Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale May 28th due to Memorial Day*

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher in a light test and low than average quality. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.86/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −152.10 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$249.86

14 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,348

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$20.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.31

vs MO average

−20.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	261.50	1,430	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	534	241.12	1,287	8thin

One grade step is worth $20.38/cwt here — about $143 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 sale14 hd

249.86

—

MO average17 barns · 3,263 hd

278.17

−28.31

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−20.14

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−152.10

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	1,792	153.78	2,756	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	135.57	2,026	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,325	124.23	1,646	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	978	107.91	1,056	10

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)	1,243	$1,763	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,093	$1,585	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,063	$1,225	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,172	$2,197	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1Fleshy	550–600	582	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	454	328.76/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,493	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	284.20/cwt	260.00–301.00	1,358	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	310.03/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	237.99/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	235.01/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	311.91/cwt	302.50–327.50	986	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,418	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	505	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	552	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	241.63/cwt	239.00–242.50	1,498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,251	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	243.00/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,249	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	279.82/cwt	272.50–288.00	890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	349.78/cwt	347.00–352.50	1,095	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	310.86/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	351	355.60/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,248	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	269.72/cwt	254.00–275.00	1,567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	312.08/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,042	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	272.09/cwt	254.00–290.00	1,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	274.22/cwt	271.00–275.00	1,426	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	322.17/cwt	275.00–352.50	1,350	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	605	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,603	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	214.98/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,565	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,864	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	127.24/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,743	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	112.24/cwt	104.50–121.00	1,124	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	90.58/cwt	84.00–95.50	804	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	138.08/cwt	130.00–144.00	2,046	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	113.62/cwt	110.00–115.50	1,353	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,374	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,680	1
Bulls	—	—	1,841	158.00/cwt	146.00–163.00	2,909	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,124	1,640.92/head	1,200.00–1,900.00	1,641	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	950	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,044	2,100.00/head	2,000.00–2,325.00	2,100	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,243	1,763.48/head	1,600.00–1,925.00	1,763	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	910	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	930	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,356	2,462.50/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	299.61/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,270	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	274.58/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,312	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	312.00/cwt	287.50–327.50	1,476	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	283.19/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,597	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	296.86/cwt	265.00–315.00	1,532	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	273.24/cwt	264.00–285.00	1,033	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,309	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	249.96/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,045	8

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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