Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Next week there will be 6-7 pot loads of pre-vac feeder cattle*

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-6.00 lower with lower quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower; Demand lower and supply light to moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.68/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$133.68

148 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$16.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.23

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	138.51	703	104
Medium and Large 1-2	509	122.27	622	44

One grade step is worth $16.24/cwt here — about $80 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 sale148 hd

133.68

—

MO average14 barns · 9,103 hd

143.92

−10.23

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	1,581	71.58	1,132	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	55.15	750	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	52.98	641	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	36.71	363	18

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	—	625	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	136.76/cwt	132.00–141.00	513	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	158.07/cwt	150.00–166.00	594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,132	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	163.47/cwt	161.00–166.00	688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	113.68/cwt	110.00–116.00	539	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	130.28/cwt	125.00–135.00	881	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	132.61/cwt	130.00–138.00	577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	134.34/cwt	130.00–137.00	768	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	130.52/cwt	125.50–134.00	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	120.25/cwt	120.00–121.00	825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	138.47/cwt	135.00–142.00	877	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	161.67/cwt	151.00–167.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	146.09/cwt	129.00–148.00	790	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	159.24/cwt	145.00–166.00	444	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	151.71/cwt	140.00–156.00	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	137.14/cwt	125.50–145.00	745	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	137.52/cwt	131.00–140.00	716	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	123.29/cwt	118.00–127.00	783	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	874	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	139.48/cwt	125.00–145.00	808	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	121.95/cwt	116.00–126.00	835	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	137.75/cwt	132.00–145.00	636	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	50.18/cwt	45.00–54.50	699	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	36.71/cwt	30.00–47.50	363	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	58.46/cwt	55.00–67.00	782	9
Bulls	—	—	1,508	71.41/cwt	61.00–77.50	1,077	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	57.01/cwt	54.00–68.00	715	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	50.77/cwt	40.00–55.00	602	40
Bulls	—	—	1,138	49.78/cwt	40.00–60.00	566	3
Bulls	—	—	1,921	84.84/cwt	80.50–90.00	1,630	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	940	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	828.88/cwt	775.00–875.00	9,076	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	980	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,144	841.98/cwt	670.00–975.00	9,632	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,298	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	750	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	10,706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	398	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	298	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	606	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	130.97/cwt	127.00–135.00	462	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	149.43/cwt	146.00–152.50	411	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	124.11/cwt	121.00–125.50	638	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	122.05/cwt	120.00–124.00	707	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	133.48/cwt	132.50–135.00	765	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	588	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	134.18/cwt	131.00–139.00	647	20

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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