Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 lower, bulls steady; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.69/cwt on 187 head.

Average price

$155.69

187 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$7.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.47

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	156.80	827	161
Medium and Large 1-2	460	148.81	685	26

One grade step is worth $7.99/cwt here — about $143 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 sale187 hd

155.69

—

MO average13 barns · 8,915 hd

167.16

−11.47

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	1,579	94.15	1,486	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,326	79.83	1,058	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	77.34	892	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,078	63.73	687	8thin

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)	1,105	$956	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$743	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	429	192.08/cwt	182.00–195.00	824	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	170.07/cwt	167.00–172.00	628	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	157.43/cwt	152.00–161.00	749	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	159.94/cwt	146.00–169.00	830	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	618	186.70/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,154	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	156.63/cwt	150.00–160.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	170.95/cwt	165.00–175.00	612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	157.50/cwt	145.00–165.00	921	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	153.17/cwt	150.00–158.00	933	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	183.36/cwt	180.00–190.00	678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	189.61/cwt	185.00–197.00	878	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	157.08/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,263	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	709	174.52/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,237	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	182.86/cwt	177.00–189.00	1,068	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	348	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	171.73/cwt	162.00–175.00	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	174.64/cwt	170.00–182.00	905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,155	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	161.18/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,073	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	147.37/cwt	144.00–150.00	915	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	130.97/cwt	127.00–135.00	995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	142.58/cwt	141.00–146.00	955	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	168.30/cwt	155.00–176.00	804	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	398	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	909	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,155	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	774	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	691	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	62.55/cwt	60.00–65.00	685	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	75.71/cwt	70.00–79.50	878	21
Bulls	—	—	1,619	91.06/cwt	85.00–97.50	1,474	5
Bulls	—	—	1,095	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	799	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,251	76.11/cwt	73.50–78.50	952	4
Bulls	—	—	1,649	103.30/cwt	100.00–105.50	1,703	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	84.45/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,186	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	585	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	82.04/cwt	80.00–83.50	949	11
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	860	742.59/head	735.00–750.00	743	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	955.71/head	900.00–1,025.00	956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	156.31/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,071	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	172.52/cwt	160.00–197.00	744	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	153.24/cwt	145.00–159.00	878	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	144.46/cwt	135.00–155.00	620	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	142.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	160.91/cwt	153.00–175.00	837	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	155.04/cwt	147.00–160.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	134.47/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,089	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	156.41/cwt	148.00–165.00	612	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	143.41/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,020	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,034	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	157.80/cwt	150.00–165.00	674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	159.00/cwt	157.00–165.00	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	137.29/cwt	130.00–150.00	724	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	159.93/cwt	150.00–165.00	673	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	165.32/cwt	165.00–167.00	784	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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