Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher, heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $298.76/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −150.40 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$298.76

26 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$45.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.47

vs MO average

−4.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	304.05	1,651	23
Medium and Large 1-2	578	258.27	1,493	3thin

One grade step is worth $45.78/cwt here — about $159 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

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 sale26 hd

298.76

—

MO average8 barns · 1,913 hd

325.23

−26.47

National average160 barns · 9,699 hd

302.91

−4.15

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

−150.40

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	1,745	161.32	2,815	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,489	135.94	2,024	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	134.23	1,610	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,120	112.20	1,257	22

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)	1,266	$1,780	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	938	$1,679	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,632	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	750	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	550–600	565	266.91/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,508	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	288.46/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,411	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	348.74/cwt	322.50–365.00	1,360	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	336.81/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,415	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,445	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	294.04/cwt	275.00–312.50	1,406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	522	325.38/cwt	319.00–330.00	1,698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	274.81/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,327	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,059	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	326.40/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,048	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	298.18/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,565	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	597	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	243.57/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,537	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	274.00/cwt	260.00–286.00	1,737	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	258.27/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	249.50/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	235.32/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,840	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	290.99/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,094	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	317.06/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,487	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	302.38/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,285	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	313.71/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,167	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,386	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	270.73/cwt	250.00–292.00	1,416	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	290.90/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,353	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	558	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,540	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	136.75/cwt	128.00–143.50	1,677	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	121.95/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,409	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	100.50/cwt	85.00–110.00	1,084	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	135.94/cwt	128.50–145.50	2,024	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	124.63/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,370	5
Bulls	—	—	1,827	163.95/cwt	157.50–170.00	2,995	9
Bulls	—	—	1,375	149.48/cwt	149.00–150.00	2,055	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,632.02/head	1,375.00–1,850.00	1,632	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,266	1,779.88/head	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,780	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	938	1,679.12/head	1,650.00–1,710.00	1,679	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	750	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	925	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	505	314.54/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	265.82/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,547	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	241.54/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,618	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	289.75/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,544	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	258.70/cwt	247.00–266.00	1,599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	278.29/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,425	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	252	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	284.23/cwt	270.00–294.00	1,600	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	297.94/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,245	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	273.36/cwt	269.00–283.00	1,170	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	305.05/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,110	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	243.14/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,520	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	254.57/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,352	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	402	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,317	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	241.22/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,621	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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