Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 3.00 lower to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light to moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.05/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$197.05

165 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$989

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$23.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.25

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	202.36	1,019	128
Medium and Large 1-2	497	178.68	889	37

One grade step is worth $23.68/cwt here — about $130 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 sale165 hd

197.05

—

MO average12 barns · 7,862 hd

197.30

−0.25

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	1,496	99.76	1,492	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	87.28	1,272	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,159	84.18	976	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	67.53	657	21

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)	1,140	$1,180	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,083	$1,160	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	933	$1,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,535	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	638	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,085	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	872	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	611	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,069	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	417	287.36/cwt	283.00–295.00	1,198	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	215.96/cwt	213.00–220.00	823	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	206.14/cwt	200.00–217.00	969	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	203.15/cwt	194.00–212.00	1,050	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	210.79/cwt	210.00–213.00	548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,319	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,068	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	171.20/cwt	160.00–183.00	885	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	359	267.53/cwt	258.00–287.50	960	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	527	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,233	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	212.15/cwt	209.00–216.00	1,222	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	206.74/cwt	185.00–220.00	862	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	211.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	650	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	172.45/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,147	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	212.82/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,083	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	214.35/cwt	200.00–227.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,147	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	236.35/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,125	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	302	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	238.30/cwt	230.00–245.00	863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	237.51/cwt	230.00–243.00	786	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	731	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,188	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	215.60/cwt	210.00–220.00	908	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	679	168.98/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,147	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,092	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	49.39/cwt	40.00–56.00	399	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	74.83/cwt	71.00–80.00	736	8
Bulls	—	—	1,692	113.61/cwt	110.00–115.50	1,922	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	67.13/cwt	60.00–72.00	679	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	89.51/cwt	85.00–97.50	1,318	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	81.53/cwt	77.50–84.50	1,099	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	89.23/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,023	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	80.49/cwt	74.00–85.00	938	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	795	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,930	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,834	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Heavy Weight	—	1,228	97.55/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,198	2
Bulls	—	—	1,422	94.57/cwt	86.00–105.00	1,345	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,285	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	995	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	805	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	925	1,120.00/head	1,120.00–1,120.00	1,120	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,400	1,535.00/head	1,535.00–1,535.00	1,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	197.44/cwt	185.00–206.00	1,031	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	398	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	191.13/cwt	187.00–201.00	1,118	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	173.59/cwt	165.00–186.00	1,064	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	193.85/cwt	175.00–200.00	917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	475	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	224.32/cwt	214.00–230.00	971	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	598	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	808	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,252	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	519	209.96/cwt	203.00–218.00	1,090	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	340	237.03/cwt	235.00–238.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	168.65/cwt	160.00–175.00	956	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	785	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	426	230.26/cwt	227.00–232.00	981	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	398	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	186.61/cwt	181.00–189.00	1,088	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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