Sale reports / Missouri / SEMO Livestock Sales / 2023-05-09

SEMO Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, May 9
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484
Feeder Cattle receipts
386 head
▼ 186 vs last sale 572▲ 45 vs year ago 341 · +13.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 97▼ 37 vs year ago 153 · −24.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 3▲ 3 vs year ago 5 · +60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 3.00 lower to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.85/cwt on 132 head.
Average price
$202.85
132 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$972
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$115
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$22.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.55
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1480208.851,00397
Medium and Large 1-2477186.2388835
One grade step is worth $22.62/cwt here — about $115 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 sale132 hd
202.85
—
MO average17 barns · 13,456 hd
212.40
−9.55
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,572109.441,72010
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43892.591,33216
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19888.791,06442
CowsLean 85-90%Low94672.1068214

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,325$1,4501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,310$1,2852thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,013$9372thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)728$8752thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)795$8001thin

Every lot

66 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1288262.04/cwt255.00–265.007556
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325238.71/cwt221.00–255.007766
Steers—Medium and Large 1333264.59/cwt251.00–277.008814
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy388282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,0963
Steers—Medium and Large 1390277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,0823
Steers—Medium and Large 1428260.12/cwt250.00–266.001,11316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428224.92/cwt215.00–230.009633
Steers—Medium and Large 1451248.22/cwt241.00–259.001,1195
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy505262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,3264
Steers—Medium and Large 1516247.84/cwt235.00–251.001,27910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540201.00/cwt200.00–203.001,0853
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583194.69/cwt180.00–214.001,1355
Steers—Medium and Large 1615185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1383
Steers—Medium and Large 1650199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,2943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675173.09/cwt150.00–184.001,1689
Steers—Medium and Large 1720183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,3183
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1463
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295205.00/cwt205.00–205.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1311247.50/cwt247.50–247.507706
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333200.49/cwt200.00–202.006684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372220.70/cwt210.00–236.0082111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376186.45/cwt180.00–200.007016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy402240.00/cwt240.00–240.009654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426214.86/cwt205.00–229.0091517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2443201.66/cwt200.00–202.508933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474208.98/cwt195.00–216.0099117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485190.00/cwt190.00–190.009223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530195.98/cwt187.00–202.001,03923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533176.24/cwt165.00–185.009397
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561178.59/cwt170.00–189.001,0028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579199.52/cwt190.00–216.001,1558
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1611193.77/cwt189.00–199.001,1847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1657180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1834
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2389194.92/cwt190.00–200.007586
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427206.30/cwt199.00–214.008816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430245.41/cwt215.00–277.501,05516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467196.91/cwt174.00–213.009209
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472239.82/cwt220.00–257.501,13211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516228.74/cwt220.00–235.001,1808
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529198.24/cwt187.00–210.001,0498
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578198.04/cwt190.00–212.501,1459
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626189.86/cwt189.00–191.001,1897
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630160.24/cwt160.00–161.001,0104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670176.90/cwt170.00–186.001,1853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,3583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1814145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1804
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3518127.00/cwt127.00–127.006585
Dairy Steers—Large 3785120.00/cwt120.00–120.009423
Dairy Steers—Large 3812130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0563
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19097.74/cwt92.00–103.501,1633
Bulls——1,735114.46/cwt110.00–121.001,9867
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84854.81/cwt50.00–60.004653
Cows—Lean 85-90%97380.51/cwt78.00–84.507836
Cows—Lean 85-90%97372.38/cwt65.00–77.007045
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12186.62/cwt82.00–89.0097124
Cows—Boner 80-85%Heavy Weight1,21090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0891
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30691.79/cwt89.00–95.001,19917
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,2451
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44092.90/cwt90.00–96.001,33815
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 2728875.09/head850.00–900.008752
Bred Heifers—Medium 2795800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,013937.35/head875.00–1,000.009372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,050950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3101,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3251,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501

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.