Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 3.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, bulls not well tested; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.17/cwt on 260 head.

Average price

$147.17

260 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$17.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.27

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	150.51	842	209
Medium and Large 1-2	515	133.50	687	51

One grade step is worth $17.01/cwt here — about $155 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 sale260 hd

147.17

—

MO average9 barns · 4,346 hd

148.44

−1.27

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	—	High	1,463	92.98	1,361	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,577	76.29	1,203	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,155	71.26	823	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,169	57.51	672	7thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	141.17/cwt	138.00–144.50	885	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	150.27/cwt	142.50–165.00	640	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	148.15/cwt	145.00–158.00	704	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	169.14/cwt	165.50–172.00	474	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	163.72/cwt	162.50–165.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	145.47/cwt	135.00–152.50	764	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	140.64/cwt	137.00–144.00	799	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	153.09/cwt	150.00–154.00	937	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	169.23/cwt	168.50–175.00	917	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	131.70/cwt	130.00–133.00	939	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,037	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,166	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	186.23/cwt	175.00–195.00	624	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	181.95/cwt	165.00–187.50	757	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	182.04/cwt	175.00–185.00	670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	173.05/cwt	162.50–185.00	815	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	644	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	993	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,110	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	684	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	153.78/cwt	153.00–155.00	904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	496	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	784	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	957	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	73.97/cwt	71.00–81.00	852	24
Bulls	—	—	1,510	98.22/cwt	96.50–100.00	1,483	2
Bulls	—	—	1,370	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,130	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	67.44/cwt	60.00–71.00	782	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,198	896.87/cwt	800.00–960.00	10,745	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	56.35/cwt	46.00–64.00	683	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	131.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	839	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	76.29/cwt	71.00–84.50	1,203	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,355	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	860	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	715	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	136.84/cwt	132.50–144.00	658	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	1,099.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,175.00	12,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	130.53/cwt	125.00–136.00	741	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	151.82/cwt	145.00–167.00	878	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	143.76/cwt	140.00–147.50	387	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	143.04/cwt	141.00–149.00	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	142.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	151.09/cwt	140.00–155.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	158.88/cwt	146.00–167.50	745	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	164.96/cwt	155.00–175.00	617	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	130.68/cwt	126.00–135.00	812	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	161.14/cwt	160.00–165.00	532	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	140.58/cwt	130.00–150.00	713	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	153.34/cwt	150.00–170.00	800	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	158.48/cwt	151.00–165.00	588	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	153.55/cwt	150.00–165.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	689	124.22/cwt	114.00–140.00	856	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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