Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold uneven, from 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher, heifers sold 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.44/cwt on 204 head.

Average price

$128.44

204 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$11.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.40

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	132.93	704	125
Medium and Large 1-2	486	121.34	590	79

One grade step is worth $11.59/cwt here — about $114 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 sale204 hd

128.44

—

MO average15 barns · 6,005 hd

144.84

−16.40

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	1,604	76.90	1,234	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	57.95	835	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	52.84	640	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,008	39.29	396	16

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	634	128.80/cwt	124.00–132.50	817	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	112.78/cwt	110.00–121.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	992	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,096	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	133.23/cwt	125.00–136.00	706	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	122.27/cwt	120.00–124.00	825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	150.82/cwt	150.00–152.00	495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	126.44/cwt	121.00–132.50	527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	137.77/cwt	130.00–141.00	656	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	122.88/cwt	120.00–132.00	579	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	152.02/cwt	149.00–155.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	133.04/cwt	131.00–139.00	697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	163.63/cwt	157.00–170.00	622	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	137.14/cwt	133.00–141.50	986	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	154.37/cwt	140.00–160.00	786	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	261	169.52/cwt	169.00–170.00	442	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	158.97/cwt	150.50–168.00	750	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	167.64/cwt	161.00–175.00	681	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	166.41/cwt	165.00–169.00	557	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	135.05/cwt	134.00–136.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	149.17/cwt	146.00–160.00	419	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	121.55/cwt	114.00–125.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	146.04/cwt	140.00–156.00	701	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	139.11/cwt	135.00–147.50	735	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	157.06/cwt	149.00–165.00	578	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	154.50/cwt	140.00–166.00	658	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	125.03/cwt	121.50–131.00	785	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	50.62/cwt	50.00–52.50	696	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	56.13/cwt	53.50–60.00	711	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	49.38/cwt	40.00–53.50	569	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	44.60/cwt	40.50–49.00	474	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	36.11/cwt	30.00–43.50	352	10
Bulls	—	—	1,318	71.46/cwt	70.00–73.00	942	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	59.78/cwt	54.00–70.00	872	16
Bulls	—	—	1,719	79.08/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,359	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,088	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	15,232	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	1,125.00/cwt	925.00–1,325.00	14,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	900	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,290	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,380	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	9,315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	118.99/cwt	110.00–125.00	687	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	134.23/cwt	130.00–138.00	377	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	132.09/cwt	125.00–136.00	626	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	134.76/cwt	132.00–137.00	763	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	122.65/cwt	121.00–125.00	878	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	122.96/cwt	111.00–130.00	636	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	125.89/cwt	120.00–135.00	350	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	123.28/cwt	110.00–132.50	470	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	141.48/cwt	140.00–143.00	948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	138.01/cwt	135.00–143.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	132.59/cwt	129.00–136.00	768	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	138.11/cwt	130.00–147.50	525	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	139.65/cwt	135.00–144.00	602	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	651	2

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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