Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 3.00 lower to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.85/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$202.85

132 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$22.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.55

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	208.85	1,003	97
Medium and Large 1-2	477	186.23	888	35

One grade step is worth $22.62/cwt here — about $115 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 sale132 hd

202.85

—

MO average17 barns · 13,456 hd

212.40

−9.55

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	1,572	109.44	1,720	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	92.59	1,332	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	88.79	1,064	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	946	72.10	682	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$1,285	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,013	$937	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	728	$875	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$800	1thin

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	—	600	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	208.98/cwt	195.00–216.00	991	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	214.86/cwt	205.00–229.00	915	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	220.70/cwt	210.00–236.00	821	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,183	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	199.52/cwt	190.00–216.00	1,155	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	193.77/cwt	189.00–199.00	1,184	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,138	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	260.12/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,113	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	247.84/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,279	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,318	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,326	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	388	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,096	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,146	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	201.00/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,085	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	224.92/cwt	215.00–230.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	194.69/cwt	180.00–214.00	1,135	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,294	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	248.22/cwt	241.00–259.00	1,119	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	264.59/cwt	251.00–277.00	881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	262.04/cwt	255.00–265.00	755	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	173.09/cwt	150.00–184.00	1,168	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	238.71/cwt	221.00–255.00	776	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	812	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,056	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	518	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	245.41/cwt	215.00–277.50	1,055	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	239.82/cwt	220.00–257.50	1,132	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	198.04/cwt	190.00–212.50	1,145	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	228.74/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,180	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,358	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	176.90/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,185	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	54.81/cwt	50.00–60.00	465	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	80.51/cwt	78.00–84.50	783	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	72.38/cwt	65.00–77.00	704	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	92.90/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,338	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,245	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	91.79/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,199	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	86.62/cwt	82.00–89.00	971	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%Heavy Weight	—	1,210	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,089	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	114.46/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,986	7
Bulls	—	—	1,190	97.74/cwt	92.00–103.50	1,163	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	728	875.09/head	850.00–900.00	875	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	795	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,310	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,013	937.35/head	875.00–1,000.00	937	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	206.30/cwt	199.00–214.00	881	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	189.86/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,189	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	160.24/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,010	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	194.92/cwt	190.00–200.00	758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	196.91/cwt	174.00–213.00	920	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	814	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,180	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	195.98/cwt	187.00–202.00	1,039	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	200.49/cwt	200.00–202.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	201.66/cwt	200.00–202.50	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	402	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	965	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	198.24/cwt	187.00–210.00	1,049	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	178.59/cwt	170.00–189.00	1,002	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	176.24/cwt	165.00–185.00	939	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	186.45/cwt	180.00–200.00	701	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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