Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold uneven , from 3.00 lower to 8.00 higher, heifers sold 5.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 1.00 lower:demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $236.78/cwt on 298 head.

Average price

$236.78

298 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$34.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.93

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	597	241.53	1,441	257
Medium and Large 1-2	572	207.05	1,185	41

One grade step is worth $34.47/cwt here — about $256 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 sale298 hd

236.78

—

MO average18 barns · 15,398 hd

237.71

−0.93

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	1,699	98.34	1,671	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	86.60	1,265	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	83.76	1,050	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,043	62.00	647	24

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)	1,315	$1,469	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,274	$1,438	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	880	$1,038	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	785	$1,025	2thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1Fancy	—	707	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	502	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,335	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	193.57/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,026	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	221.31/cwt	220.00–225.00	837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	200.24/cwt	165.00–225.00	859	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	190.25/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,088	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	216.91/cwt	215.00–225.00	716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	462	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,294	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	410	284.09/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,165	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	195.49/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,191	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	230.49/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,420	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	241.79/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,366	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	262.57/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,247	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	251.30/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,060	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	283.64/cwt	259.00–292.00	1,081	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	798	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,744	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	232.49/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,146	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	206.96/cwt	185.00–214.00	1,515	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	204.41/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,273	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	251.93/cwt	235.00–261.00	1,325	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	219.56/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,177	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	702	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,615	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	223.96/cwt	218.00–227.50	1,518	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	195.15/cwt	181.00–202.50	1,296	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	211.75/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,232	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	243.94/cwt	230.00–265.00	893	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,197	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	247.06/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,057	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,059	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	182.04/cwt	179.00–185.00	979	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	85.54/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,146	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,865	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,399	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	74.55/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,021	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	89.79/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,183	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	83.38/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,018	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,285	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,028	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	66.65/cwt	60.00–77.00	693	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	46.91/cwt	40.00–50.00	460	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	89.47/cwt	87.25–90.00	1,380	7
Bulls	—	—	1,757	109.48/cwt	107.00–110.50	1,924	3
Bulls	—	—	1,709	97.50/cwt	90.00–107.00	1,666	12
Bulls	—	—	1,410	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,058	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	990	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	785	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	770	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,315	1,468.83/head	1,375.00–1,650.00	1,469	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,274	1,437.66/head	1,025.00–1,700.00	1,438	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	729	175.36/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,278	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	168.14/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,135	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,173	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	428	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	195.20/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,095	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	204.19/cwt	200.00–210.00	745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	228.53/cwt	215.00–239.00	1,177	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	232.90/cwt	211.00–241.00	1,102	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	177.04/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,170	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	227.58/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,058	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	224.71/cwt	208.00–230.00	1,160	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	201.16/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,241	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	227.67/cwt	210.00–237.00	947	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	190.69/cwt	171.00–197.50	1,274	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	214.07/cwt	212.00–217.50	1,231	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	186.13/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,336	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	193.74/cwt	177.50–208.00	914	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	204.03/cwt	189.00–215.00	645	13

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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