Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-11.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $296.51/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −152.65 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$296.51

57 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$31.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.49

vs MO average

−16.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	301.42	1,640	48
Medium and Large 1-2	574	270.34	1,552	9thin

One grade step is worth $31.08/cwt here — about $88 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $483.11, low $377.91, median $449.16 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale57 hd

296.51

—

MO average9 barns · 2,467 hd

311.00

−14.49

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−16.49

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

−152.65

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	—	Average	1,718	129.40	2,223	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	111.25	1,612	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	102.87	1,261	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	87.14	898	21

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)	1,265	$1,554	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,181	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	808	$1,325	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$1,285	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1-2	400–450	425	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,126	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	630	299.01/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,884	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	284.07/cwt	282.50–288.00	1,594	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	279.87/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,304	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	304.51/cwt	290.00–319.00	1,139	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	257.18/cwt	225.00–266.00	1,186	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	324	343.46/cwt	327.50–355.00	1,113	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	720	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	571	309.91/cwt	303.00–313.00	1,770	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	248.95/cwt	246.00–257.50	1,516	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	527	311.36/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,641	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	239.57/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,378	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	271.00/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	318.29/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,531	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	245.34/cwt	232.50–257.00	1,789	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	270.34/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,552	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	278.27/cwt	269.00–287.00	1,759	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	313.42/cwt	307.50–332.50	1,363	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	315.49/cwt	299.00–332.50	1,057	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	294.84/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,539	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	236.71/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	222.55/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,961	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	319.58/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,208	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	320.83/cwt	310.00–330.00	908	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	796	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,918	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	267.39/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,543	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	227.54/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,550	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	284.03/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,539	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	249.84/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,544	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	465	337.43/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,569	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	79.91/cwt	65.00–88.00	818	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,290	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	84.74/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,063	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	109.26/cwt	102.00–120.00	1,439	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	96.73/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,068	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	93.72/cwt	89.00–101.00	971	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	112.78/cwt	106.00–121.00	1,661	14
Bulls	—	—	1,315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,447	1
Bulls	—	—	1,749	130.89/cwt	115.00–140.00	2,289	13
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	870	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	808	1,324.64/head	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,325	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,181.16/head	950.00–1,400.00	1,181	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,265	1,553.56/head	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	423	304.92/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,290	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	281.97/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,196	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	372	309.46/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,151	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	367	340.11/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,248	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	268.64/cwt	263.00–274.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	278.28/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,333	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	305.68/cwt	300.00–310.00	835	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	277.81/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,470	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	240.16/cwt	229.00–248.00	1,518	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	475	301.67/cwt	280.00–309.00	1,433	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	305.33/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,038	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	266.72/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,526	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	538	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	242.90/cwt	229.00–255.00	1,249	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	371	347.52/cwt	337.50–352.50	1,289	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	417	333.30/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	229.14/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,634	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	231.32/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,559	10

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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