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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, May 16

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

← May 9May 16May 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

629 head

▲ 243 vs last sale 386▼ 303 vs year ago 932 · −32.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 116▼ 9 vs year ago 87 · −10.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 8▼ 5 vs year ago 13 · −38.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 2,00-5.00 higher, heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $231.30/cwt on 276 head.

Average price

$231.30

276 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,292

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$20.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.25

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	235.58	1,362	218
Medium and Large 1-2	485	215.24	1,045	58

One grade step is worth $20.34/cwt here — about $317 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 sale276 hd

231.30

—

MO average16 barns · 12,455 hd

237.55

−6.25

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	1,809	112.65	2,038	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	92.21	1,315	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	88.99	995	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,105	75.49	834	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,287	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	962	$1,083	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,800	1thin

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	674	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	896	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	227.10/cwt	210.00–235.00	768	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	259.15/cwt	247.50–267.50	995	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	256.01/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,085	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	216.60/cwt	194.00–227.00	929	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	438	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,183	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,035	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	255.07/cwt	243.00–265.00	1,219	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	506	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,328	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	249.34/cwt	237.50–259.00	1,299	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	227.98/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,206	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	539	266.05/cwt	263.00–267.50	1,434	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	241.55/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,374	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	207.94/cwt	191.00–220.00	1,191	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	624	227.11/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,417	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	181.86/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,255	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,347	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	715	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,459	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,386	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	574	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	226.25/cwt	223.00–231.00	731	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	193.48/cwt	180.00–210.00	633	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	226.46/cwt	217.50–236.00	831	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	192.68/cwt	185.00–215.00	715	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	405	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	952	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	186.25/cwt	175.00–200.00	788	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	221.71/cwt	216.00–230.00	944	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	191.73/cwt	180.00–203.00	893	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	194.71/cwt	190.00–205.00	933	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	495	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,124	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	178.53/cwt	170.00–185.00	925	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	198.89/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,056	29
Heifers	—	Large 1	567	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	936	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	187.26/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,082	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	186.26/cwt	178.00–190.00	1,166	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,141	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,175	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,218	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	742	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,224	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	174.75/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,365	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	837	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,465	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,544	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	244.86/cwt	235.00–250.00	901	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	193.27/cwt	183.00–199.00	816	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	498	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,170	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	206.88/cwt	182.00–230.00	1,080	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	187.66/cwt	180.00–189.00	980	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	204.29/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,154	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	175.33/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,022	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	190.58/cwt	174.00–195.00	1,264	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,770	102.44/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,813	3
Bulls	—	—	1,826	117.02/cwt	107.00–123.00	2,137	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	70.86/cwt	62.50–76.00	728	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	642	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,077	86.34/cwt	80.00–90.00	930	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	81.68/cwt	78.50–84.50	960	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	93.63/cwt	91.00–97.50	1,114	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	86.87/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,210	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,444	95.13/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,374	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	895	1,124.16/head	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,124	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	975	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,048	1,341.34/head	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,341	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,095	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,200	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1

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 May 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 629Last week 386Year ago 932

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 116Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 8Year ago 13

Compared to last week, steers sold 2,00-5.00 higher, heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	742	165.00	165.00
3	—	567	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	531	185.00–210.00	198.89
12	—	781	174.00–175.00	174.75
3	—	908	170.00	170.00
3	—	700	174.00	174.00
18	—	323	223.00–231.00	226.25
6	—	837	175.00	175.00
6	—	367	217.50–236.00	226.46
8	—	479	190.00–205.00	194.71
18	—	626	178.00–190.00	186.26
3	—	652	175.00	175.00
15	—	426	216.00–230.00	221.71
24	—	578	185.00–190.00	187.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	495	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	518	170.00–185.00	178.53
7	—	327	180.00–210.00	193.48
14	—	423	175.00–200.00	186.25
7	—	466	180.00–203.00	191.73
3	—	675	174.00	174.00
8	—	371	185.00–215.00	192.68
3	—	255	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	529	225.00–231.00	227.98
4	—	455	227.50	227.50
7	—	690	177.00–187.00	181.86
9	—	282	239.00	239.00
8	—	429	194.00–227.00	216.60
3	—	815	170.00	170.00
12	—	573	191.00–220.00	207.94
9	—	338	210.00–235.00	227.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	240.00–262.50	256.01
5	—	569	234.00–250.00	241.55
8	—	384	247.50–267.50	259.15
3	—	709	190.00	190.00
54	—	521	237.50–259.00	249.34
14	—	478	243.00–265.00	255.07
4	—	335	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	624	223.00–230.00	227.11
4	—	438	270.00	270.00
9	—	539	263.00–267.50	266.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	760	190.00	190.00
40	—	715	204.00	204.00
21	—	506	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	705	150.00	150.00
3	—	498	235.00	235.00
7	—	565	200.00–210.00	204.29
7	—	522	182.00–230.00	206.88
5	—	663	174.00–195.00	190.58
5	—	368	235.00–250.00	244.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	175.00–176.00	175.33
3	—	475	180.00	180.00
5	—	422	183.00–199.00	193.27
3	—	355	200.00	200.00
7	—	522	180.00–189.00	187.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,077	80.00–90.00	86.34
8	—	1,190	91.00–97.50	93.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	60.00	60.00
7	—	1,175	78.50–84.50	81.68
6	—	1,028	62.50–76.00	70.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,393	81.00–90.00	86.87
11	—	1,444	91.00–100.00	95.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,770	95.00–107.00	102.44
7	—	1,826	107.00–123.00	117.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,048	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,341.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,000.00	1,000.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	895	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,124.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,125.00	1,125.00

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	1	—	1,200	1,800.00	1,800.00

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.