Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 500-600 lbs steer and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 6.00-10.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.17/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$147.17

127 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$13.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.22

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	150.89	772	93
Medium and Large 1-2	453	137.00	620	34

One grade step is worth $13.90/cwt here — about $151 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 sale127 hd

147.17

—

MO average14 barns · 8,075 hd

157.39

−10.22

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	—	Average	1,692	109.88	1,860	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	82.87	1,162	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	81.49	956	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	925	62.19	576	8thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	416	155.51/cwt	140.00–164.00	647	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	158.28/cwt	150.00–166.00	530	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	136.37/cwt	133.00–146.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	159.06/cwt	150.00–167.00	757	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	154.84/cwt	145.50–163.00	571	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	149.93/cwt	141.00–157.00	852	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,091	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	134.87/cwt	131.00–141.00	517	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	139.33/cwt	138.00–140.00	906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	151.55/cwt	148.50–152.50	1,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	146.47/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,120	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	147.63/cwt	146.00–151.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	456	198.66/cwt	198.00–200.00	906	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	168.25/cwt	151.00–176.00	535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	160.35/cwt	157.00–163.00	997	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	170.82/cwt	163.00–176.00	974	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,166	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	163.86/cwt	161.00–166.00	787	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	141.52/cwt	140.00–146.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	177.03/cwt	171.00–187.00	752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	178.89/cwt	178.00–181.00	685	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	183.00/cwt	170.00–189.00	937	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	131.72/cwt	125.00–135.00	883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	158.04/cwt	147.00–166.00	825	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	162.26/cwt	156.00–173.00	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	173.42/cwt	171.00–176.00	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	869	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	73.98/cwt	72.00–76.00	731	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	66.27/cwt	65.00–69.00	647	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	80.50/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,106	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	79.87/cwt	71.00–84.00	922	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	767	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	832	50.26/cwt	41.00–56.00	418	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	86.65/cwt	85.00–97.50	1,253	10
Bulls	—	—	1,329	100.24/cwt	91.00–108.00	1,332	5
Bulls	—	—	1,952	116.76/cwt	111.00–119.50	2,279	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	87.96/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,085	18
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	947	843.49/cwt	750.00–950.00	7,988	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,280	1,024.90/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	13,119	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,062	880.69/cwt	810.00–1,010.00	9,353	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	11,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	893	670.08/cwt	640.00–700.00	5,984	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,163	1,144.89/cwt	1,075.00–1,200.00	13,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	134.60/cwt	134.00–135.00	782	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	147.65/cwt	145.00–156.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	156.92/cwt	146.00–164.00	738	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	133.53/cwt	130.00–137.00	781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	135.71/cwt	132.50–139.00	1,057	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	128.23/cwt	125.00–130.00	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	134.52/cwt	133.00–136.00	927	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	668	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	435	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	140.29/cwt	135.50–144.00	873	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	144.40/cwt	136.00–151.00	474	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	140.56/cwt	136.00–146.00	648	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	178.62/cwt	169.00–185.00	857	10

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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