Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 1.00-10.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.69/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$148.69

136 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$13.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.86

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	151.00	797	113
Medium and Large 1-2	535	137.35	736	23

One grade step is worth $13.64/cwt here — about $62 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 sale136 hd

148.69

—

MO average16 barns · 8,276 hd

158.55

−9.86

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	1,850	107.47	1,989	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,437	83.64	1,202	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	78.07	942	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	915	65.12	596	5thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	523	155.58/cwt	144.00–160.00	814	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	192.50/cwt	185.00–200.00	510	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	658	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,099	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	158.72/cwt	151.00–166.00	667	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	152.27/cwt	152.00–152.50	495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	500	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	765	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	180.07/cwt	173.00–185.00	763	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	157.46/cwt	155.00–158.00	998	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	168.86/cwt	164.00–175.50	954	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	173.53/cwt	167.00–177.00	913	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	143.99/cwt	140.00–145.00	909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	164.80/cwt	160.00–166.00	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,128	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	961	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,001	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	175.26/cwt	167.00–183.00	734	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	163.83/cwt	154.00–168.00	870	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	181.96/cwt	177.00–186.00	699	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	75.83/cwt	69.00–82.00	889	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	84.06/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,091	12
Bulls	—	—	1,946	113.57/cwt	108.00–120.00	2,210	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	85.83/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,287	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,304	78.98/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,030	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	437	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	70.81/cwt	69.00–73.00	556	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	713	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,050	1
Bulls	—	—	1,340	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,206	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	914.94/cwt	650.00–1,175.00	10,385	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	861	753.12/cwt	650.00–900.00	6,484	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	905	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	144.27/cwt	138.00–148.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	477	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,076	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	162.57/cwt	152.50–167.00	608	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	151.55/cwt	147.00–161.00	714	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	136.16/cwt	135.00–138.50	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	137.05/cwt	132.00–142.00	720	6

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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