Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale May 30 due to Memorial Day*

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold steady to 7.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher and bulls sold 4.00 higher; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $227.90/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$227.90

149 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,324

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$17.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.68

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	594	230.19	1,368	129
Medium and Large 1-2	495	213.13	1,055	20

One grade step is worth $17.06/cwt here — about $313 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 sale149 hd

227.90

—

MO average16 barns · 15,243 hd

246.57

−18.68

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	1,699	111.69	1,898	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	95.54	1,326	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,169	93.19	1,090	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	940	73.27	689	7thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$1,327	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,294	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	955	$995	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	426	189.24/cwt	185.00–194.00	806	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	458	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,248	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	970	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	205.48/cwt	200.00–213.00	964	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	210.30/cwt	205.00–217.00	797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	221.80/cwt	200.00–232.00	969	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	200.09/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,149	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	188.00/cwt	185.00–197.00	1,203	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,462	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	245.37/cwt	237.50–247.00	1,266	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	506	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,354	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	213.45/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,229	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	213.86/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,448	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	254.92/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,236	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	217.20/cwt	213.00–230.00	1,342	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	274.35/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,073	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	247.77/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,093	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	235.73/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,370	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,256	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	231.72/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,094	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	779	171.51/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,336	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	239.94/cwt	230.00–250.00	931	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	752	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	81.94/cwt	80.00–84.00	670	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	69.80/cwt	64.50–76.50	690	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,297	86.62/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,123	5
Bulls	—	—	1,522	102.06/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,553	5
Bulls	—	—	1,847	119.71/cwt	110.00–130.00	2,211	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	98.72/cwt	93.00–104.50	1,402	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	95.71/cwt	80.00–103.00	1,106	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	88.29/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,072	14
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	955	995.00/head	995.00–995.00	995	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,222	1,274.93/head	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,275	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	955	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,350	1,327.31/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	196.88/cwt	164.00–207.50	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	198.27/cwt	186.00–210.00	1,045	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	192.42/cwt	190.00–200.00	735	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	183.72/cwt	180.00–185.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	232.07/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,200	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	440	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,243	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	209.98/cwt	201.00–225.00	693	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	456	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,062	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	534	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,185	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	187.41/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,158	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	207.15/cwt	195.00–229.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,278	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	182.51/cwt	180.00–185.00	841	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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