Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher and bulls sold 1.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.82/cwt on 300 head.

Average price

$194.82

300 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$17.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.52

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	199.58	1,064	220
Medium and Large 1-2	470	181.73	854	80

One grade step is worth $17.85/cwt here — about $209 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 sale300 hd

194.82

—

MO average17 barns · 10,132 hd

202.33

−7.52

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	1,832	112.34	2,058	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,378	92.07	1,269	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	86.76	1,002	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	881	68.05	600	13

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)	1,095	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	740	$750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	669	208.12/cwt	199.00–214.00	1,392	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	574	239.76/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,376	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	194.52/cwt	190.00–203.00	1,128	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	704	194.50/cwt	194.00–195.00	1,369	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	199.17/cwt	190.00–219.00	755	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	469	252.91/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,186	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	416	263.55/cwt	244.00–272.50	1,096	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	211.17/cwt	200.00–220.00	790	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	218.17/cwt	212.00–229.00	1,134	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	524	240.57/cwt	223.00–247.00	1,261	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	214.66/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,241	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	231.78/cwt	225.00–240.00	950	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	384	264.90/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,017	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,292	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	194.78/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,313	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	619	213.29/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,320	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	214.91/cwt	210.00–225.00	696	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	201.26/cwt	187.00–215.00	884	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	163.05/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,084	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,044	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	197.95/cwt	190.00–202.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	236.80/cwt	233.00–240.00	867	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	178.72/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,294	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	236.79/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,129	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	229.94/cwt	219.00–250.00	738	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	161.45/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,171	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	359	232.56/cwt	225.00–235.00	835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	211.40/cwt	205.00–215.00	998	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	181.22/cwt	174.00–186.00	1,127	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	190.74/cwt	180.00–200.00	986	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	593	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,097	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	57.31/cwt	53.00–60.00	519	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	80.93/cwt	80.00–83.00	716	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	91.22/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,248	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	85.22/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,031	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	713	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	90.78/cwt	87.50–95.50	1,061	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	82.88/cwt	75.00–87.00	951	26
Bulls	—	—	1,520	106.16/cwt	105.00–107.50	1,614	2
Bulls	—	—	1,921	114.11/cwt	110.00–120.00	2,192	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	68.76/cwt	65.00–73.00	593	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,603	103.56/cwt	102.50–105.00	1,660	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	740	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	621	197.10/cwt	193.00–202.00	1,224	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	182.97/cwt	171.00–195.00	763	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,060	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	167.11/cwt	160.00–175.00	617	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	172.99/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,086	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	523	218.19/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,141	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	557	212.45/cwt	212.00–213.00	1,183	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	186.72/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,169	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	715	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	352	227.00/cwt	221.00–235.00	799	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	196.31/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,015	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	186.63/cwt	160.00–199.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	179.94/cwt	173.00–190.00	934	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	183.93/cwt	179.00–186.00	1,245	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	184.28/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,058	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	209.11/cwt	190.00–219.00	989	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,310	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	210.28/cwt	201.00–219.00	679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	180.94/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,391	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	207.60/cwt	190.00–221.00	868	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	179.97/cwt	170.00–190.00	846	11

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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