Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale July 4 due to the 4th of July Holiday

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 11.00 lower in a light test with lower quality than last week. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.89/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$200.89

133 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$7.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.96

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	202.79	1,041	100
Medium and Large 1-2	459	195.12	895	33

One grade step is worth $7.67/cwt here — about $146 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 sale133 hd

200.89

—

MO average18 barns · 13,936 hd

229.85

−28.96

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	1,686	112.68	1,900	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,378	95.91	1,322	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	90.90	1,076	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	77.02	790	23

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)	1,155	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$888	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,222	3thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	310	221.21/cwt	215.00–225.00	686	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	157.65/cwt	150.00–165.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	199.96/cwt	185.00–205.00	944	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	200.57/cwt	185.00–210.00	756	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,437	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	658	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	203.09/cwt	192.00–208.00	1,066	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	205.05/cwt	200.00–218.00	863	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,352	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	204.01/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,251	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	235.01/cwt	230.00–240.00	780	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	191.47/cwt	185.00–208.00	1,095	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	201.27/cwt	190.00–220.00	968	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	246.52/cwt	232.00–256.00	1,060	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,308	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	191.51/cwt	190.00–193.00	973	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	214.96/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,311	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,118	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	185.98/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,174	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	229.55/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,168	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	213.84/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,198	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	235.02/cwt	225.00–250.00	966	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	217.67/cwt	210.00–242.50	1,045	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	461	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,189	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	665	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	266	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	83.58/cwt	80.00–86.00	933	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	96.32/cwt	92.00–102.50	1,192	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	87.99/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,016	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	71.66/cwt	60.00–79.00	669	9
Bulls	—	—	1,794	116.43/cwt	111.00–120.00	2,089	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	97.10/cwt	91.00–102.50	1,333	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	88.50/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,249	4
Bulls	—	—	1,471	105.19/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,547	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	980	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,220.00/head	1,175.00–1,265.00	1,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	195.49/cwt	181.00–200.00	927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	182.30/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,139	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,216	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	356	223.82/cwt	217.50–230.00	797	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	193.57/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,208	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	216.25/cwt	214.00–223.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	197.33/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,143	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	202.71/cwt	200.00–204.00	872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	440	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	192.37/cwt	186.00–205.00	1,360	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	200.08/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,158	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	206.23/cwt	193.00–210.00	967	14

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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