Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 higher, bulls sold 4.00 higher; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.86/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$145.86

131 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$16.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.43

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	147.23	809	120
Medium and Large 1-2	490	130.91	642	11thin

One grade step is worth $16.32/cwt here — about $167 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 sale131 hd

145.86

—

MO average16 barns · 9,326 hd

152.28

−6.43

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	1,394	83.01	1,157	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,597	76.61	1,223	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,335	68.69	917	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,142	43.24	494	10

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	436	181.57/cwt	170.00–190.00	792	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	155.51/cwt	147.00–162.00	981	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	187.23/cwt	180.00–200.00	612	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	153.99/cwt	152.00–155.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	158.65/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,066	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	414	206.27/cwt	202.00–207.00	854	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	370	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	146.06/cwt	140.00–157.00	765	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	139.33/cwt	138.00–140.00	906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	176.96/cwt	167.00–185.00	844	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	163.39/cwt	162.00–167.00	928	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	543	176.11/cwt	175.00–177.00	956	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,155	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	144.92/cwt	140.00–150.00	478	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	155.32/cwt	151.00–165.00	809	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	682	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	146.98/cwt	140.00–150.00	679	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	771	122.24/cwt	121.50–123.00	942	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	150.15/cwt	140.00–156.00	871	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	651	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	74.30/cwt	69.00–77.50	1,018	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,790	83.53/cwt	82.50–85.50	1,495	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	68.28/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,026	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	66.76/cwt	59.00–71.00	883	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	56.78/cwt	55.00–58.00	675	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	45.83/cwt	35.00–54.00	504	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	29.89/cwt	25.00–35.00	353	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	75.92/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,162	6
Bulls	—	—	1,150	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	736	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,622	1
Bulls	—	—	1,379	84.34/cwt	77.00–90.00	1,163	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	810	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,873	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	851.14/cwt	825.00–875.00	9,320	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	825	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,118	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,290	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	10,772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	567	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	632	154.03/cwt	152.00–155.00	973	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	780	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,100	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	139.06/cwt	125.00–150.00	868	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	144.92/cwt	135.00–150.00	848	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	157.63/cwt	145.00–165.00	664	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	672	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	145.86/cwt	145.00–152.00	699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	944	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	144.85/cwt	140.00–152.00	902	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	156.16/cwt	152.00–162.00	590	5

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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