2,877	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	105.07/cwt	104.00–105.50	1,074	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	267.84/cwt	261.00–270.50	1,894	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	495	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,329	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	322.91/cwt	310.00–331.00	1,556	50
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	3
Bulls	—	—	1,798	150.94/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,714	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	300.11/cwt	291.00–304.00	1,573	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	304.00/cwt	298.00–308.00	1,073	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	247.01/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,188	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,174	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	486	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	584	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,431	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	237.17/cwt	231.00–243.50	1,563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	275.50/cwt	274.00–277.00	1,333	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,281	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	591	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,345	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,377	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	264.65/cwt	259.00–267.00	1,538	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	341.51/cwt	341.00–342.00	1,076	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	278.33/cwt	272.00–283.00	1,703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	304.90/cwt	284.00–319.00	1,421	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,774.71/head	1,710.00–1,910.00	1,775	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	273.88/cwt	241.00–302.00	1,413	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	322.37/cwt	314.00–326.00	1,241	17

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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