Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher with lower than average quality. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.12/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −155.83 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$246.12

39 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,356

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$30.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.30

vs MO average

−24.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	258.71	1,420	23
Medium and Large 1-2	554	228.03	1,264	16thin

One grade step is worth $30.68/cwt here — about $157 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale39 hd

246.12

—

MO average17 barns · 2,296 hd

269.42

−23.30

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−24.07

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−155.83

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	—	Low	1,594	134.35	2,142	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,476	117.07	1,727	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	113.28	1,413	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,092	94.07	1,027	23

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)	1,231	$1,654	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	550–600	569	254.91/cwt	235.00–262.50	1,450	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	293.76/cwt	277.00–302.50	1,404	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	267.91/cwt	260.00–275.00	994	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	225.11/cwt	200.00–248.00	1,265	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	956	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,055	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	260.53/cwt	255.00–277.50	901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	240.67/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	202.49/cwt	193.00–212.00	1,557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	260.33/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,606	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	266.21/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,270	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	511	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,676	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	372	349.23/cwt	347.50–352.50	1,299	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	482	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	306.69/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,441	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	233.77/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,821	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	324.36/cwt	307.50–335.00	1,392	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	220.20/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,592	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	217.28/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,929	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,615	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	336.08/cwt	332.00–337.50	1,291	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	282	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,164	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	277.09/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,618	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	248.78/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,301	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	330.31/cwt	322.50–337.50	1,206	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	282.03/cwt	271.00–300.00	1,469	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	204.95/cwt	185.00–214.00	1,582	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	241.65/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,310	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	435	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,490	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,224	109.36/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,339	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	121.89/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,865	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,424	122.58/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,746	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	111.79/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,363	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	60.66/cwt	50.00–70.00	596	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	94.67/cwt	80.00–106.00	1,002	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	112.24/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,595	8
Bulls	—	—	1,430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,645	1
Bulls	—	—	1,390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,877	1
Bulls	—	—	1,717	140.59/cwt	135.00–150.00	2,414	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,231	1,654.35/head	1,550.00–1,775.00	1,654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	232.32/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	237.39/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,379	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	246.12/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,034	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	279.02/cwt	258.00–285.00	1,334	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	244.05/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,201	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	393	322.51/cwt	322.00–323.00	1,267	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	222.52/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,491	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	280.39/cwt	274.00–310.00	1,200	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	248.41/cwt	220.00–257.50	1,550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	220.04/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	261.90/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	262.86/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,385	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	257.24/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	260.84/cwt	230.00–272.00	1,270	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,754	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	402	310.29/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,247	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	211.64/cwt	206.00–220.00	1,513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	192.09/cwt	180.00–204.00	1,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	423	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,533	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	228.30/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,409	6

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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