Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.91/cwt on 227 head.

Average price

$153.91

227 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$11.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.60

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	155.66	840	193
Medium and Large 1-2	508	144.03	732	34

One grade step is worth $11.62/cwt here — about $108 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 sale227 hd

153.91

—

MO average12 barns · 6,407 hd

161.51

−7.60

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	1,756	106.35	1,867	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,459	80.74	1,178	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,290	76.92	993	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	53.47	507	11

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	817	132.48/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,082	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	136.38/cwt	136.00–136.50	1,035	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	165.68/cwt	160.50–170.00	1,032	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	168.33/cwt	159.00–171.00	636	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	150.90/cwt	138.50–157.50	940	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	157.97/cwt	150.00–163.00	829	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	497	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	165.67/cwt	159.00–171.00	707	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	685	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	544	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,047	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	184.53/cwt	183.00–187.50	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	162.11/cwt	157.50–170.00	522	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	146.68/cwt	144.00–148.00	970	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	201.95/cwt	180.00–207.50	866	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	168.01/cwt	160.50–178.00	974	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	177.62/cwt	173.00–181.00	933	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	150.83/cwt	145.00–160.00	878	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	206.03/cwt	197.50–220.00	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	955	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,366	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	141.91/cwt	139.00–144.00	961	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	174.58/cwt	167.00–177.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	190.17/cwt	178.00–202.50	898	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,187	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	162.06/cwt	157.00–167.50	1,061	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	203.53/cwt	191.00–215.00	657	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	213.75/cwt	210.00–225.00	545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	690	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,104	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	150.43/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,143	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	822	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	893	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,304	38
Steers	Large 1	—	770	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	158.41/cwt	151.00–166.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	172.20/cwt	164.00–176.00	880	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	195.00/cwt	187.50–202.50	868	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	140.80/cwt	138.00–150.00	876	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	178.23/cwt	172.50–192.00	857	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	60.55/cwt	55.00–65.00	638	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	793	43.28/cwt	40.00–48.00	343	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	82.08/cwt	78.00–85.50	1,216	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	768	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	80.27/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,098	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	831	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	799	1
Bulls	—	—	1,794	112.02/cwt	100.00–122.00	2,010	4
Bulls	—	—	1,680	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,596	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	73.38/cwt	69.00–76.50	869	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	9,301	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	803	845.95/cwt	760.00–900.00	6,793	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	11,289	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	800	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	6,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,160	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	150.49/cwt	145.00–160.00	859	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	612	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	985	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	161.00/cwt	150.00–167.50	762	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	147.87/cwt	146.00–151.00	655	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	142.42/cwt	134.00–147.00	748	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	143.63/cwt	140.00–146.00	843	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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