Sale reports / Missouri / SEMO Livestock Sales / 2024-07-09

SEMO Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Jul 9
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484
Feeder Cattle receipts
324 head
▲ 242 vs last sale 82▼ 180 vs year ago 504 · −35.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 56▼ 138 vs year ago 239 · −57.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 6▲ 1 vs year ago 11 · +9.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher, heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $298.76/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −146.37 against this barn's trailing median of $445.14.
Average price
$298.76
26 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,635
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$159
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$45.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−26.47
vs MO average
−4.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543304.051,65123
Medium and Large 1-2578258.271,4933thin
One grade step is worth $45.78/cwt here — about $159 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 sale26 hd
298.76
—
MO average8 barns · 1,913 hd
325.23
−26.47
National average160 barns · 9,699 hd
302.91
−4.15
This barn, trailing median27 sales
445.14
−146.37
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
497453408364median 445.1403/0304/1406/0908/1811/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,745161.322,81511
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,489135.942,02411
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,200134.231,61024
CowsLean 85-90%High1,120112.201,25722

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)1,266$1,7804thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)938$1,6792thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,095$1,6322thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)925$2,2751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)750$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,200$1,7751thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1321326.40/cwt322.00–340.001,0485
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376290.99/cwt275.00–305.001,0947
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390348.74/cwt322.50–365.001,36014
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420336.81/cwt335.00–340.001,4157
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425302.38/cwt300.00–305.001,2856
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469317.06/cwt315.00–322.501,4876
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478294.04/cwt275.00–312.501,4062
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy522325.38/cwt319.00–330.001,6985
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525298.18/cwt295.00–302.501,56512
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578258.27/cwt250.00–275.001,4933
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1597298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,7796
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631243.57/cwt235.00–254.001,53710
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1634274.00/cwt260.00–286.001,73710
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1682260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7733
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723249.50/cwt249.00–250.001,8042
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1782235.32/cwt235.00–236.001,8409
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7853
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1940219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,0598
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1252320.00/cwt320.00–320.008063
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310307.50/cwt307.50–307.509533
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2364305.05/cwt285.00–310.001,1105
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy402327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,3173
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418297.94/cwt290.00–307.501,2458
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428273.36/cwt269.00–283.001,1706
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483274.81/cwt260.00–285.001,3276
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1489288.46/cwt270.00–297.501,4115
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy505314.54/cwt310.00–319.001,5882
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1512278.29/cwt270.00–287.501,42520
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531254.57/cwt250.00–256.001,3524
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565266.91/cwt260.00–275.001,5089
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4454
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625243.14/cwt235.00–247.001,52014
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672241.22/cwt230.00–247.001,6219
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372313.71/cwt310.00–315.001,1674
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1462300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3863
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465290.90/cwt275.00–315.001,3533
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523270.73/cwt250.00–292.001,4165
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1533289.75/cwt280.00–296.001,5446
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy558276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,5403
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563284.23/cwt270.00–294.001,60013
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2582265.82/cwt265.00–269.001,5475
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618258.70/cwt247.00–266.001,5998
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670241.54/cwt240.00–245.001,6189
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6453
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,375149.48/cwt149.00–150.002,0552
Bulls——1,827163.95/cwt157.50–170.002,9959
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,079100.50/cwt85.00–110.001,08410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,099124.63/cwt121.00–126.001,3705
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,155121.95/cwt118.00–128.001,40912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,226136.75/cwt128.00–143.501,67719
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,489135.94/cwt128.50–145.502,02411
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 29381,679.12/head1,650.00–1,710.001,6792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0951,632.02/head1,375.00–1,850.001,6322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2661,779.88/head1,600.00–2,000.001,7804
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 27501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 29252,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2001,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751

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.