Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Dec 19th sale 500-600 lbs heifers sold 12.00-15.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.55/cwt on 240 head.

Average price

$221.55

240 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,218

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$29.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.20

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	229.16	1,299	178
Medium and Large 1-2	501	199.68	1,000	62

One grade step is worth $29.49/cwt here — about $299 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 sale240 hd

221.55

—

MO average17 barns · 13,657 hd

225.75

−4.20

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	1,592	102.74	1,636	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,483	94.88	1,407	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	91.93	1,132	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	78.31	846	14

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)	1,003	$1,339	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,087	$1,257	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$1,081	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	735	$875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,625	2thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	624	181.09/cwt	172.00–184.00	1,130	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	232.10/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,232	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	193.41/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,493	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	233.43/cwt	230.00–242.50	866	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	204.96/cwt	185.00–215.00	873	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	179.76/cwt	161.00–189.00	1,190	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	233.54/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,345	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	257.07/cwt	244.00–265.00	1,476	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	268.88/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,180	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	253.86/cwt	247.00–266.00	1,206	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	627	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,593	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	385	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	239.02/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,506	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	272.99/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,026	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	260.28/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,356	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	221.42/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	240.53/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,371	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	223.19/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,529	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	218.98/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,590	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	243.83/cwt	230.00–246.50	1,190	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	210.02/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,701	18
Steers	Medium 2	—	423	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	867	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	213.88/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,640	15
Steers	Medium 2	—	335	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	225.68/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,101	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	222.20/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,360	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	247.24/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,031	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,351	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	240.68/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,227	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	253.48/cwt	240.00–264.00	1,229	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	226.06/cwt	225.00–228.00	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	203.25/cwt	190.00–212.50	1,457	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	222.24/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,362	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	202.05/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,059	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	218.20/cwt	205.00–226.00	844	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	230.95/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,088	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	236.82/cwt	220.00–242.50	995	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,032	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	438	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,205	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	261.09/cwt	243.50–267.00	948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	416	252.89/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,052	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	622	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,431	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	493	247.07/cwt	244.00–249.00	1,218	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	202.39/cwt	200.00–214.00	959	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	1,081.21/head	860.00–1,275.00	1,081	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	872	1,256.50/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,257	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,194	1,257.75/head	1,150.00–1,425.00	1,258	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,384.09/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,384	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	810	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	735	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bulls	—	—	1,584	102.55/cwt	92.00–110.00	1,624	5
Bulls	—	—	1,945	114.54/cwt	111.50–116.50	2,228	3
Bulls	—	—	1,083	85.53/cwt	85.00–86.00	926	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	73.72/cwt	65.00–79.00	711	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	665	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	333	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	83.72/cwt	80.00–88.50	964	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	95.44/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,203	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	965	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	95.46/cwt	89.00–105.00	1,428	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	84.72/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,021	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,067	1

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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