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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-18

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

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

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Feeder Cattle receipts

947 head

▼ 350 vs last sale 1,297▲ 173 vs year ago 774 · +22.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 87▲ 45 vs year ago 30 · +150.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 5▲ 7 vs year ago 8 · +87.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs 3.00-8.00 higher, over 650 lbs steady. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. Feeder futures made large advances Wednesday after being lower earlier in the week. Friday's Cattle on Feed report is expected to contain a third straight friendly placement number.

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 $157.85/cwt on 405 head.

Average price

$157.85

405 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$902

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$13.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.16

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	555	164.50	913	5thin
Medium and Large 1	589	158.10	930	243
Medium and Large 1-2	552	157.56	869	149
Medium and Large 2	438	151.50	663	8thin

One grade step is worth $13.00/cwt here — about $250 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 sale405 hd

157.85

—

MO average12 barns · 6,319 hd

150.69

+7.16

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	1,732	84.71	1,467	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	69.10	994	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,326	69.00	915	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,126	54.16	610	25

Every lot

59 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	187.19/cwt	181.00–199.00	681	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	182.80/cwt	181.00–184.00	781	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	186.69/cwt	180.00–189.00	812	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	180.98/cwt	180.00–182.00	869	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	845	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	166.62/cwt	164.00–172.00	851	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	184.55/cwt	173.50–190.25	950	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	162.14/cwt	155.00–167.50	918	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	171.92/cwt	168.50–176.50	987	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	580	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	937	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	151.29/cwt	151.00–152.00	885	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	962	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	162.41/cwt	158.75–167.00	1,031	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	922	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	156.07/cwt	153.50–159.50	1,022	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	144.52/cwt	142.00–147.00	947	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	665	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	974	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	151.07/cwt	147.50–157.50	1,030	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	690	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	1,054	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	151.32/cwt	151.00–151.75	1,059	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	147.49/cwt	145.50–149.50	1,037	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	733	135.35/cwt	133.25–143.00	992	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	145.21/cwt	136.00–156.00	1,115	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,041	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,128	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	171.37/cwt	167.00–174.00	634	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	612	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	167.16/cwt	166.00–169.00	699	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	163.32/cwt	156.00–167.00	691	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	165.78/cwt	165.00–166.00	784	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	160.17/cwt	158.00–165.00	761	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	708	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	165.82/cwt	164.50–167.50	852	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	159.39/cwt	153.00–164.00	840	43
Heifers	—	Medium 1	555	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	913	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	157.33/cwt	152.00–165.00	917	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	164.12/cwt	162.00–167.00	960	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	160.16/cwt	152.75–165.00	980	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	157.44/cwt	146.00–165.50	975	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	147.56/cwt	142.50–156.00	990	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	974	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	134.41/cwt	130.00–141.00	964	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	140.86/cwt	140.00–141.50	1,016	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,053	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,076	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	151.50/cwt	151.00–152.00	770	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,415	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,019	1
Bulls	—	—	1,838	88.95/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,635	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	34.00/cwt	33.00–35.00	325	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	46.95/cwt	45.00–52.00	505	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,151	57.34/cwt	52.00–62.00	660	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	799	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	67.99/cwt	64.00–70.00	900	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	71.53/cwt	71.00–72.00	953	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,018	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,449	68.13/cwt	65.00–70.00	987	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,197	1,187.77/cwt	1,050.00–1,310.00	14,218	5

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 Aug 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 947Last week 1,297Year ago 774

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 87Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 5Year ago 8

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	72.00	72.00
3	—	1,838	88.00–90.00	88.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	73.00	73.00
4	—	1,449	65.00–70.00	68.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,151	52.00–62.00	57.34
4	—	1,076	45.00–52.00	46.95
2	—	955	33.00–35.00	34.00
1	—	1,210	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,323	64.00–70.00	67.99
2	—	1,333	71.00–72.00	71.53

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)	5	—	1,197	1,050.00–1,310.00	1,187.77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	875	123.00	123.00
50	—	585	162.00–167.00	164.12
28	—	612	152.75–165.00	160.16
18	—	473	165.00–166.00	165.78
26	—	671	142.50–156.00	147.56
7	—	721	140.00–141.50	140.86
21	—	418	166.00–169.00	167.16
59	—	514	164.50–167.50	165.82
27	—	755	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	475	158.00–165.00	160.17
8	—	370	167.00–174.00	171.37
43	—	527	153.00–164.00	159.39
23	—	583	152.00–165.00	157.33
8	—	717	130.00–141.00	134.41
8	—	423	156.00–167.00	163.32
7	—	675	144.25	144.25
32	—	619	146.00–165.50	157.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	146.00	146.00
4	—	390	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	555	164.50	164.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	515	173.50–190.25	184.55
40	—	635	158.75–167.00	162.41
29	—	574	168.50–176.50	171.92
7	—	700	151.00–151.75	151.32
3	—	820	137.50	137.50
32	—	768	136.00–156.00	145.21
4	—	480	180.00–182.00	180.98
17	—	655	153.50–159.50	156.07
15	—	435	180.00–189.00	186.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	690	152.75	152.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	635	145.25	145.25
7	—	795	131.00	131.00
4	—	655	142.00–147.00	144.52
9	—	733	133.25–143.00	135.35
3	—	430	155.00	155.00
7	—	585	151.00–152.00	151.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	566	155.00–167.50	162.14
10	—	427	181.00–184.00	182.80
38	—	682	147.50–157.50	151.07
10	—	364	181.00–199.00	187.19
9	—	480	176.00	176.00
6	—	600	160.25	160.25
14	—	703	145.50–149.50	147.49
25	—	511	164.00–172.00	166.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	665	146.50	146.50
5	—	580	161.50	161.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	155.00	155.00
4	—	508	151.00–152.00	151.50

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.