Sale reports / Missouri / South Central Regional Stockyards / 2023-05-10

South Central Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, May 10
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,924 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 1,976▲ 132 vs year ago 1,792 · +7.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 136▲ 48 vs year ago 82 · +58.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 0▼ 15 vs year ago 30 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 500 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady. Feeder heifers 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady Demand good. Supply heavy. Lots of good quality calves this week with several attractive light cattle weighing 350-550 lbs. The May/June time frame at South Central showcases fall calves from some of the areas top producers with lots of front end calves on tap again next week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $254.45/cwt on 866 head.
Average price
$254.45
866 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,352
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$12
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$69.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+21.02
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529257.981,365734
Medium 1522238.701,24723
Medium and Large 1-2535237.571,270101
Medium and Large 2716188.881,3538thin
One grade step is worth $69.11/cwt here — about $12 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 sale866 hd
254.45
—
MO average16 barns · 14,172 hd
233.44
+21.02
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—Low1,843108.642,0026thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,54696.521,4928thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22592.021,12724
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05479.2283546

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)1,183$1,3073thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2311268.67/cwt260.00–272.008368
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added375285.96/cwt285.00–287.001,07227
Steers—Medium and Large 1376280.95/cwt271.00–285.001,05621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410260.50/cwt260.00–261.001,0684
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added420282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,18417
Steers—Medium and Large 1424270.18/cwt252.50–276.001,14642
Steers—Medium 1433245.09/cwt240.00–250.001,0614
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full440258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,1356
Steers—Medium and Large 1469275.11/cwt257.00–281.501,29094
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added487279.51/cwt278.00–280.001,36170
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2491240.20/cwt231.00–259.001,17922
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy519238.58/cwt232.00–241.001,23818
Steers—Medium and Large 1521263.96/cwt244.50–275.001,375144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,2774
Steers—Medium 1541237.35/cwt234.00–247.001,28419
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added565256.50/cwt256.50–256.501,44925
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567235.02/cwt228.00–241.001,33349
Steers—Medium and Large 1568249.99/cwt241.00–263.001,420102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full570212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2083
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned588220.62/cwt214.00–230.001,29715
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy592231.99/cwt229.00–234.001,37310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3673
Steers—Medium and Large 1634232.74/cwt229.50–236.001,47676
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned650229.50/cwt229.50–229.501,4927
Steers—Medium and Large 2660202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3333
Steers—Medium and Large 1673224.90/cwt220.50–237.001,51453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2695219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,5228
Steers—Medium and Large 1710223.50/cwt223.50–223.501,5877
Steers—Medium and Large 2750181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,3585
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1291252.18/cwt251.00–254.007345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2317224.55/cwt215.00–230.007126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325240.22/cwt230.00–256.0078124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1364245.56/cwt236.00–256.0089448
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369226.98/cwt219.00–232.0083812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy395229.00/cwt229.00–229.009053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned415222.00/cwt222.00–222.009213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429240.99/cwt231.00–252.001,034122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429221.30/cwt216.00–234.0094912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1462238.38/cwt230.50–247.001,10128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484226.55/cwt222.00–228.001,09738
Heifers—Medium and Large 1509229.29/cwt227.50–235.001,16761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned525220.63/cwt218.50–222.501,15833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531220.57/cwt215.50–226.251,17147
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy545218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,1887
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned555222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,23513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2556223.74/cwt207.50–226.501,24435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567225.05/cwt215.50–230.001,27687
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy570207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,18011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1629213.11/cwt209.50–216.001,34016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638207.31/cwt207.25–207.501,32328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685197.70/cwt197.50–198.001,3545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4077
Heifers—Medium and Large 1900157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,4183
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380250.80/cwt240.00–258.009535
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445233.25/cwt226.00–242.001,0388
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2454238.46/cwt234.00–240.001,0838
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510182.00/cwt182.00–182.009285
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,2093
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,716111.17/cwt105.00–114.001,9085
Bulls——2,47596.00/cwt96.00–96.002,3761
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87055.00/cwt55.00–55.004791
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01572.29/cwt60.00–78.5073416
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08283.88/cwt81.50–88.0090829
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20088.93/cwt84.00–90.001,0678
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23793.57/cwt90.00–97.001,15716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2691
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54997.02/cwt95.00–99.501,5036
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,660100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,6601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1831,306.79/head1,100.00–1,420.001,3073

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.