Sale reports / Missouri / South Central Regional Stockyards / 2022-12-14

South Central Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Dec 14
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,496 head
▼ 388 vs last sale 1,884▲ 610 vs year ago 886 · +68.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 138▼ 73 vs year ago 200 · −36.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady, over 600 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate. Good quality feeder offering again this week with several reputation consignments weighing 500-700 lbs.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $191.71/cwt on 645 head.
Average price
$191.71
645 head · 576 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,105
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$3
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$30.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.71
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2471196.9592896
Medium and Large 1596191.391,141534
Medium 1-2485178.468664thin
Medium and Large 2555166.4592511thin
One grade step is worth $30.50/cwt here — about $3 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 sale645 hd
191.71
—
MO average14 barns · 12,468 hd
187.01
+4.71
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—Average1,61189.681,44516
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53770.121,07814
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27668.2587142
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02758.0059628

Every lot

69 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2334206.50/cwt204.00–210.0069016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385209.00/cwt209.00–209.008056
Steers—Medium and Large 1388219.51/cwt218.00–221.008526
Steers—Medium and Large 1405220.01/cwt219.00–221.008914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437209.66/cwt205.00–218.0091636
Steers—Medium and Large 1467212.50/cwt207.00–215.0099221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469192.71/cwt187.00–208.0090413
Steers—Medium 1-2485178.46/cwt175.00–182.008664
Steers—Medium and Large 2495169.00/cwt169.00–169.008374
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added505210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,06113
Steers—Medium and Large 1522205.25/cwt195.00–209.001,071104
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy525184.00/cwt184.00–184.009668
Steers—Medium and Large 1563196.40/cwt191.00–210.501,10691
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned565184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0408
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573174.43/cwt171.00–191.0099913
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added582193.53/cwt193.00–197.001,12651
Steers—Medium and Large 2590165.00/cwt165.00–165.009747
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0445
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned625173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0815
Steers—Medium and Large 1626182.85/cwt174.00–185.501,14538
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added630185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,16627
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy675170.50/cwt170.50–170.501,15111
Steers—Medium and Large 1681177.25/cwt174.50–181.001,20740
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added687182.23/cwt181.00–183.001,25271
Steers—Medium and Large 1707178.78/cwt177.00–180.001,26410
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy740165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,22121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2756165.53/cwt161.00–169.001,2517
Steers—Medium and Large 1845163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,3775
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325172.00/cwt172.00–172.005593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371176.66/cwt165.00–178.5065515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377176.99/cwt172.00–179.5066716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422172.39/cwt161.00–179.0072725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465161.00/cwt161.00–161.007495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469174.82/cwt165.00–178.0082046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472168.86/cwt165.00–172.507979
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy490157.50/cwt157.50–157.507727
Heifers—Medium 2505130.00/cwt130.00–130.006574
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515131.00/cwt131.00–131.006753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525174.60/cwt166.50–179.0091752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added527178.64/cwt175.00–180.5094152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529160.67/cwt157.00–163.0085015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535164.00/cwt164.00–164.0087710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed545170.00/cwt170.00–170.0092714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575156.00/cwt156.00–156.008973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy585161.00/cwt161.00–161.009424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585146.00/cwt146.00–146.008545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1586168.43/cwt165.00–170.0098715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full595153.50/cwt153.50–153.509138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned600155.00/cwt155.00–155.009306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added614172.35/cwt166.00–178.501,05886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617164.36/cwt163.00–165.001,01426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy635159.25/cwt159.25–159.251,01120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2640158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650156.50/cwt156.50–156.501,0177
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660146.00/cwt146.00–146.009644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663161.81/cwt155.75–164.751,07321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy700151.25/cwt151.25–151.251,0599
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713156.24/cwt154.00–158.501,1148
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Large 1635136.50/cwt136.50–136.508677
Bulls—Large 1755124.00/cwt124.00–124.009363
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44478.52/cwt55.50–87.001,1344
Bulls——1,56691.08/cwt89.00–93.001,4266
Bulls——1,76795.71/cwt94.50–100.001,6916
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00161.59/cwt59.00–64.0061717
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06752.44/cwt40.00–56.5056011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27368.89/cwt66.00–71.5087737
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29963.50/cwt62.00–65.508255
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52271.18/cwt69.00–72.751,08312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62863.79/cwt62.50–65.001,0392

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.