Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 600-700 lbs steers sold 4.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 higher and bulls sold 6.00 higher; Demand uneven and supp;y moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.30/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −137.66 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$264.30

108 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,428

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$40.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.53

vs MO average

−12.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	270.53	1,462	85
Medium and Large 1-2	535	242.95	1,299	20
Large 1	575	230.00	1,323	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.53/cwt here — about $139 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale108 hd

264.30

—

MO average13 barns · 2,609 hd

277.83

−13.53

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−12.92

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−137.66

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	1,686	141.59	2,388	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	131.07	1,863	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	121.83	1,479	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,042	102.73	1,071	13

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,438	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,179	$1,428	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,295	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,118	$1,225	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	770	$1,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	250–300	280	299.91/cwt	290.00–305.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	256.76/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,235	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	269.19/cwt	250.00–280.00	991	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	213.87/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,717	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	270.36/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,525	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	331.96/cwt	315.00–341.00	1,245	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	244.76/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,268	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	284.97/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,214	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	241.66/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,609	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	657	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,629	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	239.59/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,356	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	296	335.01/cwt	325.00–340.00	992	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	284.89/cwt	280.00–290.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	240.85/cwt	230.00–263.00	1,611	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	385	362.63/cwt	342.50–374.00	1,396	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	428	346.03/cwt	337.50–367.50	1,481	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	461	354.41/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,634	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	303.71/cwt	287.50–315.00	1,579	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	292.13/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,724	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	275.88/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,724	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	522	328.46/cwt	317.50–365.00	1,715	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	317.34/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,523	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	330.51/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,087	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	283.37/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	325.06/cwt	302.50–335.00	1,359	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	237.72/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,733	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	259.38/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,510	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	262.43/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,750	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	270.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,345	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	285.01/cwt	266.00–297.50	1,499	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	243.58/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,179	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	291.84/cwt	260.00–307.50	1,383	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	266.72/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,550	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,420	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,135	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,305	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	131.74/cwt	121.00–143.50	1,888	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	124.49/cwt	111.50–140.00	1,531	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	113.62/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,324	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	111.77/cwt	108.00–115.50	1,189	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	94.98/cwt	89.00–99.00	973	7
Bulls	—	—	1,343	123.53/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,659	3
Bulls	—	—	1,738	144.30/cwt	129.00–160.00	2,508	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,270	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	965	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	965	1,167.23/head	1,150.00–1,185.00	1,167	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	990	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	770	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	1,438.12/head	1,235.00–1,600.00	1,438	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,226	1,485.02/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	270.64/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,424	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	335.27/cwt	327.50–342.50	1,391	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	308.91/cwt	289.00–320.00	1,291	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	279.67/cwt	265.00–297.50	1,326	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	257.92/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,091	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	312.93/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,005	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,388	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	436	312.31/cwt	302.50–316.00	1,362	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	601	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	333	364.94/cwt	357.50–372.50	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	238.07/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,517	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	222.48/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,606	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	226.62/cwt	213.00–230.00	1,740	15
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	307.87/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,182	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	231.42/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,819	5

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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