Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 6.00-15.00 higher with better than average quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 10.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $174.41/cwt on 226 head.

Average price

$174.41

226 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$14.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.77

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	176.69	912	191
Medium and Large 1-2	511	161.93	827	35

One grade step is worth $14.76/cwt here — about $85 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 sale226 hd

174.41

—

MO average19 barns · 14,427 hd

184.17

−9.77

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	1,512	98.76	1,494	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	86.39	1,286	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	79.37	982	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,037	63.62	660	14

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)	1,125	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	987	$1,325	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,333	$1,289	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,275	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	179.57/cwt	166.00–186.00	668	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	325	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	150.80/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,231	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	160.54/cwt	155.00–175.00	783	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	720	185.71/cwt	178.00–189.00	1,337	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	679	190.18/cwt	188.00–195.00	1,291	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	422	229.85/cwt	212.00–238.00	970	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	178.72/cwt	173.00–184.00	1,183	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	165.09/cwt	160.00–170.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	155.98/cwt	143.00–160.00	1,128	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	181.36/cwt	178.00–185.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	612	212.58/cwt	206.00–217.00	1,301	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	365	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	171.35/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,244	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	529	211.60/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,119	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	482	217.85/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,050	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	207.16/cwt	200.00–212.00	667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	165.92/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,357	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	207.56/cwt	200.00–210.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	177.59/cwt	165.00–184.00	1,089	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,005	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,457	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	169.87/cwt	166.00–171.00	736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	153.50/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,414	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	202.73/cwt	191.00–211.00	778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	188.59/cwt	180.00–198.00	1,092	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	162.96/cwt	158.00–168.00	913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	155.24/cwt	149.00–164.00	1,056	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	183.46/cwt	170.00–196.00	594	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	194.47/cwt	185.00–205.00	799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	188.73/cwt	184.00–208.00	978	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	200.81/cwt	196.00–209.00	962	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	154.95/cwt	149.00–161.00	1,023	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	174.67/cwt	170.00–181.00	931	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	426	204.21/cwt	200.00–212.00	870	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	73.35/cwt	66.00–78.00	805	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	37.11/cwt	35.00–40.00	345	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	62.73/cwt	60.00–65.00	634	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,264	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	70.55/cwt	69.00–72.00	914	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	83.74/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,083	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	76.66/cwt	68.00–82.00	915	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,577	88.05/cwt	85.50–91.00	1,389	21
Bulls	—	—	1,299	90.22/cwt	80.00–100.00	1,172	4
Bulls	—	—	1,797	110.14/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,979	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	85.06/cwt	82.00–89.50	1,181	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,333	1,288.77/head	925.00–1,375.00	1,289	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	987	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	830	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	162.39/cwt	151.00–168.00	1,028	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	711	168.54/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,198	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	166.59/cwt	165.00–188.00	931	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	703	148.45/cwt	135.00–153.00	1,044	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	183.00/cwt	176.00–190.00	774	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	702	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,281	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	342	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	158.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,221	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	416	199.86/cwt	196.00–206.00	831	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	604	179.50/cwt	178.00–181.00	1,084	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	184.89/cwt	179.00–191.00	952	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,397	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	174.76/cwt	165.00–184.00	806	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	363	192.35/cwt	190.00–193.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	587	182.00/cwt	178.00–186.00	1,068	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	172.24/cwt	159.00–179.00	977	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	180.89/cwt	170.00–188.00	785	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	175.70/cwt	161.00–179.00	907	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	571	213.93/cwt	204.00–219.00	1,222	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	166.57/cwt	160.00–173.00	701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	645	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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