Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 5.00 higher to 6.00 lower with lower than average quality and a lot of unwean calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $263.30/cwt on 224 head.

Average price

$263.30

224 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$423

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$55.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.39

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	647	266.97	1,727	189
Medium and Large 1-2	523	248.89	1,302	30
Large 1	618	211.00	1,304	5thin

One grade step is worth $55.97/cwt here — about $423 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 sale224 hd

263.30

—

MO average13 barns · 8,870 hd

272.69

−9.39

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	1,570	118.05	1,853	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,399	98.10	1,372	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	93.31	1,150	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,101	79.35	874	22

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)	1,172	$1,458	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,423	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	910	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,088	$1,425	2thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	513	238.30/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,222	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	282	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	240.44/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	255.33/cwt	230.00–268.00	1,167	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	232.09/cwt	230.00–238.00	965	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	244.25/cwt	244.00–245.00	926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	235.79/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	256.04/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,216	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	263.47/cwt	259.00–267.50	1,626	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	733	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	1,939	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	615	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,728	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	743	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,902	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	275.76/cwt	270.00–277.50	891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	303.73/cwt	290.00–310.50	1,148	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	244.79/cwt	230.00–257.00	1,278	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	228.75/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	291.23/cwt	277.50–300.00	961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	271.85/cwt	264.00–280.00	1,166	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	252.16/cwt	239.00–267.00	1,700	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	293.16/cwt	278.00–307.50	1,372	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	277.05/cwt	273.00–282.50	1,449	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	223.23/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,908	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,947	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	974	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,071	7
Steers	Large 1	—	618	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,304	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	277.98/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,587	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	233.94/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,705	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,422	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	266.02/cwt	245.00–289.00	1,242	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,366	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	251.04/cwt	225.00–285.00	1,401	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	983	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	380	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,188	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,244	92.37/cwt	85.50–105.00	1,149	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	78.38/cwt	70.00–90.00	821	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	52.85/cwt	50.00–57.00	520	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	103.57/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,568	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,289	92.58/cwt	88.50–98.50	1,193	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	102.62/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,228	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	90.35/cwt	81.00–98.00	1,124	22
Bulls	—	—	1,570	118.05/cwt	114.00–122.50	1,853	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	841	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,172	1,457.79/head	1,235.00–1,585.00	1,458	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	910	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	1,422.91/head	1,250.00–1,585.00	1,423	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	210.77/cwt	206.00–225.00	1,233	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	171.86/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,141	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	257.25/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,353	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	186.46/cwt	181.00–192.00	1,408	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	247.30/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,044	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	240.80/cwt	228.00–248.00	1,512	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	242.87/cwt	221.00–262.50	1,382	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	552	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	217.18/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,353	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	230.74/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	240.79/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,637	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	439	270.47/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,187	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	246.08/cwt	240.00–250.00	778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,017	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	970	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	256.28/cwt	252.50–258.00	1,125	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	221.85/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,054	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	207.44/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,203	4

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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