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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00-12.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 higher and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $234.29/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$234.29

107 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,271

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$23.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.60

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	236.83	1,274	94
Large 1	647	225.00	1,456	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	556	213.20	1,186	10thin

One grade step is worth $23.63/cwt here — about $88 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 sale107 hd

234.29

—

MO average14 barns · 5,750 hd

246.89

−12.60

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	1,579	118.86	1,876	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	115.41	1,635	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,159	112.56	1,304	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,046	94.66	991	26

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)	1,150	$1,497	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,188	$1,459	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	930	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	365	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,141	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	107.92/cwt	102.00–110.50	1,590	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	115.99/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,336	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	108.17/cwt	104.00–110.50	1,262	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	110.17/cwt	104.50–117.00	1,164	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	119.15/cwt	115.00–129.50	1,654	14
Bulls	—	—	1,775	127.90/cwt	123.00–132.00	2,270	6
Bulls	—	—	1,393	111.78/cwt	105.00–117.50	1,557	5
Bulls	—	—	1,330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,502	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	302.76/cwt	290.00–311.00	999	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	247.27/cwt	242.50–250.00	898	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,542	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	222.47/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,250	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	220.11/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,624	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	282.17/cwt	277.50–288.00	1,329	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	256.73/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,107	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	236.93/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,133	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	231.66/cwt	217.00–235.00	1,469	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	233.26/cwt	219.00–240.00	1,199	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	277.44/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,143	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	306.17/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	259.97/cwt	250.00–272.50	993	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	245.07/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	274.16/cwt	264.00–283.00	1,431	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	995	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	246.72/cwt	236.00–251.00	1,392	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	280.14/cwt	275.00–296.00	1,205	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	484	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,355	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	95.84/cwt	90.00–105.50	1,013	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	72.50/cwt	65.50–85.00	726	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	1,497.47/head	1,200.00–1,625.00	1,497	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	930	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,188	1,458.94/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,459	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	647	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	408	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,091	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	506	264.56/cwt	249.00–270.00	1,339	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	213.25/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,333	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,107	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,140	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	245.19/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,042	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	223.99/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	382	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	265.84/cwt	264.00–271.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	426	304.84/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,299	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	367	329.99/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,211	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	209.01/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,411	2

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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