Sale reports / Missouri / SEMO Livestock Sales / 2024-06-04

SEMO Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Jun 4
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484
Feeder Cattle receipts
545 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 609▼ 296 vs year ago 841 · −35.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 91▼ 142 vs year ago 234 · −60.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 1▲ 2 vs year ago 4 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, feeders under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

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 72 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −134.14 against this barn's trailing median of $398.44.
Average price
$264.30
72 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,443
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$34.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.54
vs MO average
−8.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539271.931,46756
Medium and Large 1-2570237.611,35416thin
One grade step is worth $34.33/cwt here — about $113 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale72 hd
264.30
—
MO average14 barns · 3,548 hd
277.84
−13.54
National average170 barns · 13,742 hd
273.03
−8.73
This barn, trailing median28 sales
398.44
−134.14
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

28 sales
468419370322median 398.4403/0304/2106/1608/1810/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $453.97, low $335.72, median $398.44 across 28 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,703149.862,55212
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,508128.051,93112
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,181122.201,44331
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,018106.411,08325

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,195$1,9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,157$1,6463thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)920$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)850$2,6001thin

Every lot

68 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1265335.00/cwt335.00–335.008884
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,1133
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325310.53/cwt310.00–311.001,0092
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1389338.15/cwt327.50–355.001,3159
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435328.38/cwt315.00–340.001,42811
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,2774
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467323.50/cwt317.50–337.001,51110
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy495348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,72314
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2503277.48/cwt275.00–282.501,3963
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523319.42/cwt300.00–327.501,67131
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy554348.50/cwt348.50–348.501,93117
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566316.02/cwt295.00–329.001,78912
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584267.10/cwt260.00–287.501,56010
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4403
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621272.49/cwt250.00–280.001,69212
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667242.81/cwt240.00–246.001,62011
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671251.41/cwt248.00–259.001,6874
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,6073
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1724246.41/cwt245.00–249.001,78410
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830229.50/cwt229.50–229.501,9053
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2848210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7814
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1932220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,05010
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325301.15/cwt295.00–307.509792
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy342327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,1185
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360277.50/cwt277.50–277.509993
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378308.39/cwt300.00–315.001,1669
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423294.93/cwt280.00–315.001,24831
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445236.53/cwt225.00–260.001,0536
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy455300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3653
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473251.62/cwt225.00–275.001,19016
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477281.19/cwt275.00–295.001,34121
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515265.41/cwt250.00–277.501,36721
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521241.93/cwt240.00–245.001,2605
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy545288.83/cwt287.50–294.001,57423
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571250.96/cwt242.00–260.001,43312
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2592235.64/cwt234.00–236.001,39511
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620241.05/cwt230.00–262.001,49535
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2642225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4452
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4597
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1682225.98/cwt223.00–230.001,5413
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6593
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1802215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,72411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375317.09/cwt301.00–335.001,1892
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1413285.13/cwt280.00–305.001,1789
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2432280.02/cwt265.00–285.001,2104
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1452285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2883
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2464277.13/cwt260.00–285.001,2867
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526284.51/cwt283.00–285.001,4974
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4825
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580286.20/cwt277.50–292.501,6606
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1632248.10/cwt235.00–265.001,56810
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,4903
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2692215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4884
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1778214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,6653
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3410200.00/cwt200.00–200.008205
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,363133.98/cwt125.00–141.001,8262
Bulls——1,771153.04/cwt146.00–160.002,71010
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79070.00/cwt70.00–70.005531
Cows—Lean 85-90%976111.78/cwt104.00–120.001,09117
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15198.58/cwt90.00–102.001,1357
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,158118.72/cwt105.00–124.001,37521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228129.52/cwt126.00–137.001,59110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,441133.09/cwt126.00–136.001,9187
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,602121.00/cwt115.00–125.001,9385
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 29201,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1571,645.86/head1,500.00–1,875.001,6463
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1951,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251

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.