Sale reports / Missouri / SEMO Livestock Sales / 2023-10-24

SEMO Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Oct 24
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484
Feeder Cattle receipts
326 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 374▼ 35 vs year ago 361 · −9.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 116▼ 62 vs year ago 156 · −39.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 41 vs year ago 44 · −93.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough feeders for a trend comparison, untones of 10.00 lower with lower quality in the offering and most calves had a lot of fill. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand not determined 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 $218.01/cwt on 98 head.
Average price
$218.01
98 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,185
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$243
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$21.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.60
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1569227.241,29256
Medium and Large 1-2510205.721,04942
One grade step is worth $21.52/cwt here — about $243 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 sale98 hd
218.01
—
MO average16 barns · 6,665 hd
235.62
−17.60
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—Average1,666102.391,7068thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46192.371,35015
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19285.621,02137
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10675.8183822

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)1,155$1,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)800$1,0501thin

Every lot

46 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 1-2265249.00/cwt249.00–249.006602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320247.38/cwt245.00–250.007922
Steers—Medium and Large 1365282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,0313
Steers—Medium and Large 1425266.39/cwt247.50–272.501,1324
Steers—Medium and Large 1452262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,1844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473239.31/cwt235.00–243.001,1323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532228.08/cwt221.00–238.001,2133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568235.76/cwt235.00–238.001,3394
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635215.89/cwt203.00–220.001,3714
Steers—Medium and Large 1650227.50/cwt220.00–235.001,4796
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666186.94/cwt185.00–192.501,2454
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1302230.00/cwt230.00–230.006954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2316214.91/cwt210.00–217.506795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376212.20/cwt200.00–222.007989
Heifers—Medium and Large 1395230.00/cwt230.00–230.009093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435234.59/cwt230.00–236.001,0205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2498200.00/cwt200.00–200.009963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512236.81/cwt221.00–245.001,21212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531205.14/cwt180.00–215.001,08912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573209.27/cwt200.00–212.501,1998
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625224.03/cwt205.00–230.001,40017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2653182.53/cwt175.00–190.001,1922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,47211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1788218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6653
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335270.00/cwt270.00–270.009053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369259.53/cwt250.00–275.009588
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405225.00/cwt225.00–225.009113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472255.12/cwt230.00–280.001,20416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523237.24/cwt225.00–240.001,2418
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533213.61/cwt175.00–229.001,13920
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571219.73/cwt210.00–223.001,2554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2634194.59/cwt185.00–200.001,23410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1721182.08/cwt179.00–185.001,3136
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59598.98/cwt90.00–106.001,5795
Bulls——1,785108.06/cwt105.00–110.001,9293
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%990100.00/cwt100.00–100.009901
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10081.75/cwt80.00–84.508993
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10774.87/cwt70.00–80.0082919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19885.22/cwt78.00–92.001,02136
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41887.58/cwt85.00–90.001,2429
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52699.56/cwt92.00–108.501,5196
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28001,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,025900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1551,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001

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.