Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale next week May 31 due to Memorial Day*

Compared to last week,few 500-600 lbs heifers sold 3.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 4.00-10.00 lower with lower quality than average. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher0; Demand lower and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.06/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$147.06

129 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$13.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.20

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	148.90	800	112
Medium and Large 1-2	536	134.93	723	17thin

One grade step is worth $13.97/cwt here — about $76 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 sale129 hd

147.06

—

MO average15 barns · 10,864 hd

158.26

−11.20

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	1,507	101.76	1,533	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	83.17	1,228	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	77.92	943	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,100	63.81	702	13

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 1Fancy	—	585	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	933	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	825	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	149.54/cwt	139.00–157.50	773	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	150.74/cwt	145.50–155.00	638	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	432	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	160.62/cwt	154.00–168.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	158.50/cwt	145.50–160.50	834	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	158.43/cwt	156.00–165.00	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	152.99/cwt	143.00–161.00	924	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	696	150.72/cwt	150.50–155.00	1,049	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	175.66/cwt	170.50–179.00	495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	167.06/cwt	154.00–175.50	890	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	167.17/cwt	164.50–170.00	975	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	156.39/cwt	150.00–168.00	740	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	132.89/cwt	125.00–143.00	894	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	165.49/cwt	165.00–169.00	707	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	150.97/cwt	147.00–155.00	839	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	72.31/cwt	70.00–74.00	829	8
Bulls	—	—	1,287	90.95/cwt	80.00–101.00	1,171	5
Bulls	—	—	1,781	115.28/cwt	110.50–118.50	2,053	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	72.28/cwt	71.00–73.00	820	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	61.27/cwt	56.00–65.00	667	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	83.17/cwt	77.00–90.00	1,228	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	79.79/cwt	75.00–86.00	982	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,984	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	910	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,280	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	144.46/cwt	140.50–149.00	679	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	139.75/cwt	139.50–140.00	795	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	142.91/cwt	140.50–145.50	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	149.83/cwt	145.00–154.00	772	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	157.04/cwt	151.00–163.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	133.55/cwt	131.00–140.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,061	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	144.32/cwt	134.00–148.00	906	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	136.36/cwt	135.50–139.00	926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	147.34/cwt	147.00–148.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	544	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	865	12

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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