Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-13.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand good and the supply moderate to heavy.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.13/cwt on 418 head.

Average price

$150.13

418 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$17.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.62

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	152.90	847	339
Medium and Large 1-2	502	138.38	694	76
Medium 1-2	507	135.00	684	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.90/cwt here — about $163 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 sale418 hd

150.13

—

MO average14 barns · 7,982 hd

153.75

−3.62

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	1,589	102.53	1,629	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	82.32	1,159	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	80.14	991	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	60.48	612	22

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	178.84/cwt	175.00–180.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	141.23/cwt	140.00–145.00	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	776	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	206.17/cwt	200.00–215.00	790	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	603	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,055	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	84.95/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,249	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	79.16/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,055	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	60.76/cwt	49.00–66.00	628	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	43.43/cwt	40.00–45.00	443	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	72.22/cwt	70.00–74.00	671	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	83.67/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,072	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	76.78/cwt	70.00–82.00	917	44
Bulls	—	—	1,463	96.50/cwt	84.00–101.00	1,412	3
Bulls	—	—	1,108	79.75/cwt	75.00–82.00	884	4
Bulls	—	—	1,753	110.33/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,934	14
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	930	773.39/cwt	750.00–800.00	7,193	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,193	987.00/cwt	975.00–1,000.00	11,775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,648	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,530	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	16,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	171.37/cwt	165.00–177.00	809	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	157.01/cwt	155.00–159.00	901	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	169.19/cwt	160.00–180.00	734	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	378	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	476	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	952	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	418	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	756	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,040	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	730	147.38/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,076	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	450	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	161.70/cwt	152.00–170.00	844	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,120	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	163.05/cwt	150.00–172.00	693	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	135.00/cwt	125.00–145.00	778	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	416	183.17/cwt	175.00–187.00	762	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	165.88/cwt	160.00–172.00	556	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	507	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	136.90/cwt	129.00–145.00	649	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	150.34/cwt	137.00–157.00	576	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	141.27/cwt	135.00–150.00	603	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	152.61/cwt	147.00–155.00	731	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2NHTC	—	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	146.55/cwt	145.00–147.50	1,149	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,233	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	179.01/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,047	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	177.99/cwt	172.00–187.00	482	5
Steers	Large 1	—	508	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	749	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	196.10/cwt	180.00–209.00	839	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	168.14/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,039	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	203.32/cwt	200.00–210.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	163.61/cwt	150.00–175.00	869	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	148.96/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,000	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	193.24/cwt	185.00–202.00	910	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	147.18/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,064	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	160.42/cwt	152.00–169.00	1,089	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	186.90/cwt	180.00–199.00	976	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	180.56/cwt	175.00–189.00	581	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	170.43/cwt	166.00–180.00	741	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,032	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	612	174.51/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,068	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	457	214.44/cwt	205.00–220.00	980	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	177.44/cwt	175.00–180.00	688	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	163.99/cwt	155.00–175.00	925	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	174.49/cwt	165.00–187.00	836	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	144.12/cwt	135.00–152.00	961	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	634	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	951	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	710	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,150	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	385	216.20/cwt	215.00–220.00	832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	531	201.02/cwt	199.00–203.00	1,067	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	422	213.95/cwt	205.00–220.00	903	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	133.88/cwt	125.00–140.00	706	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	149.82/cwt	142.00–157.00	794	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	152.70/cwt	140.00–160.00	887	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	167.59/cwt	160.00–172.00	622	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	144.63/cwt	140.00–147.50	891	10

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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