Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers steady to 5.000 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-10.00 higher with greatest advance under 575 lbs. Slaughter cows 8.00-10.00 higher. Demand very good. Supply moderate. Excellent feeder offering again this week with a higher percentage of big weaned calves. Feeder prices are seeing further advances following last weeks higher fed cattle trade. The feeder index has gained 6.63/cwt over the past week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $325.80/cwt on 342 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −158.19 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$325.80

342 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$48.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.85

vs MO average

+11.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	328.34	1,860	303
Medium and Large 1-2	550	314.45	1,731	21
Medium 1	507	305.65	1,550	9thin
Medium 1-2	525	301.00	1,580	3thin
Medium and Large 2	577	280.00	1,616	6thin

One grade step is worth $48.34/cwt here — about $244 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 sale342 hd

325.80

—

MO average16 barns · 4,095 hd

317.95

+7.85

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

+11.70

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

−158.19

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	1,812	148.22	2,685	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,454	137.47	1,998	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	134.50	1,627	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	113.32	1,171	12

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$2,875	7

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1-2	700–750	718	273.46/cwt	261.00–276.25	1,963	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	635	309.65/cwt	309.00–311.50	1,966	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	223.89/cwt	221.50–230.00	1,704	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	246.87/cwt	244.00–249.00	1,637	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	379.16/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,460	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	467	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,504	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	534	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	313.45/cwt	301.00–337.00	1,492	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	370.07/cwt	356.00–388.00	1,595	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	328.10/cwt	311.00–340.00	1,893	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	494	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,769	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	287.21/cwt	271.00–294.00	1,930	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	263.88/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,602	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	341.56/cwt	331.00–353.00	1,773	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	385.94/cwt	382.00–390.00	1,312	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	716	284.43/cwt	276.50–288.25	2,037	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	286.26/cwt	266.00–299.75	1,617	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	556	291.50/cwt	291.50–291.50	1,621	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	593	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	347.60/cwt	340.00–356.00	1,144	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	302.83/cwt	297.00–312.00	1,581	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	303.54/cwt	295.00–316.00	1,915	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	250.25/cwt	250.25–250.25	2,127	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	274.87/cwt	266.00–289.00	1,987	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	596	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,812	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	113.64/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,127	3
Bulls	—	—	2,340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	3,510	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	120.86/cwt	118.50–124.00	1,277	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	141.74/cwt	141.50–142.00	2,052	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	133.50/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,589	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	502	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	2,875.00/head	2,750.00–2,925.00	2,875	7
Steers	Large 1	400–450	433	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,477	6
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	482	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,326	13
Bulls	—	—	1,364	139.09/cwt	127.50–145.50	1,897	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	136.52/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,986	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,387	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,990	2
Bulls	—	—	2,232	159.81/cwt	157.00–165.00	3,567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	584	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	603	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,773	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	541	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,320	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	525	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,580	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	611	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,717	3
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	507	305.65/cwt	303.00–309.00	1,550	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,616	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	348.09/cwt	342.00–354.00	1,312	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	339.03/cwt	328.00–348.00	1,475	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	639	270.36/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,728	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	302.38/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,406	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	321.53/cwt	316.00–330.00	1,212	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	272.12/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,799	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	337.23/cwt	322.00–345.00	1,531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	260.03/cwt	254.75–271.00	1,469	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	268.05/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,145	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	275.74/cwt	269.00–288.00	1,459	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	243.21/cwt	241.50–245.00	1,630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	568	326.51/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,855	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	254.49/cwt	240.00–259.75	1,570	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	312.69/cwt	306.00–322.50	1,326	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	537	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,745	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	309.17/cwt	307.00–314.50	1,722	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	355.89/cwt	345.00–373.00	1,705	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	673	250.55/cwt	249.75–251.00	1,686	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,869	7

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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