Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-6.00 lower in a light test and lower than average quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 1.00 lower; Demand lower and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.13/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$188.13

160 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$20.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.73

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	198.63	940	78
Medium and Large 1-2	487	178.14	868	82

One grade step is worth $20.49/cwt here — about $72 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 sale160 hd

188.13

—

MO average14 barns · 8,182 hd

193.86

−5.73

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	1,770	108.92	1,928	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,415	90.76	1,284	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	87.28	1,047	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	957	66.04	632	6thin

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)	1,178	$1,078	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	905	$1,035	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	963	$973	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$913	2thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	513	190.74/cwt	185.00–201.00	978	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	184.87/cwt	170.00–192.00	1,139	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	180.33/cwt	170.00–190.00	869	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	176.72/cwt	170.00–181.00	930	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	222.29/cwt	214.00–232.00	1,043	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	188.17/cwt	185.00–190.00	679	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	205.46/cwt	200.00–210.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	169.76/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,365	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	212.28/cwt	203.00–225.00	692	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	205.96/cwt	190.00–218.00	873	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	188.01/cwt	181.00–193.00	1,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	190.29/cwt	185.00–193.00	1,085	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	215.89/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,146	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	230.43/cwt	228.00–234.00	972	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,059	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	179.48/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,023	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	172.97/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,228	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	208.34/cwt	200.00–216.00	990	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,121	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	595	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,255	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	532	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,192	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	379	237.49/cwt	232.50–241.00	900	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	90.95/cwt	86.00–98.50	1,304	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	90.43/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,119	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	83.64/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,111	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	510	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	69.06/cwt	61.00–75.00	698	4
Bulls	—	—	1,840	94.94/cwt	90.50–100.00	1,747	2
Bulls	—	—	1,753	112.41/cwt	107.00–118.50	1,971	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	83.45/cwt	78.00–86.00	964	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,285	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,311	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,178	1,077.55/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,078	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	808	817.34/head	750.00–875.00	817	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	810	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	905	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,118	1,129.65/head	985.00–1,250.00	1,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	156.67/cwt	150.00–159.00	953	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	159.50/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,140	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	173.77/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,070	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	187.66/cwt	170.00–210.00	1,081	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	198.21/cwt	197.00–209.00	1,001	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	222.03/cwt	212.00–231.00	941	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	207.34/cwt	191.00–218.00	972	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	176.57/cwt	130.00–191.00	740	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	155.05/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,059	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	228.25/cwt	225.00–230.00	856	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	182.65/cwt	175.00–190.00	838	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	412	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	783	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	206.12/cwt	195.00–215.00	880	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	208.37/cwt	201.00–213.00	746	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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