Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.92/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$204.92

158 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$8.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.37

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	206.55	1,042	129
Medium and Large 1-2	523	197.62	1,033	29

One grade step is worth $8.93/cwt here — about $8 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 sale158 hd

204.92

—

MO average15 barns · 10,544 hd

215.29

−10.37

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	1,771	113.44	2,009	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	91.99	1,300	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	86.76	1,021	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,046	64.68	677	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,091	$1,441	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,090	$1,575	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,413	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$735	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2	—	385	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	175.75/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,334	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	202.68/cwt	199.00–208.00	967	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	175.98/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,204	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	218.51/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,034	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	181.57/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,331	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	198.28/cwt	182.00–204.00	1,130	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	202.21/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,041	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	229.82/cwt	215.00–236.00	639	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,300	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	420	270.25/cwt	266.00–278.00	1,135	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	313	284.66/cwt	280.00–290.00	891	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	355	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	976	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	186.42/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,174	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	188.46/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,259	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	218.84/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,026	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	257.78/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,098	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	260.20/cwt	240.00–271.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	234.77/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,359	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	254.63/cwt	242.00–265.00	1,194	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	191.02/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	234.38/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,209	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	251.24/cwt	250.00–259.00	950	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	196.80/cwt	189.00–218.00	1,151	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	212.89/cwt	195.00–224.00	1,145	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	259	274.46/cwt	272.50–280.00	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,459	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	188.63/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,158	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	239.61/cwt	238.00–240.00	896	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	679	174.35/cwt	169.00–180.00	1,184	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	220.20/cwt	195.00–228.00	1,149	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	360	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	954	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	437	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	70.03/cwt	60.00–75.00	789	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	897	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	92.20/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,298	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	85.77/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,196	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	90.99/cwt	88.00–95.50	1,133	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	84.32/cwt	79.00–87.50	951	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	76.98/cwt	75.00–79.00	847	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,468	100.26/cwt	100.00–100.50	1,472	2
Bulls	—	—	1,772	114.68/cwt	108.00–120.50	2,032	6
Bulls	—	—	1,765	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,871	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	840	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,109	1,445.67/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,446	8
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	945	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,128	1,413.33/head	1,150.00–1,650.00	1,413	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	148.00/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,246	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	242.77/cwt	224.00–256.00	1,124	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,246	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,036	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	218.55/cwt	200.00–236.00	933	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	902	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,263	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	175.59/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,185	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	218.05/cwt	210.00–230.00	818	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	532	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	224.56/cwt	215.00–230.00	725	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	201.37/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,063	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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