Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared steers sold 8.00-12.00 higher, heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $256.47/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$256.47

106 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$40.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.80

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	268.57	1,256	74
Medium and Large 1-2	479	228.51	1,094	32

One grade step is worth $40.05/cwt here — about $162 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 sale106 hd

256.47

—

MO average16 barns · 7,796 hd

259.27

−2.80

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	1,921	127.57	2,451	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	107.38	1,573	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,151	102.04	1,175	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,055	83.72	883	14

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)	1,320	$1,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,028	$1,205	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$910	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$855	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	241.98/cwt	234.00–251.00	1,278	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	249.18/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,059	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	771	176.47/cwt	156.00–185.00	1,361	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	234.70/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,122	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,193	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	258.25/cwt	253.00–259.00	1,516	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	287.44/cwt	277.00–297.50	931	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	239.11/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,124	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	216.48/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,312	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	244.55/cwt	230.00–255.00	927	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	452	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,275	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	188.27/cwt	152.00–230.00	1,075	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	255.38/cwt	245.00–268.00	1,226	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	265.76/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,345	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	275.24/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,178	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	238.04/cwt	233.00–242.50	781	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	259.17/cwt	255.00–265.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	226.89/cwt	222.00–235.00	967	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	426	298.04/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,270	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	381	305.58/cwt	302.00–307.50	1,164	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	242.13/cwt	230.00–255.00	935	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,443	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	108.61/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,595	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	105.46/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,211	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	94.36/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,094	8
Bulls	—	—	1,921	127.57/cwt	115.50–131.00	2,451	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	91.42/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,028	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	79.44/cwt	65.00–86.00	807	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,320	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	795	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	845	855.00/head	855.00–855.00	855	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	995	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	735	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,320	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,232	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	226.01/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,112	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	206.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,290	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	213.81/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,364	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	218.17/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,045	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	207.75/cwt	195.00–212.00	1,070	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	217.99/cwt	202.00–225.00	1,267	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	223.28/cwt	211.00–232.50	1,157	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	283.18/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,079	9

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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