Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers sold 6.00-15.00 higher, heifers sold steady to 7.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher; Demand good and demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.45/cwt on 252 head.

Average price

$152.45

252 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$13.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.59

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	153.88	847	225
Medium and Large 1-2	508	140.53	714	27

One grade step is worth $13.35/cwt here — about $132 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 sale252 hd

152.45

—

MO average17 barns · 12,775 hd

163.04

−10.59

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	1,689	109.74	1,854	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	84.88	1,210	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,293	77.53	1,003	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	61.23	630	7thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$905	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	940	$904	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	805	$834	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,330	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1Value Added	—	623	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	984	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	136.51/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,029	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	418	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	139.78/cwt	131.00–144.00	952	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	157.87/cwt	146.00–165.00	600	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	140.07/cwt	138.00–142.00	801	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	609	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,078	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	485	206.13/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,000	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	508	199.65/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,014	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	154.38/cwt	150.00–159.00	722	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	158.22/cwt	148.00–166.50	815	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	159.49/cwt	152.00–166.00	759	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	174.44/cwt	171.00–178.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	201.27/cwt	193.00–204.00	678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,178	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	572	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	174.93/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,004	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	157.27/cwt	151.00–164.00	832	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	192.23/cwt	186.00–200.00	715	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	164.24/cwt	162.00–168.00	953	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	157.74/cwt	154.00–162.50	607	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	166.11/cwt	155.00–173.50	1,038	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	192.37/cwt	182.50–196.00	804	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,302	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	154.27/cwt	149.50–158.00	1,111	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,217	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	160.67/cwt	156.00–163.50	1,097	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	188.75/cwt	186.00–195.00	891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	186.09/cwt	179.00–189.00	996	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	179.34/cwt	163.00–183.00	839	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	149.49/cwt	149.00–150.00	876	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	754	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	984	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	139.60/cwt	125.00–144.00	859	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	158.76/cwt	151.00–165.00	821	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	66.81/cwt	66.00–67.50	768	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	81.83/cwt	76.50–90.00	1,055	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	61.32/cwt	60.00–65.00	625	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	538	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	746	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	73.23/cwt	69.00–76.00	978	8
Bulls	—	—	1,378	100.17/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,380	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	81.87/cwt	78.00–85.50	1,151	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,447	88.22/cwt	84.00–92.50	1,277	9
Bulls	—	—	1,845	114.52/cwt	109.00–124.50	2,113	14
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	805	834.27/head	810.00–860.00	834	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	940	904.34/head	700.00–1,090.00	904	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,230	930.00/head	930.00–930.00	930	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	840	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	1,330	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	163.86/cwt	161.00–167.00	619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	127.48/cwt	126.00–134.00	859	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	701	128.11/cwt	121.00–130.50	898	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	168.04/cwt	163.00–173.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	130.57/cwt	126.50–138.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	566	160.60/cwt	160.00–163.00	909	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	153.46/cwt	145.00–159.00	669	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	159.81/cwt	152.50–166.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	143.97/cwt	138.00–148.00	887	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,097	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	662	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,006	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	467	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	150.70/cwt	140.00–154.50	870	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	554	203.33/cwt	202.50–205.00	1,126	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	140.74/cwt	140.00–143.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	143.15/cwt	142.50–145.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	517	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	848	8

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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