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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Feb 27

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

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Feeder Cattle receipts

445 head

▼ 145 vs last sale 590▼ 19 vs year ago 464 · −4.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

99 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 120▼ 17 vs year ago 116 · −14.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 16▲ 2 vs year ago 5 · +40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher and bulls sold 5.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $256.03/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$256.03

164 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$40.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.87

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	261.39	1,399	129
Medium and Large 1-2	511	239.55	1,225	29
Large 1	639	220.50	1,408	6thin

One grade step is worth $40.89/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale164 hd

256.03

—

MO average16 barns · 11,534 hd

258.90

−2.87

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	1,697	123.75	2,101	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	103.01	1,534	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	100.90	1,264	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	83.15	866	10

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)	1,178	$1,477	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,341	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,228	2thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	980	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	339	301.07/cwt	296.00–305.00	1,021	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	325.73/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,208	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	281.14/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,049	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,384	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	271.93/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,129	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	305.63/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,323	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	305.90/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,413	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	272.53/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,322	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,688	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	602	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,631	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	233.38/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,414	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,535	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	241.97/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,728	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,955	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	259	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	745	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	982	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	292.17/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,096	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	268.70/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,048	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	273.14/cwt	260.00–283.00	1,153	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	254.74/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,075	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	430	297.97/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,281	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	455	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,354	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	277.46/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,285	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	247.91/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,185	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	265.14/cwt	242.50–272.50	1,355	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	229.52/cwt	210.00–242.00	1,200	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	525	274.07/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,439	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	552	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,275	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	261.80/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,463	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	229.24/cwt	226.00–232.50	1,359	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	233.49/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,438	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,502	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	229.01/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,621	20
Heifers	—	Large 1	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	223.08/cwt	214.00–228.00	1,713	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,804	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	956	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	392	274.15/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,075	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	287.88/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,232	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	476	302.36/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,439	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	481	287.48/cwt	285.00–295.50	1,383	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	514	273.84/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,408	10
Bulls	—	Large 1	555	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,304	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	245.25/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,393	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	581	258.02/cwt	252.00–262.50	1,499	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,402	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	228.26/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,536	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,631	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,370	107.60/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,474	3
Bulls	—	—	1,773	127.48/cwt	115.00–140.00	2,260	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	78.15/cwt	72.00–81.00	753	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,159	90.65/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,051	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	95.34/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,158	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	106.19/cwt	101.00–115.00	1,369	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	98.83/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,359	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	104.26/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,588	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,170	1,341.11/head	1,200.00–1,460.00	1,341	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,178	1,476.53/head	1,350.00–1,625.00	1,477	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,195	1,228.14/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,228	2

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 Feb 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 445Last week 590Year ago 464

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 120Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 16Year ago 5

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher and bulls sold 5.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	285.00–297.50	292.17
2	—	463	275.00–280.00	277.46
7	—	259	287.50	287.50
3	—	820	220.00	220.00
16	—	422	260.00–283.00	273.14
11	—	768	214.00–228.00	223.08
28	—	511	242.50–272.50	265.14
20	—	708	220.00–231.00	229.01
3	—	322	305.00	305.00
7	—	616	225.00–255.00	233.49
8	—	559	247.50–267.50	261.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	231.00	231.00
3	—	725	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	478	244.00–250.00	247.91
9	—	523	210.00–242.00	229.52
3	—	422	250.00–265.00	254.74
3	—	702	214.00	214.00
2	—	593	226.00–232.50	229.24
2	—	390	265.00–272.50	268.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	270.00–286.00	274.07
3	—	455	297.50	297.50
11	—	430	297.50–300.00	297.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	270.00–275.00	272.53
2	—	415	270.00–274.00	271.93
3	—	653	235.00	235.00
3	—	338	290.00	290.00
3	—	373	275.00–287.50	281.14
3	—	606	230.00–240.00	233.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	339	296.00–305.00	301.07
4	—	371	320.00–327.50	325.73
5	—	714	234.00–244.00	241.97
3	—	587	287.50	287.50
6	—	602	271.00	271.00
3	—	433	297.50–320.00	305.63
3	—	505	285.00	285.00
10	—	462	290.00–315.00	305.90
3	—	850	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	514	250.00–290.00	273.84
9	—	673	224.00–231.00	228.26
13	—	581	252.00–262.50	258.02
6	—	428	280.00–295.00	287.88
5	—	392	265.00–280.00	274.15
3	—	725	225.00	225.00
4	—	481	285.00–295.50	287.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	568	240.00–247.50	245.25
3	—	655	214.00	214.00
6	—	369	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	300.00–310.00	302.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,375	98.00–100.00	98.83
10	—	1,523	100.00–106.00	104.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,289	101.00–115.00	106.19
20	—	1,215	90.00–100.00	95.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	963	72.00–81.00	78.15
4	—	1,159	90.00–92.00	90.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,773	115.00–140.00	127.48
3	—	1,370	100.00–111.00	107.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,170	1,200.00–1,460.00	1,341.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,178	1,350.00–1,625.00	1,476.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,228.14

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.