Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 1.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-5.00 higher, bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $292.85/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −156.31 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$292.85

62 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$33.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.95

vs MO average

−11.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	299.92	1,646	49
Medium and Large 1-2	545	266.21	1,450	13thin

One grade step is worth $33.70/cwt here — about $197 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale62 hd

292.85

—

MO average16 barns · 2,807 hd

302.80

−9.95

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

−11.54

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

−156.31

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	1,710	147.68	2,526	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	130.72	1,553	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	129.38	1,860	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	101.88	1,060	22

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,672	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,488	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	883	$2,033	3thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	464	279.02/cwt	265.00–307.50	1,295	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	607	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,791	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	408	358.20/cwt	341.00–370.00	1,461	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	230.93/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,441	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	304.52/cwt	292.50–317.50	1,148	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	568	310.48/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	535	317.82/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	303.05/cwt	275.00–317.50	1,285	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	281.59/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,062	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	221.96/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	280.76/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,308	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,517	4
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	388	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,129	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	356.79/cwt	330.00–367.50	1,313	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	323.71/cwt	312.50–340.00	1,395	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	250.17/cwt	238.00–266.00	1,689	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	231.34/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,807	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	200.60/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,577	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	245.17/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	283.62/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	259.64/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,340	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,324	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	668	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,720	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	301.22/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,569	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	294.31/cwt	287.50–315.00	974	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	306.23/cwt	287.50–327.50	1,467	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	332.81/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,108	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	293.02/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,694	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	271.85/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,547	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	409	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,055	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,279	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	254.97/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,382	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	442	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	466	318.95/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,486	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	125.08/cwt	118.00–129.50	1,775	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	62.99/cwt	50.00–69.00	685	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	132.45/cwt	127.00–150.00	1,922	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	135.42/cwt	128.00–150.00	1,659	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	123.29/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,392	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	115.61/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,253	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	97.59/cwt	80.00–106.00	939	8
Bulls	—	—	1,425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,781	1
Bulls	—	—	1,727	149.01/cwt	131.00–160.00	2,573	17
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	955	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,143	1,651.75/head	1,150.00–1,925.00	1,652	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	893	1,701.68/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,702	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	416	324.16/cwt	317.50–328.00	1,349	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	228.79/cwt	219.00–237.00	1,535	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	236.98/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	265.16/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,517	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	301.29/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	309.99/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,438	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	256.60/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,445	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	278.25/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,475	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	239.16/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,246	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	256.78/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,233	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	227.35/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,519	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	306.90/cwt	300.00–327.50	994	4
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	577	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	583	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	260.33/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,354	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	255.74/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,112	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	233.09/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,343	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,791	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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