Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady with value add calves selling 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cow sold 4.00-5.00 lower, bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower; Demand steady and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.27/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$137.27

212 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$7.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.01

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	663	138.09	916	189
Medium and Large 1-2	537	130.54	701	23

One grade step is worth $7.55/cwt here — about $215 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 sale212 hd

137.27

—

MO average14 barns · 6,240 hd

147.28

−10.01

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	1,797	91.55	1,645	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	70.32	963	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,159	68.48	794	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	52.03	507	8thin

Every lot, as filed

68 lots · USDA AMS · SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction - Jackson, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	684	122.14/cwt	120.00–129.00	835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	159.30/cwt	148.00–167.50	747	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	149.04/cwt	142.50–155.00	656	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,092	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	130.59/cwt	126.00–134.00	895	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	145.22/cwt	134.00–158.00	767	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	133.82/cwt	125.00–136.00	844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	160.92/cwt	150.00–172.50	846	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	150.44/cwt	140.00–152.50	543	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	142.25/cwt	141.00–142.50	908	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	155.00/cwt	152.00–164.00	915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	183.68/cwt	180.00–185.00	577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	603	163.40/cwt	162.50–164.00	985	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	172.93/cwt	160.00–177.50	678	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	175.78/cwt	172.00–178.00	770	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	775	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,124	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	172.92/cwt	169.00–177.00	823	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	128.03/cwt	126.00–130.00	992	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	637	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	936	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	552	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	952	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	938	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	965	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,148	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	893	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,174	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	825	13
Bulls	—	—	1,465	88.40/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,295	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	845	144.42/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,220	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	836	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	986	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	836	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,070	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	71.60/cwt	68.00–78.50	887	21
Bulls	—	—	2,004	93.52/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,874	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	11,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,525	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	17,538	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,212	65.16/cwt	62.50–68.00	790	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	275	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	54.46/cwt	45.00–58.00	546	7
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	885	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,965	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	73.54/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,080	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	885	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	522	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,620	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	65.36/cwt	60.00–71.00	705	21
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	900	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	132.67/cwt	132.50–133.00	750	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	575	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	132.72/cwt	131.00–135.00	718	11
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	390	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	133.98/cwt	128.00–137.00	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	148.30/cwt	145.00–155.00	765	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	140.12/cwt	135.00–145.00	799	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	149.96/cwt	142.00–158.00	687	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	702	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	150.63/cwt	142.50–160.00	711	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	127.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	790	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	143.09/cwt	132.50–150.00	813	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	163.03/cwt	160.00–165.00	712	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	391	174.58/cwt	170.00–176.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	152.37/cwt	145.00–155.00	495	6

How this sale compares

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.

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