Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 6.00-10.00 higher, heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower and bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.35/cwt on 277 head.

Average price

$221.35

277 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,215

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$29.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.99

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	229.94	1,265	195
Medium and Large 1-2	546	200.91	1,097	82

One grade step is worth $29.04/cwt here — about $168 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 sale277 hd

221.35

—

MO average19 barns · 10,829 hd

234.33

−12.99

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	1,772	99.64	1,765	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	87.22	1,270	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	82.64	992	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,166	71.43	833	25

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)	1,000	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	623	214.87/cwt	208.00–225.00	1,339	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	410	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,220	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	537	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,466	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	485	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,368	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	612	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,316	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	202.57/cwt	185.00–216.00	1,082	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	269.00/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,159	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	273.24/cwt	250.00–290.00	907	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	212.81/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,441	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	259	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	391	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,056	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	268.90/cwt	262.50–274.00	1,269	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	257.10/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,465	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	231.58/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,339	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	221.52/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,591	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	261.61/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,402	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	243.70/cwt	238.00–247.50	1,516	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	793	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,832	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	622	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,611	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	234.21/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,213	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	218.94/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,377	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,082	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	264.05/cwt	247.50–270.00	1,241	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	166.48/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,340	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,128	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	186.82/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,282	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,307	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,140	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	91.69/cwt	90.50–94.50	1,362	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	84.99/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,225	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	81.81/cwt	73.00–90.00	974	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	90.90/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,181	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	450	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	82.89/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,015	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	70.91/cwt	65.00–76.00	837	22
Bulls	—	—	1,692	93.96/cwt	86.50–105.00	1,590	8
Bulls	—	—	1,899	108.74/cwt	105.50–110.50	2,065	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	233.72/cwt	224.00–237.50	1,292	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	222.28/cwt	216.00–237.50	1,180	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	194.96/cwt	192.00–204.00	1,211	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	258.69/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,074	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	237.18/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,252	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	204.34/cwt	200.00–222.00	981	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	210.54/cwt	203.00–221.00	901	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	671	231.33/cwt	229.00–233.50	1,552	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	192.48/cwt	191.00–194.00	1,301	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	211.52/cwt	206.00–221.00	1,295	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	193.30/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,117	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	230.31/cwt	217.00–240.00	1,211	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	232.58/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,009	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	718	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,221	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	239.97/cwt	227.50–247.50	902	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	192.72/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,181	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	228.01/cwt	219.00–237.50	1,097	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	201.87/cwt	195.00–212.00	1,169	17

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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