Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-700 lower on a very light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower and bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.55/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$137.55

101 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$10.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.04

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	138.79	700	89
Medium and Large 1-2	529	128.33	679	12thin

One grade step is worth $10.46/cwt here — about $21 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 sale101 hd

137.55

—

MO average17 barns · 5,895 hd

149.59

−12.04

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	1,434	90.31	1,295	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	68.21	811	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	976	56.33	550	10

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	625	150.55/cwt	140.50–154.00	941	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	171.99/cwt	164.00–180.00	820	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	143.95/cwt	138.00–150.00	947	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	1,280.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,350.00	16,640	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	71.49/cwt	68.00–74.50	888	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	643	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	564	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	84.05/cwt	75.00–92.50	1,156	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	131.03/cwt	127.00–135.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	142.79/cwt	130.00–152.00	807	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	171.38/cwt	165.00–175.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	172.26/cwt	172.00–172.50	660	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,007	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	137.88/cwt	136.50–138.00	705	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	174.66/cwt	160.50–187.00	721	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	145.95/cwt	141.00–150.00	614	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	146.80/cwt	145.00–152.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	134.53/cwt	132.00–136.00	846	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	135.29/cwt	130.50–137.50	764	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	156.70/cwt	141.00–165.00	751	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	155.48/cwt	148.00–167.00	897	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	128.31/cwt	121.00–135.00	869	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	131.41/cwt	120.00–135.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	140.14/cwt	130.00–146.00	654	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	146.90/cwt	145.00–153.00	755	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	131.25/cwt	131.00–132.00	841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	144.84/cwt	136.00–155.00	468	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	678	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	144.74/cwt	141.00–146.00	631	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,405	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	136.57/cwt	133.00–140.50	770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	153.55/cwt	144.00–166.00	587	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	65.40/cwt	55.50–69.50	749	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	564	4
Bulls	—	—	1,512	98.65/cwt	93.50–104.50	1,492	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	145.22/cwt	140.00–155.00	683	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	55.37/cwt	50.00–62.00	549	9

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →