Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago 300-400 lbs steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $237.61/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$237.61

148 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$15.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.02

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	242.84	1,306	99
Medium and Large 1-2	449	227.04	1,019	49

One grade step is worth $15.80/cwt here — about $287 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 sale148 hd

237.61

—

MO average16 barns · 10,409 hd

249.63

−12.02

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	1,726	119.10	2,055	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	108.27	1,649	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	101.13	1,207	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	83.15	828	23

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)	1,453	$1,705	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,127	$1,387	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	963	$1,800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	470	236.02/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,109	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	232.53/cwt	225.00–235.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	507	296.15/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,501	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	305	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	251.78/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,083	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	241.65/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	256.71/cwt	248.00–260.00	965	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	233.20/cwt	219.00–239.00	1,658	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	234.90/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,348	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	310.24/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,471	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,817	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	278.01/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,465	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	277.44/cwt	268.00–288.00	1,581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	246.35/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,303	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	232.53/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,542	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	256.44/cwt	248.00–263.00	1,595	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	307.72/cwt	290.00–327.50	1,286	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	303.91/cwt	280.00–310.00	979	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	244.96/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,318	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	267.67/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,282	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	256.60/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,075	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	378	332.18/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,256	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	427	311.01/cwt	296.00–322.50	1,328	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	284.70/cwt	279.00–290.00	1,495	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	435	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	90.68/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,044	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	879	79.49/cwt	70.00–85.00	699	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	103.49/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,351	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	108.95/cwt	102.50–130.00	1,693	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	105.42/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,281	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	97.78/cwt	90.00–100.50	1,150	23
Bulls	—	—	1,762	122.81/cwt	115.00–130.50	2,164	11
Bulls	—	—	1,592	105.51/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,680	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,453	1,705.37/head	1,700.00–1,710.00	1,705	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	905	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	925	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,183	1,440.12/head	925.00–1,725.00	1,440	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,293	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	226.43/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,318	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	999	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,402	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	229.57/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,088	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	224.88/cwt	210.00–231.00	933	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	754	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,787	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	246.97/cwt	230.00–259.00	1,445	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	252.10/cwt	235.00–265.00	827	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	235.01/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	229.95/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,189	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	232.73/cwt	220.00–247.50	889	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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