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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Sep 17

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

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Feeder Cattle receipts

494 head

▼ 135 vs last sale 629▼ 97 vs year ago 591 · −16.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

110 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 191▲ 4 vs year ago 106 · +3.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 9▼ 4 vs year ago 9 · −44.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 lower and bulls sold 4.00 lower; Demand lower and supply moderate.

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 $230.58/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −165.25 against this barn's trailing median of $395.83.

Average price

$230.58

54 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,268

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$14.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.25

vs MO average

−6.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	235.39	1,289	36
Medium and Large 1-2	555	220.97	1,225	18thin

One grade step is worth $14.42/cwt here — about $63 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 sale54 hd

230.58

—

MO average15 barns · 1,949 hd

245.83

−15.25

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−6.43

This barn, trailing median29 sales

395.83

−165.25

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	—	High	1,566	138.47	2,169	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	113.25	1,441	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,490	112.16	1,671	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,187	97.46	1,157	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)	1,060	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,375	2thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	838	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	282.31/cwt	274.00–290.00	923	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	290.54/cwt	287.00–296.00	1,101	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	251.28/cwt	250.00–254.00	967	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	274.04/cwt	265.00–294.00	1,181	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	245.48/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,154	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	278.22/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,316	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	260.16/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,371	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	536	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,463	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	255.49/cwt	245.00–268.00	1,464	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	253.05/cwt	233.00–261.00	1,584	33
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	234.65/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,551	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	240.17/cwt	225.00–246.00	1,732	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,808	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	886	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,994	11
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,039	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,088	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	718	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	269.00/cwt	251.00–275.00	861	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	223.15/cwt	210.00–235.00	754	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	342	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	964	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	249.96/cwt	240.00–256.00	945	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	252.94/cwt	238.00–261.00	1,052	37
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	231.59/cwt	230.00–238.00	966	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	468	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,221	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	247.05/cwt	230.00–258.00	1,171	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	222.72/cwt	200.00–238.00	1,062	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	242.03/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,237	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	222.88/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,168	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	219.75/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,261	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	229.44/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,331	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	226.52/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,450	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	226.25/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,489	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	207.44/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,379	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,596	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	202.01/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,669	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	189.64/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,758	14
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,045	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,766	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,013	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,067	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	262.02/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,111	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,075	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,269	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	243.22/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,272	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	228.32/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,340	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	229.34/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,406	9
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,385	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,565	1
Bulls	—	—	1,414	134.04/cwt	124.00–145.00	1,895	11
Bulls	—	—	1,831	149.08/cwt	142.00–155.00	2,730	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,179	95.07/cwt	85.00–106.00	1,121	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,217	106.08/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,291	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,197	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	109.91/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,393	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	118.26/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,514	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,247	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,471	108.31/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,593	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	119.06/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,813	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,150	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,060	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,080	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,350	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1

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 Sep 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 494Last week 629Year ago 591

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 191Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 9Year ago 9

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 lower and bulls sold 4.00 lower; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	271	265.00	265.00
4	300–350	320	251.00–275.00	269.00
9	350–400	378	240.00–256.00	249.96
37	400–450	416	238.00–261.00	252.94
23	450–500	474	230.00–258.00	247.05
17	500–550	511	230.00–256.00	242.03
19	550–600	580	220.00–240.00	229.44
8	600–650	640	225.00–229.00	226.52
4	650–700	658	225.00–230.00	226.25
3	750–800	760	210.00	210.00
5	800–850	826	200.00–210.00	202.01
14	900–950	927	180.00–195.00	189.64
3	1000–1050	1,045	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	210.00–235.00	223.15
5	400–450	417	230.00–238.00	231.59
14	450–500	477	200.00–238.00	222.72
7	500–550	524	220.00–225.00	222.88
11	550–600	574	210.00–228.00	219.75
2	650–700	665	200.00–215.00	207.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	342	282.00	282.00
4	450–500	468	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	308.00	308.00
6	300–350	327	274.00–290.00	282.31
8	350–400	379	287.00–296.00	290.54
11	400–450	431	265.00–294.00	274.04
26	450–500	473	265.00–285.00	278.22
20	500–550	527	250.00–280.00	260.16
17	550–600	573	245.00–268.00	255.49
33	600–650	626	233.00–261.00	253.05
8	650–700	661	230.00–239.00	234.65
4	700–750	721	225.00–246.00	240.17
3	750–800	750	241.00	241.00
11	850–900	886	225.00	225.00
5	1000–1050	1,039	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	250.00–254.00	251.28
4	450–500	470	241.00–250.00	245.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	536	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	448	240.00	240.00
3	550–600	587	225.00–230.00	228.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	283.00	283.00
4	400–450	424	260.00–264.00	262.02
6	450–500	463	274.00	274.00
10	500–550	523	235.00–248.00	243.22
9	600–650	613	224.00–234.00	229.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	90.00	90.00
5	—	1,471	100.00–113.00	108.31
6	—	1,523	115.00–122.00	119.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,267	100.00–115.00	109.91
17	—	1,280	115.00–124.00	118.26
1	—	1,260	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,179	85.00–106.00	95.07
5	—	1,217	102.00–110.00	106.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,831	142.00–155.00	149.08
11	—	1,414	124.00–145.00	134.04
1	—	1,385	113.00	113.00

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	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,600.00	2,600.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,975.00	1,975.00

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.