Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 9.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.95/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −148.01 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$253.95

23 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,396

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$43.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.40

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	520	290.14	1,509	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	556	246.33	1,369	19thin

One grade step is worth $43.81/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 sale23 hd

253.95

—

MO average18 barns · 2,375 hd

275.35

−21.40

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−12.92

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−148.01

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	1,880	143.59	2,699	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	128.30	1,879	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	121.19	1,552	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,088	102.27	1,112	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,028	$1,581	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Bulls	—	—	2,021	150.89/cwt	148.00–155.00	3,049	8
Bulls	—	—	1,503	124.12/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,866	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,028	1,581.34/head	1,300.00–1,900.00	1,581	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	286.80/cwt	275.00–307.50	1,256	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	236.06/cwt	236.00–237.50	1,546	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	269.20/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,518	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	258.22/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,234	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	314.30/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,047	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	243.64/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,391	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,864	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	264.61/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,514	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	297.43/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	290.14/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	284.14/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,350	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	319.05/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,346	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	312.86/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,201	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	301.86/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,404	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	292.92/cwt	287.00–307.50	1,550	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	338.70/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,226	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	246.34/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	228.60/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,316	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	233.25/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,444	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,346	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	213.13/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,460	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	425	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,477	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	129.48/cwt	123.00–136.50	1,883	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	128.14/cwt	123.00–136.50	1,594	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	113.54/cwt	105.50–120.00	1,500	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	110.94/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,268	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	92.16/cwt	81.00–100.00	943	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	113.97/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,687	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,595	139.23/cwt	138.50–140.00	2,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	250.94/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,330	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	360.53/cwt	357.50–362.50	1,370	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	460	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	433	363.15/cwt	360.00–364.00	1,572	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	287.77/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,376	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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