Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 2,00-5.00 higher, heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $231.30/cwt on 276 head.

Average price

$231.30

276 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,292

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$20.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.25

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	235.58	1,362	218
Medium and Large 1-2	485	215.24	1,045	58

One grade step is worth $20.34/cwt here — about $317 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 sale276 hd

231.30

—

MO average16 barns · 12,455 hd

237.55

−6.25

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	1,809	112.65	2,038	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	92.21	1,315	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	88.99	995	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,105	75.49	834	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)	1,030	$1,287	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	962	$1,083	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	Large 1	—	742	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,224	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	227.98/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,206	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,035	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	198.89/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,056	29
Heifers	Large 1	—	567	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	495	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,124	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	174.75/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,365	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,218	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	256.01/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,085	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	241.55/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,374	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	624	227.11/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,417	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	438	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,183	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	539	266.05/cwt	263.00–267.50	1,434	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	181.86/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,255	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	674	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	216.60/cwt	194.00–227.00	929	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	259.15/cwt	247.50–267.50	995	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,347	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	249.34/cwt	237.50–259.00	1,299	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	255.07/cwt	243.00–265.00	1,219	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	207.94/cwt	191.00–220.00	1,191	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	227.10/cwt	210.00–235.00	768	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,459	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	506	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,328	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	175.33/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,022	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	498	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,170	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	204.29/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,154	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	206.88/cwt	182.00–230.00	1,080	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	86.34/cwt	80.00–90.00	930	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	642	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	86.87/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,210	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	93.63/cwt	91.00–97.50	1,114	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	81.68/cwt	78.50–84.50	960	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	70.86/cwt	62.50–76.00	728	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	95.13/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,374	11
Bulls	—	—	1,770	102.44/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,813	3
Bulls	—	—	1,826	117.02/cwt	107.00–123.00	2,137	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,048	1,341.34/head	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,341	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	895	1,124.16/head	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,124	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	975	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	226.25/cwt	223.00–231.00	731	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,465	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	193.27/cwt	183.00–199.00	816	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	190.58/cwt	174.00–195.00	1,264	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	187.66/cwt	180.00–189.00	980	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	405	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	178.53/cwt	170.00–185.00	925	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	226.46/cwt	217.50–236.00	831	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	193.48/cwt	180.00–210.00	633	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	244.86/cwt	235.00–250.00	901	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	186.25/cwt	175.00–200.00	788	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	191.73/cwt	180.00–203.00	893	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,175	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	192.68/cwt	185.00–215.00	715	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	194.71/cwt	190.00–205.00	933	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	186.26/cwt	178.00–190.00	1,166	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	221.71/cwt	216.00–230.00	944	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	187.26/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,082	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	574	3

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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