Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to the heat, not enought feeders in the offering for trend comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand not establish and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $279.74/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −122.22 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$279.74

8 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,466

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.95

vs MO average

+21.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	279.74	1,466	8thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale8 hd

279.74

—

MO average15 barns · 1,423 hd

275.79

+3.95

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

+21.28

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−122.22

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	1,541	157.84	2,432	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,454	132.22	1,922	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	128.87	1,575	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,174	97.69	1,147	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)	1,350	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,242	$1,550	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,460	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	668	$1,400	3thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1	350–400	372	325.96/cwt	320.00–351.00	1,213	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,562	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	286.96/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,188	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,161	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	264.53/cwt	258.00–271.00	1,503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,836	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	336.41/cwt	300.00–349.00	1,100	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,371	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	265.85/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,295	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	254.71/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	293.38/cwt	287.00–300.00	951	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,018	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	2,000	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	313.22/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,328	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	322.43/cwt	317.50–327.00	1,544	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	238.53/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	306.69/cwt	295.00–322.50	1,003	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	260.82/cwt	250.00–275.00	973	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	244.08/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,540	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	300.27/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,270	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	273.91/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,285	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	279.74/cwt	275.00–281.00	1,466	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	290.00/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,369	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	214.56/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,523	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,056	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	285.38/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,073	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,155	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	850	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	668	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,350	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,242	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,569	163.91/cwt	154.00–180.00	2,572	7
Bulls	—	—	1,475	143.67/cwt	135.00–151.00	2,119	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	608	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,189	95.27/cwt	85.00–110.00	1,133	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	123.67/cwt	120.50–125.00	1,484	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	134.37/cwt	127.00–141.00	1,673	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,342	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	132.22/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,922	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,530	2

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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