Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 8.00 higher, heifers sold 12.00-15.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold steady bulls sold 4.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.46/cwt on 226 head.

Average price

$172.46

226 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$298

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

$8.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.92

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	625	174.58	1,091	172
Medium and Large 1-2	478	165.72	793	54

One grade step is worth $8.86/cwt here — about $298 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 sale226 hd

172.46

—

MO average15 barns · 13,732 hd

178.37

−5.92

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	—	Average	1,887	101.28	1,912	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,452	76.10	1,105	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	71.89	876	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	56.21	567	9thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	388	168.25/cwt	165.00–175.00	653	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	154.63/cwt	145.00–157.50	1,287	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	195.45/cwt	185.00–200.00	821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	658	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,158	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	424	211.40/cwt	204.00–227.00	896	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	464	210.43/cwt	205.00–212.00	976	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	375	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	185.70/cwt	180.00–197.00	977	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	187.70/cwt	183.00–200.00	717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	514	203.74/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,047	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	166.30/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,046	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	148.67/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,142	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	161.87/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,091	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	154.25/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,120	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	146.44/cwt	145.00–152.00	899	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	176.00/cwt	170.00–181.00	737	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	164.30/cwt	157.00–175.00	941	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	185.75/cwt	182.00–188.00	1,033	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	168.49/cwt	160.00–180.00	546	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	188.91/cwt	183.00–200.00	905	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	148.04/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,289	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	538	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	156.01/cwt	155.00–157.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	849	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	729	128.51/cwt	124.00–132.00	937	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	882	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	78.65/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,159	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	73.01/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,048	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	70.81/cwt	65.00–75.00	870	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	62.09/cwt	61.00–63.00	721	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	76.31/cwt	74.00–79.50	928	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	56.21/cwt	50.00–64.00	567	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	816	1
Bulls	—	—	1,726	92.05/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,589	4
Bulls	—	—	1,995	107.43/cwt	104.50–115.00	2,143	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	144.50/cwt	142.00–145.00	968	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	613	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	142.49/cwt	135.00–152.00	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	140.09/cwt	135.00–145.00	880	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	165.96/cwt	162.00–170.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	135.13/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,120	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	150.15/cwt	145.00–155.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	143.86/cwt	142.00–145.00	820	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	169.24/cwt	167.00–170.00	467	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	626	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,077	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	175.14/cwt	170.00–177.00	573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	163.04/cwt	152.00–171.00	861	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	159.08/cwt	150.00–170.00	905	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	144.39/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,027	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	152.04/cwt	145.00–165.00	964	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	165.96/cwt	157.00–175.00	853	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	164.20/cwt	160.00–175.00	762	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	163.18/cwt	150.00–170.00	707	11

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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