Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 4.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher and bulls sold 4.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.32/cwt on 235 head.

Average price

$139.32

235 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$15.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.44

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	492	142.73	702	11thin
Medium and Large 1	522	142.53	743	174
Medium and Large 1-2	519	127.41	661	50

One grade step is worth $15.32/cwt here — about $41 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

139.32

—

MO average9 barns · 6,699 hd

150.76

−11.44

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	1,848	85.58	1,582	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	60.36	878	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	54.79	687	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	992	35.74	354	12

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	270	147.78/cwt	142.00–154.00	399	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	135.28/cwt	130.00–139.00	912	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	147.79/cwt	140.00–151.00	488	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	136.53/cwt	130.00–140.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	120.70/cwt	116.00–125.50	632	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	145.84/cwt	145.50–146.50	916	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	503	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	812	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,104	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	583	147.66/cwt	145.00–148.50	861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	261	175.77/cwt	165.00–180.00	459	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	137.00/cwt	126.00–145.00	711	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	135.15/cwt	134.00–136.50	830	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	168.23/cwt	161.00–182.00	698	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	158.33/cwt	150.00–169.00	906	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	154.99/cwt	145.00–170.00	820	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	138.54/cwt	133.00–146.00	799	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	164.68/cwt	161.00–173.00	622	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	147.72/cwt	145.00–151.00	690	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	157.07/cwt	155.00–159.00	529	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	152.51/cwt	145.00–158.50	944	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	160.19/cwt	157.00–169.00	753	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	175.30/cwt	174.00–176.50	586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,136	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	145.53/cwt	141.00–150.00	982	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	637	155.22/cwt	150.00–157.50	989	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	588	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	985	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	144.48/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,033	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	144.37/cwt	135.00–157.00	686	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	143.93/cwt	138.00–150.00	746	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	131.29/cwt	121.00–135.00	803	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	134.99/cwt	131.00–138.00	768	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	120.62/cwt	117.00–125.00	874	7
Bulls	Large 1	—	472	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	618	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	456	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	37.31/cwt	30.00–43.00	376	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	53.82/cwt	50.00–56.00	720	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	60.27/cwt	56.00–69.00	799	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	52.17/cwt	46.00–57.00	635	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	43.94/cwt	43.00–45.00	488	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	22.04/cwt	20.00–25.00	208	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	61.95/cwt	57.50–69.00	922	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,645	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,275	1
Bulls	—	—	1,970	89.78/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,769	13
Bulls	—	—	1,531	74.66/cwt	68.00–79.50	1,143	5
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	787	809.64/cwt	750.00–850.00	6,372	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,518	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,183	776.00/cwt	750.00–800.00	9,180	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,109	590.26/cwt	550.00–680.00	6,546	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,355	1,016.56/cwt	800.00–1,175.00	13,774	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	932	948.30/cwt	775.00–1,075.00	8,838	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	870	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,395	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	14,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,280	1,445.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,600.00	18,496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	632	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	498	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	446	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	743	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	148.81/cwt	140.00–160.00	540	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	452	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	140.51/cwt	131.00–145.50	807	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	134.61/cwt	130.00–140.00	856	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	144.26/cwt	137.00–148.00	607	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	123.39/cwt	115.00–130.00	837	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	128.85/cwt	121.00–136.00	608	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	139.68/cwt	131.00–151.00	733	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	127.92/cwt	125.00–130.00	806	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	131.71/cwt	131.00–136.00	490	7
Heifers	Large 1Value Added	—	507	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	748	8

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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