Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 6.00 lower, heifers sold 1.00-10.00 lower with lower than average quality . Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher; Demand lower and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.25/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$145.25

103 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$21.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.04

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	152.84	753	66
Medium and Large 1-2	515	131.71	678	37

One grade step is worth $21.13/cwt here — about $76 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 sale103 hd

145.25

—

MO average17 barns · 9,041 hd

156.29

−11.04

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	1,671	88.91	1,486	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,473	64.61	952	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	58.54	728	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	45.06	459	7thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	305	136.94/cwt	135.50–141.00	418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	155.16/cwt	151.00–165.00	734	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	149.96/cwt	141.00–161.00	777	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	175.29/cwt	170.00–185.00	479	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	127.66/cwt	125.00–131.00	924	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	170.52/cwt	162.50–182.00	559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	121.79/cwt	120.00–125.50	702	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	134.28/cwt	130.50–135.50	888	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	127.54/cwt	125.50–130.00	801	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	124.15/cwt	120.00–125.00	829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	133.53/cwt	125.50–145.50	637	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	136.49/cwt	135.00–137.00	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	143.61/cwt	140.50–148.50	606	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	165.71/cwt	161.00–167.50	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	162.81/cwt	156.00–167.50	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	119.08/cwt	115.00–130.50	498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	145.50/cwt	141.00–150.00	531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	353	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	148.70/cwt	142.50–155.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	151.56/cwt	139.00–160.00	570	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	124.55/cwt	117.00–127.00	795	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.65/cwt	129.00–138.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	153.33/cwt	139.00–160.50	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	149.64/cwt	140.00–160.00	628	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	815	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	350	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	679	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	41.48/cwt	35.00–46.00	382	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	955	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	467	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	68.06/cwt	61.50–79.00	1,024	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	53.75/cwt	52.50–55.00	829	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	62.13/cwt	57.50–68.50	803	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	54.34/cwt	49.00–57.00	652	16
Bulls	—	—	1,690	88.55/cwt	87.50–89.50	1,496	3
Bulls	—	—	1,615	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,454	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	7,174	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	899.89/cwt	825.00–975.00	10,529	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,158	911.99/cwt	750.00–1,250.00	10,561	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,488	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	1,027.50/cwt	625.00–1,250.00	11,816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	120.26/cwt	120.00–121.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	116.62/cwt	110.00–120.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	125.51/cwt	120.00–131.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	130.52/cwt	130.00–132.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	116.74/cwt	110.00–123.50	863	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	137.71/cwt	129.00–141.50	658	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	135.90/cwt	130.00–138.00	724	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	133.83/cwt	133.00–135.50	381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	130.61/cwt	129.00–131.00	818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	131.62/cwt	120.50–135.00	746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	137.12/cwt	135.00–141.00	517	6

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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