Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00-11.00 higher with very good quality in per-vac offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.09/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$162.09

177 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$22.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.25

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	164.34	913	159
Medium and Large 1-2	545	142.18	775	18thin

One grade step is worth $22.17/cwt here — about $138 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 sale177 hd

162.09

—

MO average12 barns · 5,628 hd

173.34

−11.25

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	1,649	116.14	1,915	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	85.28	1,186	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	82.21	1,008	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	784	44.12	346	4thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	473	162.62/cwt	160.00–167.00	769	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	156.94/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,141	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	169.45/cwt	164.00–176.00	712	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	584	200.64/cwt	198.00–203.00	1,172	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	394	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	855	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,044	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	192.65/cwt	175.00–200.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	475	212.48/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,009	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	175.45/cwt	152.00–179.00	1,242	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	182.61/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,154	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,076	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	185.02/cwt	180.00–192.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	947	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,326	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	523	213.19/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,115	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	199.41/cwt	180.00–206.00	740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	156.55/cwt	153.00–160.00	969	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	166.26/cwt	155.00–175.00	896	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,305	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	173.31/cwt	170.00–180.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	920	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	787	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,385	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	182.99/cwt	182.00–184.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,298	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	609	157.48/cwt	156.00–158.00	959	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	169.03/cwt	167.00–180.00	549	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	172.76/cwt	150.00–187.00	907	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	593	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	149.00/cwt	146.00–152.00	976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,073	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,271	82.47/cwt	76.00–93.00	1,048	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	87.91/cwt	85.00–91.50	1,102	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	79.72/cwt	70.00–85.50	968	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	778	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	788	38.82/cwt	30.00–44.00	306	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	462	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	88.58/cwt	85.50–95.00	1,295	12
Bulls	—	—	1,340	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,380	1
Bulls	—	—	1,726	119.43/cwt	114.50–126.00	2,061	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	729	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,196	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,008	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	191.49/cwt	170.00–207.00	720	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	811	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	180.23/cwt	175.00–183.00	825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	178.84/cwt	168.00–205.00	780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	169.59/cwt	160.00–180.00	555	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	145.02/cwt	143.00–147.00	780	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	151.02/cwt	147.00–155.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	172.14/cwt	162.00–180.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	490	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	921	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	537	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	950	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	160.24/cwt	150.00–173.00	836	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	162.51/cwt	150.00–169.00	996	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	559	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	152.47/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,041	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	628	185.92/cwt	183.00–189.00	1,168	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	156.49/cwt	155.00–158.00	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	158.63/cwt	150.00–165.00	922	5

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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