Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 700 lbs 3.00-10.00 higher, over 700 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs steady, over 550 lbs 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good to very good. Supply heavy. Outstanding feeder offering again this week with a good crowd of buyers bidding aggressively on some of the areas best cattle. Several of the reputation consignments were double vaccinated, non-weaned fall calves and represented some of the highest prices paid on weights under 600 lbs including 41 head of 556 lb steers @ 3.53/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $334.43/cwt on 468 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −149.56 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$334.43

468 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$362

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

$83.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.55

vs MO average

+23.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	339.97	1,846	403
Medium and Large 1-2	539	308.85	1,665	50
Medium 1	589	281.00	1,655	9thin
Medium and Large 2	579	256.26	1,484	6thin

One grade step is worth $83.71/cwt here — about $362 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale468 hd

334.43

—

MO average18 barns · 4,025 hd

316.89

+17.55

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

+23.66

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

−149.56

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	1,661	148.31	2,463	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	126.67	1,796	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	124.76	1,585	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	107.42	1,142	21

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)	1,274	$1,990	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,439	$2,400	12

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1	600–650	622	308.46/cwt	291.50–320.00	1,919	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	300.30/cwt	287.00–312.50	1,997	145
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	793	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	270.45/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,917	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,969	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	272.08/cwt	267.00–276.00	1,845	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	256.26/cwt	246.00–278.00	1,484	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	385.47/cwt	372.00–398.00	1,476	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	335.94/cwt	315.00–368.00	1,424	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	353.49/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,315	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	220.25/cwt	220.25–220.25	2,031	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	282.65/cwt	266.00–290.00	1,750	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	302.85/cwt	281.00–314.00	1,744	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	255.51/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	316.05/cwt	312.00–318.00	1,615	26
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	630	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	383.84/cwt	354.00–398.50	1,631	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	674	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,827	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	617	310.59/cwt	301.00–322.50	1,916	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	533	347.73/cwt	337.00–357.00	1,853	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	585	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,948	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	349.33/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,118	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	453	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,286	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,218	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	255.00/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,673	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	331.13/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,450	12
Bulls	—	—	1,362	131.89/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,796	3
Bulls	—	—	1,713	151.07/cwt	143.50–155.50	2,588	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	111.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,188	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	125.26/cwt	125.00–125.50	1,816	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	127.37/cwt	127.00–127.50	1,786	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	119.99/cwt	119.50–121.50	1,346	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	93.69/cwt	85.00–105.00	1,000	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	130.22/cwt	128.50–131.50	1,727	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	78.84/cwt	75.00–83.00	728	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	122.57/cwt	121.00–126.50	1,530	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	364.01/cwt	363.00–365.00	1,179	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,179	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	296	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	992	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	322.72/cwt	315.00–334.00	1,523	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	332.75/cwt	308.00–353.00	1,893	156
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	589	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,655	9
Steers	Large 1	600–650	603	265.53/cwt	250.00–281.00	1,601	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	313.81/cwt	310.00–321.00	1,139	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	564	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,647	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	366.44/cwt	336.00–390.00	1,726	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	536	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	603	317.66/cwt	306.00–321.00	1,915	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	253.20/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	345.28/cwt	314.00–367.00	1,771	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	291.28/cwt	281.00–302.00	1,369	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	503	290.44/cwt	290.00–291.00	1,461	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	296.76/cwt	287.00–310.00	1,279	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	254.28/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,597	36
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	721	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	614	242.21/cwt	241.00–243.00	1,487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	319.93/cwt	310.00–336.00	1,366	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	275.90/cwt	267.00–282.00	1,443	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,804	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,751	5
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	520	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,217	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	532	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,351	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	348.88/cwt	338.00–352.00	1,144	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	333.69/cwt	324.00–345.00	1,261	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	311.65/cwt	298.00–320.00	1,440	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	476	286.57/cwt	286.00–287.00	1,364	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	254.77/cwt	253.00–259.00	1,452	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	256.37/cwt	256.00–257.00	1,669	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	218.25/cwt	218.25–218.25	1,796	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	278.43/cwt	261.00–288.00	1,556	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	293.35/cwt	280.50–310.00	1,540	156
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,439	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	1,989.55/head	1,875.00–2,200.00	1,990	4
Bulls	—	—	1,925	163.28/cwt	155.00–170.00	3,143	2

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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