Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate to heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.33/cwt on 436 head.

Average price

$177.33

436 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$28.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.43

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	183.84	1,065	336
Medium and Large 1-2	521	155.47	810	100

One grade step is worth $28.37/cwt here — about $256 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 sale436 hd

177.33

—

MO average19 barns · 24,568 hd

186.76

−9.43

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	—	Low	1,785	88.87	1,586	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,390	66.70	927	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	57.91	686	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	45.91	474	17

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	318	161.99/cwt	161.00–163.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	162.24/cwt	160.00–163.00	928	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	168.29/cwt	160.00–178.00	1,129	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	784	167.81/cwt	166.50–170.00	1,316	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	609	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,023	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	579	197.17/cwt	193.00–202.00	1,142	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	164.41/cwt	150.00–175.00	546	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	277	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	431	212.38/cwt	202.50–225.00	915	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	141.69/cwt	130.00–150.00	894	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	383	220.88/cwt	210.00–229.00	846	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	155.21/cwt	140.00–165.00	874	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	166.99/cwt	164.00–168.50	1,343	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	148.48/cwt	136.00–159.00	983	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	167.89/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,195	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	151.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,319	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	187.92/cwt	169.00–201.00	887	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	160.62/cwt	155.00–169.00	846	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	177.85/cwt	168.00–192.00	1,035	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	208.55/cwt	198.00–215.00	780	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	156.33/cwt	150.00–171.00	747	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	172.04/cwt	166.00–178.00	1,082	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	165.38/cwt	150.00–170.50	1,273	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	174.86/cwt	161.00–186.00	897	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,457	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	187.79/cwt	185.00–196.00	798	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	838	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	182.95/cwt	181.00–185.00	609	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	178.49/cwt	175.00–185.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	159.27/cwt	155.00–165.00	835	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	878	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	155.60/cwt	150.00–160.00	878	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	175.66/cwt	170.00–180.00	841	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	48.91/cwt	47.50–50.00	604	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	64.87/cwt	60.00–68.00	882	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	58.19/cwt	55.00–62.00	784	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	54.56/cwt	50.00–61.00	628	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	45.58/cwt	40.00–50.00	468	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	249	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	56.17/cwt	55.00–58.00	662	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	63.66/cwt	60.00–66.50	780	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,503	77.03/cwt	72.50–84.00	1,158	7
Bulls	—	—	1,760	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,056	1
Bulls	—	—	1,656	84.57/cwt	75.00–92.00	1,400	6
Bulls	—	—	1,918	97.98/cwt	92.00–103.50	1,879	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	146.26/cwt	135.00–154.00	702	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	756	116.50/cwt	115.00–118.00	881	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	142.85/cwt	130.00–150.00	826	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	146.19/cwt	145.00–150.00	490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	149.64/cwt	145.00–151.00	636	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	133.91/cwt	125.00–140.00	911	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	145.04/cwt	135.00–152.00	746	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	162.15/cwt	155.00–164.00	856	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	149.49/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,166	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,114	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	139.87/cwt	135.00–145.00	876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	161.24/cwt	150.00–167.00	755	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	160.05/cwt	155.00–165.00	687	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	147.19/cwt	145.00–154.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	680	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,156	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	155.59/cwt	153.00–160.00	991	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	160.77/cwt	160.00–163.00	600	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	513	200.37/cwt	196.00–205.00	1,028	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	149.20/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,056	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	477	206.86/cwt	202.00–210.00	987	15

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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