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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, May 31

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← May 24May 31Jun 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

291 head

▼ 2,018 vs last sale 2,309▼ 1,311 vs year ago 1,602 · −81.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

332 head

▲ 185 vs last sale 147▲ 158 vs year ago 174 · +90.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 0▲ 20 vs year ago 10 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder supply not sufficient to establish a market trend. Slaughter cows uneven with breaking and boning cows steady to 1.00 lower and lean cows 2.00-3.00 higher. The bullishness continues with fed cattle trading higher last week and the November feeder contract currently at 244.00/cwt. Light feeder offering with mostly slaughter cows this week. It's getting scary dry in much of this area as late frost and light moisture have left producers with little hay and not enough forage to make it very many weeks without a change in the weather pattern.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $254.12/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$254.12

105 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,317

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$442

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$26.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.00

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	255.94	1,380	65
Medium and Large 1-2	503	255.17	1,283	31
Medium and Large 2	435	242.00	1,053	3thin
Medium 1-2	405	241.00	976	3thin
Medium 2	410	229.00	939	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.94/cwt here — about $442 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 sale105 hd

254.12

—

MO average8 barns · 4,090 hd

250.12

+4.00

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,750	113.32	1,983	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,494	98.62	1,473	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	96.71	1,229	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	89.25	959	111

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,192	9

Every lot

37 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	273.12/cwt	271.00–275.00	1,019	4
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	405	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	976	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	410	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	939	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	269.52/cwt	266.00–271.00	1,148	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,053	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	259.89/cwt	251.00–267.00	1,247	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	253.38/cwt	244.00–257.00	1,307	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,423	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	256.69/cwt	256.00–257.00	1,486	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	580	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,456	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	236.94/cwt	233.00–243.00	1,455	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	630	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,455	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,523	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	225.76/cwt	224.00–227.50	1,479	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	310	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	651	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,008	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	430	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,019	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,074	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	229.25/cwt	224.00–238.00	1,100	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,075	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	495	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,020	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	231.41/cwt	224.00–239.00	1,220	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	213.61/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,179	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	605	222.25/cwt	222.25–222.25	1,345	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Fleshy	935	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,234	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	216.63/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,051	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,134	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,749	114.89/cwt	108.00–120.50	2,009	18
Bulls	—	—	1,770	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,505	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	73.33/cwt	50.00–82.00	688	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	90.49/cwt	85.25–93.75	982	103
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	97.14/cwt	94.00–101.50	1,232	64
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,302	91.27/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,188	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	99.59/cwt	96.00–105.50	1,482	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,346	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,155	1,192.24/head	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,192	9

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna, MO

Wed May 31, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 2,309Year ago 1,602

Slaughter CattleReceipts 332Last week 147Year ago 174

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	485	215.00–220.00	216.63
6	—	540	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	935	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	210.00	210.00
5	—	430	237.00	237.00
3	—	495	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	605	222.25	222.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	552	212.00–216.00	213.61
6	—	415	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	435	247.00	247.00
12	—	527	224.00–239.00	231.41
8	—	480	224.00–238.00	229.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	426	266.00–271.00	269.52
9	—	636	239.50	239.50
4	—	655	224.00–227.50	225.76
16	—	579	256.00–257.00	256.69
4	—	530	268.50	268.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	614	233.00–243.00	236.94
9	—	480	251.00–267.00	259.89
13	—	516	244.00–257.00	253.38
4	—	373	271.00–275.00	273.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	251.00	251.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,155	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,192.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,749	108.00–120.50	114.89
1	—	1,770	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,268	94.00–101.50	97.14
5	—	1,302	88.00–93.00	91.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	86.00	86.00
13	—	1,488	96.00–105.50	99.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	1,085	85.25–93.75	90.49
8	—	938	50.00–82.00	73.33

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.