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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Oct 15

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

320 head

▲ 113 vs last sale 207▼ 54 vs year ago 374 · −14.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 100▼ 21 vs year ago 116 · −18.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 5▲ 2 vs year ago 4 · +50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 9.00-14.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

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 $261.23/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −183.91 against this barn's trailing median of $445.14.

Average price

$261.23

40 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$35.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.13

vs MO average

−38.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	280.03	1,504	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	557	244.21	1,360	21

One grade step is worth $35.82/cwt here — about $145 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 sale40 hd

261.23

—

MO average14 barns · 1,997 hd

287.35

−26.13

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−38.10

This barn, trailing median27 sales

445.14

−183.91

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	1,540	136.93	2,108	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	120.68	1,762	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	117.07	1,400	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	989	98.79	977	15

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)	1,202	$1,905	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$2,000	1thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	301	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	939	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,001	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	373	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,259	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	310.96/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,191	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	418	311.89/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,304	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	252.73/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,069	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	281.65/cwt	271.00–292.50	1,205	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	270.49/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,252	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	470	302.14/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,420	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	235.54/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,215	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	274.66/cwt	262.00–290.00	1,456	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,562	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	247.68/cwt	239.00–257.00	1,419	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	235.24/cwt	233.00–236.00	1,430	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	257.36/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,590	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	247.13/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,678	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	239.59/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,737	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,838	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,973	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	275.47/cwt	260.00–280.00	774	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	260.21/cwt	253.00–272.50	830	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	255.11/cwt	246.00–265.00	931	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	429	279.33/cwt	277.00–281.00	1,198	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	256.48/cwt	240.00–273.00	1,100	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	461	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,259	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	246.66/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,172	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	216.67/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,040	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,143	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	242.82/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,265	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	247.12/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,421	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	223.59/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,290	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	236.17/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,445	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	272.20/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,192	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	273.98/cwt	267.00–279.00	1,315	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	235.63/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,242	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	250.72/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,324	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	244.38/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,391	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	234.77/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,451	14
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	229.50/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,510	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,602	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,395	134.91/cwt	125.00–143.00	1,882	8
Bulls	—	—	2,118	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	3,071	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	655	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	491	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	97.96/cwt	90.00–112.00	985	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	106.83/cwt	105.00–108.50	1,099	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	109.87/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,290	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	120.24/cwt	114.50–131.00	1,450	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	122.61/cwt	115.00–131.50	1,788	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	109.10/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,604	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	860	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	930	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,202	1,905.27/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,905	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,225	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 Oct 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 207Year ago 374

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 100Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 4

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 9.00-14.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	337.50	337.50
4	400–450	418	310.00–312.50	311.89
13	450–500	470	300.00–309.00	302.14
3	500–550	515	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	364	275.00	275.00
8	400–450	423	243.00–260.00	252.73
6	500–550	516	232.00–240.00	235.54
15	550–600	573	239.00–257.00	247.68
4	600–650	608	233.00–236.00	235.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	301	312.00	312.00
2	350–400	383	302.50–320.00	310.96
8	400–450	428	271.00–292.50	281.65
15	450–500	463	260.00–285.00	270.49
10	500–550	530	262.00–290.00	274.66
6	550–600	560	279.00	279.00
7	600–650	618	245.00–263.00	257.36
7	650–700	679	244.00–250.00	247.13
6	700–750	725	235.00–244.00	239.59
3	750–800	750	245.00	245.00
5	800–850	836	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	260.00–280.00	275.47
6	300–350	319	253.00–272.50	260.21
2	350–400	365	246.00–265.00	255.11
12	400–450	429	240.00–273.00	256.48
23	450–500	475	235.00–262.00	246.66
15	500–550	521	230.00–253.00	242.82
7	550–600	575	230.00–250.00	247.12
6	600–650	612	220.00–246.00	236.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	210.00–225.00	216.67
2	500–550	508	225.00	225.00
7	550–600	577	220.00–225.00	223.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	429	277.00–281.00	279.33
4	450–500	461	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	438	250.00–290.00	272.20
6	450–500	480	267.00–279.00	273.98
7	500–550	528	250.00–255.00	250.72
6	550–600	569	240.00–252.50	244.38
14	600–650	618	230.00–241.00	234.77
6	650–700	658	229.00–230.00	229.50
4	700–750	725	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	527	228.00–240.00	235.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,174	105.00–113.00	109.87
25	—	1,206	114.50–131.00	120.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,029	105.00–108.50	106.83
10	—	1,006	90.00–112.00	97.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,458	115.00–131.50	122.61
2	—	1,470	105.00–114.00	109.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,395	125.00–143.00	134.91
2	—	2,118	145.00	145.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	1,550.00	1,550.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,202	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,905.27

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	—	1,225	2,000.00	2,000.00

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.