Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there was too small of a offering to make a trend comparison, the quality was a lot lower than past sales. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher and bulls sold steady; supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.41/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$160.41

89 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$783

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$16.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.68

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	167.78	785	49
Medium and Large 1-2	513	151.38	777	40

One grade step is worth $16.40/cwt here — about $8 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 sale89 hd

160.41

—

MO average19 barns · 6,916 hd

172.09

−11.68

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	—	Average	1,813	90.14	1,634	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,359	76.98	1,046	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,268	71.60	908	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	966	52.98	512	5thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,465	$1,065	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	943	$935	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,072	$892	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	872	$765	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1-2	—	427	160.95/cwt	150.00–168.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	178.73/cwt	170.00–182.50	667	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	134.91/cwt	130.00–150.00	851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	194.13/cwt	180.00–203.00	916	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	598	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,029	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	154.85/cwt	150.00–161.00	979	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	154.46/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	164.04/cwt	160.00–176.00	876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	203.89/cwt	195.00–212.50	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	154.83/cwt	150.00–170.00	416	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	171.25/cwt	159.00–175.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	201.56/cwt	190.00–212.50	736	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	170.51/cwt	163.00–180.00	989	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	178.50/cwt	173.00–192.00	853	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	151.98/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,002	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	829	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	270	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	689	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	75.96/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,056	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,555	54.23/cwt	50.00–58.00	843	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	75.47/cwt	70.00–80.00	946	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,321	81.56/cwt	80.50–83.50	1,077	8
Bulls	—	—	1,784	88.84/cwt	80.50–93.00	1,585	8
Bulls	—	—	2,045	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	2,055	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	54.63/cwt	54.00–55.00	511	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	65.80/cwt	59.00–69.00	821	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,465	1,065.00/head	1,065.00–1,065.00	1,065	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	875.55/head	850.00–900.00	876	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	935	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	872	765.00/head	765.00–765.00	765	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	905	965.40/head	875.00–1,050.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	170.78/cwt	165.00–176.00	743	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	174.75/cwt	171.00–186.00	813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	161.00/cwt	152.00–170.00	612	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	173.43/cwt	172.00–175.00	744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	151.73/cwt	140.00–156.00	789	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	154.19/cwt	145.00–167.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	150.01/cwt	145.00–155.00	878	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	454	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	953	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	148.35/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,016	4

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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