Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 1.00-6.00 lower, heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.01/cwt on 235 head.

Average price

$134.01

235 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$12.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.43

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	135.98	788	198
Medium and Large 1-2	543	123.44	670	37

One grade step is worth $12.54/cwt here — about $118 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 sale235 hd

134.01

—

MO average15 barns · 5,542 hd

143.43

−9.43

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	1,630	77.65	1,266	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	63.62	908	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	54.61	678	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,106	40.73	451	20

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	628	130.02/cwt	126.00–131.00	817	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	159.13/cwt	150.50–168.00	679	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	126.16/cwt	124.00–127.50	903	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	137.26/cwt	131.00–146.00	792	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	518	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	754	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	152.66/cwt	146.00–155.00	569	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	135.70/cwt	120.50–150.00	588	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	165.49/cwt	165.49–165.49	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	141.17/cwt	135.50–145.50	959	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	960	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	140.90/cwt	135.00–145.00	721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	454	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	136.66/cwt	134.50–141.00	1,035	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	153.65/cwt	143.00–166.50	793	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	126.25/cwt	121.00–131.50	1,092	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	149.92/cwt	145.00–152.50	705	3
Steers	Large 1	—	480	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	134.98/cwt	125.00–143.00	788	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	162.46/cwt	150.00–172.00	612	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	156.44/cwt	150.00–167.00	756	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	141.19/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,029	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,224	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	144.59/cwt	135.00–155.50	886	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	160.91/cwt	155.00–165.50	677	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	126.25/cwt	122.50–130.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	158.37/cwt	148.00–166.00	741	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	812	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	269	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	40.84/cwt	35.00–46.00	455	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	66.58/cwt	58.00–77.00	985	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,229	52.53/cwt	49.00–55.50	646	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	58.64/cwt	55.00–65.50	765	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	50.11/cwt	45.50–54.50	586	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	582	1
Bulls	—	—	1,751	84.90/cwt	82.50–88.50	1,487	4
Bulls	—	—	1,509	70.39/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,062	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,076	485.97/cwt	475.00–525.00	5,229	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	863	711.00/cwt	600.00–850.00	6,136	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,230	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,455	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	828	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,038	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,310	1,075.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	14,083	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	950	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	109.86/cwt	3.00–135.00	576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	132.24/cwt	131.00–135.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	120.42/cwt	115.00–126.50	745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,100	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	144.33/cwt	141.00–145.00	482	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	141.03/cwt	130.50–145.50	738	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	128.57/cwt	120.00–130.00	561	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	139.43/cwt	132.00–147.00	662	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	127.49/cwt	116.50–130.50	732	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	777	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	140.29/cwt	127.00–145.00	585	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	132.14/cwt	128.00–133.00	889	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	127.89/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,006	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.50	819	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	140.45/cwt	133.50–143.50	1,166	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	149.52/cwt	130.00–162.00	848	21

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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