Sale reports / Missouri / SEMO Livestock Sales / 2023-11-28

SEMO Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Nov 28
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484
Feeder Cattle receipts
550 head
▲ 302 vs last sale 248▲ 184 vs year ago 366 · +50.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 174▼ 83 vs year ago 251 · −33.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 23▼ 25 vs year ago 29 · −86.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 1.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.72/cwt on 205 head.
Average price
$213.72
205 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,105
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$23.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.02
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520222.071,155133
Large 1568200.001,1366thin
Medium and Large 1-2506198.151,00366
One grade step is worth $23.92/cwt here — about $152 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 sale205 hd
213.72
—
MO average7 barns · 5,539 hd
213.74
−0.02
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—Average1,797105.471,89510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45889.111,30040
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23684.281,04252
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03770.3372929

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)1,115$1,1253thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)855$8751thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1274255.27/cwt240.00–272.5069910
Steers—Medium and Large 1323257.35/cwt250.00–265.008314
Steers—Medium and Large 1381258.65/cwt247.50–270.009857
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390235.00/cwt235.00–235.009172
Steers—Medium and Large 1425247.48/cwt240.00–257.501,05218
Steers—Medium and Large 1474243.55/cwt240.00–257.501,15424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2494210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0375
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515221.85/cwt210.00–235.001,1435
Steers—Medium and Large 1517249.37/cwt235.00–256.001,28914
Steers—Medium and Large 1554238.75/cwt230.00–240.001,3238
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2556221.85/cwt210.00–235.001,2338
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy565224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,2663
Steers—Large 1577218.49/cwt200.00–235.001,26111
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy614230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,41214
Steers—Medium and Large 1625222.90/cwt210.00–235.001,3936
Steers—Medium and Large 1655233.52/cwt227.00–237.501,5308
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy676201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3595
Steers—Medium and Large 1712215.13/cwt200.00–218.001,53212
Steers—Medium and Large 1764211.70/cwt206.00–220.001,6174
Steers—Medium and Large 1990185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8323
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285248.10/cwt230.00–252.507077
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319247.42/cwt240.00–260.0078910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320200.00/cwt200.00–200.006403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373237.59/cwt229.00–247.5088618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390211.50/cwt200.00–215.008255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426225.88/cwt220.00–235.0096212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475219.78/cwt214.00–227.501,04416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484202.90/cwt190.00–212.5098220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520223.16/cwt218.00–225.001,16012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523195.68/cwt175.00–208.001,02320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy542240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,30115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561193.64/cwt176.00–203.001,08612
Heifers—Large 1568200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2603187.51/cwt185.00–190.001,1316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620206.07/cwt198.00–211.001,27828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1731200.81/cwt196.00–204.001,4685
Heifers—Medium and Large 1906178.05/cwt170.00–186.001,6136
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,020170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7343
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369241.18/cwt235.00–250.0089011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415215.00/cwt215.00–215.008923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433237.53/cwt235.00–242.501,0299
Bulls—Medium and Large 1482229.15/cwt225.00–239.001,1059
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525230.71/cwt217.00–237.501,2119
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2542215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1609202.48/cwt200.00–210.001,2334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663182.45/cwt180.00–185.001,2106
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy675155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1795141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1213
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,708101.71/cwt90.00–109.001,7376
Bulls——1,930111.12/cwt110.00–112.002,1454
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86048.71/cwt40.00–60.004193
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00382.23/cwt80.00–85.008254
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06771.12/cwt59.00–79.0075922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18882.54/cwt75.00–88.0098142
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43791.60/cwt88.00–95.001,31610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45292.26/cwt88.00–100.001,34025
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46983.87/cwt80.00–87.001,23215
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2855875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium 2980925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1831,225.16/head1,200.00–1,250.001,2252

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.