Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher and bulls sold 5.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $256.03/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$256.03

164 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$40.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.87

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	261.39	1,399	129
Medium and Large 1-2	511	239.55	1,225	29
Large 1	639	220.50	1,408	6thin

One grade step is worth $40.89/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale164 hd

256.03

—

MO average16 barns · 11,534 hd

258.90

−2.87

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,697	123.75	2,101	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	103.01	1,534	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	100.90	1,264	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	83.15	866	10

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)	1,178	$1,477	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,341	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,228	2thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	292.17/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,096	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	552	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	247.91/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,185	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	229.52/cwt	210.00–242.00	1,200	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	254.74/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,075	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	277.46/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	259	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	272.53/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	271.93/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	301.07/cwt	296.00–305.00	1,021	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	325.73/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,208	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	410	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,384	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	241.97/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,631	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	305.63/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,323	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	305.90/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,413	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	281.14/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,049	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	233.38/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,414	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	273.84/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,408	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	228.26/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,536	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	258.02/cwt	252.00–262.50	1,499	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	245.25/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,393	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,402	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	476	302.36/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,439	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	98.83/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,359	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	104.26/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,588	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	106.19/cwt	101.00–115.00	1,369	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	95.34/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,158	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	78.15/cwt	72.00–81.00	753	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	90.65/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,051	4
Bulls	—	—	1,773	127.48/cwt	115.00–140.00	2,260	13
Bulls	—	—	1,370	107.60/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,474	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	1,341.11/head	1,200.00–1,460.00	1,341	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,178	1,476.53/head	1,350.00–1,625.00	1,477	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	1,228.14/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,228	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	274.07/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,439	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	287.88/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,232	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	956	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	392	274.15/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,075	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	430	297.97/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,281	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	273.14/cwt	260.00–283.00	1,153	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	223.08/cwt	214.00–228.00	1,713	11
Bulls	Large 1	—	555	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,304	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	287.48/cwt	285.00–295.50	1,383	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	265.14/cwt	242.50–272.50	1,355	28
Heifers	Large 1	—	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	229.24/cwt	226.00–232.50	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	229.01/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,621	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	268.70/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	233.49/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,438	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	261.80/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,463	8

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.

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