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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Dec 18

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

193 head

▼ 2,339 vs last sale 2,532▲ 193 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

125 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 100▲ 125 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

139 head

▲ 134 vs last sale 5▲ 139 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder supply not sufficient to establish a market trend. Slaughter cows steady. Light offering due to the winter weather earlier this week. Special cow sale followed the feeders featuring some reputation bred black cows and a dispersion of Red Angus cross pairs.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.83/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$121.83

70 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$38.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.74

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	456	140.57	640	18thin
Medium and Large 1	713	122.38	873	29
Medium 1-2	569	114.88	654	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	387	102.00	394	15thin

One grade step is worth $38.57/cwt here — about $246 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale70 hd

121.83

—

MO average18 barns · 6,767 hd

135.57

−13.74

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	1,853	60.51	1,121	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	47.31	639	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,397	45.72	639	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	30.01	334	19

Every lot

40 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	155.14/cwt	152.00–161.00	644	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	155.32/cwt	152.00–158.50	722	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	2
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	523	135.18/cwt	132.00–138.00	707	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	145.50/cwt	145.00–148.00	822	6
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	580	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	748	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	132.26/cwt	131.00–133.50	837	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	898	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	932	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,056	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,008	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	297	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	138.10/cwt	135.00–141.00	501	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	448	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	605	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	425	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	557	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	142.04/cwt	133.00–149.50	666	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	754	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	540	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	691	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	655	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	681	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	820	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	910	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	119.44/cwt	117.00–124.00	612	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,738	53.81/cwt	45.00–60.00	935	4
Bulls	—	—	1,930	64.98/cwt	62.00–70.50	1,254	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	16.40/cwt	15.00–18.00	148	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	26.34/cwt	20.00–34.00	286	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,232	38.28/cwt	36.00–43.00	472	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	611	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	47.31/cwt	46.00–48.00	639	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	41.14/cwt	40.00–44.00	570	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,407	46.58/cwt	42.50–48.00	655	18
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,311	753.40/cwt	650.00–875.00	9,877	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,367	1,515.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,700.00	20,710	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,369	1,022.19/cwt	825.00–1,275.00	13,994	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,422	1,850.00/cwt	1,850.00–1,850.00	26,307	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,429	1,297.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,425.00	18,541	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	548	2

This sale against other markets

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna, MO

Wed Dec 18, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 2,532Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 139Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	131.00	131.00
3	—	655	104.00	104.00
3	—	580	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	330	90.00	90.00
10	—	415	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	146.50	146.50
2	—	420	144.00	144.00
7	—	469	133.00–149.50	142.04
4	—	363	135.00–141.00	138.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	675	121.50	121.50
17	—	740	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	132.00	132.00
3	—	415	152.00–161.00	155.14
4	—	725	128.50	128.50
4	—	633	131.00–133.50	132.26
4	—	465	152.00–158.50	155.32
3	—	810	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	580	129.00	129.00
15	—	523	132.00–138.00	135.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	145.00–148.00	145.50
2	—	765	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	117.00–124.00	119.44
2	—	575	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,232	36.00–43.00	38.28
5	—	903	15.00–18.00	16.40
4	—	1,086	20.00–34.00	26.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,350	46.00–48.00	47.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,407	42.50–48.00	46.58
4	—	1,385	40.00–44.00	41.14
1	—	1,260	48.50	48.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,738	45.00–60.00	53.81
6	—	1,930	62.00–70.50	64.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,367	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,515.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,369	825.00–1,275.00	1,022.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,311	650.00–875.00	753.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,422	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,429	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,297.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	54.00	54.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.