Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold steady to 8.00 lower because most of the offering were unwean feeders.

Slaughter cows sold 10.00 lower and bulls sold 5.00 lower; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.50/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −161.98 against this barn's trailing median of $403.48.

Average price

$241.50

59 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,327

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$11.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.00

vs MO average

+2.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	244.53	1,338	44
Medium and Large 1-2	556	232.62	1,293	15thin

One grade step is worth $11.91/cwt here — about $44 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $453.97, low $346.19, median $403.48 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 sale59 hd

241.50

—

MO average16 barns · 2,622 hd

253.50

−12.00

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

+2.89

This barn, trailing median28 sales

403.48

−161.98

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	1,732	148.98	2,580	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	121.52	1,559	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,566	120.43	1,886	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	102.49	1,120	31

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)	1,025	$1,635	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,377	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	855	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	875	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	415	255.21/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,059	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	239.68/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,570	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	240.64/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,114	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	232.18/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,356	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	239.76/cwt	233.00–250.00	933	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	233.29/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,199	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	258.25/cwt	250.00–265.00	950	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	261.94/cwt	252.50–272.50	841	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	262.65/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,366	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	228.96/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,905	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	279.63/cwt	272.50–284.00	1,194	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	257.13/cwt	251.00–264.00	1,090	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	744	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,808	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	244.86/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,276	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	962	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	240.45/cwt	236.00–248.00	1,390	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	251.45/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,567	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	270.83/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,289	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	238.23/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,725	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	252.13/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,445	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	232.25/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	285.37/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,076	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	255.72/cwt	249.00–258.00	1,693	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	290.19/cwt	285.00–293.00	984	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,901	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	313	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	244.88/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,305	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	273.45/cwt	263.00–282.00	1,288	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	248.53/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,163	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,379	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,294	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	119.91/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,907	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,401	109.77/cwt	95.00–116.00	1,538	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	128.77/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,732	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	121.39/cwt	115.00–127.50	1,519	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	98.74/cwt	75.00–110.00	1,073	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	93.77/cwt	63.00–116.00	872	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	114.50/cwt	104.00–120.50	1,317	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	110.27/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,690	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	126.72/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,970	9
Bulls	—	—	2,010	158.16/cwt	150.00–167.00	3,179	6
Bulls	—	—	1,546	142.86/cwt	129.00–155.50	2,209	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,635.00/head	1,635.00–1,635.00	1,635	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	950	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,118	1,377.20/head	1,140.00–1,585.00	1,377	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	855	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	875	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	222.07/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,392	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	276.50/cwt	272.50–278.00	998	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	225.85/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,287	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	228.72/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,215	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	194.98/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,340	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	252.49/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,177	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	241.72/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,262	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	222.01/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	442	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,193	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	271.73/cwt	252.00–282.50	1,152	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	242.79/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	247.10/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,408	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	231.16/cwt	210.00–239.00	1,761	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	233.37/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,484	22

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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