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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Aug 20

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

← Aug 13Aug 20Aug 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

370 head

▲ 136 vs last sale 234▲ 256 vs year ago 114 · +224.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 91▲ 25 vs year ago 40 · +62.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale (September 3) due to Labor Day Holiday

Compared to last week, steers sold steady, heifers sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 higher and bulls sold 5.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light.

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 $285.60/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −159.54 against this barn's trailing median of $445.14.

Average price

$285.60

46 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$30.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.72

vs MO average

+15.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	288.96	1,529	41
Medium and Large 1-2	542	258.07	1,399	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.89/cwt here — about $130 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 sale46 hd

285.60

—

MO average13 barns · 1,478 hd

290.32

−4.72

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

+15.10

This barn, trailing median27 sales

445.14

−159.54

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	1,650	165.04	2,723	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,451	145.85	2,116	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	139.29	1,786	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,134	120.97	1,372	14

Every lot

45 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,008	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	312.71/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,141	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	308.43/cwt	308.00–312.50	1,351	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	259.36/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,258	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	514	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,542	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	282.72/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,467	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	261.59/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,381	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	252.78/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,423	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	268.56/cwt	261.00–275.00	1,536	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,470	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	254.73/cwt	235.00–261.00	1,600	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,716	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	239.51/cwt	237.00–241.00	1,703	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,891	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	271.11/cwt	246.00–280.00	987	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	293.70/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,081	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	275.45/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,154	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	273.49/cwt	255.00–282.50	1,294	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	251.64/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,195	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	250.14/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,308	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	242.50/cwt	241.00–243.00	1,310	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	253.52/cwt	240.00–264.00	1,448	31
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	240.67/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,499	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	250.71/cwt	249.00–253.00	1,672	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,499	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	214.93/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,547	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	311.82/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,126	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	289.08/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,211	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,201	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	236.99/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,114	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	234.95/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,194	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	262.38/cwt	248.00–275.00	1,359	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	256.82/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,454	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	243.81/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,387	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	237.24/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,461	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	221.33/cwt	200.00–229.00	1,616	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,587	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,418	152.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,162	2
Bulls	—	—	1,716	168.64/cwt	161.00–175.00	2,894	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	109.53/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,182	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	127.32/cwt	119.00–135.00	1,483	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	127.38/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,546	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	143.92/cwt	136.00–152.50	1,884	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	145.85/cwt	132.00–156.50	2,116	11

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 Aug 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 234Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 91Year ago 40

*No Sale (September 3) due to Labor Day Holiday

Compared to last week, steers sold steady, heifers sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 higher and bulls sold 5.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	368	280.00–305.00	293.70
9	400–450	419	269.00–280.00	275.45
9	450–500	473	255.00–282.50	273.49
18	500–550	523	240.00–263.00	250.14
31	550–600	571	240.00–264.00	253.52
17	600–650	623	235.00–245.00	240.67
7	650–700	667	249.00–253.00	250.71
2	700–750	720	210.00–220.00	214.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	364	246.00–280.00	271.11
11	450–500	475	225.00–265.00	251.64
4	500–550	540	241.00–243.00	242.50
3	700–750	714	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	514	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	250.00–277.50	259.36
3	500–550	528	260.00–265.00	261.59
2	550–600	563	240.00–265.00	252.78
2	600–650	605	243.00	243.00
3	650–700	650	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	325.00	325.00
8	350–400	365	300.00–320.00	312.71
10	400–450	438	308.00–312.50	308.43
8	500–550	519	270.00–291.00	282.72
10	550–600	572	261.00–275.00	268.56
28	600–650	628	235.00–261.00	254.73
11	650–700	655	262.00	262.00
4	700–750	711	237.00–241.00	239.51
18	800–850	808	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	361	300.00–318.00	311.82
9	400–450	419	275.00–300.00	289.08
2	450–500	462	260.00	260.00
12	500–550	518	248.00–275.00	262.38
12	550–600	566	245.00–265.00	256.82
4	600–650	616	233.00–240.00	237.24
5	700–750	730	200.00–229.00	221.33
3	800–850	835	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	225.00–250.00	236.99
2	500–550	508	225.00–245.00	234.95
8	550–600	569	235.00–250.00	243.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	150.00–155.00	152.46
7	—	1,716	161.00–175.00	168.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,165	119.00–135.00	127.32
5	—	1,079	106.00–116.00	109.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,214	120.00–134.00	127.38
18	—	1,309	136.00–152.50	143.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,451	132.00–156.50	145.85

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.