Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 9.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand lower and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.64/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$142.64

168 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$7.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.98

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	144.32	802	129
Medium and Large 1-2	533	137.08	730	39

One grade step is worth $7.25/cwt here — about $72 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 sale168 hd

142.64

—

MO average15 barns · 7,151 hd

159.62

−16.98

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	1,681	101.06	1,698	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,452	79.31	1,152	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	74.59	868	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	931	54.44	507	25

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1-2	—	610	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	261	149.61/cwt	148.00–150.00	390	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	135.22/cwt	132.00–140.00	794	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	456	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	958	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	134.48/cwt	132.00–137.00	842	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	148.66/cwt	140.50–152.00	844	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	150.69/cwt	145.00–159.00	634	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	133.34/cwt	129.00–138.00	901	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	139.92/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,006	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	186.37/cwt	172.50–194.00	885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	179.34/cwt	171.00–185.00	585	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	160.84/cwt	158.00–178.00	1,082	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	155.44/cwt	152.00–166.00	602	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	186.16/cwt	175.00–190.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	139.39/cwt	136.00–140.50	1,084	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	158.20/cwt	154.50–162.00	916	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	176.69/cwt	176.00–178.00	747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	172.75/cwt	166.00–175.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	164.09/cwt	160.00–165.00	532	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	168.13/cwt	165.00–178.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	178.60/cwt	176.00–181.00	498	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	156.69/cwt	149.00–163.00	821	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	161.68/cwt	151.00–172.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	637	145.08/cwt	140.00–160.00	924	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	126.98/cwt	126.00–130.00	971	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	872	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	935	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	62.64/cwt	56.00–66.00	628	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	42.07/cwt	31.00–50.00	366	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	78.32/cwt	75.00–85.00	948	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	72.34/cwt	65.00–76.50	822	43
Bulls	—	—	1,854	108.84/cwt	106.50–110.50	2,018	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	73.24/cwt	69.50–79.00	610	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	81.08/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,202	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	73.40/cwt	70.00–75.00	991	3
Bulls	—	—	1,464	91.33/cwt	85.00–97.50	1,337	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,268	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,988	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	169.44/cwt	156.50–180.00	803	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,046	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	145.94/cwt	140.50–153.00	568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	137.86/cwt	136.00–145.50	710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	142.69/cwt	140.00–146.50	836	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	950	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,089	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,386	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	139.89/cwt	135.00–145.50	663	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	150.98/cwt	145.00–163.00	775	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	149.72/cwt	146.00–152.00	716	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	131.67/cwt	130.00–134.00	952	9

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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