Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, feeders under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.30/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −137.65 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$264.30

72 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,443

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$34.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.54

vs MO average

−8.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	271.93	1,467	56
Medium and Large 1-2	570	237.61	1,354	16thin

One grade step is worth $34.33/cwt here — about $113 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale72 hd

264.30

—

MO average14 barns · 3,548 hd

277.84

−13.54

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−8.73

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−137.65

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	1,703	149.86	2,552	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,508	128.05	1,931	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	122.20	1,443	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	106.41	1,083	25

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)	1,195	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,157	$1,646	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	750–800	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	294.93/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,248	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	554	348.50/cwt	348.50–348.50	1,931	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,113	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	251.62/cwt	225.00–275.00	1,190	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	235.64/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,395	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	241.93/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,260	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	267.10/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,560	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	246.41/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,784	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	338.15/cwt	327.50–355.00	1,315	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	251.41/cwt	248.00–259.00	1,687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	277.48/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	495	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,723	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	272.49/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,692	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	316.02/cwt	295.00–329.00	1,789	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	328.38/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,428	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	242.81/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,620	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,277	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,781	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	323.50/cwt	317.50–337.00	1,511	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	310.53/cwt	310.00–311.00	1,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	319.42/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,671	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,050	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	248.10/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,568	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	284.51/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,497	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	317.09/cwt	301.00–335.00	1,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	286.20/cwt	277.50–292.50	1,660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	285.13/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,178	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,288	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	98.58/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,135	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	133.09/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,918	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	118.72/cwt	105.00–124.00	1,375	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	121.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,938	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	129.52/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,591	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	553	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	111.78/cwt	104.00–120.00	1,091	17
Bulls	—	—	1,363	133.98/cwt	125.00–141.00	1,826	2
Bulls	—	—	1,771	153.04/cwt	146.00–160.00	2,710	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,157	1,645.86/head	1,500.00–1,875.00	1,646	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	920	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	342	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,118	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	545	288.83/cwt	287.50–294.00	1,574	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,488	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	277.13/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,286	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	280.02/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,210	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	225.98/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	265.41/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,367	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,459	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,724	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	241.05/cwt	230.00–262.00	1,495	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	250.96/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,433	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	281.19/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,341	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	236.53/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,053	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	301.15/cwt	295.00–307.50	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	308.39/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,166	9

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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