Sale reports / Missouri / South Central Regional Stockyards / 2023-09-13

South Central Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Sep 13
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817
Feeder Cattle receipts
877 head
▼ 86 vs last sale 963▼ 1,248 vs year ago 2,125 · −58.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 41▼ 22 vs year ago 112 · −19.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago,, feeder steers under 550 lbs steady, over 550 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower. Demand good. Supply moderate., The feeder index (800 lb steer) continues to make new highs for the cycle with the latest reading at 251.16.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $280.59/cwt on 400 head.
Average price
$280.59
400 head · 623 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,749
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$126
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$26.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.02
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2515289.921,49372
Medium and Large 1649278.741,810322
Medium 1535272.001,4553thin
Medium 1-2520263.001,3683thin
One grade step is worth $26.92/cwt here — about $126 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 sale400 hd
280.59
—
MO average17 barns · 10,763 hd
272.57
+8.02
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—Low1,918116.732,2399thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,475108.391,5995thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,242105.341,3089thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low99991.3091225

Every lot

49 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 1-2375308.46/cwt305.00–314.001,1578
Steers—Medium and Large 1402310.78/cwt306.00–314.001,2495
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469296.58/cwt285.00–302.001,39125
Steers—Medium and Large 1471301.48/cwt300.00–302.001,4208
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned484278.78/cwt276.00–290.001,34910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520288.17/cwt280.00–291.001,4988
Steers—Medium 1-2520263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,3683
Steers—Medium and Large 1534307.18/cwt300.00–315.001,64031
Steers—Medium 1535272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,4553
Steers—Medium and Large 1570299.31/cwt293.00–303.001,70644
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2587280.22/cwt279.00–284.001,64531
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed605301.50/cwt301.50–301.501,8248
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned610264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,6109
Steers—Medium and Large 1613290.68/cwt275.00–293.251,78222
Steers—Medium and Large 1666272.44/cwt269.75–275.751,81481
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned675261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,7627
Steers—Medium and Large 1709264.90/cwt257.50–268.001,87832
Steers—Medium and Large 1755264.59/cwt249.00–267.501,99833
Steers—Medium and Large 1835250.75/cwt250.75–250.752,09432
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320265.31/cwt260.00–270.008494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416266.75/cwt260.00–272.001,1107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned422260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0977
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned455271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,2336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2455260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473285.78/cwt267.00–295.001,35244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned500250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510263.41/cwt263.00–264.001,3435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned510261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,3313
Heifers—Medium 1510252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,2854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514277.66/cwt271.00–289.001,42751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned580228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,3229
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581255.10/cwt253.50–256.001,48211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy585234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,3695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610262.24/cwt258.00–268.501,60045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2640248.50/cwt248.50–248.501,5903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1654263.17/cwt261.25–263.501,72114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1734238.09/cwt232.00–240.001,74817
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,1303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625237.00/cwt235.00–240.001,4816
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,515105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5911
Bulls——1,854116.15/cwt114.00–120.502,1535
Bulls——2,160121.62/cwt120.00–122.502,6273
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90486.88/cwt86.00–88.007857
Cows—Lean 85-90%96054.43/cwt50.00–60.005232
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04697.84/cwt92.00–102.501,02316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238104.95/cwt101.00–107.501,2998
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275108.50/cwt108.50–108.501,3831
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445109.50/cwt109.50–109.501,5822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495107.65/cwt107.00–108.501,6093

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.