Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with a few big lots selling 10.00 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 $147.96/cwt on 267 head.

Average price

$147.96

267 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$18.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.75

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	149.64	848	243
Medium and Large 1-2	468	130.96	613	24

One grade step is worth $18.68/cwt here — about $235 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 sale267 hd

147.96

—

MO average9 barns · 8,589 hd

151.71

−3.75

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	1,725	82.04	1,415	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,406	56.00	788	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,267	51.76	656	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	39.68	427	12

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	179.98/cwt	175.00–185.00	697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	509	178.95/cwt	173.00–182.00	911	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	662	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,092	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	730	162.51/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,186	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	624	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,030	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	150.95/cwt	145.00–157.00	811	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	163.08/cwt	160.00–175.00	778	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	156.63/cwt	150.00–160.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	154.17/cwt	142.00–163.00	964	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	151.25/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,013	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	137.56/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,154	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	162.63/cwt	155.00–169.00	920	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	172.99/cwt	170.00–177.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	146.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	762	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	152.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	138.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	914	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,151	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	259	208.70/cwt	205.00–210.00	541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	157.32/cwt	142.00–162.00	503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	163.97/cwt	160.00–170.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	187.44/cwt	180.00–195.00	624	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	497	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	136.50/cwt	132.00–155.00	777	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	818	114.04/cwt	110.00–118.00	933	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	144.76/cwt	140.00–147.00	767	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	396	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	852	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	322	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	151.74/cwt	144.00–158.00	712	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	632	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	986	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	150.61/cwt	141.00–160.00	643	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	147.23/cwt	137.00–154.50	835	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	651	157.07/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,023	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	138.27/cwt	130.00–147.00	519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	138.79/cwt	131.00–141.00	869	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	151.18/cwt	145.00–158.00	587	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	137.82/cwt	130.00–141.00	991	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	129.29/cwt	120.00–138.00	680	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	779	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,091	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	593	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	127.56/cwt	120.00–135.00	594	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,270	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,430	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,313	812.69/cwt	725.00–925.00	10,671	3
Bulls	—	—	1,520	90.41/cwt	88.00–92.50	1,374	2
Bulls	—	—	1,762	80.52/cwt	70.00–86.00	1,419	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	36.86/cwt	35.00–39.00	522	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	50.96/cwt	44.00–55.00	634	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	56.94/cwt	55.00–60.00	760	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	39.74/cwt	34.00–44.00	437	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	43.74/cwt	40.00–47.50	491	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	237	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,297	52.63/cwt	49.00–55.00	683	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	59.86/cwt	56.00–64.00	916	7

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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