Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough feeders for a trend comparison, untones of 10.00 lower with lower quality in the offering and most calves had a lot of fill. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand not determined and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.01/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$218.01

98 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,185

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$21.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.60

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	227.24	1,292	56
Medium and Large 1-2	510	205.72	1,049	42

One grade step is worth $21.52/cwt here — about $243 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 sale98 hd

218.01

—

MO average16 barns · 6,665 hd

235.62

−17.60

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	1,666	102.39	1,706	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	92.37	1,350	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	85.62	1,021	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	75.81	838	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	800	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 1	—	650	227.50/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,479	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	266.39/cwt	247.50–272.50	1,132	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,184	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	234.59/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,020	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,472	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	215.89/cwt	203.00–220.00	1,371	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	235.76/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,339	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	228.08/cwt	221.00–238.00	1,213	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,031	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	212.20/cwt	200.00–222.00	798	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	302	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	239.31/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,132	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	247.38/cwt	245.00–250.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	186.94/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,245	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	205.14/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,089	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	213.61/cwt	175.00–229.00	1,139	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	182.08/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,313	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	194.59/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,234	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	237.24/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,241	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	255.12/cwt	230.00–280.00	1,204	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	182.53/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	214.91/cwt	210.00–217.50	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	209.27/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,199	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	996	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	219.73/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,255	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	259.53/cwt	250.00–275.00	958	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	224.03/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,400	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	236.81/cwt	221.00–245.00	1,212	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	98.98/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,579	5
Bulls	—	—	1,785	108.06/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,929	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	87.58/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,242	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	99.56/cwt	92.00–108.50	1,519	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	74.87/cwt	70.00–80.00	829	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	81.75/cwt	80.00–84.50	899	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	990	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	85.22/cwt	78.00–92.00	1,021	36

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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