Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 500-700 lbs heifers sold 5.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold 2.00-11.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.09/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −147.86 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$254.09

61 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,373

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$22.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.70

vs MO average

−22.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	263.89	1,407	34
Medium and Large 1-2	550	241.75	1,329	27

One grade step is worth $22.14/cwt here — about $78 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $453.97, low $346.19, median $401.96 across 30 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 sale61 hd

254.09

—

MO average16 barns · 2,775 hd

272.79

−18.70

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−22.08

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−147.86

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	1,534	134.91	2,069	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,386	120.63	1,672	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	115.96	1,403	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	990	94.91	940	19

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,273	$1,397	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	989	$1,391	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,225	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	775	$900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	350–400	374	308.99/cwt	288.00–317.50	1,156	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	243.39/cwt	221.00–269.00	1,027	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	252.26/cwt	239.00–256.00	1,430	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	250.32/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,289	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	286.46/cwt	271.00–297.50	1,355	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	305.90/cwt	287.50–317.50	1,003	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	387	344.33/cwt	330.00–382.50	1,333	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	290	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	993	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	525	315.78/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,658	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	261.62/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,481	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	475	339.38/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	256.69/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	325.78/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,183	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	304.26/cwt	282.00–315.00	1,454	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	315.38/cwt	310.00–317.50	864	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,113	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	429	355.30/cwt	337.50–365.00	1,524	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	316.37/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,370	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	299.19/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,562	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	290.42/cwt	278.00–300.00	1,629	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	279.34/cwt	258.00–288.00	1,732	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	276	279.50/cwt	277.50–285.00	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	329.74/cwt	329.00–330.00	1,006	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	291.33/cwt	270.00–312.50	1,259	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	230.53/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,176	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	212.28/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,454	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	456	321.32/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,465	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	104.59/cwt	90.50–112.00	1,049	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	87.37/cwt	85.00–89.00	795	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	55.67/cwt	50.00–60.00	621	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	120.63/cwt	112.00–129.00	1,672	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	120.01/cwt	110.00–131.50	1,458	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	105.37/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,261	18
Bulls	—	—	985	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,084	1
Bulls	—	—	1,573	136.69/cwt	117.00–145.00	2,150	14
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	775	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,224.88/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	920	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,023	1,423.72/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,424	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,273	1,396.95/head	1,075.00–1,650.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,411	6
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	550	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,331	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	503	299.21/cwt	291.00–307.50	1,505	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,156	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	370	328.72/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,216	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	242.25/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	328	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	407	309.44/cwt	300.00–326.00	1,259	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	796	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,616	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	291.88/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,060	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,286	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	233.55/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,558	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	253.05/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,202	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	271.19/cwt	260.00–280.00	984	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	236.71/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,349	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	381	322.25/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,228	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	452	305.71/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,382	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	221.45/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,601	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	271.09/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,388	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	234.19/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,452	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	297.98/cwt	292.50–307.50	855	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	289.11/cwt	270.00–303.00	1,237	16

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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