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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Dec 5

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

← Nov 28Dec 5Dec 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

682 head

▲ 132 vs last sale 550▼ 426 vs year ago 1,108 · −38.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

110 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 168▼ 90 vs year ago 200 · −45.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 4▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold uneven , from 3.00 lower to 8.00 higher, heifers sold 5.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 1.00 lower:demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $236.78/cwt on 298 head.

Average price

$236.78

298 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$34.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.93

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	597	241.53	1,441	257
Medium and Large 1-2	572	207.05	1,185	41

One grade step is worth $34.47/cwt here — about $256 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 sale298 hd

236.78

—

MO average18 barns · 15,398 hd

237.71

−0.93

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,699	98.34	1,671	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	86.60	1,265	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	83.76	1,050	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,043	62.00	647	24

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,315	$1,469	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,274	$1,438	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	880	$1,038	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	785	$1,025	2thin

Every lot

72 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	717	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	926	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	283.64/cwt	259.00–292.00	1,081	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	930	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	284.09/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,165	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	251.30/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,060	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	462	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,294	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	262.57/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,247	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	232.49/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,146	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	502	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,335	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	251.93/cwt	235.00–261.00	1,325	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	219.56/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,177	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	241.79/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,366	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	211.75/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,232	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	230.49/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,420	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	204.41/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,273	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	195.15/cwt	181.00–202.50	1,296	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	223.96/cwt	218.00–227.50	1,518	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	702	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,615	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	707	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,562	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	206.96/cwt	185.00–214.00	1,515	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	798	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,744	36
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	482	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	204.03/cwt	189.00–215.00	645	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	216.91/cwt	215.00–225.00	716	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	204.19/cwt	200.00–210.00	745	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	221.31/cwt	220.00–225.00	837	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	227.67/cwt	210.00–237.00	947	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	200.24/cwt	165.00–225.00	859	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	193.74/cwt	177.50–208.00	914	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	232.90/cwt	211.00–241.00	1,102	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	228.53/cwt	215.00–239.00	1,177	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	193.57/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,026	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	190.25/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,088	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	214.07/cwt	212.00–217.50	1,231	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	195.49/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,191	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	201.16/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,241	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	177.04/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,170	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	190.69/cwt	171.00–197.50	1,274	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	186.13/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,336	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	366	243.94/cwt	230.00–265.00	893	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	247.06/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,057	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	428	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	706	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	227.58/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,058	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	516	224.71/cwt	208.00–230.00	1,160	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	182.04/cwt	179.00–185.00	979	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	195.20/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,095	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,197	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,059	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,292	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	168.14/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,135	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	729	175.36/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,278	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,173	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,410	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,058	1
Bulls	—	—	1,709	97.50/cwt	90.00–107.00	1,666	12
Bulls	—	—	1,757	109.48/cwt	107.00–110.50	1,924	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	46.91/cwt	40.00–50.00	460	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	66.65/cwt	60.00–77.00	693	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	83.38/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,018	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,285	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,028	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	89.79/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,183	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	85.54/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,146	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,369	74.55/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,021	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,542	89.47/cwt	87.25–90.00	1,380	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,865	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,399	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	770	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	785	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	990	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,274	1,437.66/head	1,025.00–1,700.00	1,438	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,315	1,468.83/head	1,375.00–1,650.00	1,469	7

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction - Jackson, MO

Tue Dec 5, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 682Last week 550Year ago 1,108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 168Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 4Year ago 0

Compared to last week, steers sold uneven , from 3.00 lower to 8.00 higher, heifers sold 5.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 1.00 lower:demand uneven and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	707	221.00	221.00
8	—	502	266.00	266.00
3	—	462	280.00	280.00
11	—	410	280.00–290.00	284.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	616	215.00–235.00	230.49
41	—	565	225.00–250.00	241.79
13	—	475	250.00–270.00	262.57
7	—	422	240.00–260.00	251.30
14	—	381	259.00–292.00	283.64
12	—	732	185.00–214.00	206.96
38	—	526	235.00–261.00	251.93
3	—	325	285.00	285.00
28	—	678	218.00–227.50	223.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	798	218.50	218.50
18	—	702	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	493	225.00–235.00	232.49
4	—	623	200.00–215.00	204.41
3	—	305	235.00	235.00
5	—	536	216.00–225.00	219.56
9	—	664	181.00–202.50	195.15
4	—	700	150.00	150.00
10	—	582	195.00–220.00	211.75
2	—	400	230.00–235.00	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	530	180.00–200.00	193.57
14	—	429	165.00–225.00	200.24
18	—	572	170.00–200.00	190.25
6	—	609	191.00–200.00	195.49
2	—	268	180.00	180.00
7	—	365	200.00–210.00	204.19
5	—	661	175.00–180.00	177.04
9	—	472	177.50–208.00	193.74
13	—	316	189.00–215.00	204.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	220.00–225.00	221.31
5	—	330	215.00–225.00	216.91
43	—	515	215.00–239.00	228.53
25	—	473	211.00–241.00	232.90
22	—	617	180.00–210.00	201.16
21	—	416	210.00–237.00	227.67
13	—	668	171.00–197.50	190.69
12	—	575	212.00–217.50	214.07
4	—	718	175.00–190.00	186.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	366	230.00–265.00	243.94
4	—	570	210.00	210.00
5	—	428	235.00–250.00	247.06
6	—	729	170.00–181.00	175.36
3	—	675	150.00–180.00	168.14
1	—	630	205.00	205.00
4	—	465	225.00–235.00	227.58
7	—	516	208.00–230.00	224.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	175.00	175.00
3	—	430	210.00	210.00
2	—	538	179.00–185.00	182.04
3	—	838	140.00	140.00
7	—	561	185.00–199.00	195.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,340	82.00–88.00	85.54
1	—	1,865	75.00	75.00
7	—	1,542	87.25–90.00	89.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,369	72.00–76.00	74.55
8	—	1,318	88.00–92.00	89.79
30	—	1,221	75.00–88.00	83.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	80.00	80.00
15	—	1,040	60.00–77.00	66.65
7	—	981	40.00–50.00	46.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,757	107.00–110.50	109.48
12	—	1,709	90.00–107.00	97.50
1	—	1,410	75.00	75.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	785	1,025.00	1,025.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,315	1,375.00–1,650.00	1,468.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,274	1,025.00–1,700.00	1,437.66

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.