Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.07/cwt on 331 head.

Average price

$147.07

331 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$13.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.54

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	148.15	844	304
Medium and Large 1-2	457	134.84	616	27

One grade step is worth $13.32/cwt here — about $228 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 sale331 hd

147.07

—

MO average14 barns · 9,939 hd

153.61

−6.54

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	1,643	88.85	1,460	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,387	64.67	897	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,303	59.62	777	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,112	47.05	523	7thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	337	153.72/cwt	150.00–155.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	148.32/cwt	140.00–155.00	636	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	144.52/cwt	140.00–150.00	757	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	150.49/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,029	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	170.53/cwt	160.00–180.00	824	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	530	179.23/cwt	172.00–184.00	950	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	749	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,228	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	611	165.00/cwt	163.00–167.00	1,008	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	392	192.85/cwt	186.00–197.00	756	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	674	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,072	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	174.52/cwt	171.00–185.00	635	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	159.26/cwt	145.00–165.00	691	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,274	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	155.42/cwt	145.00–160.00	960	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	163.87/cwt	159.00–175.00	885	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	152.20/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,173	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	166.67/cwt	155.00–173.00	960	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	479	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	905	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	526	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	947	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	587	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,039	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	606	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,030	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	162.56/cwt	160.00–166.00	686	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	149.80/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,073	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	150.38/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,259	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	818	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,153	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	128.00/cwt	125.00–129.00	806	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	143.09/cwt	140.00–145.00	834	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	131.18/cwt	125.00–142.00	884	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	846	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	296	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	53.53/cwt	53.00–54.00	631	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	46.82/cwt	43.00–50.00	537	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	57.50/cwt	50.00–60.00	733	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	64.68/cwt	59.00–70.50	886	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	65.88/cwt	63.00–71.00	932	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,175	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	646	1
Bulls	—	—	1,676	92.14/cwt	85.00–101.50	1,544	9
Bulls	—	—	1,545	78.99/cwt	73.00–84.00	1,220	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,763	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,188	1,085.89/cwt	1,075.00–1,100.00	12,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,239	1,027.17/cwt	700.00–1,250.00	12,727	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,313	853.59/cwt	835.00–875.00	11,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	693	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,060	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	418	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	999	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	755	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	152.66/cwt	145.00–157.00	747	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	127.64/cwt	125.00–131.00	916	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	488	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	771	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	138.23/cwt	137.00–142.00	543	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	139.32/cwt	135.00–148.00	869	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	131.89/cwt	130.00–135.00	633	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	414	188.17/cwt	187.00–190.00	779	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	147.52/cwt	137.00–156.00	698	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	143.27/cwt	135.00–149.00	825	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	141.15/cwt	130.00–150.00	961	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	156.43/cwt	145.00–162.00	602	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	462	189.21/cwt	185.00–194.00	874	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	155.28/cwt	150.00–160.00	494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	932	40

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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