Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 1.00 higher to 10.00 lower with lower quality than last week. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.58/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$151.58

197 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$15.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.51

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	155.40	752	149
Medium and Large 1-2	437	139.73	611	48

One grade step is worth $15.66/cwt here — about $141 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 sale197 hd

151.58

—

MO average16 barns · 8,703 hd

157.09

−5.51

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	1,825	109.77	2,004	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	83.16	1,212	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	78.76	927	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	61.67	608	38

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	—	285	154.82/cwt	150.00–165.00	441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	161.45/cwt	149.00–168.00	777	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	153.63/cwt	148.00–158.00	811	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	186.75/cwt	180.00–201.00	601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	147.66/cwt	139.00–156.00	537	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	138.73/cwt	130.00–150.00	445	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	135.51/cwt	130.50–138.00	909	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	140.40/cwt	131.00–149.00	668	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	150.31/cwt	144.00–160.00	860	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	152.72/cwt	150.00–160.00	857	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	133.49/cwt	129.00–141.00	894	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	131.68/cwt	125.00–135.00	747	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,425	1,130.00/cwt	1,130.00–1,130.00	16,103	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	868	924.63/cwt	810.00–1,025.00	8,026	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	10,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	787.50/cwt	625.00–950.00	7,088	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,301	944.04/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	12,282	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	976.91/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	11,821	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	85.50/cwt	81.50–90.00	1,248	15
Bulls	—	—	1,628	101.44/cwt	96.50–106.50	1,651	4
Bulls	—	—	1,924	113.94/cwt	108.50–120.00	2,192	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	83.80/cwt	81.00–89.50	1,018	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	62.31/cwt	50.00–69.00	620	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	76.04/cwt	68.00–82.00	880	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	76.15/cwt	70.00–79.50	1,105	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	70.82/cwt	68.00–73.00	711	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	41.31/cwt	40.00–46.00	371	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	144.35/cwt	141.00–148.00	915	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	151.97/cwt	137.00–164.00	739	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	172.65/cwt	159.00–185.00	715	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	150.00/cwt	137.00–166.00	795	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	742	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	152.59/cwt	143.00–165.50	948	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	160.71/cwt	150.00–170.00	680	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	141.80/cwt	139.00–145.50	875	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	173.96/cwt	165.00–178.00	637	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	186.97/cwt	176.00–194.00	877	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	162.19/cwt	156.00–167.00	788	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	156.77/cwt	150.00–163.00	895	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	172.87/cwt	169.00–178.00	904	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	182.44/cwt	172.00–190.00	783	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	176.03/cwt	168.50–180.00	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	161.80/cwt	160.00–165.00	853	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	159.25/cwt	147.00–169.00	596	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	430	198.36/cwt	197.50–201.00	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	480	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	979	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	193.63/cwt	185.00–205.00	745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	133.95/cwt	125.00–146.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	141.34/cwt	130.00–145.00	869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	159.41/cwt	145.00–170.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,099	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	162.37/cwt	151.00–173.00	685	47

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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