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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Mar 19

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

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Feeder Cattle receipts

893 head

▲ 368 vs last sale 525▲ 130 vs year ago 763 · +17.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

124 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 153▼ 13 vs year ago 137 · −9.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 8▲ 0 vs year ago 16 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 600-700 lbs steers sold 4.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 higher and bulls sold 6.00 higher; Demand uneven and supp;y moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.30/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −131.53 against this barn's trailing median of $395.83.

Average price

$264.30

108 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,428

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$40.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.53

vs MO average

−12.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	270.53	1,462	85
Medium and Large 1-2	535	242.95	1,299	20
Large 1	575	230.00	1,323	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.53/cwt here — about $139 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale108 hd

264.30

—

MO average13 barns · 2,609 hd

277.83

−13.53

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−12.92

This barn, trailing median29 sales

395.83

−131.53

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

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $453.97, low $335.72, median $395.83 across 29 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	1,686	141.59	2,388	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	131.07	1,863	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	121.83	1,479	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,042	102.73	1,071	13

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,438	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,179	$1,428	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,295	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,118	$1,225	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	770	$1,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$1,800	1thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	296	335.01/cwt	325.00–340.00	992	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	330.51/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,087	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	333	364.94/cwt	357.50–372.50	1,215	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	284.89/cwt	280.00–290.00	963	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	331.96/cwt	315.00–341.00	1,245	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	385	362.63/cwt	342.50–374.00	1,396	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	325.06/cwt	302.50–335.00	1,359	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	428	346.03/cwt	337.50–367.50	1,481	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	461	354.41/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,634	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	317.34/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,523	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	270.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,345	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	283.37/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,465	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	303.71/cwt	287.50–315.00	1,579	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	522	328.46/cwt	317.50–365.00	1,715	53
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	259.38/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,510	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	292.13/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,724	33
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	275.88/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,724	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	262.43/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,750	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	240.85/cwt	230.00–263.00	1,611	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	237.72/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,733	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	786	231.42/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,819	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,935	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	299.91/cwt	290.00–305.00	840	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	900	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	312.93/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,005	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	269.19/cwt	250.00–280.00	991	27
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	307.87/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,182	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	257.92/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,091	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	284.97/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,214	42
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	436	312.31/cwt	302.50–316.00	1,362	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	279.67/cwt	265.00–297.50	1,326	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	256.76/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,235	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	244.76/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,268	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	270.64/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,424	53
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	270.36/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,525	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	239.59/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,356	7
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	601	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,608	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	606	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,388	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	238.07/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,517	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	657	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,629	45
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	241.66/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,609	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	222.48/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,606	17
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	226.62/cwt	213.00–230.00	1,740	15
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	803	213.87/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,717	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	415	335.27/cwt	327.50–342.50	1,391	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	308.91/cwt	289.00–320.00	1,291	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	291.84/cwt	260.00–307.50	1,383	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	243.58/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,179	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	285.01/cwt	266.00–297.50	1,499	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,343	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,420	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	266.72/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,550	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,656	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,343	123.53/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,659	3
Bulls	—	—	1,738	144.30/cwt	129.00–160.00	2,508	20
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	94.98/cwt	89.00–99.00	973	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	111.77/cwt	108.00–115.50	1,189	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,135	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,305	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	113.62/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,324	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	124.49/cwt	111.50–140.00	1,531	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	131.74/cwt	121.00–143.50	1,888	24
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	965	1,167.23/head	1,150.00–1,185.00	1,167	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	965	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	990	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,185	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,195	1,438.12/head	1,235.00–1,600.00	1,438	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,200	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,226	1,485.02/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,485	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,270	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	770	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	900	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 893Last week 525Year ago 763

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 153Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 8Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	290.00–305.00	299.91
9	300–350	321	305.00–322.50	312.93
24	350–400	384	290.00–322.50	307.87
42	400–450	426	275.00–305.00	284.97
32	450–500	474	265.00–297.50	279.67
53	500–550	526	250.00–282.50	270.64
32	550–600	564	250.00–277.00	270.36
11	600–650	637	230.00–244.00	238.07
12	650–700	666	225.00–250.00	241.66
17	700–750	722	219.00–229.00	222.48
15	750–800	768	213.00–230.00	226.62
7	800–850	803	210.00–219.00	213.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	295.00	295.00
27	350–400	368	250.00–280.00	269.19
6	400–450	423	240.00–270.00	257.92
27	450–500	481	240.00–270.00	256.76
13	500–550	518	230.00–252.50	244.76
7	550–600	566	234.00–245.00	239.59
8	600–650	606	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	650–700	657	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	436	302.50–316.00	312.31
5	600–650	601	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	575	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	296	325.00–340.00	335.01
9	300–350	329	325.00–337.50	330.51
7	350–400	375	315.00–341.00	331.96
17	400–450	418	302.50–335.00	325.06
22	450–500	480	295.00–330.00	317.34
19	500–550	520	287.50–315.00	303.71
33	550–600	590	275.00–297.50	292.13
15	600–650	625	265.00–283.00	275.88
14	650–700	667	257.50–267.50	262.43
8	700–750	729	230.00–250.00	237.72
5	750–800	786	225.00–235.00	231.42
4	850–900	860	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	280.00–290.00	284.89
6	450–500	498	265.00–275.00	270.00
3	500–550	517	275.00–290.00	283.37
8	550–600	582	240.00–275.00	259.38
11	650–700	669	230.00–263.00	240.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	357.50–372.50	364.94
19	350–400	385	342.50–374.00	362.63
14	400–450	428	337.50–367.50	346.03
10	450–500	461	330.00–370.00	354.41
53	500–550	522	317.50–365.00	328.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	418	289.00–320.00	308.91
13	450–500	474	260.00–307.50	291.84
10	500–550	526	266.00–297.50	285.01
12	550–600	581	250.00–277.50	266.72
4	650–700	690	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	484	240.00–254.00	243.58
2	500–550	535	251.00	251.00
3	550–600	570	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	415	327.50–342.50	335.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	115.00	115.00
24	—	1,433	121.00–143.50	131.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,230	111.50–140.00	124.49
12	—	1,165	105.00–118.00	113.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,064	108.00–115.50	111.77
7	—	1,024	89.00–99.00	94.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,343	120.00–127.00	123.53
20	—	1,738	129.00–160.00	144.30

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	1,235.00–1,600.00	1,438.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,226	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,485.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	965	1,150.00–1,185.00	1,167.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,200.00	1,200.00

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)	2	—	770	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,800.00	1,800.00

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.