Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs steers and heifers sold 9.00-15.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $245.93/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$245.93

143 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$113

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

$34.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.70

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	252.28	1,203	117
Medium and Large 1-2	606	217.34	1,316	26

One grade step is worth $34.94/cwt here — about −$113 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 sale143 hd

245.93

—

MO average19 barns · 14,996 hd

236.23

+9.70

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	1,841	112.68	2,074	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,401	101.11	1,417	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	99.54	1,277	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	85.92	875	11

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)	1,213	$1,649	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,355	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	429	373.26/cwt	325.00–400.00	1,601	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	466	317.50/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,480	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	243.21/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,255	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	217.57/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,355	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	223.41/cwt	217.00–227.50	1,280	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	245.57/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,616	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	284.91/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,336	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	222.58/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	236.39/cwt	231.00–242.60	1,373	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	385	337.63/cwt	327.50–347.50	1,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	245.18/cwt	236.00–257.00	1,554	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	214.15/cwt	209.00–217.00	1,743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	305.19/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,160	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	313.55/cwt	288.00–322.50	997	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	254.63/cwt	247.50–262.50	960	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	281.80/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,226	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	265.00/cwt	262.50–277.50	1,399	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	265.10/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,508	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	278.91/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,018	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	769	183.48/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,411	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	246.05/cwt	238.00–252.00	1,434	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	277.40/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,184	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	220.50/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,147	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	255.55/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,357	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	297.37/cwt	290.00–303.00	1,561	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	257.16/cwt	247.00–269.00	1,224	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	256.24/cwt	243.50–270.00	1,115	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	241.14/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,367	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	263.03/cwt	250.00–275.00	957	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	257.68/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,229	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	412	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,133	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	395	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	478	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,324	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	202.18/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,292	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	211.27/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,416	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,235	1,355.20/head	1,350.00–1,360.00	1,355	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,213	1,648.97/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,649	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	103.35/cwt	99.00–106.50	1,860	5
Bulls	—	—	1,861	117.34/cwt	110.00–129.00	2,184	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	106.11/cwt	101.50–111.00	1,466	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	81.11/cwt	70.00–87.00	756	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	91.69/cwt	90.00–94.50	1,030	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,626	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	90.65/cwt	85.00–98.50	1,065	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	92.34/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,320	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	103.81/cwt	98.00–110.50	1,386	25

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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