Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-11.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand good and supply heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.28/cwt on 395 head.

Average price

$174.28

395 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$20.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.33

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	176.41	1,006	353
Medium and Large 1-2	499	156.34	780	42

One grade step is worth $20.07/cwt here — about $226 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 sale395 hd

174.28

—

MO average15 barns · 10,522 hd

178.61

−4.33

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	1,761	105.57	1,859	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	81.34	1,145	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	73.43	894	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	917	55.74	511	15

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	478	158.25/cwt	150.00–165.00	756	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	158.04/cwt	157.00–160.00	443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	140.62/cwt	135.00–157.00	475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	730	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,146	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	476	194.85/cwt	190.00–200.00	927	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	358	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	621	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	900	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	416	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	554	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	925	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	140.51/cwt	140.00–142.00	925	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	178.05/cwt	165.00–183.00	931	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	190.31/cwt	185.00–195.00	619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	422	211.58/cwt	208.00–213.00	893	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	536	186.90/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,002	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	615	183.15/cwt	172.00–184.00	1,126	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	145.30/cwt	141.00–148.00	907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	161.52/cwt	155.00–170.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	157.06/cwt	150.00–165.00	675	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,129	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	158.00/cwt	147.00–177.00	823	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	151.57/cwt	139.00–155.00	1,091	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	190.95/cwt	182.00–205.00	712	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,354	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	171.94/cwt	162.00–182.00	989	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	146.70/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,150	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	157.45/cwt	148.00–166.00	1,069	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	165.80/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,036	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	188.32/cwt	180.00–202.00	804	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	187.48/cwt	175.00–198.00	898	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	786	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,179	28
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	318	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	350	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	566	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,007	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	178.46/cwt	175.00–180.00	501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	439	171.53/cwt	168.00–175.00	753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	140.05/cwt	135.00–145.00	881	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	157.84/cwt	139.00–187.00	917	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	164.08/cwt	160.00–175.00	850	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	82.37/cwt	76.00–90.00	1,182	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	67.03/cwt	57.00–72.00	814	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	71.96/cwt	70.00–73.00	871	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	35.06/cwt	30.00–43.00	287	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	68.74/cwt	67.00–70.00	670	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	58.30/cwt	45.00–65.00	543	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	78.91/cwt	73.00–88.00	963	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,630	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,549	1
Bulls	—	—	1,930	109.49/cwt	104.50–115.50	2,113	7
Bulls	—	—	1,365	96.42/cwt	90.00–102.50	1,316	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,260	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,860	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	950	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	5,938	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	855	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,840	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,128	846.09/cwt	760.00–950.00	9,544	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	863	664.13/cwt	575.00–755.00	5,731	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	153.93/cwt	150.00–162.00	880	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	493	166.19/cwt	166.00–167.00	819	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	440	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	739	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	620	152.48/cwt	150.00–154.00	945	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	897	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	136.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	796	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	674	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,051	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,024	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	162.25/cwt	155.00–170.00	610	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	152.36/cwt	150.00–160.00	794	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	147.46/cwt	138.00–153.00	917	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	134.89/cwt	128.00–145.00	782	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	139.81/cwt	135.00–145.00	603	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	137.80/cwt	135.00–142.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	135.81/cwt	130.00–143.00	708	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	134.35/cwt	130.00–136.00	915	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	130.40/cwt	128.00–132.00	951	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	147.72/cwt	143.00–158.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	158.86/cwt	150.00–165.00	686	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	155.65/cwt	150.00–162.00	512	12

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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