Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago , steers and heifers sold steady to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.74/cwt on 251 head.

Average price

$154.74

251 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$11.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.61

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	586	157.78	924	186
Medium and Large 1-2	471	146.04	688	65

One grade step is worth $11.74/cwt here — about $237 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 sale251 hd

154.74

—

MO average13 barns · 8,915 hd

173.35

−18.61

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	—	High	1,804	108.06	1,949	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,411	83.00	1,171	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	78.91	925	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	64.03	681	18

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)	1,139	$1,144	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$960	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	871	$933	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,097	$900	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	979	$1,557	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,043	3thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1-2	—	332	142.89/cwt	140.00–155.50	474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	158.49/cwt	145.00–167.00	742	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	155.66/cwt	155.50–156.00	1,143	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	146.80/cwt	145.50–149.00	771	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	151.53/cwt	140.00–155.00	606	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	138.37/cwt	135.00–145.00	910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	159.06/cwt	151.00–162.00	671	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	151.22/cwt	141.00–160.00	945	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	775	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,259	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	177.03/cwt	170.00–187.00	908	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	154.02/cwt	151.00–155.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	955	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	186.49/cwt	180.00–192.50	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	162.55/cwt	149.00–167.00	953	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	143.39/cwt	140.50–145.00	835	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,125.00/head	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,038	1,600.00/head	1,200.00–1,875.00	1,600	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	473	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	86.82/cwt	82.50–90.50	1,276	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	76.64/cwt	69.00–82.50	943	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	76.72/cwt	68.00–83.50	882	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	2,120	91.18/cwt	89.50–93.00	1,933	2
Bulls	—	—	1,876	110.60/cwt	107.50–113.00	2,075	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	70.87/cwt	68.00–73.50	758	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	63.56/cwt	55.00–68.00	681	14
Bulls	—	—	1,550	99.15/cwt	94.00–104.50	1,537	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	820	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	533	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	86.13/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,084	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,233	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	825	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	940	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	830	994.40/head	810.00–1,200.00	994	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,167	1,154.15/head	875.00–1,350.00	1,154	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	732	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,168	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	142.56/cwt	139.50–147.00	881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	434	218.48/cwt	218.00–222.00	948	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,056	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	146.09/cwt	141.00–150.00	821	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	148.31/cwt	140.50–157.50	863	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	167.67/cwt	163.00–172.50	557	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	154.55/cwt	151.00–158.00	447	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	154.13/cwt	147.00–163.50	795	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	144.85/cwt	140.00–154.00	620	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	150.39/cwt	135.00–157.50	564	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	670	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,179	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	169.26/cwt	169.00–170.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,183	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	379	218.77/cwt	212.00–221.00	829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	691	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,126	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	160.39/cwt	155.00–163.00	593	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	182.42/cwt	177.00–194.00	949	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	165.27/cwt	160.50–172.50	1,213	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	164.60/cwt	151.00–166.50	1,258	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	162.71/cwt	155.50–165.00	945	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	198.72/cwt	192.50–208.00	854	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,318	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	194.93/cwt	182.50–206.00	947	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	201.01/cwt	200.00–202.00	679	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	168.86/cwt	168.00–170.50	895	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	188.13/cwt	180.00–202.50	499	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	210.32/cwt	205.00–220.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	183.82/cwt	176.00–189.00	1,024	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	173.23/cwt	162.00–180.50	1,072	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	148.96/cwt	140.00–156.00	932	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	184.28/cwt	170.00–192.00	796	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	681	162.57/cwt	143.00–170.00	1,107	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	174.01/cwt	165.00–186.00	816	14

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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