Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.64/cwt on 245 head.

Average price

$142.64

245 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$10.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.21

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	144.12	765	212
Medium and Large 1-2	461	133.14	614	33

One grade step is worth $10.98/cwt here — about $151 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 sale245 hd

142.64

—

MO average18 barns · 16,289 hd

151.85

−9.21

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	1,640	81.54	1,337	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,539	62.69	965	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	50.81	602	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	38.01	384	26

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	333	150.68/cwt	140.00–155.00	502	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,152	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	161.43/cwt	153.00–165.00	999	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	158.84/cwt	158.00–160.00	575	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	149.32/cwt	147.00–151.00	860	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	149.82/cwt	140.00–165.00	503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	162.04/cwt	140.00–174.00	852	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	148.79/cwt	145.00–154.00	565	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	160.80/cwt	150.00–170.00	672	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	128.57/cwt	128.00–129.00	935	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	143.86/cwt	137.00–151.00	693	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	132.78/cwt	130.00–140.00	890	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	129.60/cwt	125.00–135.00	675	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	145.41/cwt	135.00–152.00	1,200	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	172.91/cwt	160.00–183.00	744	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	688	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,011	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	147.09/cwt	145.00–150.00	399	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	154.00/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,110	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	676	160.35/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,084	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	160.10/cwt	150.00–167.00	924	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	179.02/cwt	170.00–187.00	587	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	177.82/cwt	170.00–185.00	660	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	772	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,158	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	164.56/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,012	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	524	170.96/cwt	167.00–173.00	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	157.19/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,074	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	171.50/cwt	170.00–176.00	804	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	161.49/cwt	155.00–170.00	669	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	134.47/cwt	132.00–136.00	843	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	137.69/cwt	125.00–142.00	929	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	163.81/cwt	155.00–172.00	604	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	147.82/cwt	143.00–156.00	840	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	151.46/cwt	145.00–162.00	719	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	39.67/cwt	30.00–47.00	401	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	573	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	51.13/cwt	42.00–57.00	610	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	25.27/cwt	22.00–27.00	257	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	59.64/cwt	59.00–61.00	654	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	70.19/cwt	58.00–74.50	1,104	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	53.92/cwt	48.50–57.00	830	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	40.21/cwt	40.00–41.00	453	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,543	76.24/cwt	75.00–77.50	1,176	2
Bulls	—	—	1,441	70.93/cwt	63.00–79.50	1,022	4
Bulls	—	—	1,753	87.61/cwt	82.50–94.50	1,536	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,333	770.92/cwt	700.00–850.00	10,276	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,270	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	13,208	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,187.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	11,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,189	920.30/cwt	700.00–1,050.00	10,942	9
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	980	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,840	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	725	796.12/cwt	725.00–850.00	5,772	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,158	777.43/cwt	750.00–800.00	9,003	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	740	769.69/cwt	635.00–875.00	5,696	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	810	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	821	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	548	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	143.89/cwt	136.00–152.00	836	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	154.11/cwt	146.00–158.00	794	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	484	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	144.74/cwt	129.00–149.50	893	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	121.25/cwt	120.00–125.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	144.87/cwt	135.00–155.00	749	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	190.38/cwt	180.00–195.00	516	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	330	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	137.45/cwt	130.00–140.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	147.43/cwt	137.00–157.00	627	31

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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