Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 8.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls not well tested; Demand good and supply light to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.36/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$156.36

181 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$989

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

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

$5.95/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	649	156.92	1,018	164
Medium and Large 1-2	478	150.97	722	17thin

One grade step is worth $5.95/cwt here — about $296 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 sale181 hd

156.36

—

MO average11 barns · 7,260 hd

161.32

−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	—	High	1,799	94.97	1,709	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,392	71.75	999	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,158	67.99	787	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	48.49	467	8thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	155.11/cwt	150.00–160.00	433	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	144.31/cwt	135.00–153.00	674	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	180.74/cwt	177.50–187.50	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	136.81/cwt	130.00–148.00	919	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	144.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	974	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	162.26/cwt	149.00–169.50	941	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	179.50/cwt	174.00–185.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	133.06/cwt	131.00–139.00	949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	169.89/cwt	157.50–175.00	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	681	152.73/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,040	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	161.73/cwt	157.00–167.00	844	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	589	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	913	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	149.21/cwt	145.00–155.00	912	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	842	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,078	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	972	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	629	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	950	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	589	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	966	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	698	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,033	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	516	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	911	138.65/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,263	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	750	152.89/cwt	146.00–153.50	1,147	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	877	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,276	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	72.58/cwt	70.00–76.00	887	16
Bulls	—	—	1,733	97.49/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,690	3
Bulls	—	—	1,898	91.19/cwt	90.50–92.00	1,731	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	49.70/cwt	43.00–58.00	474	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	74.35/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,027	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	66.54/cwt	64.00–69.00	942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	143.28/cwt	140.00–146.00	891	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	65.16/cwt	60.00–69.00	728	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	146.44/cwt	130.00–155.00	861	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	147.23/cwt	145.00–154.00	823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	143.45/cwt	139.00–145.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	134.62/cwt	130.00–140.00	641	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	149.75/cwt	140.00–160.00	714	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	167.59/cwt	165.00–170.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	121.48/cwt	120.00–122.00	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	160.72/cwt	142.00–178.00	754	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	174.79/cwt	150.00–180.00	741	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	149.30/cwt	140.00–155.00	564	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,123	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	159.69/cwt	155.00–167.50	546	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	141.85/cwt	135.00–152.00	827	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	129.31/cwt	128.50–131.00	1,077	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	138.30/cwt	130.00–139.00	996	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	142.74/cwt	132.50–148.50	876	23

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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