Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to a light test on the market this week, no comparison is available for any class. Supply was light, as was buyer attendance. Demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.47/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$152.47

118 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

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

$24.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.49

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	651	158.76	1,033	38
Medium and Large 1-2	622	152.48	948	67
Medium and Large 2	554	134.02	743	13thin

One grade step is worth $24.74/cwt here — about $291 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 sale118 hd

152.47

—

MO average18 barns · 7,213 hd

167.96

−15.49

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	1,565	94.07	1,472	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,362	87.73	1,195	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,187	75.92	901	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	966	56.04	541	7thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	522	159.13/cwt	158.00–160.00	831	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	440	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	154.61/cwt	150.00–160.00	807	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	149.75/cwt	145.50–151.00	1,189	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	157.83/cwt	144.00–159.00	991	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,114	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	144.11/cwt	142.00–150.50	1,200	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	150.02/cwt	146.00–160.00	684	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	155.47/cwt	153.00–162.50	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	181.40/cwt	172.50–192.50	862	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	199.73/cwt	197.00–202.50	845	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	140.81/cwt	140.00–142.50	950	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	191.25/cwt	190.00–195.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	905	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	184.77/cwt	182.50–187.00	878	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	89.40/cwt	87.00–90.50	1,138	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	70.03/cwt	68.50–71.00	779	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	47.22/cwt	40.00–50.00	393	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	83.42/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,182	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,457	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	969	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	76.48/cwt	73.50–79.50	925	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	62.66/cwt	60.00–65.00	668	4
Bulls	—	—	1,565	94.07/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,472	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	160.35/cwt	155.00–166.00	773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	140.25/cwt	133.00–142.50	886	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	184.70/cwt	175.00–202.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	949	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	156.25/cwt	155.00–157.50	906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	163.64/cwt	151.00–177.50	844	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	148.70/cwt	144.00–154.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	128.05/cwt	122.50–144.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	148.88/cwt	145.00–155.00	875	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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