Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 4.00 lower to 5.00 higher ln a light test with lower quality. Slaughter cows 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 $257.49/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −144.47 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$257.49

52 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,399

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$25.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.65

vs MO average

−10.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	263.87	1,444	37
Medium and Large 1-2	531	242.69	1,289	12thin
Large 1	545	238.00	1,297	3thin

One grade step is worth $25.87/cwt here — about $147 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 sale52 hd

257.49

—

MO average17 barns · 2,455 hd

273.15

−15.65

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−10.89

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−144.47

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	1,681	140.90	2,369	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	119.22	1,742	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	116.96	1,478	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	992	95.10	943	17

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)	1,259	$1,615	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,241	$1,485	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,775	3thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	700–750	718	207.53/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	311.95/cwt	307.50–320.00	992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	224.83/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,486	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	228.44/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	293.81/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,407	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	249.22/cwt	240.00–277.50	1,423	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	250.52/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,308	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	313.13/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,168	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	261.69/cwt	248.00–270.00	1,219	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	267.52/cwt	252.50–285.00	1,380	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	259.14/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,119	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	343.46/cwt	327.50–360.00	1,096	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	253.27/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,578	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	305.73/cwt	289.00–315.00	1,590	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	309.35/cwt	296.00–315.00	1,473	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,291	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,469	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	345	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	342.98/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,279	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	308.70/cwt	307.50–310.00	982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	326.30/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,361	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,554	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	300.73/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,012	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	247.52/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,411	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	516	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	461	322.35/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,486	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	124.77/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,815	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	114.13/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,674	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	124.46/cwt	119.00–137.00	1,628	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	113.09/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,403	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	543	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	108.74/cwt	105.00–112.50	1,147	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	91.18/cwt	79.00–100.00	896	11
Bulls	—	—	1,386	126.43/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,752	4
Bulls	—	—	1,878	150.54/cwt	136.00–156.00	2,827	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	920	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,100	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,775.00/head	1,750.00–1,825.00	1,775	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	785	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,311	1,576.83/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,577	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,290	1,645.67/head	1,400.00–1,725.00	1,646	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	502	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,112	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	264.01/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,273	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	281.51/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,340	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	236.95/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,633	4
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	545	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	257.88/cwt	243.00–269.00	1,478	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	246.65/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,507	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	277.51/cwt	261.00–287.50	1,451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	240.67/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	298.63/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,266	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	243.36/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,258	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	255.81/cwt	250.00–275.00	962	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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