Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven , from 4.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.65/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$147.65

146 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$15.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.14

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	154.92	816	77
Medium and Large 1-2	552	139.55	770	69

One grade step is worth $15.37/cwt here — about $46 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 sale146 hd

147.65

—

MO average17 barns · 7,214 hd

166.79

−19.14

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	1,635	101.48	1,659	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	82.27	1,183	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,286	76.07	978	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	61.43	691	12

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)	1,044	$1,093	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,046	$1,083	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,062	$1,215	4thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	145.92/cwt	140.00–151.00	778	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	185.05/cwt	175.00–187.50	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	161.05/cwt	150.00–177.50	837	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	152.25/cwt	149.00–162.50	947	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	517	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,021	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	460	213.74/cwt	212.50–215.00	983	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	156.03/cwt	149.00–168.00	672	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	131.83/cwt	125.00–140.00	807	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	141.62/cwt	138.00–145.00	685	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	154.38/cwt	150.00–158.00	812	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	160.65/cwt	148.50–168.00	598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	146.20/cwt	145.00–150.00	640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,260	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	140.70/cwt	135.00–147.50	794	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,083	1,203.33/head	1,110.00–1,250.00	1,203	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	968	1,111.30/head	900.00–1,200.00	1,111	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	1,069.21/head	900.00–1,150.00	1,069	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	972	1,085.85/head	900.00–1,175.00	1,086	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,091	1,080.59/head	850.00–1,300.00	1,081	5
Bulls	—	—	1,501	95.87/cwt	85.00–105.00	1,439	9
Bulls	—	—	1,851	110.53/cwt	106.50–117.00	2,046	8
Bulls	—	—	1,110	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	882	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	63.60/cwt	59.50–68.00	722	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	50.59/cwt	50.00–51.00	540	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	83.02/cwt	81.00–84.50	1,054	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	84.74/cwt	82.00–87.50	1,266	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,303	78.06/cwt	75.00–81.50	1,017	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	75.63/cwt	68.50–81.50	971	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	66.90/cwt	65.00–68.50	906	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,830	90.99/cwt	89.50–92.50	1,665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	148.64/cwt	145.00–150.00	575	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	152.42/cwt	147.50–155.00	777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	150.74/cwt	150.00–151.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	157.75/cwt	150.00–166.00	735	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	142.12/cwt	135.00–149.00	742	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	132.67/cwt	130.00–134.00	949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	423	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	180.66/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,021	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	178.36/cwt	170.00–190.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	163.91/cwt	162.50–165.00	547	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	153.99/cwt	150.00–158.00	872	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	136.60/cwt	130.00–141.00	904	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	151.17/cwt	140.00–160.00	875	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	429	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	166.83/cwt	152.50–178.00	709	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	164.41/cwt	160.00–170.00	524	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	183.10/cwt	172.50–192.50	969	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	186.24/cwt	185.00–190.00	806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	156.37/cwt	153.00–164.00	976	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	190.56/cwt	175.00–197.50	892	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,150	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	162.22/cwt	150.00–169.00	771	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	146.82/cwt	141.00–165.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	142.08/cwt	136.00–149.00	942	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	144.39/cwt	142.50–145.00	894	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	167.93/cwt	150.00–175.00	715	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	589	152.49/cwt	145.00–162.50	898	4

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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