Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 2.00-7.00 higher, heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.55/cwt on 222 head.

Average price

$203.55

222 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,104

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$17.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.77

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	205.57	1,125	196
Medium and Large 1-2	507	188.34	955	26

One grade step is worth $17.23/cwt here — about $170 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 sale222 hd

203.55

—

MO average17 barns · 11,369 hd

216.32

−12.77

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	1,696	107.69	1,826	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,330	89.90	1,195	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,102	87.03	959	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	901	71.11	641	17

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)	1,400	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,044	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	477	196.15/cwt	190.00–208.00	936	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	223.06/cwt	208.00–229.00	821	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	171.64/cwt	165.00–183.00	1,411	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	703	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,448	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	425	290.21/cwt	281.00–297.50	1,233	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	355	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	672	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,247	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	624	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,239	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,358	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	293.64/cwt	272.50–305.00	857	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	186.28/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,323	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	259.28/cwt	252.00–280.00	1,073	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	188.66/cwt	184.00–191.00	1,458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	241.18/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,269	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	523	261.70/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,369	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	269.80/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,017	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	220.45/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,241	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,092	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	212.83/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,096	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	227.91/cwt	215.00–240.00	964	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	221.88/cwt	206.00–236.00	1,030	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	257.99/cwt	241.00–265.00	1,225	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	239.79/cwt	228.00–248.00	1,393	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	800	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,516	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,375	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	276.54/cwt	260.00–283.00	902	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	222.47/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,157	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	224.05/cwt	212.00–239.00	1,089	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	248.47/cwt	237.00–287.50	917	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	427	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,247	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	335	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,013	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	80.78/cwt	79.00–83.00	764	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	85.51/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,052	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	89.91/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,002	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	83.08/cwt	76.00–87.00	901	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	71.04/cwt	65.00–75.00	634	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	52.14/cwt	50.00–54.00	446	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,030	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	721	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	91.81/cwt	89.50–94.00	1,251	15
Bulls	—	—	1,702	109.33/cwt	105.50–115.50	1,861	5
Bulls	—	—	1,665	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	1,657	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,400	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	1,043.85/head	885.00–1,200.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	192.80/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,192	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	196.17/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,122	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	931	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	211.53/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,214	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	551	217.91/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,201	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	513	229.85/cwt	227.00–230.50	1,179	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	606	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,242	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	475	233.39/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,109	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	737	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,415	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	195.57/cwt	188.00–200.00	1,011	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	185.82/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,061	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	185.38/cwt	179.00–186.00	1,277	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	199.83/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,041	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	216.34/cwt	205.00–225.00	928	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	188.71/cwt	185.00–200.00	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	200.30/cwt	180.00–206.00	1,126	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	187.93/cwt	183.00–201.00	1,154	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	209.38/cwt	191.00–215.00	953	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	184.49/cwt	182.00–185.00	952	6

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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