Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-7.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $177.26/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$177.26

127 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.31

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	177.26	910	127

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale127 hd

177.26

—

MO average14 barns · 10,164 hd

182.57

−5.31

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	1,763	109.54	1,931	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,486	86.13	1,280	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	79.20	922	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	65.25	648	9thin

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)	1,126	$1,088	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,122	$995	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$907	4thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	619	165.96/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,027	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	164.90/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,167	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	539	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,137	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	392	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	909	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	475	222.45/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,057	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	190.79/cwt	175.00–198.00	750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	190.84/cwt	190.00–194.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	183.17/cwt	175.00–186.00	854	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	345	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	186.71/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,223	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	202.42/cwt	190.00–210.00	953	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	185.70/cwt	181.00–200.00	1,032	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	209.53/cwt	208.00–210.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	213.55/cwt	200.00–217.50	908	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	173.87/cwt	163.00–185.00	894	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	179.08/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,110	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	201.14/cwt	196.00–204.00	1,028	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	293	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	748	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,212	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,030	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	177.59/cwt	165.00–200.00	844	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	417	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	930	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	84.31/cwt	79.00–90.50	1,059	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	45.43/cwt	40.00–50.00	435	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	79.06/cwt	78.00–80.00	907	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	64.80/cwt	60.00–69.00	579	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	85.95/cwt	80.00–93.50	1,274	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	78.63/cwt	77.50–80.00	1,040	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	930	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	76.52/cwt	70.00–80.00	846	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,618	92.17/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,491	3
Bulls	—	—	1,778	113.48/cwt	107.00–124.00	2,018	13
Bulls	—	—	1,725	99.29/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,713	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	990	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	893	940.83/head	875.00–1,000.00	941	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,188	917.84/head	825.00–1,000.00	918	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	906.96/head	800.00–1,010.00	907	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,243	1,161.42/head	900.00–1,250.00	1,161	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	173.03/cwt	170.00–180.00	457	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	162.98/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,103	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	346	202.22/cwt	200.00–212.50	700	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	433	194.20/cwt	190.00–199.00	841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	177.06/cwt	172.00–189.00	765	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	176.65/cwt	170.00–184.00	933	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	175.32/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,012	16

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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