Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale May 28 due to Memorial Day

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 7.00-17.00 lower with lower than average quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 higher and bulls sold 5.00 higher; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $297.81/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −151.36 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$297.81

39 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$33.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.99

vs MO average

−16.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	309.01	1,653	26
Medium and Large 1-2	546	275.40	1,504	13thin

One grade step is worth $33.60/cwt here — about $149 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale39 hd

297.81

—

MO average17 barns · 4,481 hd

319.79

−21.99

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−16.29

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

−151.36

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	1,660	161.04	2,673	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,442	142.53	2,055	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	129.52	1,472	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	112.94	1,112	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)	1,040	$1,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	350–400	369	314.87/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,162	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	294.70/cwt	277.00–316.00	1,264	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	283.10/cwt	250.00–302.50	1,345	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	246.59/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,918	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	229.96/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,412	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	280.79/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	293.76/cwt	275.00–327.50	1,407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	273.01/cwt	245.00–289.00	1,463	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	312.15/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,739	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	245.99/cwt	231.00–252.00	1,793	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	345.83/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,165	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	329.92/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,415	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	338.91/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,301	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	305.34/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,554	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	323.17/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,228	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	341.67/cwt	337.50–352.50	905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,984	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	252.34/cwt	252.00–253.00	1,701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	281.52/cwt	250.00–296.00	1,771	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	239.35/cwt	236.00–248.00	1,587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	727	256.25/cwt	256.25–256.25	1,863	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	275.28/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,464	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,474	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	225.23/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,532	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	288.84/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,332	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	249.49/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,455	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	121.53/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,372	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Heavy Weight	—	1,330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,062	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	103.36/cwt	94.00–117.00	959	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	141.43/cwt	134.00–149.50	2,079	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	133.09/cwt	127.00–144.00	1,507	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,233	150.77/cwt	150.50–151.00	1,859	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	122.53/cwt	116.00–131.00	1,276	5
Bulls	—	—	1,721	163.42/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,812	8
Bulls	—	—	1,170	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,661	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	306.35/cwt	272.50–337.50	1,008	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	259.24/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,345	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	318.48/cwt	307.50–330.00	1,213	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	221.81/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,628	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	246.05/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,530	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	281.52/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	244.26/cwt	235.00–258.00	1,412	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	234.44/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,006	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	269.06/cwt	260.00–296.00	896	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	235.33/cwt	235.00–236.00	2,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	232.07/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,553	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	257.98/cwt	234.00–263.00	1,558	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	229.41/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,643	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	223.31/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	310.05/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	263.09/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,268	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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