Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 1.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 higher, bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand higher and supply light to moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $227.46/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$227.46

150 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,265

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$24.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.82

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	230.18	1,282	133
Medium and Large 1-2	551	206.14	1,136	17thin

One grade step is worth $24.04/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 sale150 hd

227.46

—

MO average13 barns · 5,508 hd

241.28

−13.82

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	1,680	125.78	2,113	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	111.75	1,653	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	106.01	1,276	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,064	87.26	929	11

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1Fancy	—	405	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,164	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	243.75/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,085	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	243.85/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,300	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	245.89/cwt	225.00–251.00	947	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	257.47/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,254	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	220.81/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,016	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	220.07/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	430	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	294.23/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,139	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	266.05/cwt	257.00–273.00	1,394	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	243.68/cwt	233.00–249.00	1,625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	239.82/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,477	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	230.65/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,123	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	246.71/cwt	236.00–250.00	933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	229.25/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	382	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	223.77/cwt	221.00–225.00	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	742	247.25/cwt	247.25–247.25	1,835	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	270.20/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,254	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	240.38/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,115	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	221.70/cwt	217.50–237.00	1,135	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	512	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,265	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	99.60/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,338	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	111.99/cwt	100.00–117.50	1,620	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	108.70/cwt	100.50–119.00	1,323	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	97.45/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,132	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	96.68/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,058	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	81.88/cwt	76.00–86.00	857	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,790	122.56/cwt	120.50–125.00	2,194	2
Bulls	—	—	1,208	115.81/cwt	115.00–116.50	1,399	2
Bulls	—	—	1,774	127.77/cwt	125.00–130.50	2,267	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	205.67/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	220.62/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,372	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	482	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,200	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	232.60/cwt	227.50–237.50	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	188.59/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,281	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	217.49/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	405	253.97/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,029	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	207.69/cwt	196.00–216.00	1,487	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,804	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	201.61/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,165	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	240.59/cwt	226.00–250.00	1,025	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	206.75/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	226.09/cwt	213.00–238.00	1,503	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	243.40/cwt	235.00–257.50	932	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	228.70/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,313	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	252.04/cwt	235.00–267.00	832	10

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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