Sale reports / Missouri / South Central Regional Stockyards / 2023-01-11

South Central Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Jan 11
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,923 head
▲ 880 vs last sale 1,043▲ 121 vs year ago 1,802 · +6.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
164 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 75▲ 82 vs year ago 82 · +100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 5▲ 5 vs year ago 20 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 700 lbs 3.00-6.00 higher, over 700 lbs 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 5.00-15.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand good to very good. Supply heavy. Producers took advantage of good weather and strong feeder cattle demand with numerous high quality consignments on hand this week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $195.90/cwt on 800 head.
Average price
$195.90
800 head · 596 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,167
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$112
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$28.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.73
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1607196.351,192684
Medium and Large 1-2520194.851,014109
Medium 1-2645167.501,0807thin
One grade step is worth $28.85/cwt here — about $112 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 sale800 hd
195.90
—
MO average19 barns · 25,425 hd
191.16
+4.73
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—Low1,75687.571,53815
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51778.171,18613
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25374.2092945
CowsLean 85-90%Average94854.7651931

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,110$1,0733thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,066$1,30813

Every lot

75 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1304239.24/cwt228.00–242.0072710
Steers—Medium and Large 1370233.46/cwt219.00–239.0086423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390218.00/cwt218.00–218.008507
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423207.88/cwt201.00–211.5087916
Steers—Medium and Large 1441214.80/cwt212.50–217.0094718
Steers—Medium and Large 1476222.10/cwt211.00–229.001,05768
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476207.70/cwt193.00–212.0098927
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned512196.31/cwt192.00–198.001,00521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517187.59/cwt181.00–196.0097023
Steers—Medium and Large 1522209.86/cwt202.00–222.001,09564
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added535209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,11811
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned559184.21/cwt184.00–185.501,03014
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added568208.72/cwt200.00–211.501,18639
Steers—Medium and Large 1576199.59/cwt190.00–203.501,15063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585186.60/cwt182.00–191.001,09218
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy595188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1194
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full615186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1443
Steers—Medium and Large 1624192.78/cwt182.00–198.001,20382
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy625185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1564
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629176.13/cwt174.00–178.001,10811
Steers—Medium 1-2645167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,0807
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned660168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1097
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added665187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,24429
Steers—Medium and Large 1688184.02/cwt181.00–185.501,26640
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added700181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2679
Steers—Medium and Large 1714180.56/cwt174.00–181.001,28990
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718166.88/cwt165.00–170.001,1987
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy755164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2387
Steers—Medium and Large 1775171.28/cwt168.00–172.501,32722
Steers—Medium and Large 1801175.27/cwt166.50–176.001,40456
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270182.00/cwt182.00–182.004915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed325208.00/cwt208.00–208.0067614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345187.20/cwt187.00–188.0064610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381178.56/cwt174.00–188.006808
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383201.42/cwt197.00–209.0077114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422202.29/cwt194.00–209.0085446
Heifers—Medium 1430183.00/cwt183.00–183.007874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2439182.06/cwt170.00–197.0079915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned461171.30/cwt168.00–174.0079013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476180.12/cwt167.00–185.0085728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed480209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,00310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484201.95/cwt191.00–207.0097771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518190.83/cwt181.00–199.0098876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523174.17/cwt156.00–186.0091140
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565162.58/cwt157.00–164.2591933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy567159.02/cwt155.00–165.009025
Heifers—Medium 1-2570161.00/cwt161.00–161.009183
Heifers—Medium 2570141.00/cwt141.00–141.008043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577181.85/cwt173.00–184.001,04983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy595163.00/cwt163.00–163.009707
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned600154.00/cwt154.00–154.009245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy610161.00/cwt161.00–161.009823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617159.35/cwt155.00–161.0098315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1629170.80/cwt164.50–178.251,07453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668166.65/cwt164.00–168.751,11319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2691152.59/cwt151.00–155.001,0545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740167.25/cwt167.25–167.251,23841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1776163.81/cwt160.00–167.001,2719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1940141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,3255
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455184.14/cwt167.00–187.5083813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563155.47/cwt154.00–157.008754
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678147.95/cwt146.00–150.001,0034
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2935123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1503
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63179.23/cwt65.00–89.001,2926
Bulls——1,83993.13/cwt89.50–101.501,7139
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85730.89/cwt25.00–42.002655
Cows—Lean 85-90%89950.99/cwt42.50–58.0045811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01465.49/cwt60.00–69.5066415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24267.42/cwt64.00–70.008376
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24673.83/cwt70.00–77.5092029
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27879.34/cwt78.00–83.501,01410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49576.54/cwt74.00–79.001,1448
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55280.78/cwt79.50–82.501,2545
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,073.27/head1,000.00–1,200.001,0733
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0661,308.46/head1,200.00–1,460.001,30813

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.