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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Apr 23

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

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Feeder Cattle receipts

415 head

▼ 242 vs last sale 657▲ 37 vs year ago 378 · +9.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

102 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 164▲ 5 vs year ago 97 · +5.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 11▼ 20 vs year ago 26 · −76.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher with lower than average quality. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply light.

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 $246.12/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −149.70 against this barn's trailing median of $395.83.

Average price

$246.12

39 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,356

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$30.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.30

vs MO average

−24.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	258.71	1,420	23
Medium and Large 1-2	554	228.03	1,264	16thin

One grade step is worth $30.68/cwt here — about $157 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 sale39 hd

246.12

—

MO average17 barns · 2,296 hd

269.42

−23.30

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−24.07

This barn, trailing median29 sales

395.83

−149.70

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	—	Low	1,594	134.35	2,142	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,476	117.07	1,727	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	113.28	1,413	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,092	94.07	1,027	23

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)	1,231	$1,654	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,325	1thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,164	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	372	349.23/cwt	347.50–352.50	1,299	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	336.08/cwt	332.00–337.50	1,291	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	423	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,533	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	324.36/cwt	307.50–335.00	1,392	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	306.69/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,441	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	266.21/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,270	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	482	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,579	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	511	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,676	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,602	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	248.78/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,301	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	277.09/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,618	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	260.33/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,606	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,615	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	220.20/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,592	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	233.77/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,821	10
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	888	217.28/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,929	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	908	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,816	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	956	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,055	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	346	260.53/cwt	255.00–277.50	901	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	267.91/cwt	260.00–275.00	994	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	393	322.51/cwt	322.00–323.00	1,267	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	402	310.29/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,247	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	257.24/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,093	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	280.39/cwt	274.00–310.00	1,200	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	455	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,445	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	293.76/cwt	277.00–302.50	1,404	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	260.84/cwt	230.00–272.00	1,270	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	240.67/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,251	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	262.86/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,385	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	225.11/cwt	200.00–248.00	1,265	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	254.91/cwt	235.00–262.50	1,450	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	228.30/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,409	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	222.52/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,491	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	192.09/cwt	180.00–204.00	1,354	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	211.64/cwt	206.00–220.00	1,513	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	202.49/cwt	193.00–212.00	1,557	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	928	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,754	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	330.31/cwt	322.50–337.50	1,206	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	246.12/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,034	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	435	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,490	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	279.02/cwt	258.00–285.00	1,334	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	244.05/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,201	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	282.03/cwt	271.00–300.00	1,469	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	241.65/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,310	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	237.39/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,379	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	261.90/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,543	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	248.41/cwt	220.00–257.50	1,550	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	232.32/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,522	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,487	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	220.04/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,600	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	204.95/cwt	185.00–214.00	1,582	10
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,570	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	282	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	564	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,877	1
Bulls	—	—	1,430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,645	1
Bulls	—	—	1,717	140.59/cwt	135.00–150.00	2,414	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	60.66/cwt	50.00–70.00	596	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	94.67/cwt	80.00–106.00	1,002	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	111.79/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,363	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,224	109.36/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,339	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,421	112.24/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,595	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,424	122.58/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,746	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	121.89/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,865	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,231	1,654.35/head	1,550.00–1,775.00	1,654	5

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 415Last week 657Year ago 378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 164Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 11Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	428	274.00–310.00	280.39
27	450–500	478	277.00–302.50	293.76
11	500–550	527	250.00–267.50	262.86
12	550–600	569	235.00–262.50	254.91
6	600–650	617	220.00–235.00	228.30
12	650–700	670	215.00–229.00	222.52
5	700–750	715	206.00–220.00	211.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	346	255.00–277.50	260.53
7	350–400	371	260.00–275.00	267.91
2	400–450	425	250.00–265.00	257.24
9	450–500	487	230.00–272.00	260.84
3	500–550	520	237.00–245.00	240.67
13	550–600	562	200.00–248.00	225.11
2	700–750	705	180.00–204.00	192.09
6	750–800	769	193.00–212.00	202.49
9	900–950	928	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	393	322.00–323.00	322.51
7	400–450	402	297.50–320.00	310.29
4	450–500	455	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	347.50	347.50
4	350–400	384	332.00–337.50	336.08
5	400–450	429	307.50–335.00	324.36
13	450–500	470	300.00–311.00	306.69
3	500–550	520	308.00	308.00
12	550–600	584	270.00–281.00	277.09
6	600–650	617	250.00–267.50	260.33
9	650–700	654	247.00	247.00
5	700–750	723	220.00–221.00	220.20
10	750–800	779	232.00–235.00	233.77
6	850–900	888	216.00–224.00	217.28
3	900–950	908	200.00	200.00
10	950–1000	956	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	477	245.00–275.00	266.21
4	500–550	523	245.00–255.00	248.78
2	550–600	570	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	347.50–352.50	349.23
5	400–450	423	362.50	362.50
3	450–500	482	327.50	327.50
7	500–550	511	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	322.50–337.50	330.31
6	450–500	478	258.00–285.00	279.02
14	500–550	521	271.00–300.00	282.03
5	550–600	589	240.00–270.00	261.90
4	600–650	624	220.00–257.50	248.41
3	650–700	655	231.00–235.00	232.32
3	700–750	727	215.00–227.00	220.04
10	750–800	772	185.00–214.00	204.95
3	850–900	872	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	235.00–265.00	246.12
5	450–500	492	235.00–250.00	244.05
3	500–550	542	240.00–245.00	241.65
10	550–600	581	230.00–245.00	237.39
1	650–700	670	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	342.50	342.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,224	105.00–115.00	109.36
3	—	983	50.00–70.00	60.66
14	—	1,058	80.00–106.00	94.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,530	120.00–126.00	121.89
8	—	1,421	107.00–120.00	112.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,424	120.00–131.00	122.58
25	—	1,219	105.00–120.00	111.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,390	135.00	135.00
3	—	1,717	135.00–150.00	140.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,325.00	2,325.00

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)	5	—	1,231	1,550.00–1,775.00	1,654.35

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.