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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Dec 10

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

386 head

▼ 238 vs last sale 624▲ 45 vs year ago 341 · +13.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▼ 98 vs last sale 189▼ 76 vs year ago 167 · −45.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 9▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs steers and 300-500 lbs heifers sold 15.00-30.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower; Demand uneven 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 $267.69/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −128.14 against this barn's trailing median of $395.83.

Average price

$267.69

41 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,439

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$33.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.44

vs MO average

−12.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	276.60	1,456	30
Medium and Large 1-2	567	243.37	1,381	11thin

One grade step is worth $33.24/cwt here — about $76 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 sale41 hd

267.69

—

MO average19 barns · 5,480 hd

278.12

−10.44

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−12.61

This barn, trailing median29 sales

395.83

−128.14

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	1,847	136.68	2,524	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	111.39	1,651	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	110.98	1,371	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,181	95.95	1,133	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,159	$1,598	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$1,250	1thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	990	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,223	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	360.09/cwt	347.50–367.50	1,376	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	318.82/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,234	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	423	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,561	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	340.92/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,503	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	325.51/cwt	319.00–330.00	1,530	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	312.11/cwt	300.00–328.00	1,639	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	273.74/cwt	264.00–278.00	1,465	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,623	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	271.65/cwt	257.50–288.00	1,586	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	273.69/cwt	252.00–287.00	1,722	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	268.67/cwt	263.00–275.00	1,792	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	244.02/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,654	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,625	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,871	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,786	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	328.65/cwt	315.00–335.00	930	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,071	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	328.11/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,270	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,074	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	417	327.64/cwt	322.00–336.00	1,366	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	305.29/cwt	289.00–320.00	1,334	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	453	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,422	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	299.15/cwt	290.00–313.00	1,397	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	258.98/cwt	235.00–278.00	1,225	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	503	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,469	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	277.55/cwt	264.00–288.00	1,454	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	251.46/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,340	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	253.64/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,446	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	241.57/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,389	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	234.56/cwt	225.00–253.00	1,473	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	245.60/cwt	237.00–253.00	1,550	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	233.19/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,534	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	222.97/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,501	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,654	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,748	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,732	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	448	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,456	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,348	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	273.27/cwt	272.50–274.00	1,443	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	547	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,652	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	291.66/cwt	287.50–294.00	1,625	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	243.12/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,410	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,329	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	258.56/cwt	251.00–290.00	1,632	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	226.04/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,530	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	225.91/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,633	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	210.51/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,631	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	210.25/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,720	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	700	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,071	3
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 3	975	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,365	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,705	127.34/cwt	120.50–131.00	2,171	4
Bulls	—	—	1,960	144.15/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,825	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	731	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	94.68/cwt	84.00–101.00	1,059	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	108.91/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,299	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	115.99/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,506	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,266	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,390	104.37/cwt	103.50–105.50	1,451	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,466	117.31/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,720	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,496	106.31/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,590	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	888	1,321.55/head	1,210.00–1,450.00	1,322	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,105	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,210	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,268	1,708.85/head	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,709	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,340	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	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 Dec 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 386Last week 624Year ago 341

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 189Year ago 167

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 9Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	272.00	272.00
8	450–500	473	235.00–278.00	258.98
2	500–550	533	250.00–253.00	251.46
9	550–600	575	235.00–250.00	241.57
11	600–650	628	225.00–253.00	234.56
2	650–700	673	220.00–226.00	222.97
3	800–850	845	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	315.00–335.00	328.65
3	300–350	340	315.00	315.00
13	350–400	387	320.00–345.00	328.11
12	400–450	437	289.00–320.00	305.29
13	450–500	467	290.00–313.00	299.15
24	500–550	524	264.00–288.00	277.55
3	550–600	570	250.00–261.00	253.64
8	600–650	631	237.00–253.00	245.60
6	650–700	658	230.00–240.00	233.19
5	700–750	719	230.00	230.00
2	750–800	760	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	417	322.00–336.00	327.64
3	450–500	453	314.00	314.00
3	500–550	503	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	360.00	360.00
3	300–350	342	357.50	357.50
5	350–400	382	347.50–367.50	360.09
12	400–450	441	320.00–345.00	340.92
9	450–500	470	319.00–330.00	325.51
16	500–550	525	300.00–328.00	312.11
4	550–600	555	292.50	292.50
25	600–650	629	252.00–287.00	273.69
7	650–700	667	263.00–275.00	268.67
2	700–750	730	240.00	240.00
4	750–800	770	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	387	300.00–337.50	318.82
4	500–550	535	264.00–278.00	273.74
17	550–600	584	257.50–288.00	271.65
4	650–700	678	241.00–245.00	244.02
2	700–750	722	225.00	225.00
3	750–800	773	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	369.00	369.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	700	153.00	153.00
4	950–1000	975	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	448	325.00	325.00
4	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	528	272.50–274.00	273.27
9	550–600	557	287.50–294.00	291.66
10	600–650	631	251.00–290.00	258.56
8	650–700	677	220.00–234.00	226.04
3	700–750	723	220.00–229.00	225.91
2	750–800	775	210.00–211.00	210.51
4	800–850	818	210.00–211.00	210.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	490	275.00	275.00
6	550–600	580	236.00–250.00	243.12
3	600–650	618	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	547	302.00	302.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,496	102.00–111.00	106.31
6	—	1,466	115.00–121.00	117.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,193	104.00–112.00	108.91
1	—	1,305	97.00	97.00
9	—	1,298	115.00–120.00	115.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,390	103.50–105.50	104.37
10	—	1,118	84.00–101.00	94.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,960	141.00–150.00	144.15
4	—	1,705	120.50–131.00	127.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	5	—	1,268	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,708.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,775.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,400.00	1,400.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	888	1,210.00–1,450.00	1,321.55

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.