Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale (September 3) due to Labor Day Holiday

Due to the heat, not enough feeders in the offering for a 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 $247.08/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −154.87 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$247.08

21 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$20.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.56

vs MO average

+5.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	254.04	1,394	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	520	233.16	1,212	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.88/cwt here — about $182 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 sale21 hd

247.08

—

MO average14 barns · 1,632 hd

260.65

−13.56

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

+5.20

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−154.87

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	1,718	164.13	2,819	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	139.82	2,041	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	137.72	1,719	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,111	114.51	1,272	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	960	$1,413	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,110	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$1,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1	450–500	482	268.40/cwt	262.00–276.00	1,294	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	227.55/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,404	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	640	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	254.99/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,451	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,795	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,482	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	239.40/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	242.59/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,031	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	233.16/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,212	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	268.20/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,035	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	396	290.75/cwt	290.00–291.00	1,151	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	241.74/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,143	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	254.40/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,323	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	238.23/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	253.57/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,488	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	269.76/cwt	256.00–275.00	1,133	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,270	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	233.77/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,323	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	240.14/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,102	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	220.68/cwt	212.00–229.00	1,726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	247.71/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	732	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,764	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	870	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	850	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	—	—	1,836	167.16/cwt	160.00–172.00	3,069	5
Bulls	—	—	1,125	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,676	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	122.17/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,477	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	143.62/cwt	136.00–149.00	2,153	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	130.82/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,622	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	141.55/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,774	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,544	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,802	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	103.01/cwt	97.00–108.00	993	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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