Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last trended sale two weeks ago, feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady to 4.00 higher, over 500 lbs 4.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher compared to last week. Good feeder offering with some high quality, reputation consignments in the mix. The feeder index is regaining some ground so far this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $319.15/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −164.84 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$319.15

89 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$5.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.78

vs MO average

+21.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	320.12	1,811	74
Medium and Large 1-2	529	314.37	1,663	15thin

One grade step is worth $5.75/cwt here — about $148 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 sale89 hd

319.15

—

MO average14 barns · 1,710 hd

314.37

+4.78

National average149 barns · 6,483 hd

297.82

+21.33

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

−164.84

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	—	Average	1,891	154.89	2,929	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	144.65	1,795	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,549	143.29	2,220	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	125.08	1,323	15

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,085	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	550–600	574	319.34/cwt	312.00–329.00	1,833	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	581	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	1,601	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	337.41/cwt	321.00–357.00	1,431	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	334.53/cwt	326.00–352.00	1,579	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	314.37/cwt	308.00–325.00	1,663	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	246.01/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	276.21/cwt	272.50–276.75	1,953	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	279.78/cwt	279.00–280.00	1,614	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	364.34/cwt	356.00–373.00	1,428	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	307.52/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,273	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	283.15/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,212	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	317.70/cwt	312.00–328.00	1,179	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	296.60/cwt	278.50–304.75	1,969	109
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,084.88/head	2,000.00–2,175.00	2,085	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	356.74/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,730	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	257.53/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,756	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	300.05/cwt	288.50–306.50	1,614	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	255.99/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	311.82/cwt	298.00–325.00	1,609	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	262.50/cwt	262.00–263.00	1,822	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	143.36/cwt	143.00–144.50	1,759	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	132.34/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,432	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	870	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	2,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	307.87/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,355	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	607	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	1,885	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	383.53/cwt	381.00–386.00	1,308	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,301	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	288.40/cwt	284.00–298.00	1,508	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	297.67/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,834	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	256.10/cwt	253.00–257.25	1,831	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	628	285.42/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,792	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	262.75/cwt	262.75–262.75	2,005	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	341.80/cwt	332.00–351.00	1,244	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	366.30/cwt	353.00–379.00	1,568	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	243.25/cwt	243.25–243.25	2,109	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,282	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	256.74/cwt	254.00–258.25	2,064	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	329.90/cwt	326.00–341.00	1,765	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,910	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	309.28/cwt	305.00–327.00	1,457	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	543	309.63/cwt	301.00–314.00	1,681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	274.34/cwt	268.50–276.25	1,706	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	318.61/cwt	314.00–322.00	1,329	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	281.01/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,630	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,394	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	142.90/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,195	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	148.50/cwt	146.50–150.50	1,905	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	112.91/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,178	6
Bulls	—	—	1,903	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	3,083	3
Bulls	—	—	1,873	144.22/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,701	2

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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