Sale reports / Missouri / SEMO Livestock Sales / 2023-11-14

SEMO Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Nov 14
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484
Feeder Cattle receipts
248 head
▼ 440 vs last sale 688▼ 268 vs year ago 516 · −51.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
174 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 139▲ 12 vs year ago 162 · +7.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 2▲ 5 vs year ago 18 · +27.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale next week (Nov 21) due to Thanksgiving

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold 2.00-8.00 lower, on a light test with less attractive quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower and bulls sold steady. Demand light 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 $214.56/cwt on 89 head.
Average price
$214.56
89 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,051
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$68
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$24.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.49
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1480224.431,07753
Medium and Large 1-2504200.031,00936
One grade step is worth $24.40/cwt here — about $68 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 sale89 hd
214.56
—
MO average16 barns · 8,222 hd
221.05
−6.49
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—Average1,67298.321,64310
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47987.631,29626
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27883.231,06358
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18473.0886510

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$1,2501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,104$1,1775
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,230$1,1093thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$9622thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)875$8933thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,505$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,148$2,1568

Every lot

55 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 1263271.39/cwt255.00–277.507144
Steers—Medium and Large 1301279.94/cwt265.00–285.008434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320247.50/cwt247.50–247.507923
Steers—Medium and Large 1372255.44/cwt247.50–275.0095012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377240.24/cwt230.00–250.009065
Steers—Medium and Large 1415267.32/cwt264.00–277.001,1095
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428222.46/cwt220.00–225.009522
Steers—Medium and Large 1460247.05/cwt245.00–250.001,1365
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465228.50/cwt218.00–240.001,0639
Steers—Medium and Large 1528253.21/cwt235.00–259.001,33713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2688210.25/cwt210.00–211.001,4474
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285235.00/cwt235.00–235.006703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1334242.38/cwt237.00–247.008104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369236.51/cwt226.00–240.008735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2411200.85/cwt200.00–210.0082512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422230.32/cwt225.00–239.0097216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463210.00/cwt210.00–210.009723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471227.57/cwt210.00–239.001,07213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520201.57/cwt185.00–210.001,04810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576197.42/cwt190.00–200.001,1374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618193.65/cwt185.00–200.001,1977
Heifers—Medium and Large 1737206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1947160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5153
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1398240.00/cwt240.00–240.009553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405226.00/cwt226.00–226.009153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433253.10/cwt249.00–260.001,0969
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479231.01/cwt220.00–252.501,1077
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515215.10/cwt210.00–220.001,1086
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558236.43/cwt236.00–239.001,3197
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581212.00/cwt210.00–217.001,2326
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623197.19/cwt180.00–206.001,2285
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680174.78/cwt165.00–185.001,1896
Bulls—Medium and Large 1708179.95/cwt175.00–185.001,2746
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 388091.00/cwt91.00–91.008013
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62396.96/cwt90.00–107.001,5747
Bulls——1,75588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,5441
Bulls——1,800108.22/cwt105.50–110.001,9482
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18473.08/cwt70.00–77.0086510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26891.60/cwt89.00–95.001,1617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27982.08/cwt70.00–88.501,05051
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46284.47/cwt80.00–88.001,23512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49390.33/cwt87.00–100.001,34914
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,5052,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2875892.62/head725.00–1,100.008933
Bred Cows—Medium 2913873.70/head850.00–900.008742
Bred Cows—Medium 29251,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,125961.67/head925.00–1,000.009622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2301,108.54/head1,100.00–1,125.001,1093
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2321,378.69/head1,000.00–1,850.001,3793
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 29001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0532,087.50/head2,075.00–2,100.002,0882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2251,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2382,506.25/head2,125.00–2,900.002,5064

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.