Sale reports / Missouri / South Central Regional Stockyards / 2024-06-12

South Central Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Jun 12
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,038 head
848 vs last sale 1,886 1,524 vs year ago 2,562 · 59.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
24 vs last sale 51 175 vs year ago 250 · 70.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
0 vs last sale 10 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher with advance from 550-650 lbs. Feeder heifers 3.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. The supply and demand setup continues to be very much in the sellers favor. The calves flagged as unweaned were from a larger consignment and also carrying some hair which is an issue with summer heat and humidity suddenly upon us.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $315.80/cwt on 204 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits 168.19 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.
Average price
$315.80
204 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,737
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$85
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$24.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.74
vs MO average
+16.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547320.401,752165
Medium and Large 1-2563296.351,66839
One grade step is worth $24.05/cwt here — about $85 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
530487444401median 483.9912/1702/1804/2206/0308/19
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 sale204 hd
315.80
MO average17 barns · 2,771 hd
310.06
+5.74
National average149 barns · 7,793 hd
299.42
+16.38
This barn, trailing median21 sales
483.99
−168.19
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,558139.342,1712thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,569140.542,2067thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,288135.891,75017
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,076121.441,30628

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$2,0782thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,335$1,8851thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium 1400–450427344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,4694
SteersLarge 1700–750718255.50/cwt255.50–255.501,8343
Bulls1,558139.34/cwt130.00–150.002,1712
CowsLean 85-90%92062.00/cwt62.00–62.005701
CowsLean 85-90%1,090143.99/cwt143.50–144.501,5692
CowsLean 85-90%1,082127.97/cwt124.00–131.001,38513
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned400–450430335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,44111
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650608296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,8006
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800763256.25/cwt256.00–257.001,9558
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500493309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,52343
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450420344.95/cwt340.00–352.001,44917
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550532307.74/cwt305.50–313.001,63735
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450424332.06/cwt317.00–336.001,40811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450436345.11/cwt335.00–351.001,50520
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500463331.07/cwt326.00–338.501,53312
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400398317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,2623
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0452,077.87/head2,000.00–2,150.002,0782
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700682250.57/cwt247.25–265.001,70916
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550519289.73/cwt282.00–305.001,50435
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600558282.63/cwt277.00–289.001,57713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400367335.37/cwt315.00–345.001,2318
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550527241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,2704
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550500316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,5803
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500466308.19/cwt290.00–321.001,43614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600573295.96/cwt284.00–314.001,69633
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650614296.35/cwt293.50–297.001,82019
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned500–550513281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,4423
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700675274.94/cwt273.00–277.001,8564
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700658307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,02332
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350343344.50/cwt344.00–345.001,1826
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550522329.71/cwt322.50–338.001,72133
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned650–700672246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,6534
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400374346.57/cwt334.00–358.001,29612
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400374348.14/cwt340.00–354.001,3027
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800755257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,9403
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500483317.14/cwt310.00–327.001,53226
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800777253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,96619
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500476330.04/cwt322.00–340.001,57110
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650605264.58/cwt259.00–266.001,6015
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521310.01/cwt287.00–319.001,61546
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600571283.48/cwt270.00–289.001,61924
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600570315.22/cwt306.50–336.001,79770
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550535333.67/cwt327.00–337.001,78513
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550534318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,69849
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3351,885.00/head1,885.00–1,885.001,8851
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700659292.89/cwt273.00–300.001,93033
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650630302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,90312
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650628273.44/cwt264.00–288.001,71764
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500471326.34/cwt309.00–336.001,53721
CowsLean 85-90%1,079115.55/cwt105.00–119.001,24712
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,520146.78/cwt143.50–150.002,2312
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,589138.05/cwt133.00–144.502,1945
CowsBoner 80-85%1,320146.50/cwt146.50–146.501,9341
CowsBoner 80-85%1,300136.36/cwt132.50–142.501,77314
CowsBoner 80-85%1,188127.26/cwt127.00–127.501,5122

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.