Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 7.00-14.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower and bulls sold 1.00 lower; Demand good and supply light to moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $246.07/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$246.07

134 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,254

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$17.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.86

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	246.58	1,263	130
Medium and Large 1-2	433	229.53	994	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.05/cwt here — about $269 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 sale134 hd

246.07

—

MO average15 barns · 6,691 hd

250.92

−4.86

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	—	Low	1,645	118.45	1,948	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	108.21	1,594	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	104.32	1,268	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	87.79	960	20

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)	1,080	$1,435	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$1,165	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	465	314.51/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	229.53/cwt	228.00–230.00	994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	229.68/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,415	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	283.78/cwt	280.00–285.00	817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	299.34/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,314	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	237.01/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,695	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	974	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	265.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	230.26/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,402	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	279.25/cwt	271.00–288.00	1,595	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	435	315.29/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,372	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	297.80/cwt	297.50–298.00	1,108	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	257.02/cwt	246.00–268.00	1,552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	288.72/cwt	270.00–298.00	1,533	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	303.40/cwt	281.00–310.00	1,016	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	286.21/cwt	273.00–291.00	1,322	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	244.15/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,272	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	223.45/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,392	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	263.74/cwt	250.00–286.00	1,232	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	377	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,131	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	429	321.02/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,377	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,383	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	87.02/cwt	81.50–92.50	916	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	105.49/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,613	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	103.56/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,239	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	897	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	111.94/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,526	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	93.51/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,139	5
Bulls	—	—	1,450	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	1,327	1
Bulls	—	—	1,796	124.41/cwt	118.00–130.00	2,234	9
Bulls	—	—	1,412	113.10/cwt	110.00–117.50	1,597	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	111.84/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,564	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	900	1,165.00/head	1,165.00–1,165.00	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,267	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	368	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,021	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,742	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	223.53/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,475	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	264.00/cwt	250.00–278.00	1,106	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	756	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	618	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	252.53/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,187	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	514	314.27/cwt	300.00–324.00	1,615	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	253.05/cwt	250.00–260.00	666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	427	274.46/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,172	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	251.68/cwt	242.00–267.50	1,085	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	234.71/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,375	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	233.58/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,226	11

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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