Sale reports / Missouri / South Central Regional Stockyards / 2021-08-04

South Central Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Aug 4
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,297 head
▲ 356 vs last sale 941▲ 312 vs year ago 985 · +31.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 33▼ 39 vs year ago 126 · −31.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 8▼ 95 vs year ago 100 · −95.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate.. The fed cattle trade looks to be steady to a little higher this week while beef cutout values are making large daily advances.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $164.73/cwt on 540 head.
Average price
$164.73
540 head · 622 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,025
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$142
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$25.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.18
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1625167.621,048391
Medium and Large 1-2603160.06965124
Medium and Large 2704143.631,01112thin
Medium 1-2638142.1290613thin
One grade step is worth $25.50/cwt here — about $142 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 sale540 hd
164.73
—
MO average11 barns · 6,858 hd
162.56
+2.18
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—Average1,92993.031,7956thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32673.119705thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,36170.549608thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03954.7356924

Every lot

63 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369182.26/cwt175.00–186.006735
Steers—Medium and Large 1416185.42/cwt179.00–191.007718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434171.50/cwt165.00–175.0074412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468168.99/cwt166.00–170.5079117
Steers—Medium and Large 1482183.06/cwt172.00–185.0088264
Steers—Medium and Large 1522175.43/cwt173.00–179.0091633
Steers—Medium 1-2530155.00/cwt155.00–155.008223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2539169.60/cwt169.50–170.0091410
Steers—Medium 1-2565144.50/cwt144.50–144.508165
Steers—Medium and Large 1574171.18/cwt160.50–179.50983119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579165.13/cwt157.50–171.5095626
Steers—Medium and Large 2590151.50/cwt151.50–151.508945
Steers—Medium and Large 1621166.16/cwt164.00–167.251,03217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625154.82/cwt152.00–158.5096816
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned635159.41/cwt159.00–159.501,01211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660149.49/cwt148.00–151.009876
Steers—Medium and Large 1679162.55/cwt159.50–165.001,10462
Steers—Medium and Large 1720154.31/cwt154.25–154.501,11116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727144.65/cwt143.00–148.001,0529
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,16619
Steers—Medium 1-2775132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0235
Steers—Medium and Large 1779155.12/cwt150.00–157.001,20815
Steers—Medium and Large 2785138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0837
Steers—Medium and Large 1910146.25/cwt146.25–146.251,33146
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,015120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2184
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377168.43/cwt164.00–172.5063513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420160.99/cwt158.00–164.006768
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428163.37/cwt163.00–165.0069911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471153.81/cwt150.00–156.0072416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482163.57/cwt157.00–167.5078844
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510134.00/cwt134.00–134.006833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522160.16/cwt155.00–164.5083647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523154.26/cwt145.50–161.0080726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full555153.50/cwt153.50–153.508524
Heifers—Medium 2-3565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573157.54/cwt152.25–164.5090395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575151.38/cwt145.00–157.0087032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy590134.00/cwt134.00–134.007917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616145.48/cwt142.00–146.0089615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned620142.00/cwt142.00–142.008809
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625151.40/cwt147.50–153.7594625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664149.71/cwt148.50–150.2599452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2689145.37/cwt144.00–145.751,0029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1722151.01/cwt144.00–153.251,09024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755146.75/cwt146.75–146.751,10817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1865138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,19410
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465155.19/cwt149.50–157.007228
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2536149.63/cwt145.50–155.008029
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670130.00/cwt130.00–130.008713
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 336083.00/cwt83.00–83.002994
Dairy Steers—Large 346591.00/cwt91.00–91.004234
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,78492.54/cwt90.00–95.001,6514
Bulls——2,13598.00/cwt98.00–98.002,0921
Bulls——2,30590.00/cwt90.00–90.002,0751
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93139.60/cwt35.00–42.003695
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00052.00/cwt52.00–52.005201
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07159.09/cwt55.00–63.0063318
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28872.26/cwt72.00–72.509314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34067.58/cwt66.00–70.009065
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39575.48/cwt75.00–76.001,0533
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48076.50/cwt76.50–76.501,1321
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170850.21/cwt800.00–900.009,9472

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.