Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 13.00-21.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-4.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $227.37/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$227.37

189 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,150

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$28.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.46

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	231.69	1,176	160
Medium and Large 1-2	495	203.54	1,008	29

One grade step is worth $28.14/cwt here — about $168 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 sale189 hd

227.37

—

MO average11 barns · 13,109 hd

240.83

−13.46

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	1,738	120.76	2,099	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,417	98.96	1,403	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	95.49	1,180	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	85.99	880	11

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)	1,352	$1,426	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,160	5

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	627	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	516	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,543	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	673	251.67/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,694	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	528	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,246	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	239.85/cwt	220.00–257.50	1,034	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	254.71/cwt	246.00–260.00	958	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	248.45/cwt	235.00–258.00	1,560	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	195.46/cwt	190.00–203.00	1,016	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	397	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,243	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	216.80/cwt	204.00–223.00	1,695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	254.72/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,488	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	266.59/cwt	260.00–276.00	880	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	231.10/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,008	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	202.73/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,383	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,290	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	259.60/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,098	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	227.50/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,172	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	226.40/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	268.12/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,016	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	462	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	257.70/cwt	248.00–262.00	1,237	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	258.22/cwt	240.00–268.00	1,374	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	235.63/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,254	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	244.58/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,025	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	970	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	218.36/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,282	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	211.48/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,313	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	508	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,321	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	99.66/cwt	93.50–109.50	1,414	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	98.53/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,240	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	91.48/cwt	83.50–94.50	1,103	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	91.60/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,281	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	80.30/cwt	80.00–81.00	761	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	88.13/cwt	86.00–96.00	926	8
Bulls	—	—	1,764	125.18/cwt	120.50–130.50	2,208	7
Bulls	—	—	1,648	105.27/cwt	100.50–110.00	1,735	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	895	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	965	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,245	1,199.67/head	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,200	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,375	1,439.19/head	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,439	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	226.86/cwt	218.00–237.00	1,177	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	399	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,077	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	207.38/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,168	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	247.21/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,182	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,300	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,019	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	561	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,346	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	626	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	239.30/cwt	218.00–250.00	1,118	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	252	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	217.10/cwt	199.00–239.00	1,246	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	210.97/cwt	210.00–212.00	905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	203.13/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,465	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	204.65/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,285	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	197.70/cwt	194.00–199.00	1,103	4

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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