Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This is the first sale i covered in 22 years of market reporting that there were more cows in the offering than calves due to the dry conditions, they had 24 head of 2-3 year old stocker cows in the offering from one producer.*

Too small of a feeder offering for a trend comparison, undertones of 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower and bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand not determined and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.49/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$144.49

123 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$12.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.99

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	148.65	796	82
Medium and Large 1-2	469	136.18	639	41

One grade step is worth $12.47/cwt here — about $157 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 sale123 hd

144.49

—

MO average15 barns · 6,887 hd

159.48

−14.99

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	1,601	90.74	1,453	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	71.98	1,031	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,267	66.46	842	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,119	51.21	573	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)	1,154	$921	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,079	$894	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,207	$803	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,104	$787	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,735	$2,132	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,172	$1,362	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,078	$1,054	8

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	624	142.20/cwt	139.00–145.00	887	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	152.73/cwt	147.50–159.00	857	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	139.51/cwt	135.00–145.00	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	151.93/cwt	140.00–155.00	571	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	149.08/cwt	145.00–157.50	623	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	151.27/cwt	145.00–157.00	806	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	138.16/cwt	135.00–140.00	649	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	145.24/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	136.72/cwt	130.00–140.00	574	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	131.70/cwt	129.00–140.00	884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	131.73/cwt	125.00–138.00	680	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	535	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	995	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,236	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	147.81/cwt	140.00–152.00	708	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,137	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	152.00/cwt	146.00–155.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	157.97/cwt	155.00–160.00	529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	146.41/cwt	135.00–150.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	605	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	738	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,129	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	155.02/cwt	150.00–160.00	572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	135.07/cwt	130.00–140.00	640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	150.29/cwt	140.00–165.00	733	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	159.07/cwt	140.00–182.50	682	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	135.47/cwt	130.00–140.00	908	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	148.95/cwt	145.00–153.00	773	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	150.28/cwt	145.00–155.00	864	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	40.48/cwt	35.00–47.00	504	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	55.33/cwt	50.00–64.00	592	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	67.19/cwt	62.50–72.00	902	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	49.64/cwt	45.00–56.00	704	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	75.08/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,004	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	65.55/cwt	55.00–73.50	819	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,681	78.60/cwt	77.00–80.50	1,321	4
Bulls	—	—	1,775	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,846	1
Bulls	—	—	1,588	92.06/cwt	79.50–100.50	1,462	11
Bulls	—	—	1,570	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	989	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	75.24/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,089	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	952.96/head	800.00–1,085.00	953	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	965	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,125.00/head	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,137	1,133.33/head	865.00–1,250.00	1,133	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,330	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	930	798.23/head	700.00–910.00	798	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	951.41/head	825.00–1,125.00	951	8
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	900	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,173	787.31/head	775.00–800.00	787	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	927	822.22/head	675.00–910.00	822	5
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	942	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	853	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,167	1,595.00/head	1,335.00–1,725.00	1,595	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	960	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,735	2,132.04/head	2,020.00–2,275.00	2,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	672	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	934	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	606	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	964	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	149.73/cwt	147.00–152.50	491	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	140.12/cwt	135.00–145.00	593	3

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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