Sale reports / Missouri / South Central Regional Stockyards / 2020-03-18

South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-18

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

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

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Feeder Cattle receipts

714 head

▼ 161 vs last sale 875▲ 714 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 63▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 2▲ 2 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, steers and heifers 15.00-25.00 lower. Few slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Supply light. Uncertainty would sum up sale barn conversations at the moment as the extreme market volatility continues. Monstrous packer margins are once again a hot topic with beef cutout values soaring after retail shoppers cleared the shelves this past weekend. As noted market activity was good although no one really knows what anything is worth at the moment.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.43/cwt on 350 head.

Average price

$141.43

350 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$2

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

$2.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.69

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	141.92	831	287
Medium and Large 1-2	598	139.18	833	63

One grade step is worth $2.75/cwt here — about −$2 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 sale350 hd

141.43

—

MO average13 barns · 3,431 hd

134.73

+6.69

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	1,610	78.63	1,266	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	57.62	691	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,430	55.00	787	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	46.28	493	5thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	166.73/cwt	158.00–173.00	550	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	169.43/cwt	158.00–174.00	652	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	170.69/cwt	169.00–178.00	667	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	161.36/cwt	160.00–163.00	676	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	166.09/cwt	161.00–167.00	708	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	158.50/cwt	152.00–159.50	729	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	151.14/cwt	145.00–155.50	797	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	141.82/cwt	136.50–143.50	767	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	140.07/cwt	136.00–143.00	787	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	783	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	131.04/cwt	128.00–135.00	822	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	847	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	123.24/cwt	122.00–124.00	911	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	752	122.70/cwt	121.75–123.00	923	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	999	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	464	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	120.79/cwt	119.50–122.00	457	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	129.87/cwt	124.00–132.00	538	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	589	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	505	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	571	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	121.41/cwt	117.00–126.00	631	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	127.82/cwt	126.00–128.50	675	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	122.49/cwt	121.00–124.00	717	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	117.39/cwt	114.00–120.00	736	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	109.10/cwt	108.50–110.25	751	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	108.25/cwt	105.00–108.75	806	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	113.25/cwt	113.25–113.25	855	18
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,220	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	781	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	85.95/cwt	83.50–88.50	1,551	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	33.18/cwt	23.00–44.00	349	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	55.01/cwt	48.50–58.00	591	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	56.40/cwt	55.00–57.00	670	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	778	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,265	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	633	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	957	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	804.36/cwt	750.00–860.00	8,631	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 Mar 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 714Last week 875Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 63Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	541	136.50–143.50	141.82
5	—	615	127.25	127.25
7	—	385	158.00–174.00	169.43
3	—	735	115.25	115.25
5	—	330	158.00–173.00	166.73
7	—	419	160.00–163.00	161.36
10	—	1,135	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	627	128.00–135.00	131.04
82	—	527	145.00–155.50	151.14
19	—	562	136.00–143.00	140.07
24	—	739	122.00–124.00	123.24
13	—	391	169.00–178.00	170.69
15	—	460	152.00–159.50	158.50
27	—	426	161.00–167.00	166.09
46	—	752	121.75–123.00	122.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	378	119.50–122.00	120.79
4	—	520	117.00–126.00	121.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	755	113.25	113.25
20	—	585	121.00–124.00	122.49
30	—	627	114.00–120.00	117.39
32	—	688	108.50–110.25	109.10
60	—	528	126.00–128.50	127.82
3	—	340	136.50	136.50
11	—	460	128.00	128.00
12	—	414	124.00–132.00	129.87
15	—	745	105.00–108.75	108.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,805	83.50–88.50	85.95
1	—	1,220	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,075	48.50–58.00	55.01
2	—	1,053	23.00–44.00	33.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	62.50	62.50
4	—	1,188	55.00–57.00	56.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,595	60.00	60.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	1,073	750.00–860.00	804.36

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.