Sale reports / Missouri / SEMO Livestock Sales / 2023-10-10

SEMO Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Oct 10
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484
Feeder Cattle receipts
326 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 284▲ 56 vs year ago 270 · +20.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 110▼ 112 vs year ago 247 · −45.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 0▼ 34 vs year ago 71 · −47.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 500 lbs heifers sold 10.00 higher, the rest pf the offering sold 1.00-10.00 lower in a light test and lower than average quality. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 lower;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 $229.17/cwt on 99 head.
Average price
$229.17
99 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,238
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$240
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$21.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.48
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557235.451,31170
Medium and Large 1-2500214.011,07029
One grade step is worth $21.44/cwt here — about $240 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 sale99 hd
229.17
—
MO average17 barns · 5,676 hd
241.65
−12.48
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—Low1,68097.991,64716
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44989.491,29718
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27985.071,08826
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11966.2174114

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,103$1,3068
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,128$1,2652thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,220$1,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,003$9002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)997$1,2714thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)880$1,2458
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$9351thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)750$7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,010$1,7699
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,125$1,2501thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377247.02/cwt245.00–250.009315
Steers—Medium and Large 1391264.97/cwt264.00–270.001,0366
Steers—Medium and Large 1430260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1184
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531236.08/cwt230.00–241.001,2545
Steers—Medium and Large 1532265.20/cwt250.00–270.001,41118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577251.63/cwt235.00–256.001,45212
Steers—Medium and Large 1622245.27/cwt239.00–250.001,52614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,3522
Steers—Medium and Large 1663238.53/cwt236.00–240.001,5818
Steers—Medium and Large 1777220.76/cwt220.00–223.001,7154
Steers—Medium and Large 1835215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7953
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371251.92/cwt235.00–258.009358
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378212.42/cwt210.00–220.008034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419222.42/cwt214.00–229.009328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427247.45/cwt240.00–256.001,0573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470250.44/cwt238.00–260.001,17716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2492213.20/cwt210.00–232.501,0497
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529242.35/cwt220.00–252.001,2829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531227.42/cwt219.00–237.501,2084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563232.33/cwt221.00–239.001,3087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572211.69/cwt210.00–212.501,2113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633219.92/cwt210.00–224.001,39218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1789216.72/cwt212.00–219.001,7109
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368219.00/cwt219.00–219.008063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381268.85/cwt250.00–275.001,02413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2401189.00/cwt189.00–189.007584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430258.16/cwt250.00–262.501,1104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483243.19/cwt240.00–255.001,1759
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526254.06/cwt240.00–260.001,33620
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568209.71/cwt200.00–225.001,1918
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2688188.62/cwt180.00–204.001,2985
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15372.70/cwt67.00–80.008382
Bulls——1,69497.62/cwt90.00–105.001,6549
Bulls——1,867108.77/cwt105.00–115.002,0315
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01344.71/cwt40.00–50.004534
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16274.81/cwt70.00–80.0086910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21572.65/cwt70.00–75.008832
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22782.76/cwt75.00–95.001,01519
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38875.92/cwt73.50–78.001,0542
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41987.55/cwt85.00–90.001,24211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50298.79/cwt95.00–104.001,4845
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54099.20/cwt92.00–105.001,5285
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 2750750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Heifers—Medium 2858941.55/head850.00–1,050.009422
Bred Heifers—Medium 28801,244.76/head1,125.00–1,350.001,2458
Bred Heifers—Medium 2960935.00/head935.00–935.009351
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 21,1351,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2985850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,020950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium 21,0321,303.39/head950.00–1,600.001,3035
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1281,264.69/head1,235.00–1,300.001,2652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2201,310.70/head1,250.00–1,400.001,3113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2201,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28751,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28951,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0081,750.00/head1,450.00–1,900.001,7503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,0251,766.67/head1,600.00–2,050.001,7673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1251,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,2252,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.