Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers sold 4.00-6.00 higher, heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00-7.00 lower; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.38/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$173.38

214 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$19.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.29

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	177.81	989	166
Medium and Large 1-2	479	158.06	758	48

One grade step is worth $19.75/cwt here — about $231 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 sale214 hd

173.38

—

MO average12 barns · 14,411 hd

181.67

−8.29

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	1,752	107.40	1,882	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,417	84.25	1,194	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	76.63	905	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,003	64.56	648	37

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)	1,168	$1,123	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	830	$650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	173.28/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,021	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	182.09/cwt	170.00–193.00	876	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	159.95/cwt	151.00–163.50	1,160	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	154.23/cwt	151.50–157.00	1,183	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	174.39/cwt	150.00–176.00	1,106	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	141.25/cwt	141.00–141.50	733	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	163.84/cwt	161.00–171.00	554	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	168.63/cwt	166.00–178.00	642	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	162.34/cwt	159.00–163.00	932	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	143.96/cwt	141.00–153.00	894	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	181.58/cwt	171.00–186.00	950	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,002	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	186.93/cwt	175.00–194.00	811	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	155.62/cwt	146.00–165.00	744	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	183.61/cwt	177.00–202.50	687	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	498	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	329	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	412	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	433	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	549	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	549	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	610	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	149.98/cwt	149.00–151.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	155.43/cwt	147.50–167.50	1,049	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,368	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	399	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	283	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	151.87/cwt	149.00–161.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	171.55/cwt	153.00–178.00	745	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	152.22/cwt	146.00–155.00	804	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	606	139.00/cwt	137.00–140.00	842	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	377	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	420	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	861	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	74.71/cwt	70.00–79.50	887	6
Bulls	—	—	1,665	94.76/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,578	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	74.06/cwt	65.00–81.50	850	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	50.29/cwt	50.00–50.50	479	2
Bulls	—	—	1,777	111.01/cwt	107.50–115.00	1,973	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	63.44/cwt	55.00–70.00	615	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	85.44/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,236	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	78.55/cwt	75.50–80.50	1,002	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	83.19/cwt	75.50–87.50	1,062	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	853	60.25/cwt	60.00–60.50	514	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,238	1,240.98/head	875.00–1,400.00	1,241	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	830	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	890	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	163.49/cwt	158.00–170.00	520	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	142.99/cwt	140.00–148.00	831	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	155.74/cwt	140.00–166.00	598	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	145.19/cwt	140.00–162.00	842	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	193.15/cwt	175.00–202.50	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	152.74/cwt	143.00–162.00	800	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	146.86/cwt	140.00–154.00	974	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	153.97/cwt	145.00–161.00	734	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	147.62/cwt	144.00–150.00	562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	132.84/cwt	126.00–141.00	616	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	184.47/cwt	181.00–190.00	594	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	379	215.95/cwt	205.00–217.50	818	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	534	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	999	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	150.79/cwt	143.00–160.50	872	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	156.16/cwt	146.00–165.00	654	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	154.59/cwt	141.00–161.00	594	6

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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