Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 6.00-16.00 lower due to the heat and stock market taking a big hit. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply light to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $265.59/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −183.57 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$265.59

76 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$22.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.57

vs MO average

−9.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	283.29	1,638	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	561	260.49	1,460	59

One grade step is worth $22.80/cwt here — about $177 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 sale76 hd

265.59

—

MO average10 barns · 725 hd

289.16

−23.57

National average145 barns · 4,636 hd

275.08

−9.49

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

−183.57

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	1,829	157.03	2,873	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,693	131.20	2,220	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,298	125.35	1,627	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,207	87.30	1,054	7thin

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)	1,313	$1,982	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,388	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	408	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,316	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	231.43/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,354	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	247.80/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,333	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	334	331.39/cwt	322.50–337.50	1,107	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	222.98/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	886	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,710	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	306.08/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,313	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	249.51/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	275.07/cwt	266.00–285.00	1,285	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	254.31/cwt	245.00–264.00	1,559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	316.12/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,189	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	232.98/cwt	224.00–239.00	1,717	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	286.10/cwt	283.00–287.00	1,702	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	274.15/cwt	250.00–299.00	1,434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	269.48/cwt	243.00–270.50	1,423	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	202.51/cwt	199.00–206.00	1,576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,932	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	978	207.52/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,030	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	329.73/cwt	322.00–332.50	907	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,763	122.75/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,164	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,527	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	133.29/cwt	129.00–147.00	1,671	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	121.79/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,603	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,318	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	791	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	98.22/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,142	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,669	134.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,237	6
Bulls	—	—	1,900	161.41/cwt	155.00–168.00	3,067	5
Bulls	—	—	1,653	146.07/cwt	135.00–155.00	2,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	276.20/cwt	271.00–295.00	1,232	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,313	1,982.45/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,982	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,388	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	796	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	294.85/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,247	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	288.91/cwt	265.00–297.50	1,326	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	255.33/cwt	243.00–266.00	1,315	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	275.18/cwt	260.00–294.00	1,321	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	234.28/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,556	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	249.14/cwt	243.00–277.00	1,457	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,523	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	214.69/cwt	210.00–238.00	1,421	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	252.91/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,487	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	239.80/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,477	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	297.55/cwt	277.50–302.50	1,143	5

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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