Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $241.03/cwt on 340 head.

Average price

$241.03

340 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,366

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$12.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.03

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	244.88	1,423	237
Medium and Large 1-2	534	232.18	1,239	103

One grade step is worth $12.70/cwt here — about $184 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 sale340 hd

241.03

—

MO average18 barns · 16,960 hd

247.07

−6.03

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	1,744	109.23	1,905	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,416	95.89	1,358	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	92.88	1,186	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,119	77.01	861	34

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)	1,258	$1,314	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	711	222.84/cwt	203.00–229.00	1,584	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	742	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	238.12/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,372	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	230.73/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,338	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	269.42/cwt	258.00–282.50	881	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	241.87/cwt	215.00–247.50	1,132	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	232.91/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,453	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	232.86/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,553	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	243.79/cwt	226.00–253.00	1,068	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	263.54/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,273	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	274.00/cwt	261.00–280.00	1,167	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	235.37/cwt	219.00–240.00	1,718	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	243.27/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,662	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	251.18/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,336	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,922	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	529	299.28/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,583	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	429	326.73/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,402	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	303.77/cwt	295.00–327.50	1,291	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	327.53/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,245	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	270.72/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,546	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	273.05/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,425	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	294.20/cwt	277.50–305.00	1,424	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	266.75/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,275	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	228.66/cwt	217.00–231.00	1,758	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	256.70/cwt	237.00–267.00	1,604	28
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	685	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	863	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	412	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	237.83/cwt	225.00–245.00	2,057	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	315.63/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,010	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	215.75/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,745	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	935	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,075	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	240.50/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,376	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	219.59/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,478	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	233.54/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,429	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	775	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	977	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	259.59/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,259	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	687	213.22/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,465	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	222.64/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,405	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	242.21/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,245	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	195.31/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,352	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	424	329.58/cwt	307.00–345.00	1,397	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	100.75/cwt	98.00–103.50	1,536	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	93.11/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,261	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	75.41/cwt	63.00–83.50	825	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	90.78/cwt	81.00–97.00	1,134	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	100.24/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,379	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	48.04/cwt	45.00–51.00	467	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,214	91.34/cwt	86.00–103.00	1,109	12
Bulls	—	—	1,602	103.87/cwt	100.50–105.50	1,664	3
Bulls	—	—	1,791	111.02/cwt	107.50–115.50	1,988	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,258	1,313.76/head	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,314	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	710	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	310	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,008	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	263.49/cwt	255.00–269.00	1,346	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	241.52/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,425	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	373	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,343	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	290.09/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,230	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	377	288.58/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,088	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	211.37/cwt	202.00–216.00	1,674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	275.23/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,051	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	255.42/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,351	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	227.56/cwt	211.00–235.00	1,215	32

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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