Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale Sept 7 Due to Labor Day

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.43/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$141.43

174 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

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

$10.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.44

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	627	143.12	897	147
Medium and Large 1-2	414	132.24	548	27

One grade step is worth $10.88/cwt here — about $350 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 sale174 hd

141.43

—

MO average13 barns · 5,136 hd

151.88

−10.44

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	1,641	89.30	1,465	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	71.81	1,006	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	66.68	794	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	902	51.30	463	6thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	344	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	526	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	138.86/cwt	130.00–145.00	866	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	150.00/cwt	143.00–154.00	563	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	123.20/cwt	122.00–125.00	573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	135.60/cwt	130.00–137.00	941	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	134.01/cwt	131.00–137.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	669	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	977	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	648	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	502	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	125.19/cwt	122.00–135.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	128.43/cwt	126.00–132.00	667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	151.33/cwt	140.00–162.00	711	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	153.30/cwt	153.00–154.50	806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	146.76/cwt	145.00–149.00	907	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	149.09/cwt	143.00–155.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	757	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,100	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	140.33/cwt	136.00–145.50	822	5
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	391	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	450	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,261	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	162.25/cwt	161.00–166.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	144.28/cwt	137.00–153.00	818	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	147.92/cwt	141.00–155.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	152.09/cwt	135.00–159.50	794	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	156.80/cwt	151.00–166.00	651	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	50.36/cwt	45.00–56.00	453	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	69.72/cwt	67.00–75.00	886	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	63.86/cwt	59.00–67.00	714	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	512	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	72.60/cwt	69.00–78.50	1,028	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	835	1
Bulls	—	—	1,585	88.06/cwt	67.50–92.00	1,396	5
Bulls	—	—	1,920	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,834	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	895	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,503	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,540	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	15,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	937.50/cwt	825.00–1,050.00	10,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	129.34/cwt	129.00–131.00	551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	137.47/cwt	132.00–149.00	726	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	139.29/cwt	135.00–143.00	652	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	139.31/cwt	130.00–147.00	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	138.63/cwt	131.50–148.00	595	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	139.66/cwt	135.00–149.00	471	11

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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