Sale reports / Missouri / South Central Regional Stockyards / 2020-02-12

South Central Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Feb 12
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817
Feeder Cattle receipts
937 head
▼ 169 vs last sale 1,106▲ 937 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 49▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 12▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 575 lbs 4.00-8.00 higher, over 575 lbs near steady. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs 4.00-8.00 higher, over 550 lbs 2.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Demand uneven. Supply moderate. Increasing demand for the light cattle suitable for grass. Moderate demand for the heavier cattle with fed cattle and futures struggling in recent weeks.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $164.74/cwt on 432 head.
Average price
$164.74
432 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$922
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.72
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561169.17949323
Medium and Large 1-2569153.5587482
Medium 1-2495151.007473thin
Medium and Large 2523145.0475924
One grade step is worth $24.13/cwt here — about $190 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 sale432 hd
164.74
—
MO average16 barns · 10,250 hd
155.02
+9.72
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
Bulls—Average1,63578.001,2751thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21654.266604thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,09639.064289thin

Every lot

56 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1322201.52/cwt198.00–202.0064918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330193.17/cwt180.00–198.006374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370173.71/cwt168.00–178.006437
Steers—Medium and Large 2370168.00/cwt168.00–168.006223
Steers—Medium and Large 1383191.51/cwt190.00–192.007334
Steers—Medium and Large 2400156.00/cwt156.00–156.006244
Steers—Medium and Large 1418188.76/cwt181.00–197.5078932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431181.68/cwt175.00–184.0078314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455161.00/cwt161.00–161.007334
Steers—Medium and Large 1473188.02/cwt182.00–193.5088942
Steers—Medium 1-2495151.00/cwt151.00–151.007473
Steers—Medium and Large 2510139.00/cwt139.00–139.007096
Steers—Medium and Large 1530184.90/cwt176.00–190.5098061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530160.00/cwt160.00–160.008483
Steers—Medium and Large 2565140.00/cwt140.00–140.007915
Steers—Medium and Large 1574167.32/cwt150.00–181.0096043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586149.37/cwt147.00–152.0087516
Steers—Medium and Large 1629152.12/cwt146.50–156.0095741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630144.00/cwt144.00–144.009077
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed660136.50/cwt136.50–136.509016
Steers—Medium and Large 1667143.51/cwt141.00–146.0095738
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2695131.00/cwt131.00–131.009105
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy700131.75/cwt131.75–131.759227
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715136.50/cwt136.50–136.509766
Steers—Medium and Large 1720142.57/cwt138.00–145.001,02732
Steers—Medium and Large 1750134.33/cwt131.00–137.001,0079
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763126.72/cwt124.25–128.009679
Steers—Medium and Large 1865125.25/cwt125.25–125.251,0833
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 1-2295142.00/cwt142.00–142.004193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325167.00/cwt167.00–167.005438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed370176.00/cwt176.00–176.006514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380171.00/cwt171.00–171.006508
Heifers—Medium and Large 1434156.40/cwt155.00–156.5067930
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445155.00/cwt155.00–155.006903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1462156.00/cwt152.00–157.5072123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2490135.00/cwt135.00–135.006623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515143.37/cwt136.50–150.0073823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522133.59/cwt131.00–136.0069710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560129.00/cwt129.00–129.007224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560112.00/cwt112.00–112.006273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568135.90/cwt133.00–140.0077280
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610119.48/cwt118.00–121.007294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619132.00/cwt126.00–134.2581721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620121.96/cwt121.00–123.7575612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy635122.00/cwt122.00–122.0077521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650124.00/cwt124.00–124.0080613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664123.80/cwt121.00–126.2582242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy680118.50/cwt118.50–118.508067
Heifers—Medium and Large 1709118.47/cwt118.00–118.758408
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,63578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,2751
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01018.50/cwt18.50–18.501871
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09542.34/cwt39.50–45.004646
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14339.50/cwt39.00–40.004512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14556.50/cwt56.50–56.506471
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24053.51/cwt52.00–55.506643
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,117994.78/cwt830.00–1,060.0011,1123

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.