Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.05/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −137.91 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$264.05

36 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$29.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.46

vs MO average

+6.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	267.37	1,437	32
Medium and Large 1-2	575	237.43	1,365	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.94/cwt here — about $72 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 sale36 hd

264.05

—

MO average15 barns · 2,203 hd

278.50

−14.46

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

+6.25

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−137.91

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	1,833	156.57	2,869	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,368	138.23	1,891	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,263	132.96	1,680	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,169	101.71	1,189	12

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)	1,151	$1,740	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	803	$1,361	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,183	$2,225	3thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 3	400–450	415	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	257.19/cwt	243.00–275.00	1,224	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	242.74/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,520	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	297.35/cwt	277.00–320.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	259.85/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,593	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	368	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	298.20/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,261	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	280.64/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,294	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	336.14/cwt	329.00–347.50	1,271	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	306.41/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,569	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	250.50/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,799	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	328.40/cwt	324.00–345.00	1,064	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	236.49/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,819	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,918	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	280.03/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,339	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	244.44/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	267.53/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	278.41/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	317.95/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,520	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	320.97/cwt	305.00–337.50	1,364	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	237.40/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,560	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	251.88/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,272	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	138.23/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,891	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	137.45/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,739	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	121.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,533	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	398	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	95.01/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,017	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,279	112.93/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,444	7
Bulls	—	—	1,863	158.94/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,961	7
Bulls	—	—	1,620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,268	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	805	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	2,337.50/head	2,000.00–2,675.00	2,338	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,238	1,837.20/head	1,700.00–2,040.00	1,837	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	725	1,282.44/head	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,282	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	260.56/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,477	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	260.55/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,167	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	309.08/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,162	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,545	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	250.17/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	281.31/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	270.04/cwt	255.00–282.50	1,420	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	993	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	303.15/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,158	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	237.43/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,365	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	271.01/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	223.66/cwt	214.00–227.00	1,608	4

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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