Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.89/cwt on 303 head.

Average price

$180.89

303 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,133

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$18.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.61

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	649	184.42	1,198	244
Medium and Large 1-2	532	166.27	884	59

One grade step is worth $18.15/cwt here — about $314 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 sale303 hd

180.89

—

MO average17 barns · 19,323 hd

190.50

−9.61

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	1,695	88.46	1,499	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	75.18	1,071	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	70.23	834	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	942	55.88	526	15

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)	917	$890	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	956	$840	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	880	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$900	2thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1	—	760	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	168.02/cwt	165.00–172.00	934	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	924	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	415	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,320	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	217.44/cwt	200.00–227.50	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,272	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,149	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	203.44/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,048	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	177.15/cwt	170.00–180.00	850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	410	209.37/cwt	204.00–216.00	858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	573	196.66/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,127	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	185.25/cwt	181.00–190.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	188.23/cwt	181.00–196.00	992	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	192.76/cwt	184.00–197.00	842	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	168.75/cwt	155.00–176.00	1,306	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	315	236.19/cwt	235.00–240.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	475	207.69/cwt	206.00–208.00	987	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	173.76/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,081	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	163.22/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,185	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	152.81/cwt	145.00–160.00	969	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	171.78/cwt	165.00–178.00	1,158	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	171.24/cwt	169.00–172.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	166.12/cwt	150.00–174.00	965	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	176.25/cwt	173.00–181.00	650	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,452	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	192.61/cwt	186.00–199.00	901	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	189.32/cwt	182.00–193.00	1,104	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,043	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	171.23/cwt	165.00–176.00	904	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	214.45/cwt	208.00–219.00	815	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	155.02/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,493	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	169.94/cwt	165.00–175.00	714	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	63.76/cwt	60.00–67.00	612	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	54.37/cwt	45.00–59.00	506	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	74.73/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,021	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,207	63.86/cwt	60.00–70.00	771	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	73.53/cwt	70.00–77.50	903	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,711	82.20/cwt	80.50–85.00	1,406	6
Bulls	—	—	2,013	98.51/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,983	4
Bulls	—	—	1,624	86.23/cwt	75.00–95.00	1,400	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	288	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	65.27/cwt	60.00–69.00	736	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	1,037.50/head	950.00–1,125.00	1,038	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	775	791.18/head	725.00–850.00	791	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	911.42/head	900.00–925.00	911	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	880	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	854	804.47/head	700.00–875.00	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	432	189.39/cwt	189.00–193.00	818	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	172.72/cwt	160.00–185.00	817	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	153.32/cwt	149.00–160.00	808	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	144.97/cwt	142.00–148.00	976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	168.76/cwt	156.00–176.00	891	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	153.80/cwt	145.00–170.00	595	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	186.09/cwt	179.00–191.00	618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	153.16/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,117	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	145.95/cwt	145.00–150.00	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	168.32/cwt	160.00–177.00	961	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	167.96/cwt	156.00–181.00	877	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	613	187.53/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,150	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	180.25/cwt	169.00–190.00	678	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	157.19/cwt	145.00–165.00	989	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	182.55/cwt	174.00–192.00	756	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,122	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	154.50/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,043	10

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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