Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 500-600 lbs heifers sold 5.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold 3.00-8.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $243.06/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$243.06

131 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,238

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$23.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.79

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	250.88	1,248	88
Medium and Large 1-2	533	227.05	1,211	43

One grade step is worth $23.83/cwt here — about $38 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 sale131 hd

243.06

—

MO average19 barns · 7,607 hd

249.85

−6.79

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	—	Average	1,590	108.18	1,720	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	92.53	1,289	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	88.83	1,098	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	74.49	765	21

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 (2-4 yrs)	752	$1,004	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	852	$910	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	742	$750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	785	$1,285	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	563	222.56/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	224.72/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,389	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	309.89/cwt	305.00–312.50	982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	229.93/cwt	225.00–240.00	991	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	230.35/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,205	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	258.51/cwt	247.00–277.50	1,215	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	228.64/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	241.88/cwt	237.50–247.00	1,139	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	286.16/cwt	267.50–292.50	1,497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,303	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	220.27/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,379	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,375	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	246.30/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,308	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	296.46/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,411	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	229.23/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,451	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	255.30/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,491	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	268.49/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	290.33/cwt	282.50–317.50	1,097	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	247.46/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,146	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	392	267.64/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,049	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	240.09/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,337	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,378	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	398	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,254	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	476	291.89/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,389	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	417	310.20/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,294	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	908	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	76.90/cwt	70.00–85.00	799	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	575	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	102.06/cwt	95.00–110.50	1,599	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	91.50/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,232	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,171	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	88.93/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,105	17
Bulls	—	—	1,490	101.01/cwt	90.00–105.50	1,505	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	83.35/cwt	82.00–84.50	1,140	2
Bulls	—	—	1,689	115.35/cwt	110.50–125.00	1,948	9
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	742	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	825	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	785	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	852	909.74/head	900.00–950.00	910	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	752	1,004.48/head	950.00–1,100.00	1,004	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	266.39/cwt	257.50–275.00	855	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	224.92/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,271	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	447	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,196	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	271.21/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,383	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	275.28/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,338	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	262.61/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,066	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	260.60/cwt	250.00–277.50	985	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	997	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,994	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	331	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	927	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	419	274.03/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,148	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	237.05/cwt	234.00–241.00	1,252	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	270.58/cwt	267.50–280.00	782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,451	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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