Sale reports / Missouri / SEMO Livestock Sales / 2023-10-10

SEMO Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Oct 10
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484
Feeder Cattle receipts
326 head
42 vs last sale 284 56 vs year ago 270 · +20.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
25 vs last sale 110 112 vs year ago 247 · 45.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
37 vs last sale 0 34 vs year ago 71 · 47.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 500 lbs heifers sold 10.00 higher, the rest pf the offering sold 1.00-10.00 lower in a light test and lower than average quality. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 lower;Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $229.17/cwt on 99 head.
Average price
$229.17
99 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,238
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$240
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$21.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
12.48
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557235.451,31170
Medium and Large 1-2500214.011,07029
One grade step is worth $21.44/cwt here — about $240 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale99 hd
229.17
MO average17 barns · 5,676 hd
241.65
−12.48
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsLow1,68097.991,64716
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44989.491,29718
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27985.071,08826
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11966.2174114

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,103$1,3068
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,128$1,2652thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,220$1,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,003$9002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)997$1,2714thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)880$1,2458
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$9351thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)750$7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,010$1,7699
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,125$1,2501thin

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2401189.00/cwt189.00–189.007584
BullsMedium and Large 1483243.19/cwt240.00–255.001,1759
BullsMedium and Large 1-2568209.71/cwt200.00–225.001,1918
HeifersMedium and Large 1371251.92/cwt235.00–258.009358
SteersMedium and Large 1-2377247.02/cwt245.00–250.009315
SteersMedium and Large 1-2531236.08/cwt230.00–241.001,2545
HeifersMedium and Large 1789216.72/cwt212.00–219.001,7109
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2492213.20/cwt210.00–232.501,0497
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2419222.42/cwt214.00–229.009328
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2531227.42/cwt219.00–237.501,2084
SteersMedium and Large 1532265.20/cwt250.00–270.001,41118
SteersMedium and Large 1622245.27/cwt239.00–250.001,52614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572211.69/cwt210.00–212.501,2113
HeifersMedium and Large 1427247.45/cwt240.00–256.001,0573
HeifersMedium and Large 1563232.33/cwt221.00–239.001,3087
SteersMedium and Large 1-2577251.63/cwt235.00–256.001,45212
SteersMedium and Large 1663238.53/cwt236.00–240.001,5818
SteersMedium and Large 1391264.97/cwt264.00–270.001,0366
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2785180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4133
HeifersMedium and Large 1529242.35/cwt220.00–252.001,2829
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2378212.42/cwt210.00–220.008034
SteersMedium and Large 1-2632214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,3522
SteersMedium and Large 1835215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7953
SteersMedium and Large 1430260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1184
SteersMedium and Large 1777220.76/cwt220.00–223.001,7154
BullsMedium and Large 1-2688188.62/cwt180.00–204.001,2985
BullsMedium and Large 1381268.85/cwt250.00–275.001,02413
BullsMedium and Large 1-2368219.00/cwt219.00–219.008063
BullsMedium and Large 1526254.06/cwt240.00–260.001,33620
BullsMedium and Large 1-2521225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1724
BullsMedium and Large 1430258.16/cwt250.00–262.501,1104
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41987.55/cwt85.00–90.001,24211
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21572.65/cwt70.00–75.008832
CowsBoner 80-85%1,50298.79/cwt95.00–104.001,4845
CowsLean 85-90%1,16274.81/cwt70.00–80.0086910
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38875.92/cwt73.50–78.001,0542
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54099.20/cwt92.00–105.001,5285
Bulls1,15372.70/cwt67.00–80.008382
Bulls1,69497.62/cwt90.00–105.001,6549
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22782.76/cwt75.00–95.001,01519
CowsLean 85-90%1,01344.71/cwt40.00–50.004534
Bulls1,867108.77/cwt105.00–115.002,0315
Bred HeifersMedium 28801,244.76/head1,125.00–1,350.001,2458
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2201,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 11,2252,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 11,0251,766.67/head1,600.00–2,050.001,7673
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1251,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred HeifersMedium 2750750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 21,1351,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Bred CowsMedium 2985850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsMedium 21,0321,303.39/head950.00–1,600.001,3035
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1281,264.69/head1,235.00–1,300.001,2652
Bred HeifersMedium 2960935.00/head935.00–935.009351
Bred HeifersMedium 2858941.55/head850.00–1,050.009422
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28951,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2201,310.70/head1,250.00–1,400.001,3113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,020950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28751,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0081,750.00/head1,450.00–1,900.001,7503
HeifersMedium and Large 1633219.92/cwt210.00–224.001,39218
HeifersMedium and Large 1470250.44/cwt238.00–260.001,17716
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0803

How this sale compares

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.