Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to December 13th sale, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, a few bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.49/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$175.49

159 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$16.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.03

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	178.67	1,035	129
Medium and Large 1-2	523	161.84	847	30

One grade step is worth $16.83/cwt here — about $188 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 sale159 hd

175.49

—

MO average10 barns · 15,807 hd

184.52

−9.03

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	1,694	92.98	1,575	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,492	79.40	1,185	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	69.29	874	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	52.52	597	10

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1Fancy	—	475	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	305	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	172.56/cwt	168.00–178.00	632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	943	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,358	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	170.97/cwt	164.00–175.00	975	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	164.32/cwt	164.00–165.00	946	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	186.65/cwt	185.00–191.00	493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	181.38/cwt	179.00–188.00	947	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	191.14/cwt	172.00–199.00	898	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	432	204.00/cwt	202.00–215.00	881	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	166.18/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,108	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	164.93/cwt	153.00–171.00	681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	193.53/cwt	179.00–202.50	724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	168.83/cwt	160.00–178.00	1,052	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,350	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	165.20/cwt	164.00–165.50	1,411	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	171.50/cwt	165.00–176.00	784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	155.89/cwt	150.00–159.00	970	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	161.77/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,176	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	988	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	944	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	796	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	126.44/cwt	123.00–130.00	977	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	156.92/cwt	154.00–160.00	891	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	167.37/cwt	158.00–175.00	887	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	612	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,138	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	350	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	164.18/cwt	156.00–174.00	775	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	154.33/cwt	145.00–160.00	894	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	156.38/cwt	150.00–165.00	808	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	294	169.82/cwt	154.00–175.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	170.95/cwt	160.00–178.00	733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	142.11/cwt	125.00–150.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	147.25/cwt	140.00–150.00	696	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	151.27/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,027	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,085	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	146.65/cwt	145.00–150.00	915	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	959	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	166.14/cwt	155.00–175.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	441	179.02/cwt	170.00–188.00	789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	134.21/cwt	125.00–147.00	772	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	916	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,301	4
Bulls	—	—	1,897	98.45/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,868	3
Bulls	—	—	1,490	87.51/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,304	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,535	86.49/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,328	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	63.34/cwt	60.00–67.00	755	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	72.22/cwt	68.00–78.00	943	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	695	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	348	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	834	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	75.22/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,113	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	51.80/cwt	45.00–63.00	575	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,375	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	811	1

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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