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South Central Regional Stockyards

Name: South Central Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Aug 30

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← Aug 16Aug 30Sep 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

963 head

▲ 780 vs last sale 183▲ 418 vs year ago 545 · +76.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 49▼ 40 vs year ago 81 · −49.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeders sold with a higher undertone but with no recent price comparisons available. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher compared to two weeks ago. Strong demand for feeders this week with the cooler weather, very tight supplies and Dec corn currently down to 4.80/bu.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $257.65/cwt on 446 head.

Average price

$257.65

446 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,485

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$484

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$39.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.68

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	599	259.50	1,555	312
Medium and Large 1-2	520	258.40	1,343	116
Medium 1-2	685	222.00	1,521	6thin
Medium and Large 2	487	220.00	1,071	12thin

One grade step is worth $39.50/cwt here — about $484 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 sale446 hd

257.65

—

MO average15 barns · 5,937 hd

252.97

+4.68

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	1,759	118.22	2,080	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,266	111.25	1,408	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,683	110.47	1,859	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	101.09	1,051	11

Every lot

59 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,068	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,145	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	321.19/cwt	314.00–328.00	1,204	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	302.70/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,259	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	317.54/cwt	316.00–319.00	1,350	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,438	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	289.96/cwt	288.00–292.00	1,406	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	301.82/cwt	291.00–310.00	1,569	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	284.39/cwt	277.50–293.00	1,482	19
Steers	—	Large 1	535	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,247	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	288.06/cwt	286.00–292.00	1,633	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	284.38/cwt	283.25–286.75	1,644	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	283.92/cwt	281.00–288.00	1,755	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,654	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	640	285.60/cwt	285.60–285.60	1,828	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	277.12/cwt	271.00–285.25	1,873	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,770	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	276.25/cwt	276.25–276.25	1,948	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,820	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,832	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	257.76/cwt	251.00–259.00	1,974	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	790	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,738	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,017	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	985	184.75/cwt	184.75–184.75	1,820	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	355	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	923	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	410	245.50/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,007	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	271.23/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,174	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,179	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	455	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	965	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	268.94/cwt	261.00–272.00	1,275	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	480	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,128	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	269.87/cwt	269.50–271.00	1,330	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	264.64/cwt	261.00–267.50	1,373	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	273.08/cwt	260.00–278.50	1,442	107
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,298	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	253.41/cwt	252.00–259.00	1,432	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	269.24/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,524	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	253.71/cwt	245.50–261.00	1,609	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	235.82/cwt	231.00–238.50	1,561	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	249.76/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,676	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	685	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,521	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	240.25/cwt	240.25–240.25	1,730	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	226.15/cwt	212.50–229.00	1,732	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,918	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	944	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,204	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,257	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,339	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,516	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,673	114.79/cwt	114.50–115.00	1,920	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,231	1
Bulls	—	—	1,808	118.25/cwt	115.00–120.00	2,138	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	90.35/cwt	75.00–98.50	887	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	104.49/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,101	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,215	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,217	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	110.44/cwt	108.50–113.00	1,348	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,372	115.02/cwt	114.00–115.50	1,578	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,683	110.47/cwt	108.00–112.50	1,859	2

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 Aug 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 963Last week 183Year ago 545

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 49Year ago 81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	766	251.00–259.00	257.76
71	—	520	291.00–310.00	301.82
18	—	567	286.00–292.00	288.06
31	—	618	281.00–288.00	283.92
3	—	345	332.00	332.00
41	—	676	271.00–285.25	277.12
5	—	455	316.00	316.00
6	—	705	276.25	276.25
29	—	820	246.00	246.00
4	—	425	316.00–319.00	317.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	485	288.00–292.00	289.96
5	—	340	314.00	314.00
25	—	578	283.25–286.75	284.38
6	—	635	260.50	260.50
5	—	690	256.50	256.50
3	—	740	246.00	246.00
3	—	760	241.00	241.00
12	—	416	280.00–310.00	302.70
6	—	375	314.00–328.00	321.19
19	—	521	277.50–293.00	284.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	640	285.60	285.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	985	184.75	184.75
3	—	790	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	662	231.00–238.50	235.82
33	—	519	261.00–267.50	264.64
26	—	474	261.00–272.00	268.94
34	—	565	252.00–259.00	253.41
5	—	433	270.00–273.00	271.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	550	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	528	260.00–278.50	273.08
8	—	493	269.50–271.00	269.87
23	—	720	240.25	240.25
30	—	766	212.50–229.00	226.15
79	—	634	245.50–261.00	253.71
48	—	566	260.00–273.00	269.24
5	—	671	245.00–257.00	249.76
6	—	435	271.00	271.00
3	—	880	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	240.00–251.00	245.50
8	—	480	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	685	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	455	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	525	255.00	255.00
3	—	715	212.00	212.00
6	—	400	301.00	301.00
4	—	330	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	244.00	244.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	982	75.00–98.50	90.35
1	—	1,110	109.50	109.50
7	—	1,054	100.00–108.00	104.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,372	114.00–115.50	115.02
1	—	1,170	104.00	104.00
5	—	1,221	108.50–113.00	110.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,683	108.00–112.50	110.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,808	115.00–120.00	118.25
2	—	1,673	114.50–115.00	114.79
1	—	1,785	125.00	125.00

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.