Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale two weeks ago, feeder steers steady. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower following the sharp advance of two weeks ago. Heifers over 550 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate. Technically overbought futures were lower Wednesday although the cattle market has been on a bit of a heater over the past month with solid gains on the board and in fed cattle prices.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $301.53/cwt on 112 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −182.47 against this barn's trailing median of $483.99.

Average price

$301.53

112 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$38.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.20

vs MO average

+7.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	303.50	1,718	105
Medium and Large 1-2	598	281.00	1,680	3thin
Medium and Large 2	585	265.00	1,550	4thin

One grade step is worth $38.50/cwt here — about $168 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

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 sale112 hd

301.53

—

MO average18 barns · 1,969 hd

287.33

+14.20

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

+7.22

This barn, trailing median21 sales

483.99

−182.47

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	1,540	137.57	2,119	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,643	127.08	2,087	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,307	122.72	1,604	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,051	98.09	1,031	10

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1Unweaned	650–700	693	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,715	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	262.06/cwt	255.25–264.75	1,897	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	657	265.75/cwt	265.75–265.75	1,746	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	597	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	525	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	603	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	303.30/cwt	285.00–313.50	1,738	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	662	277.75/cwt	277.75–277.75	1,839	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	288.84/cwt	288.50–289.00	1,782	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	339.04/cwt	331.00–343.00	1,454	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	270.84/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,812	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	642	261.94/cwt	256.00–269.00	1,682	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	573	306.23/cwt	297.25–313.50	1,755	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	321.05/cwt	318.00–327.00	1,493	26
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	385	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	237.75/cwt	237.75–237.75	2,028	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,241	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	319.70/cwt	310.00–329.00	1,324	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	1,791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,233	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	347.48/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,115	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	305.85/cwt	294.00–315.00	1,444	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	788	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	569	287.42/cwt	273.00–295.00	1,635	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	726	263.75/cwt	263.75–263.75	1,915	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	287.48/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,501	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	242.51/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	233.00/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,456	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	279.27/cwt	241.00–294.00	1,441	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	243.92/cwt	233.00–262.00	1,439	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	211.64/cwt	204.00–219.00	1,553	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	860	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	135.32/cwt	127.50–138.50	1,904	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	494	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	121.77/cwt	119.50–128.00	1,581	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	112.42/cwt	110.00–116.50	1,229	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	129.16/cwt	129.00–129.50	2,141	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	118.25/cwt	118.00–118.50	1,511	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	125.52/cwt	119.00–129.00	2,047	4
Bulls	—	—	1,540	137.57/cwt	135.00–141.00	2,119	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	276.62/cwt	265.00–292.00	1,607	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	268.49/cwt	261.00–273.00	1,584	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	292.19/cwt	282.00–298.00	1,382	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	679	227.55/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,545	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,171	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	536	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	267.95/cwt	251.00–274.00	1,629	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	524	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,562	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	295.02/cwt	291.00–302.00	1,292	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	248.98/cwt	234.00–258.50	1,673	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,756	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	223.35/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,534	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	234.77/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,566	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	278.76/cwt	268.00–284.00	1,193	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,151	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	307.60/cwt	305.00–310.00	978	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	727	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,912	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	310.44/cwt	308.00–318.00	1,686	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	603	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,613	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	593	272.83/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,618	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	243.49/cwt	237.50–251.00	1,553	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	275.44/cwt	271.00–277.00	1,479	10

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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