Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold steady and heifers sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand steady to lower, supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.36/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$145.36

210 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$13.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.21

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	148.18	813	167
Medium and Large 1-2	509	134.45	684	43

One grade step is worth $13.73/cwt here — about $129 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 sale210 hd

145.36

—

MO average14 barns · 6,022 hd

157.57

−12.21

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	1,657	85.44	1,416	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,617	73.91	1,195	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	61.32	769	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	45.69	447	17

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)	1,560	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$941	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$1,185	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	680	130.01/cwt	125.00–135.00	884	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	145.32/cwt	140.00–157.00	683	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	137.92/cwt	134.50–147.50	919	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	136.99/cwt	135.00–139.00	979	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	142.86/cwt	140.00–145.00	901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	134.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	510	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	147.12/cwt	134.00–155.00	842	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	154.82/cwt	150.00–165.00	958	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	679	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,086	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	177.39/cwt	170.00–187.00	603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	140.86/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,073	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	150.54/cwt	143.00–160.50	872	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	156.71/cwt	138.00–165.00	832	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	158.11/cwt	145.00–165.00	509	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	127.47/cwt	125.00–135.00	877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	786	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,258	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	161.50/cwt	155.00–165.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	413	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	182.99/cwt	181.00–184.00	1,038	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	157.67/cwt	148.00–165.00	1,074	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,197	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	177.78/cwt	170.00–189.00	932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	173.79/cwt	167.50–185.00	826	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	147.49/cwt	130.00–165.00	687	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	184.48/cwt	172.50–190.00	690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	193.28/cwt	177.50–199.00	796	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	842	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,372	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	157.76/cwt	150.00–165.00	678	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	163.11/cwt	150.00–170.00	786	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	161.26/cwt	155.00–162.50	900	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	139.76/cwt	130.00–144.00	855	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	158.92/cwt	150.00–167.50	842	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	812	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	893	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	41.32/cwt	30.00–47.00	396	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,755	71.06/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,247	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	61.40/cwt	55.00–70.00	743	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	50.61/cwt	46.50–55.00	505	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,626	64.53/cwt	60.00–68.50	1,049	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	75.46/cwt	70.00–81.50	1,188	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	530	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,728	85.66/cwt	85.00–87.50	1,480	4
Bulls	—	—	1,713	91.08/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,560	11
Bulls	—	—	1,458	66.30/cwt	60.00–75.00	967	4
Bulls	—	—	1,835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,835	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,218	1,026.95/head	800.00–1,275.00	1,027	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	845	685.00/head	685.00–685.00	685	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,560	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	624	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	139.26/cwt	139.00–140.00	778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	140.11/cwt	135.00–145.00	726	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	128.77/cwt	125.00–130.00	860	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,182	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	140.34/cwt	140.00–141.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	148.97/cwt	140.00–154.00	798	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	149.41/cwt	140.00–155.00	548	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	141.26/cwt	140.00–145.00	595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	131.33/cwt	130.00–137.00	580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	146.04/cwt	135.00–153.00	618	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	132.37/cwt	131.00–135.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	135.43/cwt	130.00–144.00	715	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	154.34/cwt	142.00–160.00	992	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	816	5

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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