Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 7.00 lower to 5,00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.54/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$134.54

131 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$8.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.58

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	137.72	660	83
Medium and Large 1-2	397	129.04	513	48

One grade step is worth $8.69/cwt here — about $148 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 sale131 hd

134.54

—

MO average13 barns · 6,275 hd

146.12

−11.58

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	1,616	79.84	1,290	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,362	60.77	828	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	55.66	673	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	41.11	415	23

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1-2	—	530	122.80/cwt	121.00–128.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	128.65/cwt	125.00–131.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	175.94/cwt	170.00–178.00	771	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	152.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	688	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	136.80/cwt	133.00–140.00	732	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	132.65/cwt	131.00–134.00	817	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	130.29/cwt	125.00–138.00	500	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	158.76/cwt	153.00–165.00	456	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	139.30/cwt	126.00–147.00	738	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	138.49/cwt	138.00–139.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	153.93/cwt	151.00–157.00	482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	168.15/cwt	160.00–177.50	552	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	166.57/cwt	155.00–171.00	795	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	175.33/cwt	165.00–182.50	633	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	150.68/cwt	141.00–156.00	955	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	126.25/cwt	125.00–130.00	827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	150.13/cwt	143.50–159.00	779	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	146.40/cwt	140.00–153.00	840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	128.69/cwt	121.00–138.00	815	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	124.08/cwt	120.00–131.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	153.06/cwt	139.00–161.00	745	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	136.91/cwt	125.00–141.00	790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	146.68/cwt	139.00–155.00	628	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	55.02/cwt	54.00–56.50	761	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	52.11/cwt	45.00–57.00	612	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	60.47/cwt	57.50–64.50	760	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	28.13/cwt	25.00–35.00	231	3
Bulls	—	—	1,843	87.07/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,605	5
Bulls	—	—	1,388	72.60/cwt	63.50–81.50	1,008	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	65.57/cwt	58.00–73.50	882	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	41.90/cwt	30.00–51.50	411	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	43.18/cwt	34.00–53.50	450	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,193	739.90/cwt	730.00–750.00	8,827	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,123	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,658	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	875	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,094	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	138.46/cwt	137.00–140.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	142.71/cwt	131.00–148.00	534	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	136.33/cwt	131.00–143.00	646	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,009	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	147.58/cwt	142.50–167.50	413	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	130.93/cwt	127.00–136.00	357	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	178.27/cwt	178.00–180.00	503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	133.67/cwt	130.00–136.00	437	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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