Sale reports / Missouri / SEMO Livestock Sales / 2024-11-12

SEMO Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Nov 12
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484
Feeder Cattle receipts
381 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 347▲ 133 vs year ago 248 · +53.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 88▼ 39 vs year ago 174 · −22.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 0▼ 13 vs year ago 23 · −56.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; 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 $244.40/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −151.43 against this barn's trailing median of $395.83.
Average price
$244.40
36 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,305
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$100
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$24.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.78
vs MO average
−20.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530251.301,33226
Medium and Large 1-2544226.451,23210thin
One grade step is worth $24.85/cwt here — about $100 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale36 hd
244.40
—
MO average18 barns · 2,174 hd
255.18
−10.78
National average194 barns · 23,548 hd
265.10
−20.70
This barn, trailing median29 sales
395.83
−151.43
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—High1,756142.512,50314
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,395121.121,68921
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,266116.621,47750
CowsLean 85-90%High1,12896.951,09422

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,270$1,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,065$1,2382thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,6002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$2,0032thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)835$1,6251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)690$1,2501thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy304334.50/cwt334.00–335.001,0176
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0352
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy360322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,1614
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370261.00/cwt261.00–261.009663
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380295.88/cwt287.50–321.001,1244
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy412320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3183
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424297.62/cwt288.00–300.001,2625
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2462258.22/cwt250.00–282.001,1934
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4253
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513277.73/cwt265.00–282.001,4254
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2193
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566232.29/cwt225.00–237.001,3155
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568272.75/cwt256.00–281.001,5496
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620257.45/cwt250.00–260.001,59615
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626227.15/cwt220.00–249.001,4227
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,6303
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1279276.51/cwt275.00–281.007714
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy292299.00/cwt299.00–299.008734
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335270.91/cwt260.00–282.509082
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2342235.00/cwt235.00–235.008042
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy366290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0614
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2366243.23/cwt230.00–250.008909
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372262.92/cwt248.00–272.0097810
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419264.50/cwt250.00–277.501,10811
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy430283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,2173
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2441226.00/cwt225.00–230.009975
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470234.95/cwt225.00–244.001,1046
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474256.00/cwt240.00–265.001,21320
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy500262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,3103
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1509253.70/cwt235.00–260.001,29115
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514231.20/cwt220.00–235.001,1884
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564223.29/cwt220.00–225.001,2596
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1581242.79/cwt236.00–258.001,4118
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628231.97/cwt225.00–237.001,4579
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1682226.30/cwt220.00–232.001,5436
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713230.26/cwt222.00–237.001,6423
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3232
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780226.99/cwt225.00–229.001,7712
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835222.00/cwt215.00–229.001,8542
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1862238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,0523
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1900198.50/cwt197.00–200.001,7872
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium 2400237.00/cwt237.00–237.009485
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2439241.99/cwt230.00–246.001,0624
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1440267.59/cwt260.00–275.001,1772
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0811
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471255.87/cwt250.00–262.001,2057
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526255.08/cwt240.00–263.001,34212
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2529225.39/cwt222.00–230.001,1925
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2553236.20/cwt225.00–240.001,3064
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565242.41/cwt230.00–251.001,37010
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624234.84/cwt225.00–245.001,4658
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2659214.85/cwt211.00–219.001,4166
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1674220.15/cwt210.00–240.001,48412
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718208.39/cwt200.00–210.001,49611
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2737194.11/cwt191.00–204.001,4314
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2777175.98/cwt175.00–180.001,3675
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3638185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1805
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3691181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2515
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,721134.59/cwt125.00–143.502,3169
Bulls——1,820156.76/cwt149.50–177.002,8535
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07393.26/cwt82.00–100.001,00117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262109.46/cwt105.00–113.001,38116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265121.27/cwt115.00–128.001,53432
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,316109.51/cwt106.00–115.001,4415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32599.43/cwt98.00–101.001,3172
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,379123.73/cwt117.00–136.001,70617
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,461110.02/cwt104.00–115.001,6074
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2885975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2451,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2701,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 26901,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Heifers—Medium 28351,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 21,0502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 21,1102,002.70/head1,700.00–2,300.002,0032

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.