Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale Sept 5 due to Labor Day*

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 7.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $238.45/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$238.45

121 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,304

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$409

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

$12.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.80

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	240.58	1,378	100
Medium and Large 1-2	424	228.33	969	21

One grade step is worth $12.24/cwt here — about $409 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 sale121 hd

238.45

—

MO average13 barns · 4,922 hd

251.25

−12.80

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	1,501	111.17	1,669	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	107.93	1,571	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,169	100.27	1,172	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,107	87.07	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,263	$1,384	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,132	$1,376	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	470	231.47/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,088	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	234.69/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,209	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	270.35/cwt	240.00–287.50	1,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	286.93/cwt	281.00–292.50	1,354	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	301.19/cwt	287.50–325.00	1,142	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	264.77/cwt	252.00–276.00	1,115	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	313.79/cwt	301.00–320.00	875	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	240.01/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,370	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	279.97/cwt	267.50–289.00	1,599	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	315.83/cwt	312.50–317.50	976	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	385	338.05/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	313.41/cwt	307.50–315.50	1,335	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,079	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	247.97/cwt	243.00–269.00	1,557	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	249.81/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,304	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	235.77/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	442	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,105	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	294.13/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,079	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	261.85/cwt	247.00–267.50	1,369	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	243.56/cwt	233.00–255.00	1,376	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	392	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,352	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	109.42/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,621	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	102.72/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,405	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	109.93/cwt	102.50–115.00	1,372	13
Bulls	—	—	1,873	120.46/cwt	110.50–126.00	2,256	5
Bulls	—	—	1,236	104.53/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,292	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,274	91.77/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,169	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	83.16/cwt	75.00–88.00	804	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	95.25/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,074	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,233	1,539.13/head	1,210.00–1,875.00	1,539	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	930	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,263	1,383.74/head	1,170.00–1,565.00	1,384	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	230.94/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	239.22/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,519	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	259.17/cwt	244.00–275.00	1,218	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	228.18/cwt	200.00–255.00	853	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	229.65/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	222.28/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,832	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	244.19/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,160	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	221.00/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	966	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,988	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	540	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	605	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	3

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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