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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Apr 16

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

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Feeder Cattle receipts

657 head

▲ 453 vs last sale 204▼ 82 vs year ago 739 · −11.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

164 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 92▲ 22 vs year ago 142 · +15.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 8 · +37.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 1.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-5.00 higher, bulls sold steady; 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 $292.85/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −152.29 against this barn's trailing median of $445.14.

Average price

$292.85

62 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$33.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.95

vs MO average

−11.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	299.92	1,646	49
Medium and Large 1-2	545	266.21	1,450	13thin

One grade step is worth $33.70/cwt here — about $197 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale62 hd

292.85

—

MO average16 barns · 2,807 hd

302.80

−9.95

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

−11.54

This barn, trailing median27 sales

445.14

−152.29

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

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $483.11, low $377.91, median $445.14 across 27 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	1,710	147.68	2,526	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	130.72	1,553	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	129.38	1,860	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	101.88	1,060	22

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,672	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,488	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	883	$2,033	3thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	899	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	833	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	294.31/cwt	287.50–315.00	974	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	332.81/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,108	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	356.79/cwt	330.00–367.50	1,313	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	408	358.20/cwt	341.00–370.00	1,461	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,324	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	323.71/cwt	312.50–340.00	1,395	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	280.76/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,308	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	306.23/cwt	287.50–327.50	1,467	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	259.64/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,340	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	301.22/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,569	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	535	317.82/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,700	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	568	310.48/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,764	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	271.85/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,547	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	293.02/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,694	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	607	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,791	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	283.62/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,739	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	668	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,720	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	250.17/cwt	238.00–266.00	1,689	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	245.17/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,755	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	751	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,517	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	231.34/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,807	37
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	221.96/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,840	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	272	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	811	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	306.90/cwt	300.00–327.50	994	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	304.52/cwt	292.50–317.50	1,148	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	281.59/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,062	5
Heifers	350–400	Large 1	388	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,129	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	416	324.16/cwt	317.50–328.00	1,349	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	303.05/cwt	275.00–317.50	1,285	30
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	255.74/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,112	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	279.02/cwt	265.00–307.50	1,295	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	256.78/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,233	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	260.33/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,354	44
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	239.16/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,246	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	256.60/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,445	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	233.09/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,343	16
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	577	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,321	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	583	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,399	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	230.93/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,441	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	227.35/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,519	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,537	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,721	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	786	200.60/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,577	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,791	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	409	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,055	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	301.29/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,280	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	442	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,425	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	309.99/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,438	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,279	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	466	318.95/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,486	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	278.25/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,475	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	254.97/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,382	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	265.16/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,517	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,392	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	236.98/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,502	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	228.79/cwt	219.00–237.00	1,535	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,781	1
Bulls	—	—	1,727	149.01/cwt	131.00–160.00	2,573	17
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	97.59/cwt	80.00–106.00	939	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	115.61/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,253	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	62.99/cwt	50.00–69.00	685	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	123.29/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,392	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	135.42/cwt	128.00–150.00	1,659	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	125.08/cwt	118.00–129.50	1,775	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	132.45/cwt	127.00–150.00	1,922	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	893	1,701.68/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,702	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	955	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,065	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,143	1,651.75/head	1,150.00–1,925.00	1,652	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,155	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,195	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	850	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	900	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	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 Apr 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 657Last week 204Year ago 739

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 92Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 8

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 1.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-5.00 higher, bulls sold steady; 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
4	300–350	324	300.00–327.50	306.90
21	350–400	377	292.50–317.50	304.52
30	400–450	424	275.00–317.50	303.05
13	450–500	464	265.00–307.50	279.02
44	500–550	520	250.00–277.50	260.33
7	550–600	563	250.00–268.00	256.60
17	600–650	624	225.00–240.00	230.93
14	650–700	668	225.00–229.00	227.35
2	700–750	705	218.00	218.00
4	750–800	765	225.00	225.00
4	800–850	845	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	298.00	298.00
5	350–400	377	275.00–287.00	281.59
6	400–450	435	250.00–265.00	255.74
11	450–500	480	240.00–265.00	256.78
17	500–550	521	230.00–250.00	239.16
16	550–600	576	225.00–245.00	233.09
5	750–800	786	200.00–201.00	200.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	291.00	291.00
3	550–600	577	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	416	317.50–328.00	324.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	583	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	607	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	408	341.00–370.00	358.20
7	500–550	535	315.00–320.00	317.82
5	550–600	568	310.00–312.50	310.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	255	352.50	352.50
10	300–350	333	330.00–342.50	332.81
13	350–400	368	330.00–367.50	356.79
21	400–450	431	312.50–340.00	323.71
11	450–500	479	287.50–327.50	306.23
16	500–550	521	280.00–315.00	301.22
18	550–600	578	280.00–302.50	293.02
6	600–650	613	272.50–290.00	283.62
16	650–700	675	238.00–266.00	250.17
5	700–750	716	240.00–253.00	245.17
37	750–800	781	220.00–238.00	231.34
7	800–850	829	218.00–225.00	221.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	297.50	297.50
8	300–350	331	287.50–315.00	294.31
3	400–450	427	310.00	310.00
6	450–500	466	267.50–287.50	280.76
6	500–550	516	240.00–275.00	259.64
7	550–600	569	250.00–290.00	271.85
4	750–800	751	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	668	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	409	258.00	258.00
3	450–500	465	275.00	275.00
3	500–550	542	245.00–260.00	254.97
2	550–600	580	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	442	322.50	322.50
7	450–500	466	317.50–320.00	318.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	300.00–302.50	301.29
7	450–500	464	307.50–312.50	309.99
7	500–550	530	270.00–292.50	278.25
11	550–600	572	259.00–269.00	265.16
4	600–650	634	230.00–246.00	236.98
7	650–700	671	219.00–237.00	228.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,419	118.00–129.50	125.08
14	—	1,451	127.00–150.00	132.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,087	50.00–69.00	62.99
11	—	1,084	110.00–124.00	115.61
8	—	962	80.00–106.00	97.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,225	128.00–150.00	135.42
19	—	1,129	117.00–127.00	123.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	125.00	125.00
17	—	1,727	131.00–160.00	149.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	893	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,701.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,143	1,150.00–1,925.00	1,651.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,300.00	2,300.00

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	2	—	900	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,900.00	1,900.00

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.