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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Mar 21

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

← Mar 14Mar 21Mar 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

763 head

▲ 377 vs last sale 386▲ 282 vs year ago 481 · +58.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

137 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 135▼ 47 vs year ago 184 · −25.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 7▲ 3 vs year ago 13 · +23.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 5.00 lower to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.88/cwt on 347 head.

Average price

$191.88

347 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$12.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.42

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	195.90	1,124	236
Medium and Large 1-2	469	183.32	860	111

One grade step is worth $12.58/cwt here — about $263 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 sale347 hd

191.88

—

MO average17 barns · 10,375 hd

196.30

−4.42

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	1,762	107.65	1,897	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	92.11	1,285	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	86.37	1,053	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	58.66	586	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)	1,230	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$1,214	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,176	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	799	$941	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	725	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$1,738	4thin

Every lot

83 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	269	199.82/cwt	185.00–224.00	538	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	206.33/cwt	181.00–220.00	683	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	234.05/cwt	230.00–235.00	803	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	366	284.54/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,041	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	219.11/cwt	211.00–225.00	828	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	257.22/cwt	247.50–267.50	983	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	419	274.80/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,151	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	247.52/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,042	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	202.71/cwt	175.00–222.00	868	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,001	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	462	253.11/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,169	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	199.86/cwt	193.00–220.00	925	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	181.22/cwt	175.00–185.00	939	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	217.79/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,130	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	534	230.50/cwt	224.00–233.00	1,231	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	556	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,295	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	210.77/cwt	202.00–219.00	1,199	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	198.39/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,133	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	187.25/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,146	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	630	220.41/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,389	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	181.48/cwt	173.00–193.00	1,216	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	190.47/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,293	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	717	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,348	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	181.13/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,308	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	759	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,412	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	175.47/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,348	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	172.79/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,438	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,004	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,506	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	510	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	284	210.50/cwt	205.00–215.00	598	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	206.80/cwt	201.00–214.00	647	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	327	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	752	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	198.10/cwt	189.00–206.00	662	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	207.52/cwt	200.00–210.00	774	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	185.07/cwt	180.00–200.00	701	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	207.67/cwt	200.00–224.00	889	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	186.67/cwt	175.00–191.00	806	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	437	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,001	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	464	230.62/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,070	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	217.06/cwt	209.00–225.00	1,018	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	183.64/cwt	170.00–197.00	887	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	172.89/cwt	165.00–180.00	906	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	192.03/cwt	182.00–203.00	1,014	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	536	215.04/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,153	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	181.36/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,019	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	581	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,232	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	191.54/cwt	189.00–201.00	1,119	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	179.44/cwt	170.00–188.00	1,125	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	634	188.43/cwt	185.00–194.00	1,195	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	180.46/cwt	170.00–188.00	1,218	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,122	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	180.19/cwt	176.00–190.00	1,279	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	167.43/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,271	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	792	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,331	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	802	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,299	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	164.86/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,446	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	377	211.49/cwt	208.00–215.00	797	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	681	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	190.90/cwt	186.00–205.00	897	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	963	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	558	181.70/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,014	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,042	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	653	186.53/cwt	178.00–195.00	1,218	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,622	101.97/cwt	82.00–108.50	1,654	9
Bulls	—	—	1,920	114.05/cwt	110.00–121.50	2,190	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	926	45.28/cwt	40.00–52.00	419	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	72.03/cwt	67.00–75.00	773	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	81.95/cwt	75.00–86.00	957	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	89.52/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,122	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,338	83.84/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,122	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	1,399	101.15/cwt	100.50–102.00	1,415	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	91.71/cwt	88.00–97.50	1,284	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Heavy Weight	1,460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,460	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	725	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	799	940.77/head	825.00–1,100.00	941	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	935	1,214.37/head	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,214	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,195	1,175.73/head	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,176	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,230	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,175	1,850.00/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,850	2

This sale against other markets

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction - Jackson, MO

Tue Mar 21, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 763Last week 386Year ago 481

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 135Year ago 184

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 7Year ago 13

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 5.00 lower to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	759	164.00–168.00	167.43
17	—	877	162.00–169.00	164.86
12	—	313	201.00–214.00	206.80
10	—	710	176.00–190.00	180.19
26	—	469	209.00–225.00	217.06
14	—	428	200.00–224.00	207.67
21	—	627	170.00–188.00	179.44
14	—	675	170.00–188.00	180.46
26	—	584	189.00–201.00	191.54
10	—	802	162.00	162.00
4	—	373	200.00–210.00	207.52
6	—	284	205.00–215.00	210.50
11	—	528	182.00–203.00	192.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	379	180.00–200.00	185.07
18	—	432	175.00–191.00	186.67
12	—	524	165.00–180.00	172.89
16	—	562	175.00–184.00	181.36
32	—	483	170.00–197.00	183.64
6	—	680	165.00	165.00
8	—	334	189.00–206.00	198.10
3	—	255	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	229.00	229.00
7	—	581	212.00	212.00
8	—	634	185.00–194.00	188.43
4	—	792	168.00	168.00
4	—	327	230.00	230.00
11	—	464	230.00–231.00	230.62
21	—	536	212.00–222.00	215.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	717	188.00	188.00
19	—	462	249.00–260.00	253.11
7	—	366	275.00–287.50	284.54
42	—	534	224.00–233.00	230.50
8	—	419	267.50–285.00	274.80
12	—	759	186.00	186.00
4	—	556	233.00	233.00
14	—	630	220.00–222.00	220.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	421	242.50–250.00	247.52
5	—	1,004	150.00	150.00
11	—	382	247.50–267.50	257.22
8	—	832	164.00–174.00	172.79
8	—	722	180.00–183.00	181.13
15	—	569	202.00–219.00	210.77
4	—	768	165.00–179.00	175.47
5	—	343	230.00–235.00	234.05
19	—	519	210.00–227.00	217.79
4	—	455	220.00	220.00
11	—	679	180.00–210.00	190.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	670	173.00–193.00	181.48
14	—	518	175.00–185.00	181.22
21	—	428	175.00–222.00	202.71
9	—	269	185.00–224.00	199.82
5	—	378	211.00–225.00	219.11
4	—	612	185.00–188.00	187.25
9	—	331	181.00–220.00	206.33
4	—	463	193.00–220.00	199.86
19	—	571	190.00–207.00	198.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	208.00–215.00	211.49
4	—	470	186.00–205.00	190.90
6	—	558	170.00–184.00	181.70
6	—	653	178.00–195.00	186.53
3	—	535	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	750	125.00	125.00
3	—	560	186.00	186.00
3	—	390	190.00	190.00
3	—	448	152.00	152.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,253	86.00–95.00	89.52
28	—	1,168	75.00–86.00	81.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,338	83.00–85.00	83.84
28	—	1,400	88.00–97.50	91.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	926	40.00–52.00	45.28
7	—	1,073	67.00–75.00	72.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,399	100.50–102.00	101.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,920	110.00–121.50	114.05
9	—	1,622	82.00–108.50	101.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	799	825.00–1,100.00	940.77
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	725	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,195	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,175.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	935	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,214.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,625.00	1,625.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.