Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.79/cwt on 255 head.

Average price

$167.79

255 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$447

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$27.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.93

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	172.60	1,015	202
Medium and Large 1-2	591	149.74	884	50
Medium 2	392	145.00	568	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.60/cwt here — about $447 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 sale255 hd

167.79

—

MO average16 barns · 9,846 hd

178.73

−10.93

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	1,582	105.76	1,674	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,350	80.90	1,092	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	75.88	919	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	56.99	566	33

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	472	156.21/cwt	145.00–165.00	737	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	140.68/cwt	137.00–143.00	883	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	160.15/cwt	157.00–162.00	918	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,194	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	146.28/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,063	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	726	153.79/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,117	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	459	201.74/cwt	201.00–203.00	926	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	439	208.09/cwt	202.00–210.00	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	173.59/cwt	170.00–177.00	668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	140.60/cwt	140.00–143.00	928	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	392	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	161.73/cwt	154.00–170.00	767	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	163.38/cwt	160.00–172.00	688	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	143.88/cwt	140.00–145.50	915	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	154.80/cwt	145.00–162.00	958	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	186.70/cwt	175.00–195.00	805	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	186.52/cwt	177.00–195.00	888	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	142.00/cwt	137.00–157.00	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,179	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	198.33/cwt	187.00–205.00	621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	171.66/cwt	170.00–172.00	968	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,222	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	580	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	819	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,261	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	194.75/cwt	187.00–200.00	754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	179.80/cwt	170.00–185.00	971	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	636	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,088	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	159.44/cwt	154.00–168.00	1,068	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	175.85/cwt	170.00–185.00	739	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	157.69/cwt	150.00–165.00	607	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	140.70/cwt	136.00–142.00	874	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	693	135.75/cwt	135.00–136.00	941	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	171.31/cwt	160.00–177.00	893	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	83.37/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,202	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,223	77.50/cwt	75.00–80.00	948	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	81.78/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,020	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	74.72/cwt	68.00–79.00	900	46
Bulls	—	—	1,586	102.81/cwt	99.50–105.00	1,631	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	37.81/cwt	32.00–41.00	352	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	60.42/cwt	49.00–73.00	607	28
Bulls	—	—	1,575	111.67/cwt	109.00–114.50	1,759	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	950	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	14,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,560.00/cwt	1,560.00–1,560.00	17,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	895	790.64/cwt	725.00–850.00	7,076	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	14,313	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	15,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	552	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	461	168.19/cwt	165.00–177.00	775	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	984	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	164.94/cwt	162.00–175.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	163.53/cwt	162.00–165.00	850	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	141.08/cwt	136.50–147.00	811	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	932	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	155.74/cwt	147.00–165.00	824	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	126.63/cwt	120.00–133.00	802	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	140.76/cwt	140.00–145.00	721	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	376	179.55/cwt	177.00–182.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	145.97/cwt	145.00–150.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	155.26/cwt	150.00–162.00	672	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	166.92/cwt	162.00–177.00	636	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	142.76/cwt	135.00–145.00	622	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	315	226.76/cwt	210.00–232.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,010	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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