Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 600-700 lbs heifers sold 5.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold steady to 11.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher

; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $270.45/cwt on 237 head.

Average price

$270.45

237 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$49.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.43

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	612	274.02	1,677	212
Medium and Large 1-2	629	242.22	1,523	22
Large 1	612	225.00	1,377	3thin

One grade step is worth $49.02/cwt here — about $300 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 sale237 hd

270.45

—

MO average15 barns · 18,383 hd

273.88

−3.43

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	1,734	114.21	1,981	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,560	106.24	1,658	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	101.67	1,266	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	961	78.69	756	13

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)	1,329	$1,823	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,570	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,432	$1,675	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,469	$1,568	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	805	$1,135	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	705	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	623	233.45/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,454	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	246.59/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,147	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	249.27/cwt	235.00–277.50	927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	314.42/cwt	307.50–332.50	994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	295.60/cwt	285.00–300.00	860	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	245.80/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	267.84/cwt	267.50–268.00	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,727	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	272.53/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	329.15/cwt	315.00–337.50	895	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	243.06/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	823	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,876	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	532	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,850	4
Steers	Large 1	—	612	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	240.43/cwt	234.00–243.00	1,753	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	435	350.92/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,527	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	366	367.08/cwt	352.50–395.00	1,344	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	311	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,057	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	285.65/cwt	283.00–294.00	1,660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	302.02/cwt	287.50–318.00	1,438	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	316.17/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,179	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	289.14/cwt	277.50–292.50	1,535	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	246.27/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,707	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	299.80/cwt	284.00–320.00	1,262	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	258.66/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,379	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,875	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	589	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	789	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	967	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	266.09/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	250.16/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,433	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,401	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,134	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	925	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,314	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	439	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,438	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	530	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	480	310.99/cwt	300.00–342.50	1,493	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	109.27/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,686	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,012	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	47.16/cwt	45.00–50.00	429	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	93.84/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,031	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	94.89/cwt	89.50–98.00	1,542	4
Bulls	—	—	1,685	108.88/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,835	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	93.23/cwt	87.00–97.00	933	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	79.39/cwt	75.00–84.00	756	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	107.13/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,432	26
Bulls	—	—	1,764	117.41/cwt	110.00–122.50	2,071	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,329	1,822.69/head	1,475.00–1,925.00	1,823	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,469	1,567.61/head	1,000.00–1,750.00	1,568	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	805	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	705	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,570	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,432	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	437	295.04/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,289	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	462	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,351	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	686	221.85/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,522	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	256.86/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,346	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	222.48/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	266.06/cwt	248.00–273.00	1,389	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	222.60/cwt	222.00–223.00	1,638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	233.87/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,586	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	254.70/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,470	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	252.32/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,052	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	278.76/cwt	250.00–287.50	1,168	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	230.31/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,181	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	230.57/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,328	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	248.24/cwt	230.00–268.00	1,425	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	282.90/cwt	275.00–307.50	979	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	235.29/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	303.28/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,131	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	275.37/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,294	11

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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