Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs steers and heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold 3.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.09/cwt on 233 head.

Average price

$133.09

233 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$10.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.72

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	135.78	764	176
Medium and Large 1-2	440	124.80	549	57

One grade step is worth $10.98/cwt here — about $215 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 sale233 hd

133.09

—

MO average16 barns · 6,982 hd

145.81

−12.72

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	1,687	85.64	1,445	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,454	60.49	880	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	53.98	653	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	37.73	396	19

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	525	126.77/cwt	125.00–132.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	131.28/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,007	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	138.06/cwt	130.00–149.00	717	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	680	138.81/cwt	133.00–141.00	944	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	138.14/cwt	129.00–149.00	786	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	137.16/cwt	135.00–140.00	521	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	136.53/cwt	129.00–140.00	908	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	126.28/cwt	120.00–130.00	932	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	159.16/cwt	147.00–166.00	823	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	140.70/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,009	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	163.03/cwt	150.00–174.00	678	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	153.55/cwt	145.00–167.00	864	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	148.08/cwt	138.00–155.00	926	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	132.37/cwt	125.00–141.00	680	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	798	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	128.21/cwt	125.00–135.00	792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	141.55/cwt	134.00–150.00	597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	147.56/cwt	140.00–155.00	480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	165.03/cwt	163.00–166.00	776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	145.29/cwt	135.00–150.00	564	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	165.04/cwt	157.00–173.00	621	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	147.61/cwt	140.00–155.00	697	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	692	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,024	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	622	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	147.56/cwt	140.00–152.00	983	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	137.13/cwt	133.00–140.00	772	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	150.02/cwt	148.00–156.00	578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	124.60/cwt	120.00–127.00	835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	130.19/cwt	120.00–132.00	790	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	141.04/cwt	132.00–143.00	764	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	442	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	641	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	56.64/cwt	52.00–68.00	710	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	24.01/cwt	23.00–25.00	260	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,343	46.47/cwt	46.00–47.00	624	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	38.40/cwt	30.00–46.00	386	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	62.19/cwt	54.50–77.00	882	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	50.86/cwt	50.00–52.50	841	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	50.50/cwt	44.00–54.00	582	39
Bulls	—	—	1,687	85.64/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,445	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	928	910.78/cwt	875.00–950.00	8,452	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	756.13/cwt	650.00–900.00	8,922	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	725	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,256	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,460	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,095	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	123.17/cwt	115.00–132.00	537	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	126.69/cwt	125.00–130.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	123.02/cwt	120.00–126.00	688	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	515	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	126.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	148.25/cwt	125.00–160.00	695	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	132.81/cwt	125.00–138.00	827	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	132.18/cwt	117.00–151.00	615	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	136.73/cwt	130.00–142.00	578	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	121.30/cwt	110.00–127.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	121.23/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,067	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	136.13/cwt	130.00–146.00	638	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	124.36/cwt	120.00–127.00	407	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	117.65/cwt	110.00–130.00	447	10

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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