Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.49/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$158.49

200 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$21.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.40

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	167.33	833	118
Medium and Large 1-2	540	145.78	787	82

One grade step is worth $21.56/cwt here — about $46 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 sale200 hd

158.49

—

MO average20 barns · 18,031 hd

173.89

−15.40

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	1,713	92.30	1,581	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	74.95	1,102	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,270	69.45	882	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,127	54.37	613	12

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)	1,147	$895	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	910	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$685	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	758	$846	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,102	$1,350	6

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	780	147.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	157.36/cwt	150.00–162.00	914	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	146.17/cwt	135.00–150.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	564	197.02/cwt	193.00–201.00	1,111	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	430	203.66/cwt	202.00–205.00	876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	136.83/cwt	135.00–140.00	869	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	142.99/cwt	140.00–150.00	822	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	154.75/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,057	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	147.77/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,051	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	186.45/cwt	179.00–196.00	800	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	167.53/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,060	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	142.41/cwt	140.00–144.00	974	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	169.19/cwt	160.00–180.00	804	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	323	235.49/cwt	230.00–240.00	761	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	528	205.12/cwt	196.00–211.00	1,083	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	163.33/cwt	156.00–170.00	1,176	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	180.57/cwt	178.00–189.00	1,038	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	175.69/cwt	166.00–185.00	490	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	185.36/cwt	184.00–188.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	374	228.28/cwt	225.00–230.00	854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	231.88/cwt	227.50–232.50	668	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	158.93/cwt	141.00–165.00	1,295	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	187.60/cwt	185.00–194.00	961	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	459	208.11/cwt	203.00–211.00	955	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	200.58/cwt	188.00–205.00	915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	226.23/cwt	225.00–227.50	733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	171.53/cwt	170.00–176.00	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	164.99/cwt	160.00–175.00	805	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,411	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	977	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	202.45/cwt	196.00–208.00	721	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	164.08/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,286	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	164.16/cwt	160.00–170.00	939	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	136.19/cwt	128.00–139.00	960	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	177.81/cwt	165.00–186.00	934	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	435	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	479	197.51/cwt	197.00–198.00	946	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	518	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,010	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	46.34/cwt	43.00–49.00	447	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	52.89/cwt	50.00–57.00	587	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,728	84.33/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,457	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	73.90/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,066	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	53.09/cwt	50.00–56.00	721	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,234	60.61/cwt	60.00–62.00	748	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	66.45/cwt	62.00–69.00	821	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	73.48/cwt	69.00–79.00	938	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	65.83/cwt	58.00–70.00	823	31
Bulls	—	—	2,063	99.66/cwt	98.00–101.50	2,056	4
Bulls	—	—	1,635	91.08/cwt	81.50–96.00	1,489	10
Bulls	—	—	1,100	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	825	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	758	845.79/head	775.00–925.00	846	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,214	884.93/head	720.00–965.00	885	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	880	935.00/head	935.00–935.00	935	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	685.00/head	685.00–685.00	685	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	910	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	1,412.50/head	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,413	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	128.41/cwt	125.00–135.00	980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	190.96/cwt	175.00–197.00	792	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	172.35/cwt	168.00–175.00	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	152.05/cwt	141.00–165.00	929	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	153.81/cwt	150.00–165.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	150.01/cwt	145.00–155.00	929	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	418	183.18/cwt	180.00–186.00	766	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	196.85/cwt	192.50–207.00	756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	145.31/cwt	142.00–147.00	974	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	151.25/cwt	145.00–157.00	849	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	147.50/cwt	135.00–153.00	770	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	150.52/cwt	140.00–162.00	726	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	161.84/cwt	157.00–167.00	833	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	171.22/cwt	156.00–179.00	731	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	176.64/cwt	168.00–186.00	664	19

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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