Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 5.00 lower to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.88/cwt on 347 head.

Average price

$191.88

347 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$12.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.42

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	195.90	1,124	236
Medium and Large 1-2	469	183.32	860	111

One grade step is worth $12.58/cwt here — about $263 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 sale347 hd

191.88

—

MO average17 barns · 10,375 hd

196.30

−4.42

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	1,762	107.65	1,897	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	92.11	1,285	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	86.37	1,053	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	58.66	586	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)	1,230	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$1,214	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,176	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	799	$941	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	725	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$1,738	4thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	759	167.43/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,271	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	164.86/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,446	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	206.80/cwt	201.00–214.00	647	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	180.19/cwt	176.00–190.00	1,279	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	185.07/cwt	180.00–200.00	701	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	717	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,348	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	247.52/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,042	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,004	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,506	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	257.22/cwt	247.50–267.50	983	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	462	253.11/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,169	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	186.67/cwt	175.00–191.00	806	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	366	284.54/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,041	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	172.79/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,438	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	181.13/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,308	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	534	230.50/cwt	224.00–233.00	1,231	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	419	274.80/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,151	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	217.06/cwt	209.00–225.00	1,018	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	181.48/cwt	173.00–193.00	1,216	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	210.77/cwt	202.00–219.00	1,199	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	175.47/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,348	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	181.22/cwt	175.00–185.00	939	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	202.71/cwt	175.00–222.00	868	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	759	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,412	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	234.05/cwt	230.00–235.00	803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	217.79/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,130	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	199.82/cwt	185.00–224.00	538	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	219.11/cwt	211.00–225.00	828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	187.25/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,146	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	556	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,295	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	206.33/cwt	181.00–220.00	683	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	199.86/cwt	193.00–220.00	925	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	190.47/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,293	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	198.39/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,133	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	630	220.41/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,389	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	211.49/cwt	208.00–215.00	797	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	190.90/cwt	186.00–205.00	897	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	181.70/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,014	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	186.53/cwt	178.00–195.00	1,218	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	963	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	89.52/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,122	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%Heavy Weight	—	1,460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,460	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	83.84/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,122	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	45.28/cwt	40.00–52.00	419	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	72.03/cwt	67.00–75.00	773	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	91.71/cwt	88.00–97.50	1,284	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	81.95/cwt	75.00–86.00	957	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,399	101.15/cwt	100.50–102.00	1,415	4
Bulls	—	—	1,920	114.05/cwt	110.00–121.50	2,190	8
Bulls	—	—	1,622	101.97/cwt	82.00–108.50	1,654	9
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	799	940.77/head	825.00–1,100.00	941	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	725	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,230	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	1,175.73/head	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,176	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	935	1,214.37/head	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,214	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	1,850.00/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	437	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,001	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	581	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,232	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,042	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	172.89/cwt	165.00–180.00	906	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	181.36/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,019	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	634	188.43/cwt	185.00–194.00	1,195	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	792	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,331	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	327	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	464	230.62/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,070	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	207.67/cwt	200.00–224.00	889	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	179.44/cwt	170.00–188.00	1,125	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	180.46/cwt	170.00–188.00	1,218	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	183.64/cwt	170.00–197.00	887	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,122	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	191.54/cwt	189.00–201.00	1,119	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	198.10/cwt	189.00–206.00	662	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,299	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	207.52/cwt	200.00–210.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	210.50/cwt	205.00–215.00	598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	536	215.04/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,153	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	192.03/cwt	182.00–203.00	1,014	11

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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