Sale reports / Missouri / South Central Regional Stockyards / 2023-02-01

South Central Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Feb 1
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817
Feeder Cattle receipts
823 head
▼ 398 vs last sale 1,221▲ 135 vs year ago 688 · +19.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 66▲ 7 vs year ago 44 · +15.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 20▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 6.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher. Good quality feeder offering but fairly light numbers with the cold and icy conditions to the south. Tuesday's January 1st cattle inventory report was bullish although fairly neutral compared to expectations confirming the shrinking cattle numbers seen through elevated cow slaughter and reduced heifer retention.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $203.53/cwt on 352 head.
Average price
$203.53
352 head · 588 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,197
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$22
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1
$26.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.14
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2491209.791,03024
Medium and Large 1595203.371,211323
Medium 1574183.321,0525thin
One grade step is worth $26.47/cwt here — about −$22 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 sale352 hd
203.53
—
MO average12 barns · 9,440 hd
198.38
+5.14
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—High1,86899.591,86013
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26482.101,03724
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,49481.221,2134thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,05766.277014thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,149$1,1654thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323230.98/cwt230.00–232.007464
Steers—Medium and Large 1364236.52/cwt235.00–237.508615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378228.00/cwt228.00–228.008624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413215.44/cwt209.00–218.508906
Steers—Medium and Large 1424227.60/cwt224.00–229.0096511
Steers—Medium and Large 1471222.37/cwt216.00–225.501,04716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473208.10/cwt206.00–210.009844
Steers—Medium and Large 1508220.20/cwt215.50–223.001,11930
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1246
Steers—Medium and Large 1565210.58/cwt204.00–214.001,19049
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added570214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,22025
Steers—Medium 1574183.32/cwt180.00–188.001,0525
Steers—Medium and Large 1618199.46/cwt191.00–205.001,23379
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added654190.69/cwt187.50–193.001,24724
Steers—Medium and Large 1663191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,26650
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680181.50/cwt181.50–181.501,2344
Steers—Medium and Large 1709182.92/cwt181.00–184.251,29719
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy775168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,3023
Steers—Medium and Large 1795173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,3758
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310204.00/cwt204.00–204.006323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1350218.00/cwt218.00–218.007638
Heifers—Medium 2390161.00/cwt161.00–161.006283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed400200.50/cwt200.50–200.5080212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414207.90/cwt200.00–211.0086115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added430209.50/cwt209.50–209.5090111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466199.08/cwt191.00–208.009287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474185.46/cwt172.00–193.0087917
Heifers—Medium 1485174.00/cwt174.00–174.008445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy495187.00/cwt187.00–187.009269
Heifers—Medium 2510140.00/cwt140.00–140.007146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added525190.00/cwt190.00–190.0099816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526177.41/cwt176.00–178.009337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533186.73/cwt180.50–189.0099543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565184.97/cwt184.00–189.501,04565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2590171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,00921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added610177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,08010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned610156.00/cwt156.00–156.009527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618176.35/cwt173.50–178.251,09017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,16619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy682165.72/cwt165.50–166.001,1309
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425209.00/cwt209.00–209.008883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524193.17/cwt189.00–196.001,0125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,06615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2895121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0833
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,73897.53/cwt96.00–98.501,6953
Bulls——1,85085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,5731
Bulls——1,913101.90/cwt100.00–105.001,9499
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92045.00/cwt45.00–45.004141
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10373.36/cwt72.50–74.008093
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24983.01/cwt80.00–84.501,03718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,1181
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31577.64/cwt74.00–80.001,0215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,1151
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51582.29/cwt81.50–84.001,2473
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1491,164.53/head1,100.00–1,225.001,1654

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.