Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer sold steady to 2.00 lower, heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.66/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$149.66

174 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$8.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.36

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	151.10	722	146
Medium and Large 1-2	474	142.16	674	28

One grade step is worth $8.94/cwt here — about $48 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 sale174 hd

149.66

—

MO average17 barns · 7,362 hd

160.02

−10.36

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	1,724	84.37	1,455	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	68.74	971	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	63.81	773	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	47.43	507	28

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)	1,281	$1,170	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$910	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,083	$684	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,233	$1,332	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,088	$1,044	4thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	990	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	870	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	937.50/head	900.00–975.00	938	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,283	1,391.67/head	1,150.00–1,700.00	1,392	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	152.54/cwt	145.00–160.00	581	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	152.38/cwt	140.00–160.00	651	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	147.23/cwt	136.00–156.00	992	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	159.93/cwt	155.00–165.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	160.31/cwt	141.00–165.00	821	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	149.10/cwt	145.00–160.00	702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	141.63/cwt	140.00–144.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	154.13/cwt	141.00–161.00	720	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	138.67/cwt	135.00–145.00	799	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	157.38/cwt	150.00–170.00	988	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	183.87/cwt	179.00–190.00	678	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	152.71/cwt	148.00–157.00	425	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	152.05/cwt	140.00–166.00	797	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	158.90/cwt	150.00–170.00	685	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	174.13/cwt	170.00–177.50	822	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	161.03/cwt	150.00–165.00	510	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	155.20/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,049	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	572	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	488	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	177.06/cwt	175.00–180.00	598	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	142.52/cwt	141.00–147.00	874	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	141.99/cwt	135.00–145.00	862	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	140.82/cwt	137.50–145.00	934	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	153.39/cwt	147.00–161.00	791	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	163.18/cwt	152.00–169.00	672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	167.15/cwt	155.00–170.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	154.02/cwt	145.00–159.00	875	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	51.06/cwt	45.00–61.00	572	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	64.36/cwt	58.00–70.50	905	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	63.11/cwt	56.00–69.50	764	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	39.77/cwt	35.00–45.00	381	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	73.12/cwt	70.00–76.50	1,037	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	71.14/cwt	70.00–72.50	865	4
Bulls	—	—	1,724	84.37/cwt	75.00–90.00	1,455	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	868	812.75/head	800.00–825.00	813	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,099	702.29/head	650.00–875.00	702	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,144	948.93/head	675.00–1,200.00	949	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,281	1,170.08/head	850.00–1,400.00	1,170	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	149.06/cwt	140.00–153.00	414	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	126.83/cwt	120.00–134.00	911	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	565	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	150.20/cwt	144.00–158.00	864	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	164.00/cwt	155.00–175.00	799	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	140.53/cwt	135.00–145.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	147.84/cwt	145.00–152.00	488	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	987	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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