Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 1.00-3.00 lower with lower quality in the offering than past weeks. Slaughter cows sold steady, bolls sold 2.00 higher; Demand lower and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.06/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$154.06

97 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$5.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.22

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	155.38	754	72
Medium and Large 1-2	424	150.26	637	25

One grade step is worth $5.12/cwt here — about $117 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 sale97 hd

154.06

—

MO average14 barns · 9,363 hd

161.28

−7.22

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	1,870	106.44	1,990	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,630	80.13	1,306	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	72.52	887	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	58.90	622	12

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	151.99/cwt	144.00–158.00	719	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	168.44/cwt	164.00–174.00	797	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	188.26/cwt	187.50–189.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	533	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	160.74/cwt	160.00–165.00	510	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	332	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	160.52/cwt	153.00–163.00	937	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	157.62/cwt	151.00–166.00	586	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	145.21/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,046	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	560	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	675	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	195.43/cwt	180.00–202.50	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	173.00/cwt	172.00–176.00	991	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	383	203.82/cwt	200.00–215.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	182.07/cwt	170.00–191.00	945	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	196.27/cwt	180.00–205.00	842	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,086	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	167.44/cwt	150.00–175.00	713	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	706	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	971	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	150.35/cwt	150.00–151.00	855	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	144.72/cwt	141.50–148.00	883	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	373	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	755	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	646	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	77.70/cwt	76.00–80.50	991	9
Bulls	—	—	1,899	113.73/cwt	109.00–119.00	2,160	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	538	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	60.16/cwt	51.00–69.00	627	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	81.84/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,332	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,226	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	70.92/cwt	61.00–75.00	857	21
Bulls	—	—	1,783	84.56/cwt	72.00–95.50	1,508	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,067	811.19/cwt	770.00–850.00	8,655	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	843	713.86/cwt	610.00–810.00	6,018	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	845	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	6,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	146.30/cwt	140.00–152.50	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	155.08/cwt	141.00–160.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	163.55/cwt	146.00–169.00	877	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	162.62/cwt	157.00–166.00	784	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	413	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	162.62/cwt	162.00–165.00	676	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	149.07/cwt	147.00–151.00	780	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	151.38/cwt	150.00–158.00	581	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	145.94/cwt	141.00–157.00	765	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	142.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	886	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	414	216.57/cwt	212.50–222.50	897	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	979	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,214	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	535	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	792	3

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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