Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00 - 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $267.56/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −134.39 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$267.56

51 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,454

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$36.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.13

vs MO average

−3.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	279.75	1,494	34
Medium and Large 1-2	562	243.18	1,367	17thin

One grade step is worth $36.56/cwt here — about $127 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 sale51 hd

267.56

—

MO average16 barns · 1,594 hd

269.69

−2.13

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−3.03

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−134.39

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	1,713	157.41	2,696	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	130.83	1,962	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	122.60	1,494	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,162	106.11	1,232	14

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)	1,100	$1,699	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,063	$1,264	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,450	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	450–500	478	282.74/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,351	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	240.31/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,379	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	279.77/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	221.94/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,602	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	224.89/cwt	220.00–229.00	2,071	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	438	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	282.65/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	264.27/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,525	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	364	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,299	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	516	319.94/cwt	319.00–322.00	1,651	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	235.29/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,793	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	336.61/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,229	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	237.49/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,748	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	287.23/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,511	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	335.51/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,097	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	280.49/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	286.01/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,241	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	313.15/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,456	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	320.23/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,387	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,834	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	246.33/cwt	237.00–252.50	1,690	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	372	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	977	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	312	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	322.41/cwt	320.00–325.00	919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	263.96/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,383	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	263.16/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,637	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	287.31/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,342	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	232.31/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	208.29/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	246.45/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,422	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	460	311.87/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,435	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	115.26/cwt	103.50–123.00	1,383	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	524	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	112.24/cwt	105.00–120.50	1,332	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	98.37/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,187	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	131.32/cwt	125.00–141.50	1,955	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,840	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,116	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	129.55/cwt	123.00–138.50	1,601	37
Bulls	—	—	1,716	159.34/cwt	151.00–167.00	2,734	9
Bulls	—	—	1,685	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,359	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,699.48/head	1,375.00–1,975.00	1,699	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,063	1,264.25/head	1,165.00–1,355.00	1,264	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	321.22/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,208	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	276.45/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,415	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	242.49/cwt	229.00–247.00	1,499	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,465	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	209.50/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	315.28/cwt	270.00–332.50	1,321	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	492	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,316	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	418	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	253.61/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,349	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	431	313.87/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,353	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	275	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	378	325.21/cwt	323.00–327.50	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	312.47/cwt	292.00–322.50	1,216	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	279.72/cwt	272.50–286.00	1,471	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	968	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	229.66/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,433	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	268.15/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,292	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	279.83/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,556	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	297.99/cwt	287.50–315.00	1,266	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	321.14/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,060	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	220.40/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,726	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	332.50/cwt	325.00–335.00	914	4

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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