Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher in a very light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $275.78/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −173.38 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$275.78

17 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,511

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$22

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

$22.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.97

vs MO average

−4.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	282.33	1,502	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	586	260.06	1,524	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.27/cwt here — about −$22 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 sale17 hd

275.78

—

MO average15 barns · 1,371 hd

297.75

−21.97

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

−4.56

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

−173.38

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	—	Low	1,627	153.89	2,503	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	135.29	1,935	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	130.45	1,643	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	97.91	987	27

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)	1,271	$2,120	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,480	$1,878	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	955	$1,942	3thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	400–450	426	291.35/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,241	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	255.20/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,324	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	253.70/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,433	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	307.56/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	251.74/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,085	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	257.42/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	271.12/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,282	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	232.59/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	242.32/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,483	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	298.40/cwt	287.50–308.00	1,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	221.23/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	281.82/cwt	265.00–297.00	1,302	19
Steers	Large 1	400–450	418	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,202	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	325.58/cwt	317.50–333.00	1,237	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	328.40/cwt	328.00–329.00	929	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	300–350	317	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	339.39/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,069	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	306.84/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,283	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	282.33/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,502	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	235.16/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,665	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	560	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	260.06/cwt	257.50–266.00	1,524	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	406	284.89/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,157	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,930	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	221.98/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,273	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	231.20/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,403	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	265.10/cwt	260.00–283.00	1,384	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	254.49/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,453	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	272.71/cwt	266.00–275.00	1,263	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	68.87/cwt	65.00–75.00	707	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	114.97/cwt	105.00–125.00	1,181	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	94.05/cwt	80.00–106.00	922	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	135.29/cwt	128.00–145.00	1,935	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	134.46/cwt	127.00–145.00	1,743	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	122.93/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,463	8
Bulls	—	—	1,008	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,260	2
Bulls	—	—	1,936	168.34/cwt	165.00–170.00	3,259	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,271	2,119.91/head	1,875.00–2,625.00	2,120	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,480	1,878.42/head	1,700.00–2,025.00	1,878	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	925	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	915	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	353	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,147	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	229.77/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,546	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,489	3
Bulls	Large 1	500–550	542	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,355	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	273.48/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,324	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,198	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	295.31/cwt	286.00–305.00	1,131	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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