Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 4.00 lower to 5.00 higher under a light test. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher and bulls not tested; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.43/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$141.43

132 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$11

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

$6.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.49

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	142.99	711	102
Medium and Large 1-2	531	136.16	722	30

One grade step is worth $6.83/cwt here — about −$11 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 sale132 hd

141.43

—

MO average18 barns · 15,549 hd

153.92

−12.49

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	1,703	73.47	1,251	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	67.67	977	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	56.21	712	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	904	34.92	316	7thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	689	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	999	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	136.57/cwt	129.00–139.00	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	165.22/cwt	163.00–166.00	603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	742	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	134.76/cwt	133.00–136.00	769	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	790	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,146	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,066	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	175.09/cwt	173.00–177.00	727	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	253	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	380	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	145.45/cwt	141.00–150.00	899	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	163.52/cwt	155.50–170.00	845	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	175.63/cwt	168.00–185.00	660	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	164.94/cwt	160.00–171.00	790	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	634	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	556	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,126	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	141.22/cwt	140.00–145.00	763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	140.10/cwt	136.00–153.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	143.26/cwt	136.00–152.50	627	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	569	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	666	125.29/cwt	125.00–126.00	834	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	120.75/cwt	120.00–121.00	867	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	146.24/cwt	142.50–150.00	819	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	786	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	65.01/cwt	62.50–68.00	928	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	45.87/cwt	44.00–48.00	524	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,466	71.22/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,044	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	61.54/cwt	59.50–66.00	824	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	54.27/cwt	49.00–59.00	671	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	844	27.61/cwt	20.00–34.00	233	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	44.67/cwt	44.00–45.00	439	3
Bulls	—	—	1,630	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,060	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	77.71/cwt	72.00–83.00	1,352	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	795	735.83/cwt	710.00–750.00	5,850	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,565	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	16,824	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,020	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,375	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	153.10/cwt	150.00–161.00	570	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	143.98/cwt	140.50–146.00	687	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	151.36/cwt	150.00–154.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	128.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	941	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	148.80/cwt	145.00–157.00	626	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	144.35/cwt	140.50–146.00	915	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	140.57/cwt	139.00–141.00	739	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	140.68/cwt	135.00–142.50	644	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	140.97/cwt	136.50–146.00	808	13

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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