Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.23/cwt on 198 head.

Average price

$153.23

198 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$13.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.64

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	156.09	825	157
Medium and Large 1-2	520	142.29	740	41

One grade step is worth $13.80/cwt here — about $85 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 sale198 hd

153.23

—

MO average12 barns · 6,116 hd

170.87

−17.64

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	1,717	107.67	1,848	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,409	82.35	1,160	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	78.23	904	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	60.75	667	16

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,151	$1,117	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,100	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,615	$1,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	85.15/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,088	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	772	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	926	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	544	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	870	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	150.00/cwt	145.00–155.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	421	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	762	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	181.55/cwt	174.00–197.00	1,042	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,421	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	177.29/cwt	170.00–187.00	934	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	624	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,161	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,039	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	163.88/cwt	155.00–173.00	1,188	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	166.97/cwt	162.00–171.00	1,137	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	159.03/cwt	155.00–165.00	760	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,251	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	186.80/cwt	175.00–195.00	857	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	152.00/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	183.28/cwt	170.00–190.00	702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	187.56/cwt	185.00–190.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	974	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,480	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	157.01/cwt	150.00–168.00	908	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	148.75/cwt	140.00–159.00	940	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	162.47/cwt	150.00–170.00	868	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	165.89/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,030	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	514	202.28/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,040	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	188.25/cwt	182.00–192.00	779	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,046	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	154.01/cwt	140.00–167.00	935	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	154.32/cwt	145.00–167.00	900	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	158.22/cwt	152.00–169.00	821	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	155.66/cwt	150.00–170.00	662	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	145.56/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,291	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	150.65/cwt	135.00–155.00	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	143.47/cwt	140.00–147.00	758	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	485	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,052	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	152.36/cwt	150.00–168.00	722	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	142.63/cwt	141.00–150.00	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	155.35/cwt	154.00–162.00	896	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	948	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	169.57/cwt	155.00–177.00	616	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	552	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	146.51/cwt	140.00–149.00	626	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,332	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,615	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	790	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,481	97.76/cwt	85.00–105.00	1,448	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	110.97/cwt	107.00–116.50	1,992	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	85.09/cwt	83.00–87.50	1,229	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	722	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	75.75/cwt	68.00–82.00	834	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	62.07/cwt	54.50–65.00	637	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	69.96/cwt	68.00–72.00	806	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	46.93/cwt	40.00–53.00	541	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	79.26/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,085	8

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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