Sale reports / Missouri / SEMO Livestock Sales / 2023-10-31

SEMO Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Oct 31
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484
Feeder Cattle receipts
156 head
▼ 170 vs last sale 326▼ 533 vs year ago 689 · −77.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 94▼ 27 vs year ago 111 · −24.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 3▼ 7 vs year ago 9 · −77.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough feeder for a trend comparison. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower and bulls sold 6.00 higher; 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 $214.10/cwt on 55 head.
Average price
$214.10
55 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,124
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$183
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$11.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.10
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542217.541,17839
Medium and Large 1-2484205.7399516thin
One grade step is worth $11.81/cwt here — about $183 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 sale55 hd
214.10
—
MO average15 barns · 4,214 hd
230.20
−16.10
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—Average1,856110.292,0477thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56094.001,46616
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,39584.751,18322
CowsLean 85-90%High1,15568.4779126

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)1,375$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,310$1,0001thin

Every lot

39 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 1370250.00/cwt250.00–250.009253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388229.20/cwt221.00–250.008895
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2408240.00/cwt240.00–240.009794
Steers—Medium and Large 1417240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0013
Steers—Medium and Large 1473257.03/cwt240.00–274.001,2167
Steers—Medium and Large 1529249.24/cwt240.00–261.001,3188
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534220.27/cwt210.00–235.001,1765
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy552225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2423
Steers—Medium and Large 1624231.41/cwt225.00–238.001,4446
Steers—Medium and Large 1658237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,5637
Steers—Medium and Large 1810210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7013
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340200.00/cwt200.00–200.006803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365210.00/cwt210.00–210.007673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1387231.65/cwt228.00–232.508965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465230.94/cwt225.00–233.001,0744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518231.60/cwt228.00–238.001,2009
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy524225.64/cwt221.00–230.001,1826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581204.53/cwt200.00–211.001,1887
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy595190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy615206.45/cwt204.00–209.001,2706
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy720175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2603
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479228.68/cwt225.00–240.001,0954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1638224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,4293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned660180.04/cwt175.00–185.001,1886
Bulls—Medium and Large 1745178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,3263
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,593101.79/cwt100.00–105.001,6223
Bulls——2,053116.67/cwt108.00–120.002,3954
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12370.71/cwt62.00–75.0079417
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20851.38/cwt40.00–60.006215
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22480.30/cwt80.00–81.009834
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36083.69/cwt74.00–90.001,13819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54985.48/cwt85.00–87.001,3244
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56396.84/cwt90.00–105.001,51412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,62091.45/cwt90.00–92.501,4813
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3101,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3751,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001

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.