Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No sale December20th and December 27th due to the Holidays

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 5.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.97/cwt on 223 head.

Average price

$153.97

223 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$20.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.02

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	161.45	811	143
Medium and Large 1-2	528	140.60	742	80

One grade step is worth $20.85/cwt here — about $69 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 sale223 hd

153.97

—

MO average14 barns · 10,127 hd

167.99

−14.02

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	1,660	84.64	1,405	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	64.79	965	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	60.45	733	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	48.88	502	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,600	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,329	$1,173	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,216	$786	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	883	$750	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$1,035	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1Fancy	—	410	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	164.04/cwt	161.00–166.00	879	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	147.91/cwt	135.00–156.00	910	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	174.44/cwt	160.00–190.00	822	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	175.65/cwt	165.00–185.00	745	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	560	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	476	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	194.00/cwt	185.00–198.00	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	590	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,086	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	176.89/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,019	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	452	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	196.88/cwt	182.50–203.00	622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	147.12/cwt	140.00–151.00	927	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	165.10/cwt	159.00–171.00	1,047	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	185.75/cwt	173.00–194.00	875	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	179.90/cwt	170.00–185.00	946	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	167.40/cwt	163.00–169.50	1,125	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	188.30/cwt	186.00–191.00	817	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	159.23/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,295	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	157.19/cwt	145.00–166.00	885	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	157.05/cwt	150.00–160.00	829	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	458	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	162.01/cwt	151.00–173.00	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	425	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	558	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	161.70/cwt	157.00–166.50	1,174	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	160.62/cwt	150.00–169.00	546	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	159.76/cwt	150.00–164.00	757	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	152.01/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,307	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	158.56/cwt	154.00–166.00	834	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	149.57/cwt	145.00–154.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	307	226.97/cwt	217.50–230.00	697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	146.72/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,043	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	295	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	160.82/cwt	157.00–164.00	897	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	39.20/cwt	33.00–41.00	368	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,237	64.93/cwt	57.00–69.00	803	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	48.90/cwt	44.00–55.00	493	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	61.61/cwt	57.00–68.50	889	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	65.31/cwt	63.00–69.50	979	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	64.40/cwt	62.00–69.00	788	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,615	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,211	1
Bulls	—	—	1,865	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,772	2
Bulls	—	—	1,636	85.62/cwt	70.00–93.00	1,401	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	57.67/cwt	52.00–62.00	698	32
Bulls	—	—	1,600	68.42/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,095	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	468	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	883	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	915	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,329	1,173.48/head	750.00–1,500.00	1,173	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,216	786.06/head	725.00–850.00	786	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,600	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	141.06/cwt	130.00–145.00	798	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	180.17/cwt	175.00–185.00	685	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	738	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	923	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	144.82/cwt	140.00–147.00	691	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	161.48/cwt	156.00–171.00	547	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	285	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	401	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	315	198.48/cwt	191.00–202.00	625	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	139.75/cwt	130.00–150.00	583	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	136.39/cwt	129.00–143.00	921	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	135.05/cwt	125.00–145.00	839	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	137.60/cwt	125.00–154.00	780	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	144.15/cwt	140.00–164.00	532	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	160.50/cwt	153.00–175.00	698	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	164.99/cwt	160.00–175.00	632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	146.58/cwt	126.00–151.00	699	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,232	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	145.44/cwt	130.00–155.00	766	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	151.25/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,009	11

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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