Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No sale Dec 28 due to Christmas Holidays*

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.95/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$157.95

165 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

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

$6.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.36

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	651	159.29	1,038	133
Medium and Large 1-2	451	152.35	688	32

One grade step is worth $6.94/cwt here — about $350 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 sale165 hd

157.95

—

MO average14 barns · 15,068 hd

168.30

−10.36

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	—	Low	1,630	81.72	1,332	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	61.72	916	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	54.85	676	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	39.13	403	20

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	160.09/cwt	155.50–164.00	908	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	131.50/cwt	128.00–136.00	673	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	138.80/cwt	134.00–152.00	780	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	159.31/cwt	156.00–161.00	465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	186.48/cwt	171.00–189.00	632	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	172.51/cwt	171.00–173.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	138.16/cwt	132.00–146.00	666	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	160.42/cwt	156.00–162.50	504	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	170.23/cwt	160.00–176.00	706	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	842	154.46/cwt	154.00–154.50	1,301	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	145.45/cwt	141.00–150.00	839	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	762	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,128	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	158.67/cwt	155.00–166.00	765	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,200	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	151.13/cwt	148.50–153.00	1,010	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	148.70/cwt	147.00–154.00	690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	158.27/cwt	155.00–160.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	162.97/cwt	154.00–165.50	880	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	574	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	953	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	974	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,364	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	158.46/cwt	151.00–162.50	675	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	149.20/cwt	141.00–153.00	701	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	847	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	144.56/cwt	139.00–153.00	824	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	131.68/cwt	126.00–135.50	812	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	151.34/cwt	145.00–158.00	801	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	25.19/cwt	20.00–30.00	215	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	52.82/cwt	45.00–55.00	706	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	58.81/cwt	56.00–69.50	749	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	557	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	40.31/cwt	30.00–52.00	420	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	52.95/cwt	45.00–55.50	642	50
Bulls	—	—	1,150	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	690	1
Bulls	—	—	1,683	85.66/cwt	80.00–97.00	1,442	11
Bulls	—	—	1,595	74.50/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,188	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	60.95/cwt	56.00–66.50	928	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,539	74.86/cwt	72.00–76.50	1,152	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	838	954.62/cwt	725.00–1,075.00	8,000	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,337	879.68/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	11,761	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	885	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,638	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	945	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,961	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,373	873.77/cwt	850.00–900.00	11,997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	745	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	720	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,022	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	126.59/cwt	120.50–136.00	603	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	131.90/cwt	121.00–134.00	745	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	391	156.30/cwt	150.00–161.00	611	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	123.61/cwt	123.00–126.00	844	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	131.89/cwt	125.50–136.00	811	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	148.14/cwt	144.00–152.00	484	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	150.78/cwt	146.00–158.00	555	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	156.19/cwt	145.00–159.00	979	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	122.93/cwt	121.00–125.00	522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	134.64/cwt	126.00–142.00	897	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	140.46/cwt	134.00–149.00	733	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	132.25/cwt	130.00–139.00	992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	143.28/cwt	136.00–149.00	606	26

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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