Sale reports / Missouri / South Central Regional Stockyards / 2021-10-13

South Central Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Oct 13
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817
Feeder Cattle receipts
391 head
▼ 822 vs last sale 1,213▲ 202 vs year ago 189 · +106.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 80▲ 3 vs year ago 103 · +2.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 3▼ 15 vs year ago 25 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Based on limited comparisons with last week, feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to firm. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand good. Supply light.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $156.46/cwt on 124 head.
Average price
$156.46
124 head · 589 lb average
Value per head Derived
$921
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$158
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.31
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1576161.2392957
Medium and Large 1-2611152.6693359
Medium and Large 2513150.487718thin
One grade step is worth $10.75/cwt here — about $158 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 sale124 hd
156.46
—
MO average13 barns · 5,726 hd
157.77
−1.31
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—Average1,81072.121,3067thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41863.228967thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28560.3777621
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06141.8044317

Every lot

45 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1421183.17/cwt181.00–186.0077110
Steers—Medium and Large 2470150.96/cwt149.00–153.007104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473169.16/cwt165.00–175.5080016
Steers—Medium and Large 1514172.76/cwt166.00–177.0088811
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550152.00/cwt152.00–152.008367
Steers—Medium and Large 2555150.00/cwt150.00–150.008334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572156.60/cwt155.00–160.008966
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy600154.00/cwt154.00–154.009245
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned615155.29/cwt155.00–156.009557
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned615149.50/cwt149.50–149.509193
Steers—Medium and Large 1660155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,02310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned670140.00/cwt140.00–140.009384
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683145.87/cwt145.00–149.0099627
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700138.00/cwt138.00–138.009663
Steers—Medium and Large 1745141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0507
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395146.00/cwt146.00–146.005773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430143.00/cwt143.00–143.006153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460143.00/cwt143.00–143.006583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467152.11/cwt149.00–157.0071021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520147.00/cwt147.00–147.007645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521146.15/cwt141.00–150.0076113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555141.00/cwt141.00–141.007836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575133.00/cwt133.00–133.007653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy595129.00/cwt129.00–129.007685
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630140.99/cwt140.50–141.508884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673134.04/cwt132.00–135.509027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned675127.50/cwt127.50–127.508613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727131.00/cwt131.00–131.009525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement735147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0809
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement780145.50/cwt145.50–145.501,1359
Heifers—Medium and Large 1788140.40/cwt134.00–142.501,10620
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360185.00/cwt185.00–185.006664
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465157.45/cwt153.00–162.007324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540151.50/cwt151.50–151.508185
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,64064.96/cwt55.00–71.001,0654
Bulls——2,03781.67/cwt77.00–85.001,6643
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96515.00/cwt15.00–15.001451
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05241.02/cwt33.00–44.0043210
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09147.56/cwt44.00–50.005196
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28367.58/cwt67.00–68.008675
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28658.12/cwt52.00–65.0074716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34462.13/cwt55.00–65.008355
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60365.94/cwt65.00–67.001,0572
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0015,4701
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1871,055.53/cwt1,000.00–1,130.0012,5293

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.