Sale reports / Missouri / South Central Regional Stockyards / 2022-04-06

South Central Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Apr 6
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817
Feeder Cattle receipts
623 head
▼ 84 vs last sale 707▼ 414 vs year ago 1,037 · −39.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 130▲ 33 vs year ago 62 · +53.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 30▲ 12 vs year ago 8 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers steady to 5.00 lower with decline under 550 lbs. Feeder heifers steady to firm. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Supply light. Cattle futures rebounded somewhat Wednesday after a rough start to the week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.22/cwt on 254 head.
Average price
$160.22
254 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$759
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$169
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.25
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1487163.19794128
Medium and Large 1-2463157.78731119
Medium and Large 2425147.146257thin
One grade step is worth $16.05/cwt here — about $169 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 sale254 hd
160.22
—
MO average16 barns · 7,372 hd
156.97
+3.25
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—Low1,80397.251,75312
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41489.401,26414
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25386.051,07828
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05066.6670011

Every lot

55 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2261208.84/cwt192.00–215.0054512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326201.78/cwt196.00–206.0065814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365209.00/cwt209.00–209.007633
Steers—Medium and Large 1390209.38/cwt208.00–214.0081722
Steers—Large 1390194.00/cwt194.00–194.007573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419204.26/cwt197.00–210.0085612
Steers—Medium and Large 1439210.29/cwt209.00–214.0092310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460195.35/cwt185.00–204.0089914
Steers—Medium and Large 1461200.39/cwt196.00–208.009249
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy495194.50/cwt194.50–194.509633
Steers—Medium and Large 2500161.00/cwt161.00–161.008056
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523186.90/cwt183.00–191.0097713
Steers—Medium and Large 1530195.80/cwt190.50–200.501,03818
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy533186.56/cwt184.00–190.009948
Steers—Medium and Large 1561185.37/cwt181.00–189.501,04020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578171.69/cwt167.50–176.009924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611163.44/cwt162.00–164.009997
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy620161.00/cwt161.00–161.009986
Steers—Medium and Large 1635166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,05410
Steers—Medium and Large 1725157.25/cwt157.25–157.251,1408
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245175.00/cwt175.00–175.004299
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275171.00/cwt171.00–171.004703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330168.36/cwt164.00–174.5055611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363158.85/cwt151.00–165.0057710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy375164.00/cwt164.00–164.006156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378168.65/cwt161.00–171.5063711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2411164.86/cwt151.00–171.0067836
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425147.14/cwt145.00–148.006257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427167.12/cwt163.00–170.0071411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470156.90/cwt150.00–162.7573732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475169.21/cwt165.00–170.5080430
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505155.01/cwt152.00–159.0078311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517165.24/cwt163.50–167.0085411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy538151.49/cwt151.00–152.008154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571158.31/cwt157.25–160.0090435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612142.80/cwt140.00–144.2587412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650141.00/cwt141.00–141.009173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715139.25/cwt139.25–139.259966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750134.25/cwt134.25–134.251,0073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1910127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,1603
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440180.00/cwt180.00–180.007924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465170.14/cwt152.00–188.007919
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670133.41/cwt130.50–136.508944
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59480.64/cwt72.00–92.001,2854
Bulls——1,894104.14/cwt100.00–107.001,9727
Bulls——2,000115.50/cwt115.50–115.502,3101
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98857.95/cwt54.00–62.005736
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05381.39/cwt79.00–83.508572
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17274.25/cwt71.00–77.008703
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20985.26/cwt81.00–89.001,03125
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36187.14/cwt85.50–90.501,1866
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45391.10/cwt90.50–92.001,3248
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,61792.67/cwt90.00–94.001,4983
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2371,171.68/cwt1,010.00–1,225.0014,4949
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0471,316.67/cwt1,200.00–1,450.0013,7863

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.