Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers 4.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 575 lbs 4.00-8.00 higher, over 575 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand very good. Supply heavy. Top quality feeder offering this week with lots of weaned, reputation fall calves weighing mostly 450-700 lbs. Some consignments of non-weaned calves with shots also found excellent demand. Good buyer attendance. A similar offering is expected next week but with more non-weaned calves with full health programs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $329.27/cwt on 470 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −154.73 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$329.27

470 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$44.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.05

vs MO average

+19.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	333.30	1,807	421
Medium and Large 1-2	563	295.37	1,663	43
Medium and Large 2	527	288.94	1,523	6thin

One grade step is worth $44.36/cwt here — about $284 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale470 hd

329.27

—

MO average15 barns · 3,371 hd

316.22

+13.05

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

+19.56

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

−154.73

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	1,632	143.83	2,348	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,430	127.13	1,818	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	124.86	1,536	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,057	109.75	1,160	53

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)	1,240	$1,789	9

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%	—	1,185	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,375	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,770	1
Bulls	—	—	1,637	146.20/cwt	140.00–152.50	2,393	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	125.22/cwt	123.50–128.00	1,767	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	123.42/cwt	120.00–126.50	1,275	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	96.47/cwt	90.00–105.00	991	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	326.43/cwt	316.00–345.00	1,397	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	380.05/cwt	360.00–387.00	1,437	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	249.74/cwt	246.00–252.50	1,583	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	230.61/cwt	224.00–237.50	1,677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	341.85/cwt	325.00–356.00	1,155	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	327.01/cwt	306.00–341.00	1,861	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	402.37/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,352	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	324.53/cwt	317.00–332.00	1,233	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	318.23/cwt	300.00–334.00	1,521	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	359.14/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,519	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	268.88/cwt	260.00–270.25	1,931	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	295.12/cwt	284.50–311.00	1,532	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	276.52/cwt	262.00–285.00	1,562	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	254.75/cwt	254.75–254.75	2,048	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,058	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	473	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,490	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	797	259.25/cwt	259.25–259.25	2,066	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	339.54/cwt	314.00–356.00	1,776	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	485	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,678	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	279.53/cwt	274.00–298.00	1,864	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	298.27/cwt	282.00–308.00	1,864	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	557	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,526	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	509	346.22/cwt	333.00–355.25	1,762	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	436	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,557	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,952	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	304.85/cwt	299.50–310.00	1,905	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	362.04/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,723	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	115.04/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,233	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	133.97/cwt	132.50–137.00	1,956	3
Bulls	—	—	1,498	130.67/cwt	115.00–139.00	1,957	3
Bulls	—	—	2,010	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	3,447	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	130.75/cwt	127.00–131.50	1,751	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	123.44/cwt	116.00–126.50	1,481	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	608	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,471	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,796	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	558	297.01/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,657	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	729	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,775	5
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	511	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,451	3
Steers	Large 1	600–650	620	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	288.94/cwt	287.00–291.00	1,523	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	654	247.48/cwt	244.00–251.00	1,619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,547	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	315.21/cwt	314.00–317.00	1,267	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	573	315.39/cwt	314.00–316.00	1,807	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	591	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,489	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	290.42/cwt	285.00–307.00	1,679	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	315.35/cwt	312.00–324.00	1,498	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	338.43/cwt	330.00–346.00	1,432	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,788.77/head	1,600.00–2,010.00	1,789	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,376	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	242.21/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,586	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	290.55/cwt	288.00–293.00	1,334	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	237.62/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	286.82/cwt	279.00–292.00	1,440	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	243.87/cwt	238.50–251.00	1,746	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	304.62/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,630	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,697	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	349.79/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,350	6

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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