Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers and heifers sold 7.00-13..00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 7.00-15.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate to heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $241.32/cwt on 331 head.

Average price

$241.32

331 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,420

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$34.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.71

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	245.02	1,452	296
Medium and Large 1-2	554	210.11	1,165	35

One grade step is worth $34.91/cwt here — about $287 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 sale331 hd

241.32

—

MO average16 barns · 17,405 hd

256.04

−14.71

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	1,720	125.18	2,153	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	103.99	1,478	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	96.97	1,179	102
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,168	82.20	960	8thin

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)	1,035	$933	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	83.10/cwt	80.00–85.00	991	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	79.50/cwt	79.00–80.00	871	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	89.20/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,349	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	106.33/cwt	95.00–119.00	1,496	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	80.28/cwt	80.00–80.50	999	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	90.19/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,037	46
Bulls	—	—	1,430	105.77/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,513	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	103.37/cwt	95.00–115.00	1,314	54
Bulls	—	—	1,825	132.24/cwt	121.00–139.00	2,413	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	481	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,239	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	692	178.44/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,235	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	186.85/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,183	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	188.78/cwt	185.00–190.00	931	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	216.06/cwt	190.00–224.00	884	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	469	245.69/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,152	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	814	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,709	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	230.64/cwt	222.50–245.00	950	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	247.19/cwt	228.00–251.00	1,285	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	247.72/cwt	232.50–253.00	1,060	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	215.50/cwt	204.00–227.50	1,446	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	199.52/cwt	196.00–202.50	1,558	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	232.20/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,068	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	299	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	261.04/cwt	250.00–270.00	976	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	205.32/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,098	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	563	257.84/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,452	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	252.48/cwt	236.00–267.00	1,427	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	267.14/cwt	262.50–273.00	1,362	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	233.53/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,446	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	270.61/cwt	270.00–272.50	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	201.46/cwt	196.00–210.00	1,382	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	719	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,625	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	442	282.52/cwt	277.50–292.50	1,249	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	719	225.62/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,622	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	656	241.60/cwt	227.00–248.00	1,585	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	210.40/cwt	191.00–217.00	1,492	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	262.21/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,282	21
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	955	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	527	229.13/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,208	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	178.43/cwt	171.00–186.00	1,104	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	197.68/cwt	191.00–205.00	947	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	218.11/cwt	201.00–226.00	1,115	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	403	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	627	211.20/cwt	208.00–222.00	1,324	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	333	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	423	248.05/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,049	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	365	257.86/cwt	247.50–270.00	941	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	184.17/cwt	180.00–190.00	974	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	180.51/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	202.23/cwt	200.00–206.00	870	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	184.45/cwt	175.00–191.00	1,059	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,221	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	198.75/cwt	191.00–203.00	1,246	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	493	264.29/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,303	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	223.65/cwt	210.00–227.50	689	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	219.31/cwt	219.00–220.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	220.57/cwt	212.00–230.00	922	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	192.17/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,324	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	194.05/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,096	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	221.29/cwt	197.50–227.50	1,069	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	226.70/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,172	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	205.08/cwt	192.00–221.00	1,165	22

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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