Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers and heifers sold uneven, from 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher with lower quality of calves in the offering. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower and bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.05/cwt on 248 head.

Average price

$136.05

248 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$11.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.65

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	138.47	781	196
Medium and Large 1-2	521	126.92	661	52

One grade step is worth $11.55/cwt here — about $120 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 sale248 hd

136.05

—

MO average14 barns · 8,550 hd

148.70

−12.65

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	1,709	85.94	1,469	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,454	66.29	964	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	61.43	763	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	47.42	518	15

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	472	139.66/cwt	130.00–152.00	659	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	135.31/cwt	127.50–141.50	781	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	135.12/cwt	131.00–140.00	980	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	149.06/cwt	141.00–159.00	778	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	140.04/cwt	135.00–145.50	886	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	138.22/cwt	131.00–145.00	522	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	128.37/cwt	125.00–130.50	858	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,113	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	144.66/cwt	140.00–150.00	477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	139.19/cwt	130.00–146.00	933	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	139.26/cwt	132.00–145.50	660	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	129.02/cwt	125.00–139.00	801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	136.95/cwt	130.00–140.50	974	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	158.88/cwt	150.00–166.00	740	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	161.90/cwt	157.00–171.00	695	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	146.68/cwt	138.00–160.00	465	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	134.65/cwt	131.00–136.00	553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	136.36/cwt	130.50–143.00	1,058	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	134.57/cwt	130.00–145.00	696	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	898	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	179.49/cwt	173.00–195.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,200	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	147.75/cwt	140.00–157.00	839	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	171.25/cwt	166.00–177.00	654	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	996	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,265	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	894	128.88/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,152	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	132.16/cwt	125.00–138.00	744	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	128.86/cwt	126.00–131.00	800	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	164.39/cwt	159.00–167.50	630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	703	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	129.31/cwt	128.00–130.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	141.33/cwt	133.00–148.00	729	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	47.42/cwt	41.50–55.00	518	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	472	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	69.24/cwt	65.00–78.50	1,059	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	60.28/cwt	59.50–61.00	766	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	815	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	371	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	66.18/cwt	64.00–69.00	837	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	58.63/cwt	50.50–65.50	726	35
Bulls	—	—	1,981	94.83/cwt	92.50–98.00	1,879	6
Bulls	—	—	1,528	80.02/cwt	65.00–87.00	1,223	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,993	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	14,850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,763	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	1,050.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	9,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	9,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	114.40/cwt	105.00–119.00	789	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	404	160.01/cwt	157.00–161.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	151.38/cwt	148.00–161.00	713	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	120.25/cwt	112.00–123.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	126.67/cwt	120.00–136.00	595	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	127.41/cwt	119.00–133.00	678	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	128.47/cwt	124.00–133.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	137.57/cwt	129.00–144.50	860	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	128.83/cwt	125.00–131.50	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	139.44/cwt	135.00–141.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,003	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	120.70/cwt	119.00–121.00	731	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	141.82/cwt	134.00–154.00	614	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	590	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	879	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	143.05/cwt	130.50–151.00	744	32

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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