Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers not enough of a comparison to make an accurate market trend, steady undertone noted. Slaughter Cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher and Slaughter Bulls higher undertone noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.25/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$158.25

98 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$21.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.97

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	164.48	839	69
Medium and Large 1-2	547	143.45	785	29

One grade step is worth $21.02/cwt here — about $54 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 sale98 hd

158.25

—

MO average16 barns · 8,694 hd

163.23

−4.97

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	—	Low	1,703	92.61	1,577	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	72.28	1,067	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,274	69.54	886	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	57.37	617	14

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	168.29/cwt	160.00–180.00	799	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	152.50/cwt	150.00–156.00	657	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	174.11/cwt	172.50–175.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	130.01/cwt	128.50–133.00	866	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	153.82/cwt	145.00–157.50	569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	995	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	135.43/cwt	130.00–137.00	868	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	138.41/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,080	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	141.92/cwt	139.00–155.00	761	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	155.17/cwt	150.00–164.00	903	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	155.74/cwt	150.00–164.00	804	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	260	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	518	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	185.08/cwt	180.00–187.50	505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	176.00/cwt	175.00–177.00	746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	851	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,140	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	74.42/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,014	7
Bulls	—	—	1,433	80.30/cwt	76.00–83.50	1,151	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,460.00/cwt	1,460.00–1,460.00	14,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,166.67/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	14,000	3
Bulls	—	—	1,644	88.64/cwt	85.00–93.50	1,457	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	57.37/cwt	50.00–60.50	617	14
Bulls	—	—	1,871	101.69/cwt	98.50–107.00	1,903	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	1,112.78/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	14,945	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	70.42/cwt	67.00–73.50	1,032	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	68.91/cwt	62.00–73.00	870	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	823	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,226	914.25/cwt	860.00–975.00	11,209	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,366	1,346.09/cwt	1,200.00–1,400.00	18,388	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	137.05/cwt	135.00–140.00	571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	158.49/cwt	157.00–160.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	143.04/cwt	138.00–146.00	811	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	137.00/cwt	136.00–139.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	163.47/cwt	160.00–167.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	141.65/cwt	141.00–143.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	133.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	770	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	142.45/cwt	137.50–150.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	132.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	140.07/cwt	136.00–145.00	789	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	144.56/cwt	140.00–150.00	692	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,012	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	132.67/cwt	128.00–135.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,031	1

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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