Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 8.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $190.73/cwt on 175 head.

Average price

$190.73

175 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$20.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.61

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	196.67	997	125
Medium and Large 1-2	521	175.88	915	50

One grade step is worth $20.80/cwt here — about $82 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 sale175 hd

190.73

—

MO average14 barns · 8,061 hd

189.12

+1.61

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	1,608	109.12	1,754	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	88.30	1,262	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	83.43	996	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	68.37	717	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)	1,255	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$965	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$865	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,365	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	522	184.24/cwt	181.00–189.00	962	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	194.65/cwt	190.00–200.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	169.58/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,151	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	209.67/cwt	200.00–220.00	889	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	272	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	473	237.04/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,121	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,338	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	178.58/cwt	165.00–183.00	1,302	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,182	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	357	275.91/cwt	267.50–280.00	985	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	311	279.34/cwt	272.50–287.50	869	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	216.40/cwt	208.00–224.00	1,114	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	424	261.31/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,108	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	254.04/cwt	240.00–265.00	808	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	256	249.34/cwt	235.00–262.00	638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	234.76/cwt	211.00–245.00	991	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,277	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	199.72/cwt	180.00–206.00	915	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	214.80/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,334	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	194.25/cwt	194.00–195.00	1,265	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	408	233.14/cwt	227.00–240.00	951	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	159.49/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,148	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,191	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	191.30/cwt	180.00–211.00	1,113	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	68.68/cwt	63.00–70.00	731	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	438	1
Bulls	—	—	1,663	110.94/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,845	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	81.35/cwt	75.00–86.00	944	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	71.12/cwt	70.00–72.00	907	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	77.00/cwt	75.00–78.00	764	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	82.35/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,159	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	89.29/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,280	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	87.98/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,085	25
Bulls	—	—	1,387	101.84/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,413	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	790	865.00/head	865.00–865.00	865	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,255	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	965.00/head	965.00–965.00	965	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	1,365.00/head	1,365.00–1,365.00	1,365	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	156.22/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,123	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	174.89/cwt	169.00–181.00	1,109	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	183.16/cwt	180.00–185.00	870	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	330	232.95/cwt	220.00–235.00	769	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	378	230.80/cwt	219.00–235.00	872	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	196.36/cwt	190.00–207.00	943	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	208.34/cwt	200.00–210.00	827	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	180.55/cwt	178.00–185.00	847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	182.83/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,017	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	180.44/cwt	175.00–186.00	926	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	173.67/cwt	172.00–175.00	999	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	177.09/cwt	169.00–188.00	1,109	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	168.56/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,200	6

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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