Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-11.00 higher with pot load of feeders selling 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher; Demand good and supply heavy.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.65/cwt on 503 head.

Average price

$141.65

503 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$310

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

$19.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.59

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	634	145.21	920	410
Medium and Large 1-2	484	125.97	610	93

One grade step is worth $19.24/cwt here — about $310 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 sale503 hd

141.65

—

MO average16 barns · 9,257 hd

144.25

−2.59

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	1,745	79.01	1,379	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,502	63.71	957	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	51.46	633	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	35.31	340	8thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	577	135.31/cwt	128.00–139.00	781	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	145.44/cwt	135.00–155.00	678	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	131.48/cwt	129.00–135.00	886	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	134.55/cwt	134.00–136.00	989	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	147.51/cwt	131.00–156.00	786	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	179.00/cwt	170.00–182.00	465	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	738	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,033	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	529	175.12/cwt	172.00–177.00	926	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	495	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	595	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	904	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	776	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,121	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	134.87/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,242	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	134.10/cwt	130.00–138.00	838	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	150.54/cwt	140.00–155.00	699	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	141.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,075	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	168.75/cwt	162.00–170.00	812	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	175.53/cwt	172.00–179.00	567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	157.91/cwt	155.00–160.00	666	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	158.14/cwt	145.00–165.00	912	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	162.00/cwt	155.00–172.00	590	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	503	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	878	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	152.00/cwt	148.00–157.00	945	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	154.35/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,096	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	144.86/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,066	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	151.69/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,027	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	143.66/cwt	128.00–147.00	1,191	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	161.77/cwt	160.00–162.00	995	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	696	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,079	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	156.79/cwt	153.00–160.00	837	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	146.02/cwt	139.00–155.00	708	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	149.47/cwt	135.00–157.00	771	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	137.95/cwt	134.00–142.00	770	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	150.83/cwt	150.00–154.00	644	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	65.41/cwt	55.00–74.50	995	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	49.17/cwt	42.00–53.50	572	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	36.81/cwt	35.00–38.00	383	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	55.80/cwt	53.00–64.00	742	26
Bulls	—	—	1,643	73.74/cwt	63.50–80.00	1,212	6
Bulls	—	—	1,847	84.28/cwt	81.00–88.50	1,557	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	228	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	36.78/cwt	30.00–40.00	357	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	51.83/cwt	50.00–53.50	709	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,400	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	19,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	975.00/cwt	925.00–1,025.00	7,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	863	709.57/cwt	450.00–900.00	6,124	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,188	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	755	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,096	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,215	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,201	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,162	922.47/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	10,719	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,570	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	679	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	951	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	126.64/cwt	125.00–130.00	797	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	799	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	127.19/cwt	122.00–130.00	486	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	133.75/cwt	130.00–135.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	133.68/cwt	125.00–136.00	834	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	138.66/cwt	130.00–147.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	399	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	139.58/cwt	130.00–145.00	543	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	130.74/cwt	130.00–132.00	446	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	122.92/cwt	115.00–127.00	526	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	124.50/cwt	121.00–130.00	717	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	129.37/cwt	125.00–135.00	690	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	118.92/cwt	114.00–124.00	731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	126.12/cwt	120.00–135.00	579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	656	145.87/cwt	143.00–148.00	957	141

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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