Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 6.00-13.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-10.00 higher, bulls sold 5.00 hoigher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.89/cwt on 228 head.

Average price

$171.89

228 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$973

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$22.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.76

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	177.85	1,051	167
Medium and Large 1-2	499	155.59	776	61

One grade step is worth $22.26/cwt here — about $275 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 sale228 hd

171.89

—

MO average16 barns · 8,659 hd

175.66

−3.76

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	1,596	112.08	1,789	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,388	90.88	1,262	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	83.73	1,002	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,156	74.48	861	10

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,295	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	895	$750	1thin

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	—	326	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	133.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,007	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	153.90/cwt	140.00–157.00	966	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	143.42/cwt	125.00–153.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	159.79/cwt	145.00–168.00	834	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	527	165.85/cwt	164.00–170.00	874	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,303	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	568	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,068	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	196.14/cwt	196.00–197.00	991	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	484	200.23/cwt	198.00–205.00	969	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	151.55/cwt	147.00–164.00	712	17
Bulls	—	—	1,290	97.86/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,262	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	895	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,295	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	771	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	76.98/cwt	70.00–81.00	875	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,476	96.33/cwt	91.50–99.50	1,422	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,247	77.65/cwt	70.00–81.00	968	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	67.08/cwt	65.00–69.00	632	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	88.93/cwt	84.00–93.50	1,207	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	89.34/cwt	83.00–104.00	1,107	15
Bulls	—	—	1,749	119.19/cwt	113.50–122.50	2,085	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	143.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	819	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	169.93/cwt	160.00–180.00	651	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	190.09/cwt	165.00–195.00	806	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	152.85/cwt	150.00–155.00	806	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	428	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,099	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	148.08/cwt	135.00–165.00	629	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	174.57/cwt	168.00–188.00	1,019	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	158.00/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,144	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	166.83/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,098	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	162.70/cwt	155.00–165.00	838	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,181	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	161.37/cwt	157.00–167.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	187.82/cwt	175.00–192.00	832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,289	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,122	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	160.96/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	163.01/cwt	150.00–168.00	771	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	164.79/cwt	160.00–175.00	601	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	190.87/cwt	180.00–196.00	744	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	136.25/cwt	135.00–140.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	138.49/cwt	138.00–139.00	798	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	142.01/cwt	135.00–145.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	146.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,064	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	160.98/cwt	157.00–165.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	139.37/cwt	137.00–140.00	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	151.30/cwt	137.00–156.00	1,000	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	142.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	877	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	200.00/cwt	195.00–205.00	660	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	181.88/cwt	175.00–196.00	846	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	189.18/cwt	183.00–191.00	978	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	159.00/cwt	150.00–170.00	679	31

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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