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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

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

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

← Feb 27Mar 5Mar 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

649 head

▲ 204 vs last sale 445▲ 8 vs year ago 641 · +1.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 99▼ 2 vs year ago 116 · −1.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 7▲ 6 vs year ago 4 · +150.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-11.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $296.51/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −150.40 against this barn's trailing median of $446.91.

Average price

$296.51

57 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$31.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.49

vs MO average

−16.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	301.42	1,640	48
Medium and Large 1-2	574	270.34	1,552	9thin

One grade step is worth $31.08/cwt here — about $88 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale57 hd

296.51

—

MO average9 barns · 2,467 hd

311.00

−14.49

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−16.49

This barn, trailing median26 sales

446.91

−150.40

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $483.11, low $377.91, median $446.91 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Average	1,718	129.40	2,223	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	111.25	1,612	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	102.87	1,261	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	87.14	898	21

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)	1,265	$1,554	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,181	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	808	$1,325	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$1,285	1thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	320.83/cwt	310.00–330.00	908	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	324	343.46/cwt	327.50–355.00	1,113	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	943	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	315.49/cwt	299.00–332.50	1,057	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	371	347.52/cwt	337.50–352.50	1,289	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	319.58/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,208	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	417	333.30/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,390	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	313.42/cwt	307.50–332.50	1,363	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	279.87/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,304	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	318.29/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,531	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	294.84/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,539	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	527	311.36/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,641	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	284.07/cwt	282.50–288.00	1,594	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	571	309.91/cwt	303.00–313.00	1,770	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	270.34/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,552	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	248.95/cwt	246.00–257.50	1,516	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	630	299.01/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,884	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	278.27/cwt	269.00–287.00	1,759	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	271.00/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,824	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,695	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	720	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,890	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	245.34/cwt	232.50–257.00	1,789	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	236.71/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,820	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	796	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,918	66
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,870	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	222.55/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,961	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	305.68/cwt	300.00–310.00	835	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	305.33/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,038	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	372	309.46/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,151	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	304.51/cwt	290.00–319.00	1,139	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	268.64/cwt	263.00–274.00	1,021	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	423	304.92/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,290	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	281.97/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,196	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,126	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	257.18/cwt	225.00–266.00	1,186	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	475	301.67/cwt	280.00–309.00	1,433	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	278.28/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,333	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	242.90/cwt	229.00–255.00	1,249	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	277.81/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,470	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	538	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,506	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	266.72/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,526	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	239.57/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,378	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	240.16/cwt	229.00–248.00	1,518	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,427	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	231.32/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,559	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	229.14/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,634	19
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,718	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	367	340.11/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,248	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	465	337.43/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,569	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,413	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	284.03/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,539	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	267.39/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,543	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	249.84/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,544	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	227.54/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,550	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,634	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,447	1
Bulls	—	—	1,749	130.89/cwt	115.00–140.00	2,289	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	79.91/cwt	65.00–88.00	818	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	93.72/cwt	89.00–101.00	971	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,104	96.73/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,068	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	84.74/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,063	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,283	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,290	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	109.26/cwt	102.00–120.00	1,439	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	112.78/cwt	106.00–121.00	1,661	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	808	1,324.64/head	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,325	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	870	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,095	1,181.16/head	950.00–1,400.00	1,181	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,140	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,265	1,553.56/head	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,554	3

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 Mar 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 649Last week 445Year ago 641

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 99Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 7Year ago 4

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-11.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	263.00–274.00	268.64
3	400–450	425	265.00	265.00
5	450–500	461	225.00–266.00	257.18
22	500–550	514	229.00–255.00	242.90
15	550–600	575	230.00–250.00	239.57
4	600–650	640	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	273	300.00–310.00	305.68
6	300–350	340	300.00–317.50	305.33
6	350–400	374	290.00–319.00	304.51
11	400–450	424	275.00–297.50	281.97
22	450–500	479	265.00–287.50	278.28
8	500–550	529	270.00–281.00	277.81
31	550–600	572	260.00–279.00	266.72
25	600–650	632	229.00–248.00	240.16
10	650–700	674	228.00–237.00	231.32
19	700–750	713	226.00–230.00	229.14
4	750–800	781	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	307.50–312.50	309.46
17	400–450	423	297.50–317.50	304.92
10	450–500	475	280.00–309.00	301.67
2	500–550	538	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	324	327.50–355.00	343.46
3	350–400	371	337.50–352.50	347.52
3	400–450	417	325.00–340.00	333.30
10	500–550	527	300.00–325.00	311.36
15	550–600	571	303.00–313.00	309.91
12	600–650	630	297.00–300.00	299.01
3	700–750	720	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	283	310.00–330.00	320.83
4	300–350	335	299.00–332.50	315.49
6	350–400	378	300.00–340.00	319.58
8	400–450	435	307.50–332.50	313.42
10	450–500	481	300.00–332.00	318.29
16	500–550	522	285.00–300.00	294.84
7	550–600	561	282.50–288.00	284.07
6	600–650	632	269.00–287.00	278.27
6	650–700	673	260.00–279.00	271.00
17	700–750	729	232.50–257.00	245.34
4	750–800	769	234.00–239.00	236.71
4	800–850	835	224.00	224.00
9	850–900	881	218.00–230.00	222.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	290.00	290.00
7	450–500	466	275.00–290.00	279.87
9	550–600	574	269.00–275.00	270.34
15	600–650	609	246.00–257.50	248.95
2	650–700	685	247.50	247.50
3	700–750	730	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	750–800	796	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	297.50	297.50
9	500–550	542	265.00–287.50	284.03
6	550–600	577	260.00–275.00	267.39
7	600–650	618	230.00–260.00	249.84
6	650–700	681	225.00–230.00	227.54
3	750–800	778	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	335.00–342.50	340.11
3	400–450	415	320.00	320.00
6	450–500	465	335.00–340.00	337.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,024	65.00–88.00	79.91
11	—	1,036	89.00–101.00	93.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	100.00–101.00	100.51
14	—	1,473	106.00–121.00	112.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	82.00–88.00	84.74
22	—	1,317	102.00–120.00	109.26
17	—	1,104	90.00–101.00	96.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	110.00	110.00
13	—	1,749	115.00–140.00	130.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,285.00	1,285.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	808	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,324.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	950.00–1,400.00	1,181.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,265	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,553.56

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.