Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale Sept. 7 due to Labor Day*

Compared to last week, steer and heifers sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, 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 $134.34/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$134.34

160 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$14.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.60

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	138.40	724	113
Large 1	555	128.00	710	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	569	124.36	707	44

One grade step is worth $14.04/cwt here — about $17 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 sale160 hd

134.34

—

MO average15 barns · 5,212 hd

150.94

−16.60

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	1,763	92.02	1,622	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,696	65.30	1,107	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	64.07	761	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	50.86	561	6thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	587	140.10/cwt	136.00–150.00	822	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	157.54/cwt	146.00–171.00	610	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	506	149.76/cwt	140.00–151.00	758	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	138.95/cwt	128.00–142.00	860	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	122.39/cwt	118.00–128.00	634	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	159.36/cwt	150.00–162.00	765	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	158.77/cwt	155.00–160.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	156.24/cwt	155.00–156.50	817	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	163.44/cwt	153.00–169.00	696	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	137.87/cwt	134.00–147.50	922	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	136.80/cwt	135.00–138.50	992	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	170.02/cwt	162.50–177.50	576	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	767	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	127.74/cwt	122.50–135.00	558	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	127.28/cwt	126.00–129.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	150.03/cwt	142.00–167.00	569	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	137.53/cwt	131.00–144.00	664	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	142.95/cwt	135.00–145.50	882	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	133.64/cwt	130.00–136.00	762	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	119.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	917	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	129.98/cwt	128.00–131.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	138.82/cwt	127.00–141.50	850	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	135.64/cwt	131.00–140.50	713	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,094	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	555	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	140.79/cwt	135.50–149.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	127.09/cwt	124.00–128.50	835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	638	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	861	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,277	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,235	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	14,079	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,138	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,363	918.33/cwt	860.00–970.00	12,517	2
Bulls	—	—	1,669	88.26/cwt	81.00–92.00	1,473	5
Bulls	—	—	1,856	95.77/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,777	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	50.16/cwt	39.50–55.00	468	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	68.58/cwt	67.00–70.00	822	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,555	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	700	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	61.91/cwt	55.50–67.00	732	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,696	65.30/cwt	62.50–67.00	1,107	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,330	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	791	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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