Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 9.00-15.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.84/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −143.11 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$258.84

61 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,420

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$24.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.26

vs MO average

−8.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	265.24	1,446	45
Medium and Large 1-2	559	240.86	1,346	16thin

One grade step is worth $24.38/cwt here — about $100 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 sale61 hd

258.84

—

MO average16 barns · 2,664 hd

275.10

−16.26

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−8.75

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−143.11

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	1,541	136.99	2,111	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,498	125.56	1,881	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	121.95	1,529	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	98.14	1,013	15

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)	1,288	$1,882	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,167	$1,679	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,151	$1,662	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,064	$1,597	4thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	513	322.76/cwt	316.00–327.50	1,656	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	429	357.55/cwt	352.20–362.50	1,534	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	240.96/cwt	228.00–250.00	1,386	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	227.97/cwt	216.00–235.00	1,434	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	233.78/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,431	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	237.10/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,627	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	633	297.47/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	458	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	357.75/cwt	337.50–362.50	1,213	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	306.45/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,606	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	325.99/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,398	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	351.80/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,323	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	310.64/cwt	295.00–322.50	1,792	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	318.21/cwt	305.00–326.00	1,537	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	267.29/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,687	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	287.62/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,173	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	250.94/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,679	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	246.98/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,786	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	322.35/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,202	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	252.39/cwt	225.00–275.00	1,446	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	274.08/cwt	264.00–290.00	1,316	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	233.52/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	347.87/cwt	332.50–352.50	957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,295	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	301.36/cwt	292.00–317.50	1,465	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	280.61/cwt	262.50–292.50	1,608	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	284.31/cwt	267.50–292.50	1,481	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	434	335.37/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,456	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	466	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,480	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	111.85/cwt	102.50–118.50	1,300	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	65.39/cwt	60.00–70.00	522	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	110.68/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,231	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	91.18/cwt	75.00–98.00	909	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	125.97/cwt	114.50–131.00	1,893	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,570	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	124.76/cwt	119.00–140.00	1,596	18
Bulls	—	—	1,621	143.05/cwt	135.00–155.00	2,319	4
Bulls	—	—	1,435	128.90/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,850	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,290	1,715.99/head	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,716	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	973	1,348.46/head	1,150.00–1,550.00	1,348	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	1,752.69/head	1,375.00–2,025.00	1,753	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,288	1,881.63/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,882	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,151	1,662.36/head	1,300.00–1,825.00	1,662	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	838	1,478.36/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	240.63/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,258	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	253.07/cwt	240.00–277.50	1,200	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	417	320.92/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,338	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	548	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	246.28/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	250.89/cwt	235.00–262.50	1,435	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	299.25/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,266	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	312.81/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,161	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	232.02/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	393	351.32/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,381	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	216.36/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,480	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	272.61/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,407	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	336.05/cwt	325.00–340.00	941	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	289.72/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,370	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	334.85/cwt	317.00–342.50	1,108	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	262.40/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,123	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	269.95/cwt	262.50–277.50	993	2

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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