Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Jan 9 steers and heifers sold 6.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 higher and bulls where scarce; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $251.28/cwt on 180 head.

Average price

$251.28

180 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$310

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

$10.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.05

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	628	252.95	1,589	150
Medium and Large 1-2	527	242.90	1,279	30

One grade step is worth $10.05/cwt here — about $310 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 sale180 hd

251.28

—

MO average14 barns · 12,655 hd

252.32

−1.05

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	1,717	108.59	1,864	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,459	104.97	1,532	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	98.68	1,205	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,084	85.30	925	12

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)	1,138	$1,427	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	898	$1,335	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,351	$1,312	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	865	$1,192	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	627	204.41/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,282	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	246.10/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,167	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	302.85/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,408	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	556	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,512	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	512	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	247.05/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,542	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	266.15/cwt	251.00–275.00	1,400	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	275.52/cwt	253.00–297.50	1,289	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,061	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	267.56/cwt	257.50–285.00	1,169	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	205.83/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	896	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,971	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	280.67/cwt	272.50–285.00	912	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	216.73/cwt	211.00–235.00	1,703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	299.85/cwt	297.50–301.00	1,154	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	244.22/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,385	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	249.21/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,311	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	259.17/cwt	247.50–268.00	1,469	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	234.99/cwt	234.00–237.00	1,699	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,293	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	221.62/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,396	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	827	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,356	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,096	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	202.44/cwt	175.00–217.00	1,342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,370	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	510	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	90.91/cwt	86.50–95.50	1,013	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	77.72/cwt	75.00–80.00	764	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	104.97/cwt	95.00–113.50	1,532	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	103.69/cwt	95.00–121.00	1,281	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	89.98/cwt	84.50–95.00	1,076	19
Bulls	—	—	1,920	117.18/cwt	115.50–119.00	2,250	2
Bulls	—	—	1,513	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,513	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,351	1,311.56/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,312	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	865	1,191.91/head	950.00–1,400.00	1,192	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	840	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,213	1,471.34/head	1,385.00–1,525.00	1,471	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	898	1,335.00/head	1,335.00–1,335.00	1,335	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,114	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	246.77/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,310	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	236.57/cwt	235.00–240.00	774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	244.15/cwt	240.00–257.50	913	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	463	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,169	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	211.01/cwt	185.00–225.00	1,211	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	209.49/cwt	208.00–210.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	222.43/cwt	220.00–225.00	932	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	200.88/cwt	196.00–205.00	1,370	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	229.51/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,414	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	234.69/cwt	226.00–238.00	1,368	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	618	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	764	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,834	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	244.60/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,042	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	216.17/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,014	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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