Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $227.77/cwt on 220 head.

Average price

$227.77

220 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$28.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.79

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	234.67	1,113	167
Medium and Large 1-2	505	206.04	1,041	53

One grade step is worth $28.62/cwt here — about $72 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 sale220 hd

227.77

—

MO average14 barns · 9,642 hd

241.56

−13.79

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	1,702	117.92	2,007	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,523	104.41	1,590	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	96.33	1,133	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,103	87.38	964	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	939	$1,112	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	910	$875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	422	214.55/cwt	200.00–228.00	905	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	217.99/cwt	213.00–225.00	1,229	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	203.01/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,324	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	233.74/cwt	229.00–236.00	1,377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	239.93/cwt	223.00–250.00	1,008	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	205.85/cwt	204.00–207.00	1,282	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	242.99/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,154	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	251.92/cwt	243.00–265.00	1,471	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	519	284.64/cwt	276.00–290.00	1,477	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	428	298.88/cwt	293.00–304.00	1,279	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	234.85/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,116	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	249.20/cwt	247.50–254.00	1,538	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	237.21/cwt	228.00–241.00	1,025	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	777	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,830	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	379	306.42/cwt	301.00–317.00	1,161	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	260.00/cwt	250.00–276.00	1,243	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	234.63/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	748	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	518	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	243.98/cwt	235.00–257.00	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	236.02/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,213	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,350	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	254.07/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,075	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	842	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	923	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	196.82/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,226	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	276.68/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,051	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	242.50/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,050	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	257.29/cwt	225.00–272.50	1,194	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	84.11/cwt	82.00–85.00	881	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	102.00/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,244	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	90.30/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,006	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	90.11/cwt	88.00–94.50	1,035	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	81.22/cwt	80.00–85.00	934	3
Bulls	—	—	1,742	120.72/cwt	111.00–127.50	2,103	8
Bulls	—	—	1,621	112.32/cwt	100.00–122.00	1,821	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	105.62/cwt	97.00–112.00	1,604	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	92.36/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,445	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,246.01/head	1,200.00–1,285.00	1,246	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	878	1,058.12/head	925.00–1,125.00	1,058	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	890	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	910	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	535	246.25/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,317	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	210.23/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,110	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	194.02/cwt	181.00–205.00	1,104	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	240.92/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,224	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	214.04/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,312	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	237.96/cwt	229.00–247.50	878	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	459	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,239	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	432	261.58/cwt	261.00–262.00	1,130	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	212.87/cwt	200.00–230.00	679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	204.52/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,170	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	239.03/cwt	237.50–240.00	650	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	208.12/cwt	203.00–226.00	991	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	197.22/cwt	188.00–206.00	1,241	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	206.75/cwt	200.00–210.00	769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	279.35/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,048	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	222.20/cwt	211.00–235.00	1,169	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	302	259.42/cwt	237.50–262.00	783	19

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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