Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 3.00-10,00 higher, heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.78/cwt on 287 head.

Average price

$142.78

287 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$19.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.11

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	145.60	867	246
Medium and Large 1-2	544	125.89	685	41

One grade step is worth $19.70/cwt here — about $182 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 sale287 hd

142.78

—

MO average13 barns · 6,720 hd

144.89

−2.11

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	1,902	86.62	1,648	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,381	64.61	892	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	60.02	736	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	44.72	462	9thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1Value Added	—	632	148.11/cwt	140.00–149.00	936	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	145.21/cwt	144.00–145.50	973	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	126.26/cwt	125.00–130.00	967	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,027	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	126.00/cwt	125.00–129.00	901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	142.76/cwt	130.00–157.50	737	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	171.40/cwt	169.00–175.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	150.84/cwt	143.00–153.00	937	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	138.34/cwt	120.00–150.00	665	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	578	151.63/cwt	145.00–160.00	876	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	134.90/cwt	129.00–140.00	776	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	516	174.69/cwt	161.00–180.00	901	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	638	151.38/cwt	150.00–154.00	966	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	162.23/cwt	157.50–175.00	832	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	145.88/cwt	137.50–162.50	970	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	170.68/cwt	160.00–180.00	717	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	165.99/cwt	155.00–172.50	792	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	708	145.88/cwt	141.00–147.50	1,033	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	482	178.41/cwt	177.50–180.00	860	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	435	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	816	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	132.84/cwt	132.50–133.00	844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	680	148.75/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,012	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	578	158.88/cwt	157.00–160.00	918	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	127.78/cwt	125.00–136.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	154.65/cwt	145.00–160.00	731	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	132.17/cwt	130.00–139.00	755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	135.40/cwt	130.00–146.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	155.84/cwt	145.00–165.00	655	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	68.89/cwt	63.00–79.00	1,005	7
Bulls	—	—	1,568	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,176	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	44.72/cwt	40.00–51.00	462	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	57.12/cwt	54.40–63.00	711	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	66.22/cwt	63.00–71.50	858	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	55.85/cwt	51.00–62.00	661	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	845	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	363	1
Bulls	—	—	1,998	89.94/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,797	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,560	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	15,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	13,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	9,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	142.06/cwt	136.00–147.50	615	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	137.45/cwt	134.00–141.00	841	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	147.65/cwt	140.00–152.50	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	127.27/cwt	120.00–135.00	672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,032	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	135.21/cwt	132.00–140.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	948	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	133.13/cwt	130.00–135.00	624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	144.97/cwt	135.00–157.00	673	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	743	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,022	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	526	150.08/cwt	147.50–152.50	789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	129.99/cwt	127.50–135.00	549	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	143.47/cwt	140.00–152.00	551	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	150.33/cwt	140.00–153.00	864	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	133.73/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,082	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	128.08/cwt	125.00–134.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	125.76/cwt	125.00–128.00	693	4

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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