Sale reports / Missouri / SEMO Livestock Sales / 2024-09-10

SEMO Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Sep 10
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484
Feeder Cattle receipts
629 head
▲ 479 vs last sale 150▲ 89 vs year ago 540 · +16.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
191 head
▲ 130 vs last sale 61▲ 51 vs year ago 140 · +36.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 6▼ 1 vs year ago 10 · −10.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold steady to 8.00 lower because most of the offering were unwean feeders.

Slaughter cows sold 10.00 lower and bulls sold 5.00 lower; Demand lower 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 $241.50/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −154.32 against this barn's trailing median of $395.83.
Average price
$241.50
59 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,327
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$44
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$11.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.00
vs MO average
+2.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547244.531,33844
Medium and Large 1-2556232.621,29315thin
One grade step is worth $11.91/cwt here — about $44 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 sale59 hd
241.50
—
MO average16 barns · 2,622 hd
253.50
−12.00
National average182 barns · 14,937 hd
238.61
+2.89
This barn, trailing median29 sales
395.83
−154.32
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
468419370322median 395.8303/0304/2106/1608/1811/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,732148.982,58015
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,283121.521,55939
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,566120.431,88625
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,093102.491,12031

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)1,025$1,6351thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,118$1,3774thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,145$1,2501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)950$1,0251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)855$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)875$1,2501thin

Every lot

66 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 1339290.19/cwt285.00–293.009848
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377285.37/cwt275.00–297.501,07619
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424257.13/cwt251.00–264.001,0906
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427279.63/cwt272.50–284.001,19412
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476270.83/cwt260.00–280.001,28919
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2254
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520262.65/cwt255.00–273.001,36611
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521244.86/cwt235.00–249.001,2768
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573252.13/cwt249.00–260.001,44511
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578240.45/cwt236.00–248.001,3905
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623251.45/cwt240.00–258.001,5679
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1662255.72/cwt249.00–258.001,69313
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682232.25/cwt229.00–235.001,5844
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1724238.23/cwt220.00–245.001,72511
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added744243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,80846
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1779244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,9015
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1832228.96/cwt220.00–238.001,9058
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1962210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0203
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321261.94/cwt252.50–272.5084114
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368258.25/cwt250.00–265.0095021
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2389239.76/cwt233.00–250.009337
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415255.21/cwt240.00–263.001,05922
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy442270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1935
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463240.64/cwt235.00–245.001,11411
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466252.49/cwt240.00–263.001,17720
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514233.29/cwt230.00–240.001,1996
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522241.72/cwt230.00–255.001,26221
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570247.10/cwt230.00–255.001,40823
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584232.18/cwt220.00–242.001,3569
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613222.01/cwt219.00–225.001,3612
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1636233.37/cwt225.00–240.001,48422
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655239.68/cwt225.00–244.001,57021
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1708242.79/cwt230.00–246.001,7195
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1762231.16/cwt210.00–239.001,76118
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2858200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7162
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1361276.50/cwt272.50–278.009984
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424271.73/cwt252.00–282.501,15217
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2468248.53/cwt240.00–250.001,1637
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471273.45/cwt263.00–282.001,28816
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2531228.72/cwt210.00–235.001,2158
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1533244.88/cwt240.00–248.001,30512
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570225.85/cwt215.00–235.001,2875
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1595235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3983
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1627222.07/cwt220.00–225.001,3927
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2647200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2943
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2687194.98/cwt190.00–210.001,3404
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2743200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4863
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2862160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3793
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3313225.00/cwt225.00–225.007043
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,546142.86/cwt129.00–155.502,2099
Bulls——2,010158.16/cwt150.00–167.003,1796
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93093.77/cwt63.00–116.008722
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08798.74/cwt75.00–110.001,07321
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,150114.50/cwt104.00–120.501,3178
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251121.39/cwt115.00–127.501,51928
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,345128.77/cwt125.00–140.001,7327
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,401109.77/cwt95.00–116.001,5384
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,533110.27/cwt105.00–115.001,6905
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555126.72/cwt120.00–130.001,9709
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590119.91/cwt115.00–125.001,90711
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2855850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium 29501,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0251,635.00/head1,635.00–1,635.001,6351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1181,377.20/head1,140.00–1,585.001,3774
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1451,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28751,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501

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.