Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 1.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.88/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$153.88

225 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$20.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.76

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	155.80	848	204
Medium and Large 1-2	497	135.30	672	21

One grade step is worth $20.50/cwt here — about $176 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 sale225 hd

153.88

—

MO average14 barns · 7,639 hd

164.64

−10.76

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	2,038	85.88	1,750	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,395	65.65	916	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	64.04	754	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	47.22	511	27

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)	1,015	$1,038	8

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	175.99/cwt	170.00–179.00	671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	157.97/cwt	156.00–160.00	521	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	168.53/cwt	153.00–181.00	972	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	835	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,002	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	420	187.50/cwt	185.00–195.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	158.29/cwt	146.00–168.00	676	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	154.40/cwt	145.00–166.00	804	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	137.03/cwt	128.00–145.00	1,081	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	163.43/cwt	154.00–170.00	1,025	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	136.22/cwt	135.00–140.00	974	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,221	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,202	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	151.39/cwt	150.00–160.00	892	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	150.00/cwt	145.00–165.00	702	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	713	168.11/cwt	163.50–171.00	1,199	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	558	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,043	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	181.86/cwt	175.00–187.00	867	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	915	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,446	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	831	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,396	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	178.80/cwt	170.00–186.00	772	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	150.68/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,088	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	810	4
Steers	Large 1	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	173.47/cwt	165.00–185.00	906	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	769	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,315	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	166.31/cwt	165.00–175.00	637	7
Bulls	Large 1	—	398	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	158.66/cwt	155.00–165.00	822	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	711	129.55/cwt	127.00–131.00	921	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	602	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	915	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	50.32/cwt	50.00–51.00	593	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	52.82/cwt	51.50–54.00	696	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	70.02/cwt	68.00–71.00	996	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	63.42/cwt	58.00–68.00	876	10
Bulls	—	—	2,165	95.94/cwt	95.00–97.00	2,077	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	37.20/cwt	35.00–42.00	366	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	49.02/cwt	40.00–59.00	539	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	708	1
Bulls	—	—	2,090	85.26/cwt	78.00–92.00	1,782	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	71.07/cwt	69.00–75.00	859	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	61.92/cwt	55.00–68.00	718	27
Bulls	—	—	1,290	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	774	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	1,233.07/head	925.00–1,300.00	1,233	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	798	714.09/head	650.00–800.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	878	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	151.35/cwt	145.00–159.00	873	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	164.85/cwt	155.00–173.00	809	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	128.75/cwt	120.00–135.00	729	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	167.34/cwt	160.00–175.00	696	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	134.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	155.91/cwt	147.00–165.00	591	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	156.55/cwt	144.00–162.00	900	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	136.15/cwt	120.00–145.00	583	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	444	169.21/cwt	168.00–170.00	751	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	141.53/cwt	140.00–146.00	930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	148.45/cwt	140.00–155.00	917	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	608	165.00/cwt	164.50–166.00	1,003	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	741	150.43/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,115	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	516	188.33/cwt	188.00–189.00	972	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	659	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,147	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	463	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	133.46/cwt	132.00–135.00	905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	136.59/cwt	130.00–140.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	157.87/cwt	150.00–167.50	761	43

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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