Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale (Sep 6) due to Labor Day*

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.89/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$159.89

116 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$9.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.01

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	161.79	852	93
Medium and Large 1-2	533	152.18	811	23

One grade step is worth $9.62/cwt here — about $41 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 sale116 hd

159.89

—

MO average15 barns · 6,867 hd

177.90

−18.01

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	1,798	108.06	1,943	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,512	85.78	1,297	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	80.44	946	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	69.85	748	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$1,048	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$1,200	3thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	631	155.12/cwt	155.00–156.00	979	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	77.72/cwt	70.00–84.00	920	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	79.88/cwt	73.50–87.00	1,241	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	790	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	71.46/cwt	70.00–72.50	731	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	87.86/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,299	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	86.62/cwt	84.00–89.50	1,001	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,645	1
Bulls	—	—	1,636	102.22/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,672	4
Bulls	—	—	1,960	113.89/cwt	108.50–120.00	2,232	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,290	1,047.50/head	935.00–1,150.00	1,048	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	1,137.50/head	900.00–1,375.00	1,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	155.35/cwt	155.00–156.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	188.75/cwt	182.00–191.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	189.62/cwt	182.00–202.00	910	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	147.71/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,055	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,168	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	158.76/cwt	156.00–163.00	918	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	167.03/cwt	164.00–174.00	698	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	144.64/cwt	142.00–148.00	965	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	154.30/cwt	150.00–155.50	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	164.17/cwt	160.00–165.00	859	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	163.68/cwt	160.00–166.00	787	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	511	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	197.75/cwt	196.00–198.00	999	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	994	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	166.08/cwt	162.00–173.00	869	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	201.79/cwt	190.00–209.00	888	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	821	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,100	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	637	157.48/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,003	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	185.85/cwt	179.00–187.00	1,152	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	365	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	174.48/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,162	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	159.75/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,118	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	416	213.17/cwt	208.00–215.00	887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	178.01/cwt	159.00–189.00	819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	207.72/cwt	201.00–210.00	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	176.62/cwt	167.00–183.00	556	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	172.01/cwt	164.00–180.00	1,017	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	177.43/cwt	170.00–180.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	163.25/cwt	162.50–164.00	1,288	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	192.80/cwt	189.00–204.00	875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	169.42/cwt	160.00–174.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	150.08/cwt	148.00–155.00	872	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	496	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,027	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	718	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,242	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	190.74/cwt	186.00–194.00	1,078	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	840	1

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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