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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale (Dec 26 and Jan 2) due to the holidays*

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower in a light test and lower than average quality. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.08/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$207.08

133 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$22.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.18

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	215.22	1,050	85
Medium and Large 1-2	456	192.65	879	48

One grade step is worth $22.58/cwt here — about $171 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 sale133 hd

207.08

—

MO average18 barns · 13,680 hd

218.26

−11.18

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	1,788	102.79	1,838	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	89.66	1,340	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	81.32	1,065	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	67.41	716	29

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)	1,074	$1,294	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,219	$1,130	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$1,085	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	870	$800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	985	$1,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	660	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,036	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	174.22/cwt	165.00–190.00	890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	220.45/cwt	210.00–232.50	930	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	234.56/cwt	225.00–242.00	861	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	219.49/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,181	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	211.82/cwt	186.00–229.00	1,089	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	233.85/cwt	222.50–239.00	1,090	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	207.14/cwt	198.00–226.00	1,195	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	435	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	478	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	189.35/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,187	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	260.78/cwt	250.00–284.00	1,106	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	183.72/cwt	180.00–185.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	241.27/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,243	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	217.00/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,332	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	269.74/cwt	256.00–277.50	1,289	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	270.84/cwt	257.50–287.50	1,024	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	822	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	250.51/cwt	249.00–251.00	1,052	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	226.67/cwt	210.00–245.00	864	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	207.35/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,391	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	348	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	988	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,087	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	189.80/cwt	170.00–210.00	1,266	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,327	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	84.33/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,260	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	81.93/cwt	76.00–87.00	1,077	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	89.68/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,173	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	45.81/cwt	40.00–50.00	410	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	90.01/cwt	88.00–92.50	1,314	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	70.06/cwt	55.00–75.00	897	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,608	100.93/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,623	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,025	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	70.44/cwt	60.00–76.00	761	24
Bulls	—	—	1,965	109.48/cwt	106.50–111.50	2,151	11
Bulls	—	—	1,606	96.43/cwt	82.50–105.50	1,549	8
Bulls	—	—	1,300	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,040	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	985	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,219	1,129.87/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,130	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	870	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,228	1,494.57/head	1,400.00–1,585.00	1,495	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	920	1,093.21/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,093	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	487	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,144	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	211.95/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,314	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,349	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,288	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	202.16/cwt	190.00–218.00	1,171	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	188.75/cwt	175.00–210.00	900	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	197.84/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,144	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	221.74/cwt	210.00–235.00	747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	204.55/cwt	193.00–213.00	740	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	203.32/cwt	180.00–215.00	663	7

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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