Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 lower; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.67/cwt on 300 head.

Average price

$167.67

300 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$19.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.82

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	618	171.84	1,061	237
Medium and Large 1-2	540	151.99	820	63

One grade step is worth $19.85/cwt here — about $241 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 sale300 hd

167.67

—

MO average14 barns · 6,431 hd

179.49

−11.82

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	1,857	111.82	2,076	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,491	84.42	1,259	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	80.33	944	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,036	64.82	672	13

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	388	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	464	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	154.17/cwt	140.00–165.00	877	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	135.56/cwt	130.00–150.00	439	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	135.90/cwt	125.00–140.00	784	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	136.08/cwt	130.00–145.00	708	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	752	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	624	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	175.78/cwt	172.00–187.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	162.86/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,026	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	186.26/cwt	170.00–195.00	954	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	149.31/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,094	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	430	209.45/cwt	205.00–215.00	901	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	373	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,209	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	140.91/cwt	135.00–145.00	893	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	152.87/cwt	150.00–162.00	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	151.34/cwt	142.00–167.00	869	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	174.93/cwt	162.00–179.00	999	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	140.02/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,299	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	166.02/cwt	163.00–170.00	873	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	939	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	167.32/cwt	165.00–170.00	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	138.13/cwt	125.00–145.00	932	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	194.12/cwt	182.00–205.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	149.49/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,245	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	184.57/cwt	172.00–195.00	858	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	189.79/cwt	175.00–197.00	714	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	159.01/cwt	146.00–176.00	760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	836	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,287	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,038	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,432	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	778	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,206	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	157.34/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,045	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	185.16/cwt	175.00–192.00	511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	85.90/cwt	83.00–88.50	1,295	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	81.20/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,181	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	85.09/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,064	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	78.12/cwt	70.00–82.00	890	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	73.86/cwt	72.00–76.00	741	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	64.52/cwt	61.00–70.00	676	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	52.47/cwt	50.00–56.00	545	2
Bulls	—	—	1,758	101.96/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,792	2
Bulls	—	—	1,885	114.64/cwt	108.00–119.50	2,161	7
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	895	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	974.86/cwt	835.00–1,100.00	10,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	142.77/cwt	135.00–147.00	678	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	146.14/cwt	135.00–152.00	965	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	417	172.61/cwt	167.00–177.00	720	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	144.52/cwt	130.00–157.00	529	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	158.91/cwt	146.00–167.00	833	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,063	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,021	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	160.46/cwt	150.00–170.00	757	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	169.60/cwt	158.00–177.00	746	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	131.37/cwt	125.00–135.00	870	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	168.20/cwt	160.00–172.00	643	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	155.74/cwt	155.00–157.00	905	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	359	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	170.33/cwt	157.00–177.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	143.56/cwt	135.00–150.00	900	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	189.27/cwt	182.00–200.00	778	11

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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